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This 'X-Men' Star Was Convinced The Franchise Was Never Going To Be Popular · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood. Playing Wolverine and the X Men franchise
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Speaker 1: undoubtedly made Hugh Jackman a household name and a very
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Speaker 1: wealthy man. But believe it or not, soon after he
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Speaker 1: shot the very first installment two decades ago, he was
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Speaker 1: worried it might ruin his still developing career. It was.
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Speaker 1: He was very first film role in America, and he
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Speaker 1: tells g m A, I had two or three friends
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Speaker 1: in the business, tell me, hey, before this movie comes out.
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Speaker 1: The word on the street is that it's not good.
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Speaker 1: So make sure you book another film. That way, at
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Speaker 1: least you'll have another shot. I was hustling around l
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Speaker 1: A doing auditions, just hoping to get something. I got
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Speaker 1: another film, thank god, and I remember thinking, I get
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Speaker 1: one more shot. Well, another shot was the last thing
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Speaker 1: he needed, because X Men ended up being a gargantuan
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Speaker 1: critical and commercial franchise, and Hugh went on to play
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Speaker 1: Wolverine nine more times before hanging the closeut for good
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