Australia

Times Online has interviewed 'Australia' star Hugh Jackman. Jackman talks about spending new years with co-star Nicole Kidman, and the Aussie charm and laid back swagger of director Baz Luhrmann. He also talks about his body transformation for Wolverine, and his strict diet, insisting he gets up at 4 am to have egg whites on dry toast. The Australia born actor goes on to talk more about his character and working with Kidman. 'Australia' is out in theaters now.

"...The former gym-phobe (“I never understood why people went to the gym; I thought it was ridiculous,” Jackman says) undertook a gruelling routine — up to two hours of weightlifting, five days a week. Ditto for Australia, for which the lean actor needed to pack on the thick muscle of an outback cattle drover. “Hugh’s amazing because he has such athleticism,” says Kidman. “He could barely ride at the beginning of the film, but by the end he was a great horseman.”..."

Read the full interview here.