Hugh Jackman shares embarrassing story about how he thought Wolverine was part wolf

when Hugh Jackman was first cast as Wolverine in X-Men, had no idea who the character was. He’s never read any of the comics, so he had no idea what the Wolverine character was, and apparently, nobody bothered to give him any details. So, he thought Wolverine was actually part wolf.

She shared her embarrassing story while appearing on the HBO series Who is talking to Chris Wallace, saying he didn’t even know a wolverine was a real animal. He explained:

“I had never read the comic. I got the part. I really didn’t know anything about… I didn’t know, in Australia we don’t have wolverines. I didn’t know it was a real animal. I had never heard of a wolverine. I thought it was a made up animal. You know, like, he’s got hands of steel, made up. And so I was walking by while I was rehearsing at Imax, they had this documentary about wolves. And I was like, perfect, because obviously I’m a wolf, part wolf.

It wasn’t until he showed up on the set of the film that everything cleared up and it feels like an awkward experience indeed!

“So I went [to set] with all these wolf moves and I was doing these moves, and the director was like, ‘What are you doing?’ And I said, ‘Well, I was just thinking that wolves always look like this because they actually sniff, they have their noses on the ground. That’s why they always look like this.” And he says, “What do you mean by wolf?” And I said, ‘Well, you know, Wolverine, I’m part wolf, so…’ and he was like, ‘No, you’re a wolverine.'”

It’s a funny story, and I can’t help but wonder if there is any footage out there of Hugh Jackman trying to act like a wolf while playing Wolverine!

Via: variety