“I was impressed that [Bullock] was in there.
I didn’t expect her to be in there.
I’m guessing eight people she tested with,” Jackman explained.
During their read, he recalled thinking, “‘Holy s***!
And so quick and fast.
I’m not even vaguely up to speed here.’
I was pedaling as fast as I could, but I didn’t know the script well enough.”
“When I walked into that room, I was pretty sure that I wasn’t playing the role .
“But the studio said, ‘Look, we need a backup plan just in case.’
As he toldHoward Stern, “[I’d] never heard of X-Men.
I didn’t know there was an animal called a Wolverine.
