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It's a clear allegory for political issues, brought into a domestic setting. Gyllenhaal, whose pursuit is rational and methodical next to Jackman's furious, morally questionable mania, says of the two characters: "We are the right and left side of the brain of this film. We are the head and the heart." Jackman, the father of two children with his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, researched the part by learning about kidnapping experiences and the mentalities of survivalists. Though he drew on his own experiences as a parent, Jackman favored an acting approach that looked outside himself. "It's dangerous to constantly dredge up your own family thing," says Jackman. "The bottom line is, Actors will do whatever it takes. But if you can possibly get there without doing that
-- just using your imagination. Obviously, if you're only going to use your life experiences, you're limited." But the 44-year-old actor, who will play Wolverine for the seventh time in next year's "X-Men: Days of Future Past," keenly recalls the few times his children have, for even a moment, been hard to find. Once, he was at Sydney's Bronte Beach when his son was suddenly nowhere to be seen. Panic started to set in. Making the situation all the worse was that paparazzi were there taking his photo. As Jackman paced between a playground and the beach, he ignored their shouts. "Finally this guy goes, 'Hugh, he's in the tree!'" says Jackman. "I've never been so happy to have paparazzi follow me. I said:
'Whatever you need.'"
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