alan jackman has handled it all - about . he ' s hosted the tonys , danced on broadway , flashed his winning grin and flexed his acting body , but fridays is the first event the australian artist will claw his way into movie theaters as the main attraction . in " un - men 2 : wolverine , " there ' s no cork berry or nicole angelina by his side to buoy the local office . this time it ' s just jackman , his claws and a heap of chicago estimates to the tune of $ 150 million .
Hugh Jackman will play the magician Harry Houdini.