Interview: Hugh Jackman returns in superhero movie The Wolverine with director James Mangold 21st Jul 2013 1:54pm | By Alasdair Morton Hugh Jackman came a cropper when shooting his latest flick, The Wolverine, in Japan, walking around a spa naked, his own little wolverine out for all to see, until a local pointed out his error. “I then realised the towel was meant to be covering my privates and I’d spent an hour waltzing around with it in one hand and a beer in my other hand,” Jackman sheepishly admitted. This culture clash could just as easily have happened to the 44-year-old Sydneysider’s most famous on-screen alter ego – the role that thrust him from relative obscurity to global super-stardom 13 years ago, thanks to Bryan Singer’s X-Men – who now finds himself battling the Yakuza and samurai in the Far East thanks to the latest film in the franchise, The Wolverine.