Although Hugh Jackman began his acting career by appearing in various Australian and British stage and film productions, he made his first major impact on the world playing Wolverine in the 2000s. x-men. 23 years later, the Marvel Comics mutant superhero is still Jackman’s best-known character, and he’ll soon don his adamantium claws again to Deadpool 3. Yet, for nearly a decade, multiple sexual assault allegations have surfaced against Bryan Singer, who directed Jackman in the original two films. x-men movie, X-Men: Days of Future Past Yes X-Men: Apocalypse. Jackman has now commented on whether or not those allegations have tainted his views on the franchise.
While Bryan Singer was accused in 1997 of asking minors to film a shower scene for his movie. Capable student, between 2014 and 2019, was the subject of multiple lawsuits for sexually assaulting minors, with these incidents allegedly dating back to the late 1990s, which the director has denied. Time x-men and 2003 X2: X-Men United were among the key films that helped popularize the superhero film genre at the turn of the new millennium, Singer’s involvement in these prompted a re-examination of his legacy. When The Guardian asked Hugh Jackman if he watched them x-men films differently now considering what was said about Singer, the actor replied:
You know, it’s a very, very complicated question. There’s a lot at stake there. X-Men was the turning point, I think, in terms of comic book movies and I think that’s something to be proud of. And there are definitely questions to ask and I think we need to ask them. But I guess I don’t know how to answer this elegantly. I think it’s complex and ultimately I look back with pride on what we accomplished and the momentum that started.
There is no doubt that without x-men, Hugh Jackman would not have been catapulted into Hollywood stardom, or at least it would have taken him longer to do so. So while Jackman wasn’t willing to provide specific comments on Bryan Singer’s allegations, it appears he is now looking into the x-men film through a more mixed lens. On the one hand he acknowledges that he “should ask a question”, indirectly referring to Singer’s behavior, but on the other hand he is satisfied with the way these cinematic products have come about and the role they have played in the making of Hollywood’s major superhero films .
During that same interview, Hugh Jackman also addressed a 2020 claim that X2: X-Men United it was a tumultuous production, which included Bryan Singer who was allegedly under the influence of narcotics while behind the camera. It was also said at the time that many x2 cast members nearly quit after Jackman was injured during a risky stunt. Several months after the initial report came out, Halle Berry (Storm) admitted to fighting Singer on several occasions, most recently saying that she “wasn’t the easiest guy to work with.” Here’s what Jackman had to say when asked about his first-hand experience working with Singer:
It was my first film in America, you have to understand; everything was so new to me. I think it’s fair to say that… There are stories, you know… I think there are ways of being on set that wouldn’t be happening right now. And I think things have changed for the better.
Bryan Singer dropped first on x-men affiliate after x2 Working on superman returnswhich resulted in Brett Ratner driving X-Men 3: The Final Battle. So as mentioned earlier, he’s back to X-Men: Days of Future Past Yes X-Men: Apocalypsealthough it was Simon Kinberg who wrapped up the main x-men film cycle with black phoenix. Singer was recently credited as the 2018 director Bohemian Rhapsody, but was fired a few weeks before filming and replaced by Dexter Fletcher, who was credited as executive producer. Singer had also been deployed to direct a sonia red film, but was cut from that project in March 2019.
There has been no news on what’s been going on in Bryan Singer’s professional or personal life as of late, but if any newsworthy updates appear on those fronts, we’ll share them. As for Hugh Jackman, we will see him again in action as Wolverine when Deadpool 3 opens November 8, 2024 as part of Marvel’s upcoming movie slate. In the near future you will be able to see it on Sonwhich hits theaters January 20.
Source: Cinemablend
