Hugh Jackman Confirms Next WOLVERINE Film Will be His Last

On today's DR. OZ, Hugh Jackman confirmed the next WOLVERINE film will officially be his last.

Putting months of rumors to rest, Jackman said "It is my last time... It felt like it was the right time to do it. I sat next to Jerry Seinfeld, a good friend of mine, at a dinner party, and I found myself quizzing him about the end of "Seinfeld." And I said, 'How did you know?' ...I remember him saying, 'I have too much love for the people I work with, for the fans who enjoyed the show, to not give everything and to be excited to go to work everyday.' And I still feel like that about Wolverine and I never want to be in a situation where I signed up for another movie and I'm like, 'Hmmm it's hard and I don't want to train.' THE MOMENT I made the decision it felt right to me."

The Wolverine is a 2013 superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Wolverine. The film, distributed by 20th Century Fox, is the sixth installment in the X-Men film series. Hugh Jackman reprises his role from previous films as the title character, with James Mangold directing a screenplay written by Scott Frank and Mark Bomback, based on the 1982 limited series Wolverine by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. In the film which follows the events of X-Men: The Last Stand, Logan travels to Japan, where he engages an old acquaintance in a struggle that has lasting consequences. Stripped of his immortality, Wolverine must battle deadly samurai while struggling with guilt.

The film's development began in 2009 after the release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Christopher McQuarrie was hired to write a screenplay for The Wolverine in August 2009. In October 2010, Darren Aronofsky was hired to direct the film. The project was delayed following Aronofsky's departure and the T?hoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. In June 2011, Mangold was brought on board to replace Aronofsky. Bomback was then hired to rewrite the screenplay in September 2011. The supporting characters were cast in July 2012 with principal photography beginning at the end of the month around New South Wales before moving to Tokyo in August 2012 and back to New South Wales in October 2012. The film was converted to 3D in post-production.

The Wolverine was released on July 24, 2013 in various international markets; and was released on July 25, 2013 in Australia, and on July 26, 2013 in the United States to generally positive reviews. The film earned US$414.8 million worldwide, nearly 3.5 times its production budget of $120 million and is the third highest-grossing film in the series.