Why Hugh Jackman never used steroids to become Wolverine
Hugh Jackman packed on pounds of muscle to portray the legendary character of Wolverine in various X-Men movies, but he recently admitted to Chris Wallace on HBO’s Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace that he never used steroids to transform into the character.
“No, I love my job and I love Wolverine. I got to be careful [because] I had been told anecdotally what the side effects would be. So no, I just did it the old school way. I’ve eaten more chickens — I’m so sorry to all the vegans and vegetarians and to the chickens of the world. Literally the karma is not good for me. If the deity has anything related to chickens, I’m in trouble,” said Jackman.
According to reports, Jackman confessed that he foolishly studied wolves after accepting the role ahead of 2000’s X-Men. “I had never read the comic book,” Jackman said, adding, “I got the part. I didn’t know anything about it. In Australia, we don’t have wolverines. I didn’t know that was a real animal. I’d never heard of a wolverine. I thought it was a made-up animal. You know, like, he’s got man hands of steel, made up. So, I was passing as I was doing rehearsal at the IMAX, they had this documentary about wolves, [which was] perfect, because obviously I’m a wolf, part wolf. So I went [to set] with all these wolf moves and the director asked, ‘What are you doing?’” Jackman responded saying, “I was just thinking wolves are always look like this because they’re actually smelling, they’ve got their nose to the ground. And he goes, ‘What do you mean a wolf?’ And I said, ‘Well, you know, Wolverine — I’m part wolf so…’ and he goes, ‘No, you’re a wolverine.’”
Reportedly, Jackman will return as Wolverine in the next Deadpool 3 film from Marvel Cinematic Universe, despite announcing in 2015 that Logan (2017) would be his last movie as Wolverine. After Jackman’s stint in The Music Man on Broadway is wrapped up, it is anticipated that production on the comic book blockbuster will begin in the spring.
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