2. Hugh Jackman – James Bond Franchise – $93.1 million
It seems these men were always destined to take on a recurring role that drew us in one picture at a time, following the formula created by the golden age of television. Amid his portrayal of Logan/Wolverine in the X-Men pictures, Aussie Hugh Jackman was earmarked to take on 007 sometime after Bale passed on it. Funnily enough, both Jackman and Bale would probably have shared a story or two about their experience turning down Columbia Pictures and director Martin Campbell when they joined forces for the 2006 science fiction thriller The Prestige.
That mind-bending screenplay was all about a game of smoke and mirrors where nothing was ever as it seemed, an occurrence that was happening away from the camera at the very same time. Jackman’s net worth of a reported $150 million thanks in large part to X-Men might have come under jeopardy if he accepted the 007 position so fortunately it worked for all parties concerned.
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