10 Actors Who Went Unnecessarily Muscular For Movie Roles

8. Hugh Jackman - Wolverine (Post X-Men: The Last Stand)

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I’m not sure what happened to the Wolverine we saw cagefighting shirtless in 2000, but whoever that guy was, I’m pretty sure Hugh Jackman ate him to get the body Wolverine was rocking just nine years later.

It’s not that comic Wolverine isn’t muscular, but the source of his powers aren’t his bulging biceps, but his adamantium skeleton and regenerative abilities. Wolverine could be a scrawny bastard but if he punches you with a fist full of the strongest metal on earth, it’s going to hurt.

What was wrong with his appearance in the first three X-Men movies? Are we to believe Wolverine’s don’t-give-a-f**k attitude would really translate to the kind of vanity required to achieve a body like Jackman’s?

Jackman is always saying he’s aged out of the role and doesn’t have what it takes to put up with grueling workouts any longer – well bub, we don’t need you to look like Arnie, we just need you to act.

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