Another actor had already been cast as Wolverine, but had to step away.

This led to a last-minute recast for Wolverine, and that’s where Jackman came in.

He said he recalls reading lines for director Bryan Singer and writer Tom DeSanto.

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Jackman said it was a tense audition, held in the director’s trailer during a lunch break.

He was pissed off," Jackman said of DeSanto.

“I said, ‘Kevin, we all know I’m not getting the part.

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You don’t have to do dinner,'” Jackman recalled.

I’ll never forget it.

That was the nicest thing.

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I thought, I’ll never see him again."

Reynolds teased, “We have one we’re looking to do soon.”

“I’m always rooting for Hugh to score and win.

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I also know the infinite nuance of his heart and his mind and who he is.

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