Hugh Jackman ‘s rare villain role was in the 2006 film The Prestige . Due to excessive ambition and hatred, talented magician Robert Angier, played by Hugh Jackman, tried every way to bring down and destroy his family. even killing his colleague Alfred Borden, played by Christian Bale.
After The Prestige , the movie Chappie provided the next opportunity for Hugh Jackman to challenge himself with a completely opposite and different character. Jackman’s Vincent Moore in Chappie is a former soldier, determined to fight for his “ideal of protecting society”. That turned Vincent from a robotics expert into a cold-blooded assassin, always extreme with the idea of completely eliminating “artificial intelligence”.
When asked about the villain role in Chappie , Hugh Jackman confided that he was a “crazy fan” of director Neill Blomkamp, so when invited to participate in the film, he did not hesitate to immediately agree.
“Blomkamp went through the plot and I really liked it. This will definitely be a very interesting story on screen.” – Hugh Jackman shares.
Hero Hugh Jackman plays a cold-blooded destroyer in the new movie.
“We are living in a very sensitive time where technology is growing incredibly and becoming smarter. Who knows where things will go?” – Sympathizing with the character he plays, Jackman added – “Vincent is someone who opposes artificial intelligence, maybe because he himself is afraid of it. He sees a world uncontrolled by thinking robots. I think that is also a legitimate and well-founded argument.”
This is almost the first time Hugh Jackman has played a 100% villain role on a Hollywood screen. Contrary to predictions about acting pressure, Hugh Jackman seemed quite comfortable working with Chappie ‘s crew . “Werewolf” also revealed to the press an interesting fact that the character Vincent in the film is Australian, so he can confidently use his own native Australian accent.
