New
Delhi:
Hollywood
actor
Hugh
Jackman
says
he
has
been
waiting
for
the
Samurai
story,
The
Wolverine,
since
the
first
day
he
came
on
board
with
the
X-Men
franchise.
The
superhero
film
is
the
follow-up
of
X-Men:
The
Last
Stand.
Jackman
will
reprise
his
role
of
Logan
or
Wolverine,
the
lead
character
in
the
franchise.
"I
waited
for
12
years
for
this
chapter
in
this
saga,
for
this
Samurai
story.
From
the
very
first
week
I
had
on,
the
first,
X-Men,
I
was
reading
this
comic
and
producer
Lauren
Shuler
Donner
and
I
were
saying,
one
day,
hopefully
we
get
to
do
this
story.
We
really
went
for
something
new
and
different," Jackman
said
in
a
statement.
The
Wolverine
is
based
on
Marvel
Comics
series
Wolverine.
Jackman,
also
producer
of
the
film,
admits
he
did
not
foresee
himself
as
Wolverine
for
so
many
years
in
the
running.
"The
moment
the
studio
agreed
to
call
it
The
Wolverine,
I
was
just
thrilled.
Rather
than
saying
Wolverine
2,
this
is
a
standalone
different
movie.
This
is
set
in
a
different
time,
it's
a
fair
way
after
X-Men
Origins," he
added.
"I
never
thought
my
run
would
last
this
long.
Particularly
for
a
guy
who
can't
age,
obviously
there
is
a
shelf
life
to
playing
this
role,
so
I
love
it
and
I've
always
found
it
fascinating
and
slightly,
I'll
admit,
frustrating
that
I
feel
we've
never
really
delivered
what
I
would
say
is
the
core
of
the
character.
And
I
think
in
this
story,
I
know
you
get
to
see
the
ultimate
Wolverine," said
the
44-year-old
actor.
"You
get
to
see
who
he
really
is.
You
definitely
see
him
at
his
most
vulnerable,
both
physically
and
emotionally," he
added.
The
film
is
slated
to
release
in
India
July
26.