Even for Australian actor Hugh Jackman, speaking Australian English, which he refers to as a dialect, is a challenge.
Because of its heavier accent, Australian English is a lot tougher to speak than British English so it took quite some time for the “Wolverine” actor to finally got reacquainted with the dialect during the filming of the sci-fi thriller “Chappie.”
Jackman said that he had to practice a lot during the filming because the character requires stronger Australian accent than he normally speaks.
In addition to a stronger accent, the 45-year-old actor will also be sporting a new do in the movie known as the dreaded mullet, which could turn off a lot of his female fans.
On February 10, the actor showed via Instagram his new do, which will be the same do as that will be sported by his character Vincent in the movie, reports the Daily Mail.
“Chappie is directed by Neill Blomkamp, who has been known for helming other other sci-fi thriller films like “District 9” and “Elysium.” Jackman will star with Jodie Foster and Sigourney Weaver. Jackman details that the plot of the movie is about a robot named “Chappie” being kidnapped.
Multi-talented actor
Hugh Jackman is known as a multi-talented actor. And his Tony Award for best actor in a musical in 2004 for “The Boy from Oz” shows how versatile he can be. He performed for a year for that stage musical.
His performance in the musical film “Les Miserables” was also noteworthy.
The “Wolverine” actor has reportedly turned down the role of the legendary escape artist “Harry Houdini” for the eagerly-anticipated musical show in New York City next year because of his busy schedule.
He said that while he have greatly enjoyed with the collaboration on “Harry Houdini,” he was not able to commit the time needed for the role.
He added that he only has the tremendous respect and admiration for the creative team of the production and wishes everyone the best. Jackman said that he is optimistic that the team behind “Harry Houdini” are well on their way to coming out with something extraordinary.
Hugh signed on to the project as early as January 2012 but some weeks later, Aaron Sorker, who is also part of the production team for “Harry Houdini” dropped out of the stage play.
Scott Sanders, the show’s lead producer says that the production for “Harry Houdini” would continue to move forward even without the Australian actor.
Sanders was also all praises for Jackman, saying that it has been a pleasure for the production team to work with the Australian actor. He assured that the remarkable creative team of the musical will move forward and come out with a really good and ambitious new musical.