When Hugh Jackman Sacrified $20 Million Salary (Photo Credit – Instagram)
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Long before Deadpool & Wolverine came into the picture, Hugh Jackman reportedly took a pay cut to ensure his final outing as mutant superhero Wolverine was as gory and foul-mouthed as the comic book version.
Jackman announced his retirement from playing the mutant superhero in 2017. At the time, he said Logan would be the final film in which he would portray Wolverine. However, Jackman’s retirement didn’t last very long, as we all saw his return in Deadpool & Wolverine.
Back in 2017, though, Hugh Jackman could have hardly envisaged Logan would not be the superhero’s final outing. The Prestige star wanted his final Wolverine role to be his bloodiest and pack more f-bombs than The Big Lebowski and reportedly took a significant pay cut to ensure the studio would greenlight the R rating.
Logan Director James Mangold Spilled The Beans About Hugh Jackman’s Paycut
According to The Independent, James Mangold, who directed Jackman in Logan, revealed that the actor sacrificed part of his salary so the studio would risk producing an R-rated film. Mangold divulged the details following a screening of 40 minutes of footage at an event in Texas in 2017.
At the time, Ain’t It Cool writer Eric Vespe tweeted, “Mangold said that Hugh Jackman took a salary cut because he wanted to do an R-rated movie.” Jackman never spoke out about his pay cut, so it is unclear how much he took home for Logan. However, it was less than the $20 million salary he received for the last two films in the Wolverine franchise.
What Next For Hugh Jackman?
Jackman currently has three major films on the cards. He is set to appear on the biographical drama, Song Sung Blue, opposite Kate Hudson. This would be followed by Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie, a live-action animated mystery comedy thriller. He will also play the titular role in the upcoming thriller, The Death of Robin Hood.
