Veep Star Spoofs Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine ADR

One of the best scenes in Logan is when Wolverine sees that the Reavers are tracking and hunting down Laura and the rest of the mutant children while they journey north to the Canadian border. In order to catch-up and intervene, he takes all of the Transigen serum. That causes him to go into beserker mode, slicing and dicing the bad guys with a viciousness we have never seen on-screen before.

Days after the film was released, Hugh Jackman shared a video (above) of himself recording ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) for that very scene. It’s really remarkable how Jackman immersed himself in the character and the scene while being in a rather dull recording booth. He truly sounded as though he was sprinting through the thick forest and slaughtering dozens of Reavers.

Timothy Simons, the 38-year-old actor best known for playing dim-witted Congressman Jonah Ryan on Veep, has tweeted a video (below) in which he perfectly reenacts Jackman’s beastly ADR performance. However, instead of looking at Logan footage while he grunts, growls and wildly swings his phantom adamantium claws, Simons performs while viewing a clip from his HBO television series.

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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), 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 screenwriters Scott Frank and Michael Green.