10 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About Wolverine

1. He Was Once... Australian?

Hugh Jackman's casting as Wolverine was hugely controversial at the time. The actor was primarily known for his roles in theatre and he was also considered way too tall to play the character by a lot of die hard fans. Even so, the Australian actor went on to define the character on the big screen, reprising the role a further seven times after first appearing in 2000's X-Men film.

However, one thing fans may not be aware of is that Jackman was not the first Australian to play the character. Although Wolverine has always been a Canadian in the comics and on the big screen, when it came for the X-Men to make their animated debut, the showrunners decided that he should come from a land down under.

Amazingly, the reason for Wolvie being Australian was supposedly due to the popularity of Australian film characters in the 1980s. The likes of Crocodile Dundee and Mad Max meant the US had Aussie fever, and according to Rick Holberg - storyboard artist on the failed Pryde of the X-Men pilot - Marvel had even planned to make Wolverine Australian in the comics, only for the planned storyline to never materialise.

Crikey.