At 6’2” (188 cm), Hugh was almost rejected for the role of Wolverine for being nearly a foot taller than the character.

“In the first movie, I’d never have my shoes on,” the Aussie actor told CNN about the backstage tricks used to make him look shorter. “Every other actor around me did. The rule was: unless they were a kid, they had to be taller than me.”

He added: “I was literally crouching. People were on planks and boxes all around me, so they went to a great effort. After a while, they just gave up on that.”