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"Hugh Jackman has admitted that he enjoyed being &amp;quot;heavier&amp;quot; than normal while filming Real Steel. The actor plays ex-boxer-turned-trainer and promoter Charlie Kenton in director Shawn Levy&amp;#039;s futuristic film, which sees robots replace humans in the boxing ring. Speaking to Men&amp;#039;s Health about his role, Jackman said that he did not need to be as fit as he would be for Wolverine.  Explaining that he struggles &amp;quot;to put weight on&amp;quot;, the 43-year-old said: &amp;quot;I was about 10lb heavier than I normally would be. It was kind of nice to have a beer now and again.&amp;quot; However, Jackman revealed that switching to &amp;quot;tiring&amp;quot; boxing training for the movie had left him feeling &amp;quot;amazing&amp;quot;. Discussing his role as Wolverine in X-Men and its spinoffs, he said: &amp;quot;Every time I do Wolverine, I learn and understand more about my body and what I need. I know now that there&amp;#039;s only so much I can take. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ll absolutely know my career is over when I go in for a boxing session and get the s**t beaten out of me, and the other guy won&amp;#039;t care.&amp;quot;  Jackman also admitted that he was left &amp;quot;starstruck&amp;quot; after sparring with former world champion Sugar Ray Leonard. &amp;quot;He hit me harder than anyone, and if he saw a camera around, those punches became a lot harder,&amp;quot; the actor quipped. The full interview with Hugh Jackman appears in the October issue of Men&amp;#039;s Health, out now. Real Steel opens in UK and US cinemas on October 7. &amp;gt; Hugh Jackman&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Real Steel&amp;#039; to get sequel &amp;gt; Hugh Jackman&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Real Steel&amp;#039; gets a trailer Watch the trailer for Real Steel below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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