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Does an actor make a role, or does a role make an actor?
There is no standard answer to this question, but there are many examples of mutual achievement between actors and characters.
Leslie Cheung’s Cheng Dieyi, Zhang Ziyi’s Yu Jiaolong, Xiao Li’s Jack... and Robert Downey’s Iron Man, Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine.
Let me talk about Robert Downey Jr.
He was cynical in his early years, made big mistakes and went through hardships, and finally realized his success, and his natural yuppie temperament perfectly fits the role of Iron Man Tony Stark.
Iron Man Tony Stark doesn't care about the appearance of Playboy, but his heart is deeper than anyone else. Thus, Downey's Iron Man opened a dynasty that truly belonged to the Marvel universe.
"Reunion 4", which will be released next year, may be the last time he will truly play Iron Man as the protagonist. The ending of the hero is always embarrassing, and there may be someone who will take over, but there is no doubt that he is the best Iron Man.
Speaking of this, do you think of the moment when another hero bid farewell to the screen, when the circle of friends was maxed out and bid farewell to him, as if it really gave away a superhero who had saved the world for 17 years.
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The movie full of farewells is called "Wolverine 3: Desperate Battle", and the hero is named Hugh Jackman , our uncle wolf.
Back to the question at the beginning of the article, does an actor make a role, or does a role make an actor?
My answer is: Hugh Jackman made Wolverine.
Apart from him, there is no one else.
A legend is born: the little wolf boy in the accent of a British gentleman
The story begins with a family of British immigrants to Australia.
Hugh Jackman's family immigrated to Australia from the United Kingdom, and his parents had both been in education. Therefore, his play in his youth had a hint of seriousness and melancholy British accent.
(In 1994, Hugh Jackman starred in the TV series "Behind the Bars", which is regarded as the earliest little wolf dog)
At first, Uncle Hugh, oh no, brother Hugh was exposed to acting in college stage plays. This experience made him know the life he wanted. So, after graduating from university, he chose to study at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
After being professionally "polished", Brother Hugh at this time is completely a little fresh, participating in various idol movies and TV series, and the main romantic opera, which is completely incompatible with the ferocious style of Uncle Wolf in the future.
Until 1999, when Brother Hugh was 31 years old, this was also the most important year of his life.
The previous year, he participated in the "Sunset Boulevard" and became famous throughout the country, and won numerous awards and won the title of "Australia's Best Opera Actor".
In 1999, he participated in the famous American opera "Oklahoma", and Hugh Jackman became popular in the United Kingdom and was shortlisted for the "Oliver Award" in the United Kingdom.
(American Tony Awards) Best Opera Actor of the Year and Best Opera Actor of the Year.
He then took on the performance of the movie "Escape from Home", a film about the pain and loss of the two brothers after the death of their evil father.
With his performance in this film, he won the 1999 Australian Film Association Best Actor.
(Hugh Jackman's performance in "Escape from Home")
The best real body of Wolverine in the real world-Hugh Jackman
In the same year, director Brian Singer was preparing for the "X-Men" movie, and the casting of Wolverine gave him a headache.
The actor who was finalized to play Wolverine was Russell Crowe. However, Russell Crowe decided to play in another movie "Beautiful Mind", rejected the role of "Wolverine" and recommended Hugh Jack to the director. Man.
In hindsight, Russell Crowe’s decision was a great one. He not only raised his acting career to a new level, but also contributed a classic role "Wolverine" to film history.
"Beautiful Mind" won 4 Oscar awards, and Russell Crowe himself was nominated for Best Actor for his perfect interpretation of Nobel Prize winner Nash.
But the most important thing is that Wolverine has found the best real body in the real world-Hugh Jackman.
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At this time, Uncle Hugh officially became Uncle Wolf. However, Uncle Hugh's road to Wolverine was not so smooth. The reason is that his height of 188 is extremely inconsistent with the setting of Wolverine 160 in the comics.
The image of Wolverine in the comics is mostly dressed in yellow and black tight-fitting half-sleeved combat uniforms and headgear.
In the movie, there is a man of nearly 190, showing off his muscles from time to time. He basically wears his usual outfit. The huge difference from the comic book prototype puts considerable pressure on the director.
Everyone should understand this point can refer to Batman's situation.
Directed by Nolan, Bell’s version of "Batman" is recognized as the ceiling of comics, but this version of "Batman" has a modern technological sense of clothing that is quite different from the comic. Xia is still a little dissatisfied.
On the contrary, afterwards, Daben played Batman's "Batman v Superman" has a poor reputation, but because the big version of Batman is the closest to the original comics, the American public still recognizes it.
Therefore, it is not easy for comics to create images that are different from comics, especially for Hugh Jackman, the difference is even greater.
However, it became clear to everyone later that Uncle Hugh became the best spokesperson for Wolverine in the real world by virtue of his perfect interpretation of this role. And this spokesperson's time limit is 17 years.
"Fatal Magic" became the pinnacle of Uncle Wolf's acting skills
Because of the success of the role of Wolverine, Uncle Hugh began to expand his way in Hollywood, participating in "Swordfish Action", "Deadly Magic", "Eddie Flying Eagle", "Les Miserables" and other different styles of movies.
Among them, "Deadly Magic", which he collaborated with Nolan, is the pinnacle of acting after Uncle Hugh took off the coat of Wolverine.
What's more interesting is that the movie "Fatal Magic" echoes with several other Marvel movies in terms of roles.
Bell, Scarlett Johansson, and Rebecca Hall, who played with Uncle Hugh in "Fatal Magic", all participated in Marvel superhero movies.
Bell participated in the "Batman" series of movies, Scarlett Johansson played "Black Widow", and Rebecca Hall was "Iron Man's ex-girlfriend."
(Hugh Jackman and Bell)
(Hugh Jackman and Scarlett Johansson)
(Rebecca Hall, later played as the ex-girlfriend of Iron Man in "Iron Man 3")
In 2012, Uncle Wolf returned to his old profession and participated in the musical film "Les Miserables". He was cooperating with Russell Crowe who led him to debut.
(Photos from the musical movie "Les Miserables")
Look, fate is so interesting...
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In order to play "Wolverine", Uncle Hugh who loses his sense of taste after eating brown rice
There are a large number of classic characters blessed, which is enough to prove the acting skills of Uncle Hugh, but playing the superhero with a strong sense of image like Wolverine not only needs acting skills, but also the body of Uncle Hugh.
In order to ensure the strong muscles of Wolverine, as a last resort, after the new year passed, Uncle Hugh began to perform body shaping.
With the increase of age and the needs of different movie roles, his plasticity is getting harder and harder. He must get up at four o'clock in the morning every day to exercise, and strictly control his diet and even his physiological needs.
Especially in the 12 years of "Les Miserables", in order to fit the image of the character Jean Ajean in the play, he first lost 10 kilograms, and then he had to participate in "Wolverine 2"
To this end, he had to gain weight and build muscle quickly. He could only stuff brown rice and beef every day. According to him, he had eaten to the point where he had no taste. At this time, he was diagnosed with skin cancer, although it was benign. , But it has a great impact on health.
Even so, Uncle Hugh did not delay the movie release schedule, and took over the next three Wolverine movies "X-Men: Reverse the Future", "X-Men: Apocalypse", and "Wolverine 3".
The success of an actor is not necessarily reflected in the control of his body (for example, Xiao Lizi, who has been fat for so long has not prevented others from becoming a actor), but for the role of an actor who can control his body, it must be indispensable.
There are Uncle Hugh and Wolverine in the front, Amir Khan and Wrestling Dad in the back, and Deng Chao recently.
(Deng Chao participated in Zhang Yimou's movie "Shadow", lost 40 catties in 60 days)
In and out of the play, this is an affectionate wolf
Acting can be pretended, but affection cannot be hidden.
Uncle Wolf outside the play is a very family-oriented person. During his first studio job, he met the producer Di Bota, who was 13 years older than himself. At the time, the young Uncle Hugh said that he had seen his favorite woman.
Perhaps it was the reason for the divorce of his parents in his childhood. Uncle Hugh, who lacked maternal love, not only enjoyed love but also had deep family affection in Dibota. Perhaps this is why Uncle Hugh is a famous wife-loving demon.
Hollywood hasn't had any scandals for more than two decades. In order to avoid the risk of his wife giving birth to an older age, both of Uncle Xiu's children were adopted. From the beginning to the end, I feel that the love of a man for family is always the closest thing to a superhero. In this regard, Uncle Hugh has set an example.
There are many actors who play a superhero, such as Robert Downey Jr.
But what makes a superhero is far more than acting and temperament, and more importantly, he played Wolverine, which is completely different from the image in the comics.
There is also the kind of spirit that suffers too much pain because of not dying, but has been fighting for justice.
Therefore, we have long forgotten who Wolverine is, because he is Hugh Jackman.
Therefore, at the end of "Wolverine 3: Desperate Battle", Wolverine's death will be so heartbreaking.
Fortunately, we have Uncle Wolf, and fortunately we have Hugh Jackman, even if things change, "Wolverine" will always exist on the screen for us to remember.
Tell me about Uncle Wolf and Wolverine in your heart.
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