X-men favourite Jackman keeps Wolverine role fresh
Hugh Jackman might be getting older but playing Wolverine is still a fresh experience for the 44-yearold, and he would like to keep it that way.
In The Wolverine, the X-Men favourite ventures to Japan in order to honour the dying request of a former acquaintance.
When the superhero gets there, he finds himself embroiled in a corporate conspiracy and targeted by Yakuza mobsters and deceived ninjas. Behind the misdirection is the evil mutant Viper (Svetlana Khodchenkova) tricking almost everybody, including Wolverine who has to face off with her while stripped of his immortality.
Directed by James Mangold, the movie features Jackman (and Famke Janssen in a cameo as Jean Grey).
But the new movie also showcases an all-star cast of Japanese actors. They include Hiroyuki Sanada, Tao Okamoto, and Rila Fukushima.
“This is my sixth time playing (Wolverine) and I approach this role differently every time,” Jackman recently told reporters.
“You can’t help it as an actor. You change as a person and you change in your interpretation.
“Fundamentally, it’s the same because you’re looking for the truth in a character and you’re looking inside a character to understand them.
“Even if (the character) has claws and mutton chops, your job is to tell the story from as truthful a place as possible.”
The location in Japan did make a difference for the latest Wolverine film adventure, however.
“We didn’t want it to feel like any other Wolverine movie or any other comic book movie,” Jackman said.