Hugh Jackman, ready to take on the role of James Bond.
Hugh Jackman is ready to don a tux and sip a martini, the
Aussie screen star saying that he is willing to wait for his
chance to play famous fictitious British spy James Bond.
Jackman, 44, said he was too busy playing Wolverine in the
X-Men series in 2006 when he was approached to take on the
007 part.
Instead Briton Daniel Craig, 44, got the gun and has now made
three Bond films.
"At the time it was wrong for me, but when I saw Daniel in
the movie I thought maybe I should have been more interested,
because it was great," Jackman told British newspaper The
Sun.
"But I am great mates with Daniel. When he was in Australia
we caught up and, you know, no-one could have played Bond
better."
But the Sydneysider has not given up on the chance to serve
Her Majesty's secret service and took a swipe at his mate's
unflattering physique.
"I will just wait," he quipped.
"The good thing about Daniel is he's, what, 62 now, isn't he?
He's falling apart at the seams. So I just keep telling him,
`I'm ready, whenever you want to let him (Bond) go, I'm
ready.'
"The good thing is I have also got a British passport."
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