Liam McIntyre, the next Australian Wolverine, on playing 'gruff, angry loners'
From the bizarre nature of shooting for games, to the pressure to live up to Hugh Jackman, Liam Mcintyre explains how it felt to become Wolverine.
Before becoming an actor, Liam McIntyre worked at a video game store, inspecting trade-ins and selling the latest releases. Twenty years later, he returned to gaming with a different role: playing Wolverine in the PlayStation 5 game Marvel's Wolverine. The role of the gruff, angry loner was a dream come true for the avid gamer and X-Men fan, who filmed most of the game wondering if he was in fact playing Wolverine.
McIntyre's background in gladiatorial combat from his TV series Spartacus: Vengeance helped him deliver the animalistic grunts, terse dialogue, and ferocious roars required for the role. Despite the pressure of following Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, McIntyre emphasizes that Australians make the best Wolverines, attributing this to the Australian ethos of gruffness and keeping a low profile.
The game offers players 15-20 hours to explore the character's complex duality, providing McIntyre with a rare opportunity to delve deeper into the role.
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