Tag: Hugh Jackman (11-20 of 39)

Dec 14 2012 09:53 AM ET

Oppan 'Leno' style: Hugh Jackman teaches Jay the pony dance -- VIDEO

The “Gangnam Style” craze: It’s not quite over yet!

Hugh Jackman’s Les Mis press tour took a slight detour last night when Jay Leno brought up the star’s recent trip to Korea — and asked if he had seen America’s favorite least favorite probational favorite Korean rapper PSY when he was in Seoul. In response, Jackman noted that he and PSY go way back — all the way back to October, when PSY donned a pair of Wolverine claws and taught the Aussie how to do the “Gangnam Style” dance. Naturally, this led to Jackman asking Leno if he’d like to learn the dance as well. And because talk show hosts are legally obligated to embarrass themselves on air, Leno said “sure.”

Spoiler alert: Leno can’t move nearly as well as Jackman. But whether you love the Tonight Show host or are Jimmy Kimmel, you’ll probably enjoy watching him try to saddle up.

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Dec 11 2012 02:09 PM ET

Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe bring 'Les Mis' 'Confrontation' to New York club

Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe — a.k.a. the stars of Tom Hooper’s Les Misérables, a.k.a. the most important movie of 2012 or ever — sure know how to make a musical-theater geek swoon. The pair recently reunited in New York City to perform one of Les Mis‘s best-loved songs: “The Confrontation,” in which tireless Inspector Javert (Crowe) accosts the noble Jean Valjean (Jackman), who has been living under an assumed name. The duet was half serious, half silly, and all awesome, as you can see from the following video:

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Oct 17 2012 11:57 AM ET

'Gangnam Style' meets Wolverine

Korean pop dandy PSY and Broadway muscleman Hugh Jackman met up this week in Sydney, where Jackman is currently filming the decolonized sequel The Wolverine. PSY wore his trademark fop jacket; Jackman wore pajama pants and a black collared shirt and the general aura of a man who just woke up two seconds ago and still looks better than you ever will, so stop trying. Jackman loaned PSY a couple sets of adamantium claws, and they danced together. Experts are theorizing that this is the single most impressive team-up of a musical phenomenon and a superhero since that time Milli Vanilli hung out with Super Mario. Watch video of this historic pairing below: READ FULL STORY »

Oct 2 2012 01:06 PM ET

'Movie 43' trailer will premiere during 'Tosh.0'

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Tosh.0 may be famous for web redemption, but promoting an actual movie trailer? That’s a first.

But the outrageousness and hilarity of Movie 43 — which stars Halle Berry, Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman, Emma Stone, Richard Gere and many, many others – was a special occasion.

A green-band (read: safe for TV) trailer will run during Tosh.0 tonight, and then a red-band trailer (NSFW) will be online exclusively on Viacom sites tonight. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 2 2012 06:00 PM ET

Olympics: Hugh Jackman thinks he could be a contender

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He’s too late to qualify for the London Games. But 43-year-old Hugh Jackman jokes that he hasn’t given up on winning a gold medal someday. “You know what I’d like to do? Badminton!,” he told EW at the short film festival Tropfest earlier this summer. “I mean, I’m not that talented a player, and — I don’t want to be disparaging — but the amount of people who are really talented who go into badminton is a small number. I’d say 90 percent go into tennis. So I figure my chance of actually making it in badminton is higher.”

See just how talented the world’s top players are when the medal matches begin. Friday is mixed doubles, Saturday is women’s singles and doubles, and Sunday is men’s singles and doubles.

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Jun 10 2012 07:00 PM ET

Tony Awards 2012: We're live-blogging them!

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Will Porgy and Bess star Audra McDonald win her fifth Tony Award and Death of a Salesman director Mike Nichols accept his ninth? Will Smash star Christian Borle upset Amazing Spider-Man‘s Andrew Garfield in the featured actor in a play category? And which movie-based stage musical — Once or Newsies — will take Broadway’s top prize? More importantly, will host Neil Patrick Harris persuade special Tony winner Hugh Jackman to join him for another song-and-dance duel as spectacular as the one they performed last year? Join Laura Hertzfeld and me this Sunday for EW.com’s annual live blog of the Tonys, beginning at 8 p.m. EST. We’ll have reports from EW’s stage gurus Marc Snetiker and Melissa Rose Bernardo on the red carpet, in the press room, and around the auditorium of the Beacon Theatre. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 7 2012 05:46 PM ET

Hugh Jackman will attend Tonys to receive special award -- EXCLUSIVE

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It was announced in April that Broadway fan favorite Hugh Jackman would be honored with a Special Tony Award at this year’s ceremony, but EW has the exclusive news that the three-time Tony host will be attending the festivities this Sunday, June 10.

Jackman will head from the set of Les Miserables in London to the Beacon Theater in New York City, the home of this year’s Tonys, to accept an honorary award marking his contributions to the Broadway community (Bernadette Peters and the Actors’ Equity Association will also receive similar awards).  READ FULL STORY »

Apr 30 2012 02:12 PM ET

Hugh Jackman, Bernadette Peters to receive special Tony Awards

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Hugh Jackman, Bernadette Peters and the Actors’ Equity Association will all be honored at the 2012 Tony Awards, according to an announcement today by the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League.

Jackman and the AEA will both be the recipients of Special Tony Awards — the former for his contributions to the Broadway community, and the latter for its 100th anniversary in June.

Peters will receive the Isabelle Stevenson Award — created in 2009 to recognize individuals in the theater community who have contributed to charity or other humanitarian or social causes — for her work with animal program Broadway Barks!, which she cofounded with Mary Tyler Moore in 1999. The program, which raises awareness for shelter animals in need of adoption, has become something of a staple in the theater world, with dozens of stars showing up each year at Shubert Alley with their own personal puppies in tow.

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Mar 30 2012 05:43 PM ET

Mega Millions' $640 million jackpot: What would be your entertainment splurge?

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As I’m typing this, the estimated jackpot for tonight’s Mega Millions drawing stands at a record $640 million. In addition to conversations about how much notice colleagues would give if they were to win (I’d still freelance), I’m overhearing discussions about what people would purchase. Cars, homes, college educations for children — those are givens. Let’s get to the fun stuff! What would be your entertainment splurge(s)? Some EW picks to inspire you:

Annie Barrett: I’d convert my living room wall into a flatscreen TV (after moving into the American Idol mansion in June) and commission the Dancing With the Stars wardrobe department to design my daily costumes through 2015. The rest I’d spend on takeout.

Adam B. Vary: I would build my own private screening room in the style of the Star Trek: The Next Generation bridge, and I would be so stinking rich, NO ONE COULD JUDGE ME.

Sandra Gonzalez: I’d fund a remake of Troop Beverly Hills. But I’m not talking about an awful made-for-TV remake. This would be written by Tina Fey, feature a cameo from Shelley Long, and somehow involve Amanda Bynes, who I’d buy out of retirement. Everyone has a price.  READ FULL STORY »

Jan 4 2012 12:42 PM ET

Hugh Jackman returns to Broadway in Aaron Sorkin's 'Houdini'

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Is there more Tony magic in Hugh Jackman’s future? Fresh off his ultra-successful one-man show Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway, EW has confirmed that Jackman will return to Broadway in 2013′s Houdini. “I have been deeply fascinated by the life of Harry Houdini since I was young, and in many ways I’ve been preparing for this role my whole life,” Jackman said of his decision to take the role.

Aaron Sorkin, whose The Farnsworth Invention bowed on Broadway in 2007, will pen the musical alongside six-time Tony-winning composer Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell). Rather than being strictly biographical, the story will focus on a battle between the enigmatic 20th-century illusionist and three women who became famous after claiming they could communicate with the dead. Jack O’Brien (Hairspray, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ) will direct, and Scott Sanders and David Rockwell will produce.

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‘Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway’ review

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