Hugh Jackman rejected the role of James Bond

• Hugh Jackman once revealed in a media interview why he turned down the role of James Bond.
• He is one of the A-lister actors of Hollywood who is known for his personality.
• Daniel Craig took over as James Bond and earned $82.4 million during his tenure.

Hugh Jackman once revealed in a media interview why he turned down the role of James Bond.

Hugh Jackman is one of the A-lister actors of Hollywood who is known for his personality, acting skills and obviously his handsome face. However, he is mostly known for his superhero character Logan aka Wolverine in the X-Men series under the Marvel universe. But did you know before Daniel Craig, James Bond producers offered the role to Hugh, but he turned it down? Yes, that’s right.

It seemed that during the time of the offer, Hugh found a lot of reasons for not accepting James Bond, as he didn’t want to carry its old-legacy forward after Pierce Bosnan left the spot empty. Jackman also wanted to explore different characters rather than focusing on one such iconic role that might become the rest of his life.

Hugh Jackman explained in an interview with Variety that he doesn’t want to be typecast, which is why he couldn’t say yes to James Bond because it would have limited his opportunities to explore different roles. He even stated that it was difficult for him to find other roles after playing Wolverine in the X-Men films. He had revealed, “I always tried to do different things, but there was a time between ‘X-Men 3’ and the first Wolverine movie when I could see the roles getting smaller. People wanted me to play that kind of hero part exclusively. It felt a little bit claustrophobic.”

Hugh Jackman revealed in the same interview, when asked why he turned down the James Bond offer, that he wanted to make some changes to the plot, but his request was denied, so he decided not to pursue the discussion further. He revealed, “I felt like they needed to become grittier and real. And the response was, ‘Oh, you don’t get a say. You just have to sign on.’ I was also worried that between Bond and X-Men, I’d never have time to do different things.”

However, after rejecting the role, Daniel Craig took over as James Bond and earned $82.4 million during his tenure. And, well, it appears Hugh Jackman never regretted his decision to decline. Hugh Jackman will reprise his role as Wolverine in Deadpool 3, which will be released in theatres on November 8, 2024.

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