Hollywood star Hugh Jackman is the perfect example of dedication and commitment to acting. The Wolverine star has been known to take extreme measures to be authentic to the roles he plays. Whether it is an action film, a drama, or a musical, this multifaceted celebrity has left no stone unturned to enhance his character and performance. The Les Miserables actor’s latest obsession is preparing himself to reprise his role as Wolverine in Ryan Reynold’s Deadpool 3. This is the first time that the Australian actor will be playing his famous character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Hugh Jackman’s “bulking” routine for Deadpool 3 will leave fans stunned
There’s a lot of physical effort that goes into preparing for an action-oriented performance and no one understands that better than Hugh Jackman. The X-Men star has gone all out to beef up the part of Wolverine in Deadpool 3 by following a special diet that includes 8000 calories a day. With a picture on Instagram, Hugh Jackman shared details of his high-calorie diet with his fans. He also thanked his personal chef Mario saying,
“Bulking. A day in life. Thank you, Chef Mario, for helping me stay healthy and properly fed whilst… Becoming. Wolverine. Again.”
The action star’s diet includes six meals a day consisting of black bass (2,000 calories), Patagonia salmon (2,100 calories), two chicken burgers (around 1,000 calories each), and two grass-fed sirloins (1,100 calories each). This is 2000 calories more than Creed 3 star Jonathan Majors who went on a 6000 calorie-a-day diet to play a bodybuilder in his Sundance film Magazine Dreams. While talking about eating tons of chicken, Hugh Jackman was also profuse in apologizing to PETA and vegetarians saying,
“And I tell you, 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.”
Hugh Jackman clears the air on the “steroid” debate
Despite Hugh Jackman publically sharing his body-building journey on social media, there have been speculations about the actor enhancing his weight through the use of steroids. The Music Man star put all doubts to rest during a January interview on HBO’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace”, clearly stating that he has never used steroids to put on a pound of muscle even when the preparation for playing Wolverine took a toll on his body. The star added,
“I love my job. And I love Wolverine, I got to be careful what I say here, but I had been told anecdotally what the side effects are of that. And I was like, ‘I don’t love it that much.’ So no, I just did it the old-school way.”
With the Pan star investing so much time and effort into his role, we cannot wait to see the results of all the physical and dietary hard work.
Deadpool 3 releases on November 8th,2023.
Source: Variety
