10 Things Marvel Wants You To Forget About Wolverine
10. Twice Hes Been An Aussie
Jackman, who had previously made a name for himself in stage musicals and small movie bit parts, seemed like an odd choice for Wolverine when he was cast in Bryan Singers original X-Men film way back in (ready to feel old?) 2000. Which is probably why theyd originally cast Dougray Scott in the role, only for him to get called away elsewhere and miss the opportunity of a lifetime. Scotts loss was Jackmans gain, despite all of the reservations fans had - not least of all that he was an Aussie. And yet, using a superpower called "acting", he did a good job masking his natural accent with the gruff Canadian tones of Wolverine. Thats not the first time an Australians played the character, but previously the accent was front and centre: prior to the classic nineties X-Men cartoon there was a failed animated pilot called Pryde Of The X-Men, well Logan was portrayed as an Aussie with the full, stereotypical Crocodile Dundee accent on display. The pilots okay - the animation by Japanese studio Toei is beautiful - but the inexplicably Aussie Wolverine was swiftly buried.
Tom Baker is the Comics Editor at WhatCulture! He's heard all the Doctor Who jokes, but not many about Randall and Hopkirk. He also blogs at http://communibearsilostate.wordpress.com/
