Hugh Jackman is busy working out in Barcelona gyms to get in shape for his role in director James Mangold's
The Wolverine. And the recent photo (below) of Hugh shows him looking ripped as ever. The actor, who has been busy filming
Les Miserables, took time-off from his gym regime to speak at 20th Century Fox International’s CineEurope presentation in Barcelona, Spain. He described his role as mutant Wolverine as being
"the backbone of my [movie] career".
At one point it was indicated that shooting on the berserker mutant's next outing was to begin in 2011. Unfortunately, as a result of Hugh's commitment to
Les Miserables, the commencement date was delayed. However, he did tell the theatre on Wednesday (June 20) that filming on
The Wolverine will begin in
"about 6 weeks". He also stated that he is excited to get his claws into the character again because he believes that
"there's that great movie to be made that defines his character.".
The script, written by Christopher McQuarrie and Mark Bomback, is said to depict Logan heading to Japan where hr encounters The Silver Samurai. The story takes inpiration from the 1982 series by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller.
Another term which Hugh used and one which we have heard being thrown around a bit is "badass".
X-Men Origins: Wolverine was received generally negatively by fans. Nevertheless, fans have been promised that the new Wolverine movie will be far more berserker and badass than before.
So far there is no other casting news on who will star alongside Hugh. The film is scheduled for release on July 26, 2013.