Hugh Jackman is gearing up to become Wolverine again.
The Golden Globe-winning actor shared a photo from a “day in the life” to becoming one of Marvel’s favorite X-Men. He’s gradually adding calories to his diet as he prepares to reprise the role he’s played in nine films since 2000.
After wrapping “Logan” in 2017, the actor appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonand indulged in pasta and wine served to him by the host and chef Mario Batali. After 17 years of enduring the extreme on-again, off-again training it took to play Wolverine, including relentless workouts, diets and steamed chicken breasts that kept Jackman in superhero form, “Logan” would be his last turn as Wolverine .
Now the actor is back on a diet fit for a mutant and packs in the protein with daily meal prep consisting of black bass with veggie rice and herb sauce (2,000 calories), Patagonian salmon with potatoes and hot sauce (2,100 calories), two chicken burgers with sweet potatoes (1,000 calories each) and two grass-fed loin with noodles (1,100 calories each).
“Bulk. A day in the life,” Jackman captioned a photo of the high-calorie meals. “Thank you, Chef Mario, for helping us stay healthy and well-nourished while… Becoming. Wolverine. Again.”
The daily intake of 8,300 calories is accompanied by a rigorous fitness regimen, which the actor also shares via social media. In a post, Jackman, 54, shared a photo of himself with bulging biceps as he curled a massive weight. ‘He’s only 46. I’m older. But it’s not a competition reads the captionwhich makes fun of Ryan Reynolds.
Reynolds, who stars as Deadpool, had Reportedly asked Jackman to reprise his role as Wolverine persistently for the past four years. They even had a fake feud about it. Jackman, who previously stated that he 100% hung up his claws, eventually relented.
Reynolds announced the pairing in a “Deadpool updatevideo posted last September. In it, sitting on a couch, he talks about ideas for the upcoming movie, but Jackman walks past him, chewing an apple. Reynolds asks, “Hey Hugh, want to play Wolverine again?”
“Yeah, definitely Ryan,” Jackman nonchalantly replies as he walks up a flight of stairs.
Reynolds has recently started bulking as well shared a similar fitness shot on his own Instagram story, captioning, “I don’t train for Deadpool. I’m training to spend several months with Hugh Jackman – who isn’t nearly as nice as everyone thinks.
