Waited 12 long years for Samurai: Hugh Jackman

Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman says he has been waiting for the Samurai story, The Wolverine, since the first day he came on board with the X-Men franchise. The superhero film is the follow-up of X-Men: The Last Stand. Jackman will reprise his role of Logan or Wolverine, the lead character in the franchise. 

‘I waited for 12 years for this chapter in this saga, for this Samurai story. From the very first week I had on, the first, X-Men, I was reading this comic and producer Lauren Shuler Donner and I were saying, one day, hopefully we get to do this story. We really went for something new and different,’ Jackman said in a statement.  ‘The moment the studio agreed to call it

The Wolverine, I was just thrilled. Rather than saying Wolverine 2, this is a standalone different movie.

This is set in a different time, it's a fair way after X-Men Origins,’ he added. The Wolverine is based on Marvel Comics series Wolverine.

Jackman, also producer of the film, admits he did not foresee himself as Wolverine for so many years in the running.’ 

I never thought my run would last this long.Particularly for a guy who can’t age, obviously there is a shelf life to playing this role, so I love it and I've always found it fascinating and slightly, I'll admit that I feel we've never really delivered what I would say is the core of the character.