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Hugh Jackman: "That's humiliating"
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Who does not know it?
Started learning too late, speculated a bit on gaps – and then caught off guard in the exam.
Hollywood stars sometimes feel the same way.
In an interview with »Variety«, actor Hugh Jackman has now explained exactly how this can work.
The 54-year-old made the embarrassing mistake in a casting next to his colleague Sandra Bullock.
He auditioned for the male role opposite Bullock in Miss Undercover.
Actor back then "a nobody"
During the casting, the actress amazed him.
He just thought, "Damn crap!
She's gorgeous!
And so quick and quick.
I can't even begin to keep up here.« The Australian recalls that he gave his all during the joint audition.
"I kicked as fast as I could, but I couldn't do the script well enough."
Actually, he didn't want the role in the romantic comedy at all, but wanted to improve his chances of another role by getting a job offer, Jackman said.
At the time he was still "a nobody".
“That's humiliating.
When your agent says, 'I don't want you to get this job, but just go and get it.'
- And then you won't get it."
The male part in "Miss Undercover" alongside Bullock eventually went to Benjamin Bratt.
Jackman's breakthrough came shortly after, however, when the first X-Men movie starring him as Wolverine was released.
A month ago, to the delight of Wolverine fans, it was revealed that the Jackman was once again donning his metal claws for an appearance alongside Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool 3.
Jackman, who last showed his claws in "Logan" in 2017, was also more confident than when he was casting with Bullock: In a short video clip, Reynolds asked: "Hey, Hugh, do you want to play Wolverine again?".
"Sure thing, Ryan," he said tersely.
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