Hugh Jackman Talks About His Intense '6,000 Calories' Daily Diet For Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine is packed with stunning cameos and thrilling action sequences, but what stands out even more is Hugh Jackman’s impressive dedication to his role. At 55 years old, Jackman has kept his physique in top shape for nearly 24 years. To play the beloved X-Men character, the Australian actor went through intense training and a strict diet for the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) project. Despite retiring from the role in 2017’s Logan, Jackman returned and while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the actor spoke about consuming 6,000 calories per day and followed a special diet plan to achieve his chiselled Wolverine look.

Speaking with the host, The Greatest Showman star said, “Its 6,000 calories and it’s not the calories you necessarily want. You can get 6,000 calories. Like half a pizza is 6,000 calories. But no, this is chicken and it’s Tilapia and beans. I don’t know why Tilapia. It must be some fish that is lean and green beans. It’s worth it.”

“I haven’t told anyone this, but we had the [SAG-AFTRA] strike in the middle of it. At the beginning of shooting, there’s one particular scene where I really wanted to focus on how I looked. Shawn said, ‘Where do you want to do that scene?’ And I said, ‘Let’s just put it to the end.’ Then the strike came and I was like, ‘Oh, why did I say that? Now I have to eat this.’ Tilapia and beans for another couple of months until we figure that out,” Hugh Jackman explained.

In most X-Men films, Hugh Jackman’s character often remained shirtless and flaunted his impressive physique, but in Deadpool & Wolverine, he appeared in a comic accurate blue and yellow costume throughout the movie. However, Marvel fans were thrilled to finally see Jackman’s well-built body during the film’s climax. During the intense moment, he tried to stop the Time Ripper device with Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with the Mouth, but his suit ripped apart in the process, giving fans a long awaited glimpse of his physique beneath the costume.

Other than Jackman and Reynolds, Deadpool & Wolverine also stars Matthew Macfadyen, Morena Baccarin, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, Stefan Kapicic, Aaron Stanford, Brianna Hildebrand, Tyler Mane, Rob Delaney, Lewis Tan, Jason Flemyng, Kelly Hu and Ray Park. The movie also features special cameos of Dafne Keen, Jennifer Garner, Channing Tatum, Wesley Snipes, Chris Evans and Henry Cavill.