Australian actor, Hugh Jackman will be reprising the role of Wolverine in Deadpool 3. And he has already started to consume more food and calories in order to get into the role physically. He plays the villain in this movie and has to have a muscular beefy body for it.
Hugh Jackman and his Wolverine roles
The X Men star and Australian actor, Hugh Jackman, 54 has done several roles. And his new role is that of the anti-hero Wolverine that he has played nine times until now. This is a famous comic book villainous character and Hugh suits the role. But every time, he has to shoot for this role, Hugh has to get in physical shape for it. He has to look beefy and muscular for it. Hence he ups his intake of calories, foods, and protein for it.
Hugh Jackman and his Wolverine look (Source: Pinterest)And now, Hugh will be reprising his role in Deadpool 3. And hence, he has started the diet preparation for it. Last time, for this role, he had taken the help and advice of Dwayne Johnson. Read here on it.
Recently, Hugh appeared on the TV show, This Morning. And he told the host how he is readying his body and appearance for this character.
Hugh and his current diet
NHS recommends an adult male to have around 2000 to 2500 calories per day. But for this role, his dietitian cum personal trainer has advised him to take 5500 calories of foods in a day. This is around 3000 calories more than recommended for his age. And Hugh revealed that all the food is measured before they serve it to him so that he eats the amount of calories needed. Hugh said:
The Wolverine (Source: GQ)“I don’t question anything,”
“Food arrives and it’s been counted out and it’s 600 grams of carbohydrates and it’s 270 grams of protein… and a certain amount of fat, I can’t remember the grams, and then I have to eat that food for the day.”
Is his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness in sympathy with him on this matter? Hugh says no:
“I can’t tell you how many times I’m like, ‘Oh babe, I’ve got to eat again’ and my wife is like ‘Shut up!'”
“Having me complain about eating? She’s like, ‘Oh poor you, oh you have to have another bite!'”
Hugh and his past experiences with this role
Hugh revealed that he absolutely had no idea about how things would shape when he first started playing this role. And that was two decades ago. He expressed:
“I knew nothing when I went into these films,”
“I just thought, pump up is two weeks.”
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine (Source: Koimoi)Further, he revealed:
“In fact, in X-Men one, if you look at it, I was cast three weeks before filming and all the scenes with my shirt off had to be pushed to the end… there is one shot, it was the first thing I shot, and the director was trying to hide my body!”
On an earlier interview, Hugh had said that Dwayne Johnson is his inspiration and also friend. Hugh diaclosed:
“He said, ‘Okay, you want to put on 25 pounds of lean muscle? You need six months. You need to eat 6,000 calories and here it is.’”
Hugh ate chicken breasts and large amounts of protein rich foods. And the results were remarkably good.