That Time Hugh Jackman Made An Unofficial Wolverine Cameo In Night At The Museum 3

Once it was decided that Logan would be last time he puts on the claws, Hugh Jackman and director James Mangold set out to make the best Wolverine movie of all-time — one that would leave the audiences wanting more. With top critics at Rotten Tomatoes giving it an 88% fresh rating, audiences giving it an ‘A-‘ CinemaScore, and grossing $437 million in its first ten days, its safe to say the R-rated superhero movie met, or exceeded, their goals.

Over the coming years and decades, aside from Logan, many fans will look back upon Jackman’s legacy as the claw-popping mutant by watching: X-Men (2000), X-Men 2 (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), The Wolverine (2013), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), and X-Men: Apocalypse (2016). However, there is one other Wolverine performance that Jackman gave that people tend to forget about or leave out.

In 2014’s Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, which is the third film in the popular exhibits-come-to-life trilogy, Jackman makes a cameo as himself. After Lancelot (played by Legion‘s Dan Stevens) has taken the tablet of Ahkmenrah, he runs off to find Guinevere, so he can win her over. He then comes across a local theater’s production of Camelot, which stars Jackman as King Arthur and Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) as Guinevere. Since Lancelot doesn’t understand this is merely a play, he runs up on the stage and tries to convince the Guinevere actress to come with him.

This is where Jackman steps in between them, telling Lancelot to get off the stage. Lancelot points his sword at Jackman, and says, “You don’t scare me, Huge Act-man.”

“Listen, mate, you don’t want to fight me, all right? If we go, I will break you” Jackman calmly says, and then instantly goes into Wolverine mode. He screams, “Come on!” and puts out his hands as though he truly has claws before giving a menacing growl.

A confused Lancelot asks, “What is that? What are you doing?”

“He’s doing his Wolverine thing,” Eve quips, then does her own impression of it. Looking directly at Jackman, she says to him, “It’s better with the claws and no shirt.”

In 2029, the mutant population has shrunk significantly and the X-Men have disbanded. Logan, whose power to self-heal is dwindling, has surrendered himself to alcohol and now earns a living as a chauffeur. He takes care of the ailing old Professor X whom he keeps hidden away. One day, a female stranger asks Logan to drive a girl named Laura to the Canadian border. At first he refuses, but the Professor has been waiting for a long time for her to appear. Laura possesses an extraordinary fighting prowess and is in many ways like Wolverine. She is pursued by sinister figures working for a powerful corporation; this is because her DNA contains the secret that connects her to Logan. A relentless pursuit begins … In this third cinematic outing featuring the Marvel comic book character Wolverine we see the superheroes beset by everyday problems. They are ageing, ailing and struggling to survive financially. A decrepit Logan is forced to ask himself if he can or even wants to put his remaining powers to good use. It would appear that in the near-future, the times in which they were able put the world to rights with razor sharp claws and telepathic powers are now over.

Logan stars Hugh Jackman (Logan), Boyd Holbrook (Donald Pierce), Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier), Dafne Keen (Laura Kinney/X-23), Doris Morgado (Maria), Stephen Merchant (Caliban), Elizabeth Rodriguez (Gabriela), and Richard E. Grant (Dr. Zander Rice).

James Mangold (The Wolverine) directed, based on a screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Frank and Michael Green.

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