Hugh Jackman Hints 'Wolverine' Retirement: 'Prisoners' Star Might Quit 'X-Men' Character Role for Good, Almost Had 'Spider-Man' Cameo

At the 61st San Sebastian International Film Festival, Hugh Jackman revealed that his iconic role of Wolverine that has made him a household name might not hold a future for him. The actor, who was awarded the festival's Donostia Award for lifetime achievement, hinted that he might be too old to continue and that it could be time to call it quits.

"Great parts always outgrow the actors that play them. If you forget that, it's at your own peril," the Australian Oscar-winner said.

He added that he would eventually have to leave his role. "They are working on it [X-Men] now and it would have to be very compelling for me to do it again. I've been doing it for 10 years," he said.

The actor also revealed that a Wolverine almost had a cameo in the first Spider-Man film.

"The great thing about comic books is that they threw Batman in with Wolverine or Spiderman. I have people ask me all the time, 'Do you think Spiderman can beat wolverine?' It's part of the DNA," Jackman said. "Marvel wanted me to do a cameo in the first Spiderman, but I couldn't find my suit. I could have turned up before it was such a big deal. But I don't have that kind of power to make it happen."

Jackman also talked about becoming a sex symbol and how he doesn't take it too seriously.

"Here's the thing about being a sex symbol," Jackman said. "No one was looking at me when I was 16 thinking of me as the sexiest man alive. Why doesn't it come when you need it when your 20, 21. Not when you've been married for 15 years. And you wake up in the morning and say, 'hey baby' and she says, 'take out the garbage."

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