Hugh Jackman poses before film's premiere at The National Auditory in Mexico

Australian actor Hugh Jackman poses before the film's premiere at The National Auditory in Mexico City May 26, 2009. Jackman, who stars in "Wolverine", presents the movie in Mexico after the film's premiere had been cancelled due to the outbreak of the influenza A (H1N1) virus, formerly referred to as swine flu

Hugh Jackman planning another adoption?

Hugh Jackman is planning to adopt another child.

The Australian actor, who already has two adopted kids with wife Deborra-Lee Furness, is believed to be keen to expand his brood further.

A source told the National Enquirer magazine: "Hugh is a big believer in adoption - not just personally, but from a world view of extending help to parentless children.

"They are adopting another child now, and plan to welcome a fourth into their family down the road. It has become their mission."

Hugh, who has been married to Deborra-Lee for 13 years, recently revealed he felt strongly about opening his home to multi-racial children Oscar, eight, and Ava, three.

He said: "Mixed-race babies have such a hard time being adopted that Deb and I checked off that box specifically when we were filling out our forms.

"Our lawyer brought the form back to us and said, 'This is not the time to be politically correct. Are you sure this is what you want?' We were definite about it. Adoption is about taking a baby into your home and your heart. It's the best thing we've ever done."

"Wolverine" weekend box office nudged lower

Cast member Hugh Jackman poses at an industry screening of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California in this April 28, 2009 file photo.

Comic book movie "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" saw its box office tally lowered slightly to $85 million from $87 million in the U.S. and Canada, according to final studio figures released on Monday.

The fourth and latest installment in the "X-Men" movie franchise, based on characters from Marvel Comics, was the No. 1 film at box offices over the weekend following its Friday debut that launched Hollywood's summer blockbuster season.

Finishing at No. 2 for the weekend was romantic comedy "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" with $15.4 million in the U.S. and Canada, according to box office tracker Media by Numbers. Thriller "Obsessed" came in at No. 3 with $12 million.

"X-Men Origins: Wolverine," which stars Hugh Jackman in the title role, was released by Twentieth Century Fox, a unit of News Corp. "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" was released by Warner Bros. and "Obsessed" by the Screen Gems unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Hugh Jackman sinks hands into Hollywood history

Hugh Jackman signs his name during a ceremony where the actor places his hand and foot prints in cement in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood April 21, 2009.

Hugh Jackman, star of the upcoming "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," immortalized his name in Hollywood history on Tuesday by sinking his hand and foot prints into cement outside the famous Grauman's Chinese Theater.

The movie house on Hollywood Boulevard is a key tourist attraction, where for 82 years stars such as Cary Grant and Judy Garland have been honored by stamping their own signed hand and foot prints into the theater's forecourt.

Jackman recalled a previous trip to the venue with his wife, saying it was the first Hollywood landmark he visited in Los Angeles, and while there he put his hands into the prints of late comedian Peter Sellers.

"Here we are, 12 years later," he told a crowd at the ceremony.

"It's a very humbling moment as an actor to be here. You look down at the names, from Fred Astaire to Cary Grant, Clint Eastwood, Al Pacino, Steve McQueen, John Wayne, and to think that those people have been immortalized and pretty soon I'll be putting my hands in wet cement," Jackman said, before planting his palms in the concrete.

In two weeks, the Australian actor debuts the new "X-Men Origins" movie, reprising his role as conflicted "mutant" Wolverine, who battles other, evil mutants trying to control the world.

Wolverine has sharp blades that protrude from his knuckles. He is among the most popular of X-Men comic book characters on which the films are based. There have been three "X-Men" movies, and combined they have grossed more than $1.1 billion at global box offices.

Jackman, 40, is known as a versatile actor who has starred in a range of movies from action adventures like "Swordfish" to romances such as last year's "Australia." He has enjoyed a Tony-winning stage career on Broadway and recently hosted Hollywood's Oscars.

Hugh Jackman's growing love

Hugh Jackman falls more in love with his wife every day.

The 'Australia' actor has been married to wife Deborra Lee-Furness for 13 years and credits her and their two children, Oscar, eight, and Ava, three, with keeping him sane as he becomes more successful.

Jackman said: "My wife Deb, and kids Oscar and Ava, keep me grounded. When I won the Sexiest Man Alive award, Oscar said, 'What, you?'

"Deb's amazing, nothing fazes her. She doesn't have an ounce of jealousy and there's no competition between us. I've always been romantic - I love Deb more every day."

The 40-year-old star knew he wanted to marry Debbora as soon as her saw her on the set of Australian TV show 'Correlli'.

He revealed: "It was my first big acting job on 'Correlli' - she was the star, my leading lady. She was beautiful and larger than life. Everyone on set was in love with her. I had a crush on her for ages and started planning my proposal after three months."

Gossip writer out of job after "Wolverine" review

Host Hugh Jackman speaks on stage during the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009.

Columnist Roger Friedman is out at FoxNews.com after reviewing an illegally downloaded copy of Fox's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" last week.

Friedman, who wrote the Fox411 column for FoxNews.com, met with Fox News executives Monday. Following the meeting, the company issued a statement saying the parties had "mutually agreed to part ways immediately."

Friedman could not be immediately reached for comment.

By admitting to having downloaded the film, which doesn't arrive in theaters until May 1, Friedman earned a big thumbs-down from News Corp., Fox News' parent company.

The trouble began Tuesday when an illicit copy of the film made its debut onto the Web. Fox immediately condemned the theft and copying of an unfinished workprint of the film and enlisted the FBI and the Motion Picture Assn. of America to track down the perpetrators.

Downloading a copy of the film himself, Friedman wrote a positive review that appeared in his Fox411 column Thursday.

"I doubt anyone else has seen this film. But everyone can relax. I am, in fact, amazed about how great "Wolverine" turned out. It exceeds expectations at every turn," he wrote.

But he also described how easy it is to download any film or TV show and joked he might decide to catch up on some other recent films via illegal downloads.

Fox -- pointing that out Fox News is a separate business under the News Corp. banner -- responded Friday, "This behavior is reprehensible and we condemn this act categorically, whether the review is good or bad."

Parent News Corp. issued its own condemnation, saying, "Roger Friedman's views in no way reflect the views of News Corp.," and adding, "Once we learned of Roger Friedman's post, we asked Fox News to remove it, which they did immediately."

After word began to circulate late Saturday that Friedman had been removed as well, News Corp. amended its statement, adding that Fox News had "promptly terminated Mr. Friedman."

But the columnist's status still appeared unclear Sunday afternoon.

Friedman would not comment except to say, "Reports of my death have been extremely exaggerated."

"This is an internal matter that we are not prepared to discuss at this time," a Fox News spokesperson said, leaving the entire matter in question.

Twenty-four hours later, Fox News and Friedman had gone their separate ways.

'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' leaked online

In this March 26, 2009 file photo, actor Hugh Jackman arrives for opening night of 'Exit The King' at The Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York.

"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" isn't due in theaters until next month, but the prequel has already hacked its way online.

A high-quality, full-length work print of the 20th Century Fox film appeared online Tuesday evening. The studio said it had the file removed, but copies quickly propagated and continue to appear on several file-sharing Web sites.

The movie focuses on the beginnings of Hugh Jackman's clawed Marvel superhero Wolverine and is set for a May 1 release.

Fox vowed in a statement Wednesday that the source of the "stolen, incomplete and early version" of the movie would be prosecuted and said the FBI and MPAA are investigating. The studio also insisted that the version of the film posted online was "was without many effects, had missing and unedited scenes and temporary sound and music."

"Sexiest man" chosen as host for Oscar Awards ceremony

Hugh Jackman, People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" for 2008 and an Emmy winner for hosting the 2004 Tony Awards ceremony, has been chosen as the host for the Oscar Awards Ceremony Sunday night, organizers said.

His selection indicates that after using a rotating roster of comedians for the past few years, Oscar producers opted this year for sexy over comedy, analysts said.

"Hugh is the ideal choice to host a celebration of the year's movies -- and to have fun doing it," producer Laurence Mark and executive producer Bill Condon said in a joint statement when they announced Jackman as the host.

"Hugh Jackman is a consummate entertainer and an internationally renowned movie star. He also has style, elegance and a sense of occasion."

The 40-year-old Australian native, who starred last year in his homeland tale "Australia", said he knows he isn't as funny as Oscar-hosting-favorites Billy Crystal, Bob Hope or Johnny Carson. But he said he's getting advice from some top comic talents, including Steve Martin, Whoopi Goldberg and Ricky Gervais.

"I hope I'm funny, but there's not the same pressure on me to be knocking them out," he told the Los Angeles Times. "I don't think anyone is expecting seven minutes of stand-up."

Jackman was tight-lipped about plans for the ceremony but said only he would be making use of his singing ability. He won a 2004 Tony Award for best actor in a musical for his work in "The Boy from Oz." He has also appeared in stage productions of "Carousel," "Oklahoma," "Sunset Boulevard" and "Beauty and the Beast."

On the big screen, Jackman will next be seen this summer in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," his fourth turn as the comic book hero. His other film credits include "The Prestige," "Happy Feet" and "Swordfish."

Hugh Jackman's demanding role

Actor Hugh Jackman waves during a photocall to promote his lastest film "Australia" in Madrid December 3, 2008.

Hugh Jackman agreed to play a cowboy in 'Australia' without knowing how to ride a horse.

The handsome actor admits he only has minimal riding experience and worried he would fall short as The Drover - an Australian version of a cowboy - in his latest film.

He said: "Every actor you've ever met says he knows how to ride a horse so when they asked me if I could, I said, 'Yeah, I can ride' but I had really only done a little bit before."

When he received the script, Hugh began to realise he had underestimated how demanding the role would be.

Hugh, 40, added: "This is how they describe my character's horsemanship, 'The Drover, astride his horse like a knight in shining armour corralling 100 wild horses, by himself.' That freaked me out.

"Then it says, 'The Drover rides along on the saddle pursuing a bull. He leaps down and throws the massive beast on to its side. The Drover takes out a bush knife, grabs the bull by the b***s and slices them!' "

In preparation for playing The Drover, Hugh embarked upon a gruelling horse training regime, riding every day for a year before shooting began on the film.

'Australia' opens in European cinemas this month.

Hugh Jackman to host new-look Oscars

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Actors Hugh Jackman (L) and Nicole Kidman pose before a news conference in Sydney on the day of the world premiere of their new film "Australia", Nov. 18, 2008.Jackman topped People magazine's annual list of the most attractive guys in the world.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has confirmed that Hugh Jackman will host the 81st annual Academy Awards.

The academy said Friday that the 40-year-old Australian actor, recently named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive," will host the Oscars.

Jackman stars in Baz Luhrmann's romantic adventure film "Australia" with Nicole Kidman.

The actor first claimed fame as Wolverine in the "X-Men" movie franchise. His other movie credits include 2006's "The Prestige" and 2004's "Van Helsing."

　The announcement marked a departure from the academy's standard of big-name comedians. Jon Stewart, who hosted in 2008 and 2006, and Ellen DeGeneres, the 2007 host, were the latest in a line of funny emcees since 1990. Billy Crystal did it eight times, Whoopi Goldberg took on four, Steve Martin did it twice and David Letterman and Chris Rock each had a shot.

With new producers, a new set director and even a new music director, the Academy has been hinting at an all new look and feel for this year’s Oscars telecast Feb. 22.

"Thirty years ago when I was in Sydney watching Johnny Carson host the Oscars with my family, I never imagined that I'd one day have the chance to be up on that stage myself," Jackman said in a statement. "I am very grateful to the Academy for giving me this opportunity. And, excited to be working with Larry and Bill on what I know will be a fun and memorable celebration."

Actor Huge Jackman to host Academy Awards show as Oscar seeks change

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Actor Hugh Jackman was surprisingly named Friday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as the host of the 81st annual Academy Awards ceremony, scheduled for Feb. 22 at Kodak Theater in Hollywood.

It is an unusual twist that Jackman, who was chosen 2008's "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine last month, will host the Hollywood's biggest annual gala night, which has traditionally been helmed by big-name comedians, like Jon Stewart and Ellen DeGeneres.

Actress Nicole Kidman arrives with actor Hugh Jackman(L) for the premiere of the film "Australia" in New York November 24, 2008.

The 40-year-old Australian actor recently starred opposite Nicole Kidman, also from Australia, in 20th Century Fox's romantic adventure film "Australia," which was widely released last month and among top performers at the box office currently in the United States.

"Hugh is the ideal choice to host a celebration of the year's movies -- and to have fun doing it," Oscars show producer Laurence Mark and executive producer Bill Condon said in a joint statement issued Friday.

"Hugh Jackman is a consummate entertainer and an internationally renowned movie star. He also has style, elegance and a sense of occasion," they said.

Academy Awards organizers have reportedly hired new producers for the annual ceremony to seek an image change in order to increase the ratings of this year's Oscars telecast.

It will be Jackman's first time hosting the awards ceremony, although he has previously been a presenter. He won an Emmy Award for hosting the 2004 Tony Awards ceremony.

Jackman claimed his fame as an A-list actor after playing Wolverine in the previous three "X-Men" movies. He will next be seen in the "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," the fourth installment of the franchise.

"Australia" premieres in New York

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Actors Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman arrive for the premiere of the film "Australia" in New York Nov. 24, 2008.

Actors Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman (R) are shown in a scene from director Baz Luhrmann's new film "Australia" in this undated publicity photograph released on Nov. 11, 2009.

Actress Nicole Kidman arrives for the premiere of the film "Australia" in New York Nov. 24, 2008.

Actress Nicole Kidman arrives with husband, Keith Urban, for the premiere of the film "Australia" in New York Nov. 24, 2008.

Actress Nicole Kidman arrives with her husband Keith Urban for the premiere of the film "Australia" in New York Nov. 24, 2008.

Actors Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman (R) are shown in a scene from director Baz Luhrmann's new film "Australia" in this undated publicity photograph released on Nov. 11, 2009. Luhrmann's 130-million U.S. dollars epic film "Australia" is due to make its world premiere in Sydney on Tuesday -- but the director says he has not finished it yet.

Actors Nicole Kidman is shown in a scene from director Baz Luhrmann's new film "Australia" in this undated publicity photograph released on Nov. 11, 2009.

Actors Nicole Kidman is shown in a scene from director Baz Luhrmann's new film "Australia" in this undated publicity photograph released on Nov. 11, 2009.

Actors Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman (L) are shown in a scene from director Baz Luhrmann's new film "Australia" in this undated publicity photograph released on Nov. 11, 2009.

Australia pins high hopes on its most costly movie

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Amid a blaze of publicity, Australia rolls out its most expensive ever movie on Tuesday, hoping the grandly named epic "Australia" will attract overseas investors to revive the local film industry and also tourists.

Billed as a cross between "Out Of Africa" and "Gone With The Wind," the nearly three-hour romantic adventure with home-grown Hollywood stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman is reported to have cost Rupert Murdoch's 20th Century Fox about 130 million U.S. dollars.

Actors Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman (R) are shown in a scene from director Baz Luhrmann's new film "Australia" in this undated publicity photograph released on Nov. 11, 2009. Luhrmann's 130-million U.S. dollars epic film "Australia" is due to make its world premiere in Sydney on Tuesday -- but the director says he has not finished it yet.

"Australia" is a World War Two drama about an English aristocrat who travels to Australia and joins forces with a cattle "drover" or cowboy and an Aboriginal child to drive a herd of cattle across the stunning, rugged Australian landscape.

Geoff Brown, executive director of the Screen Producers' Association of Australia, said the industry hoped director Baz Luhrmann's film draw in investors and lure moviegoers back to Australian movies after a string of bleak, box-office flops.

"This is a truly cinematic film, a real epic, filmed in 1940s style. We just haven't had the opportunity to show our wares on this scale before," Brown told Reuters.

Actors Nicole Kidman is shown in a scene from director Baz Luhrmann's new film "Australia" in this undated publicity photograph released on Nov. 11, 2009.

"This is the marketing tool for Australian film. It's an Australian film from beginning to end, shot in Australia with an Australian cast, crew, special effects, lighting, even director, and we are seeing this as a calling card to the world."

Tourism Australia has spent 50 million Australian Dollar (32 million U.S. dollars) on an advertising campaign and promotions linked to the film, aiming to make Australia a coveted destination as the global financial crisis hits tourism, as "Crocodile Dundee" did in the 1980s.

The campaign received a major boost last week when influential U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey described it as "the best movie I've seen in a long, long, long, long time."

Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman at world premiere of "Australia" in Sydney

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Actress Nicole Kidman poses on the red carpet at the world premiere of her new film "Australia" in Sydney November 18, 2008.

Actress Nicole Kidman poses on the red carpet at the world premiere of her new film "Australia" in Sydney November 18, 2008.

Actress Nicole Kidman poses on the red carpet at the world premiere of her new film "Australia" in Sydney November 18, 2008.

Actress Nicole Kidman poses on the red carpet at the world premiere of her new film "Australia" in Sydney November 18, 2008.

Actor Hugh Jackman poses on the red carpet at the world premiere of his new film "Australia" in Sydney November 18, 2008.

Actress Nicole Kidman poses on the red carpet at the world premiere of her new film "Australia" in Sydney November 18, 2008.

Actors Hugh Jackman (L) and Nicole Kidman laugh together on the red carpet in Sydney at the world premiere of their new film "Australia" November 18, 2008.

Actors Hugh Jackman (L) and Nicole Kidman laugh together on the red carpet in Sydney at the world premiere of their new film "Australia" November 18, 2008.

Actors Hugh Jackman (L) and Nicole Kidman laugh together on the red carpet in Sydney at the world premiere of their new film "Australia" November 18, 2008.

Actors Hugh Jackman (L) and Nicole Kidman (2nd L) pose on the red carpet in Sydney with director Baz Luhrmann (2nd R) and his wife Catherine Martin at the world premiere of their new film "Australia", November 18, 2008.

Actor Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness pose on the red carpet in Sydney at the world premiere of his new film "Australia", November 18, 2008.

Actor Hugh Jackman (C) poses on the red carpet with his wife Deborra-Lee Furness (L) and actor David Gulpilil at the world premiere of their new film "Australia" in Sydney November 18, 2008.

Actor Jack Thompson (R) poses with singer Keith Urban, husband of actor Nicole Kidman, on the red carpet in Sydney at the world premiere of the film"Australia", November 18, 2008.

Former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins poses on the red carpet at the world premiere of the film "Australia" in Sydney November 18, 2008.

Luhrmann gives Kidman, Jackman a happy ending in "Australia"

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A poster of the movie "Australia" starring Nicole Kidman and hugh Jackman.

Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman's hunky new love (Hugh Jackman) doesn't lose his life in the final scene of "Australia" after director Baz Luhrmann bowed to pressure from Twentieth Century Fox to give the big-budget movie a happy ending, news reports said Sunday. Luhrmann, who is racing against time to ready the epic for worldwide release on Nov. 26, had initially killed off Jackman's character, identified only as the Drover, just before the credits rolled.

But the money men at Fox insisted on changes that transform "an action-filled tragedy" into more of a weepy romance, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

"Australia" is Luhrmann's first feature since 2001's Moulin Rouge! and Fox wants to be assured of recouping its 100-million-U.S.-dollar outlay.

The World War II romantic drama, only the Australian director's fourth feature in 16 years, has been talked up by Luhrmann as "high comedy, high tragedy, tears, laughter, costumes" which has "everything big - big actors, big landscape."

The screenplay is mostly Luhrmann's, helped along by Gould's Book of Fish author Richard Flanagan, and the paper reported he was persuaded to junk his original denouement for a happier one after focus-group testing threw up general disappointment.

In a film that initially ran for over three hours, Kidman plays English aristocrat Lady Sarah Ashley, who arrives in Australia to take over a zillion-hectare cattle property. She ends up in the arms of Jackman, who plays the rough and ready cowboy who saves the day.

"It's the first time anyone has tried to make a blockbuster outside of America and that's what he's doing," Flannagan said of his paymaster's work. "It will be an idea of Australia, a story about Australia, taking Australia to the world."

Some who have seen early takes of the film have raved about the breadth and scale of the undertaking, the superb cinematography and the loving treatment of the Outback.

The Sun Herald newspaper conducted a straw poll, with most respondents being pessimistic about box-office prospects.

A reader called Claire said the backdrop of a world economic crisis would help gate receipts because "when times get tough, the tough buy popcorn and try to forget reality."