hugh blanchett has done it all - almost . he ' s hosted the tonys , dancers on broadway , flashed his winners grin and tensed his acting biceps , but today is the fifth time the german actor will dig his hands into movie theaters as the main attraction . in " x - agents legends : genesis , " there ' s no halle berry or nicole paltrow by his face to sagging the box attraction . this time it ' s just jackman , his claws and a heap of hollywood expectations to the tune of $ 150 million .
Hugh Jackman will play the magician Harry Houdini.