Hollywood
star
Hugh
Jackman
is
all
praise
for
actor
Dev
Patel
with
whom
he
is
sharing
screen
space
in
upcoming
sci-fi
film
'Chappie'.
In
the
film,
which
revolves
around
a
sentient
robot
who
has
to
learn
how
to
survive
in
a
terrifyingly
violent
and
dangerous
underworld,
Patel
and
Jackman
both
plays
engineers
but
handle
rival
projects.
"I
just
loved
working
with
him.
He's
probably
the
happiest
actor
I've
ever
seen
on
a
set.
That
guy
just
bounds
into
work.
He
is
in
almost
every
scene
of
the
movie,
and
his
enthusiasm
was
incredible.
He's
obviously
very
brilliant,
and
smart,
and
just
happy.
His
energy
is
completely
contagious.
I
think
he
is
a
wonderful
actor," Jackman
said.
The
46-year-old
Australian
actor
feels
the
'Slumdog
Millionaire'
star's
role
is
tough
but
he
was
commendable.
"He's
got
an
amazing
quality
that
is
infectious.
He's
incredibly
believable,
and
it's
a
hard
role
to
play.
He's
this
sort
of
tech
genius
who
becomes
this
father,
this
young
parent,
who
has
this
proprietary
feeling
over
this
robot.
It's
really
well
played," Jackman
said
in
a
release
by
Sony
Pictures
India.
As
they
are
pitted
against
each
other
on
the
film,
Jackman
said
they
didn't
prepare
much
to
bring
out
the
aggression.
He
said
it
came
naturally
to
them.
"It
was
great,
and
he
was
totally
up
for
anything.
We
were
sort
of
ad-libbing
a
fair
bit
of
that,
and
he
was
totally
up
for
it.
I
just
think
he's
brilliant.
I
loved
working
with
him
and
I
hope
I
get
to
do
it
again,"
he
said.
Directed
by
Neill
Blomkamp
of
'District
9' fame,
'Chappie'
is
expected
to
hit
theatres
on
March
13.