Hugh Jackman is the Easter Bunny
Hugh Jackman made his first major U.S.
film appearance as Wolverine in the first installment of the “X-Men” franchise,
a role he reprised in the enormously successful “X2” and “X-Men: The Last
Stand” in 2006. Most recently in the franchise, he played Wolverine in “X-Men
Origins: Wolverine,” which serves as a prequel to the popular series and
grossed $85 million domestically in its first weekend of release in May 2009.
Audiences will see Jackman in the role again in the next “X-Men” chapter, “The
Wolverine.
Jackman
recently wrapped production on the much-anticipated film adaptation of the
musical “Les Miserables,” directed by Academy Award-winning director Tom
Hooper, and co-starring Anne Hathaway and Russell Crowe. This Holiday season he
lending his voice to a warrior rabbit E.
Aster Bunnymund, aka The Easter Bunny in DreamWorks Animations ‘Rise
of the Guardians’
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| Photo courtesy of UIP |
In Joyce’s
books, E. Aster Bunnymund, better known as the Easter Bunny, is a Pooka, the
last of an ancient race of giant, warrior rabbit-priests that protect
life. Bunnymund has the ability to
create magical portals that allow him to travel throughout the world in the
blink of an eye to deliver beautifully decorated Easter eggs.
“This Easter Bunny is the coolest character
you’ve ever met,” says Hugh Jackman,
who voices Bunnymund in the film. “He’s pretty badass. Think Indiana Jones with
a touch of Steve Irwin. He protects nature, he’s a brilliant martial artist and
he’s very strong. He can jump high, of course, and he has these two boomerangs
on his hips, instead of six-shooters, which he uses to great effect. It was
great that they allowed me to play him as this irascible Australian – tough, a
little bit grumpy, and no-nonsense. He doesn’t muck around. He’s got a job to
do and he’s going to get it done, no matter what.”
“He’s almost like a cowboy in some ways,” Ramsey
says. “He’s got a little bit of that feel about him. He’s a perfect
counterpoint to North who comes into a room and knocks everything over because
he’s so big.”
“He’s a
fierce warrior when he needs to be,” Steinberg agrees, “but he also has this
amazing other side to him. He’s a ranger and a nurturer – of Spring, of hope,
of new beginnings, of the little eggs that he grows.”
“One of
things Hugh latched onto was the rivalry that we’ve got between Bunny and
North,” Ramsey adds. “Hugh loved that. He did so many riffs where he’s annoyed
because North is always trying to steal the spotlight and elbow Easter out of
the way. But Bunny is going to protect his holiday to the very last breath.
Hugh brought that to life.”
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