Hugh Jackman Credits Jerry Seinfeld For His Decision To Leave Wolverine Behind In ‘Lo

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Hugh Jackman will be ending his tenure with the X-Men films with Logan — a great choice if you believe the reviews the film has been getting. He’s not alone given Patrick Stewart’s announcement that he’s finished too, but Jackman is the only one who can say they got the idea from a comedy legend.

While it’d be easy to say that Jackman just took inspiration from Jerry Seinfeld’s decision to end his classic show in season nine, it turns out that Seinfeld talked to him on the phone. While discussing his decision to leave the role behind with Jimmy Fallon, Jackman discusses a phone call he had with Seinfeld about going out with some creativity left in the tank. This inspired Jackman to make his choice and he went from there to make a record on his he would like to say goodbye to the character.

That was two years ago and now Wolverine is about to be put to bed — at least with Jackman in the role. With the conclusion comes the end of the star’s “Wolverine diet,” fasting for 16 hours and eating an insane amount of calories for 8 hours while also hitting the gym.

That’s why Jimmy Fallon decided to surprise Jackman with a little gift after playing a game of Whisper Challenge, breaking the Wolverine fast with some help from Mario Batali and a massive bowl of pasta. All three wash it down with some wine and close the door on the diet for good. And then Jackman was forced to eat the entire bowl during the commercial break while everybody sat and watched. Just the way it has to be.