Hugh Jackman was 30 when he was cast as Wolverine, up until then he was a Broadway guy: singing, dancing, doing musicals. Fans called him too tall, too “musical theatre” to be a comic book hero. He wasn’t even the first choice for the role. He only got called in last minute because another actor dropped out to do Mission Impossible 2. And yet he crushed it as Wolverine for 17 years across nine films, he starred in huge blockbusters such as The Prestige, and finally went full-circle back to music