it’s been a long time Hugh Jackman He has won the love of the public through various works.However, while he conquers us by diversifying his talent between works such as big trick conspiracy anyone great showman, We can’t deny that if it holds a special place in viewers’ hearts, it’s thanks to the mutant with the diamond claws.
From the day he first appeared as Wolverine in 2000, we knew we were looking for a new star in the Seventh Art..because if good x-men Presenting the Marvel Super Heroes ensemble, with multiple protagonists sharing great moments (from Patrick Stewart to Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, James Marsden…), the Australian actor and the interpretation of the characters steal everyone’s attention. A reluctant hero, grumpy but sincere.anyway, anyway x-men A sequel three years later put him on the Hollywood map, on magazine covers and in the public eye, but nothing stopped him from getting a taste of failure in his first starring role in the blockbuster realm. Van Helsing.However, fortunately He took the mutant as a lifeline and rescued him.
To assess Wolverine’s weight in this anecdote, we have to remember that Hollywood can sometimes be a brutal business for stars.. Because just as one success can elevate an actor or director to international stardom, one failure can spell the end of a career. There are a few examples to demonstrate this: Hayden Christensen He was one of the young actors in fashion in the early 2000s, but his portrayal of iconic roles like Darth Vader in the Star Wars saga left him with a negative rap that never came back.anyone Alden Ehrenreich He reached his peak when they signed him to play a young Han Solo in a spinoff of the same Galactic Legend, but the project failed in its attempts and his rise to power failed with it.anyone Taylor KitschDestined to be protagonists of international glory john carter But on the other hand, the poor results (the Disney movie went down in history as one of the worst flops) brought him back down to earth, relegating him to perpetual secondary status.
Hugh Jackman walked over that cliff in 2004 Van Helsing It has been slammed with negative reviews. This is his first appearance as the protagonist of a blockbuster. His first bet in a commercial film is staying out of the clutches of mutants, which could judge his worth as an action hero.
I remember how expectations were felt in the environment due to the good marketing campaign and the global interest in the cast x-men Show off his action type skills.used to be a hype similar to what happened later john carter and Alone: A Star Wars Story. However, Van Helsing It was a catastrophic disaster, riddled with mocking negative reactions, and soon forgotten.
Stephen Sommers, monster genre specialist who directed mummy He teamed up with Brendan Fraser and its sequel to produce this collection of house monsters, from Count Dracula to Frankenstein, Mr. Hyde and the Werewolf. Hugh Jackman He played a legendary hunter who, in this case, suffers from amnesia and hopes to redeem himself by hunting to regain his memory.
but Van Helsing It’s not the monster movie we’ve come to expect, but a parody disguised as action, turning the creatures into passing caricatures. With a plot designed for superficial entertainment, no narrative depth, physical clichés, abuse of special effects, and much to be desired, the proposal sunk itself.
because if good Van Helsing It grossed $300 million worldwide, which isn’t exactly a positive for Universal Pictures, which spent $170 million to produce (source: Number). Because in these calculations it is necessary to add distribution and marketing expenses, which can run into the eight figures or more for a blockbuster of this nature. Which leads us to the conclusion that even if there is a profit, it doesn’t bring enough hope.
It’s unclear how much Universal has gained or lost on this front. Van Helsing However, considering the destination of production, I don’t think they are positive figures. Especially when we observe that Stephen Sommers has begun work on a TV series for NBC called Transylvania, But after the film was released, it never appeared again.
In short, it has poor reception Van Helsing Negative reviews from experts and the public (24% of critics and 57% of viewers disapprove) rotten tomatoes), as well as financial performance that couldn’t hit the budget, heightened expectations for Hugh Jackman’s first full starring role, They sum up our unsuccessful memories of a work that, because of its poor execution, full of forgettable clichés and superficiality, elicits more laughter than horror or surprise.
However, although Taylor Kitsch After starring in “Millionaire”, he returned to the second line john carter (reportedly costing $263 million), and like many other actors who have endured the same misfortune, Hugh Jackman Uses Wolverine as a Lifeline to Escape.After all, if we look, we don’t deny Van Helsing In 2004, it wasn’t because monsters proposed, it was because we wanted to see stars x-men Use his skills in action genres. The Australian has already won us over as the lone mutant, and we’re inspired by Wolverine.
so when Van Helsing No trace is left, and neither is Jackman’s wacky rom-com, which stars Meg Ryan as a 19th-century gentleman who travels back in time. kate and leopold (2001) – barely grossed $76 million worldwide -, Hugh Jackman managed to avoid failure with Wolverine..Because two years after his horrific attempt, he took X-Men: The Last Stand, Sentenced to his heroic role. Even though it was the least valuable entry in the original trilogy, it managed to boost public affection for the character and spawn a solo sequel since Gavin Hood’s first film in 2009.
The rest is history. Hugh Jackman escape successfully, don’t let fail Van Helsing will drag him into the abyss of oblivion, thanks to a character with deadly claws that hangs tightly in the world’s collective imagination. In other words, Wolverine was his lifeline during the losing streak, able to continue his Hollywood career, playing him in the mutant saga and playing him a total of nine times on his own.Although he has hung his paws in 2017, he has big goals logan, He’s currently gearing up to return with Ryan Reynolds in a huge surprise Deadpool 3.
This article was written by Cine54 exclusively for Yahoo en Español.
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