August 16, 2005
Hugh Jackman Says Dr. No To 007
SOURCE: SciFI.com
The Australian newspaper The Age reported that Hugh Jackman has rejected the role of James Bond after months of negotiations with the producers. He would have been the first Aussie to play the role, 36 years after countryman George Lazenby starred in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. He would have replaced Pierce Brosnan.
But Jackman found himself unswayed by the job's selective cult status, the newspaper reported. He was first offered the role some months ago, but has turned it down after talking with his wife, actress Deborrah-Lee Furness.
The report said Jackman, 37, rejected the deal because he had a sufficiently high global profile and did not feel the need to throw himself into the strange world of Bond.
Posted by MK Magazine at August 16, 2005 10:37 PM