1 00:00:10,669 --> 00:00:14,869 Speaker 1: My Heart podcasts, hear More Kids podcasts, playlists, and listen 2 00:00:14,909 --> 00:00:16,468 Speaker 1: live on the Free I heard. 3 00:00:17,628 --> 00:00:18,788 Speaker 2: We've been talking about this all show. 4 00:00:18,829 --> 00:00:21,749 Speaker 3: It's not very often that you get the wolverine on 5 00:00:21,789 --> 00:00:24,549 Speaker 3: the show, but you and I had the absolute privilege 6 00:00:24,549 --> 00:00:27,349 Speaker 3: of sitting down with Hugh Jackman this morning. 7 00:00:27,429 --> 00:00:29,869 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I'm gonna be honest, like, you're obviously nervous 8 00:00:29,949 --> 00:00:33,149 Speaker 1: before a chat with someone of Hugh Jackman's stature, for sure, 9 00:00:33,229 --> 00:00:36,348 Speaker 1: And it didn't help when he immediately revealed to us 10 00:00:36,909 --> 00:00:42,388 Speaker 1: the massive celebrity who had just interviewed him. 11 00:00:42,629 --> 00:00:45,469 Speaker 4: How are we going second? You know who you're following? 12 00:00:46,909 --> 00:00:48,549 Speaker 5: Oprah? 13 00:00:48,629 --> 00:00:50,189 Speaker 2: You're kidding, you are joking. 14 00:00:50,309 --> 00:00:53,908 Speaker 6: You just spoke to Oprah, had she go? 15 00:00:55,188 --> 00:00:56,589 Speaker 4: She gave me a car which I don't want. 16 00:00:56,589 --> 00:01:00,268 Speaker 2: I don't know, Well, maybe pay that one forward. You 17 00:01:00,349 --> 00:01:00,908 Speaker 2: will take the. 18 00:01:00,869 --> 00:01:04,068 Speaker 5: Car, but I don't want there to be a problem 19 00:01:04,069 --> 00:01:06,109 Speaker 5: with you too, so maybe I'll give it to your producer. 20 00:01:07,669 --> 00:01:08,188 Speaker 2: That's nice. 21 00:01:08,869 --> 00:01:10,749 Speaker 3: Even let us down lightly and you know, tell us 22 00:01:10,749 --> 00:01:13,989 Speaker 3: that some upstart from you know, Central Australian Interview. 23 00:01:14,069 --> 00:01:15,189 Speaker 2: Do not Oprah. 24 00:01:15,349 --> 00:01:18,309 Speaker 3: We're to makers just absolutely quaking our boots before we've 25 00:01:18,309 --> 00:01:18,909 Speaker 3: ever begun. 26 00:01:19,349 --> 00:01:20,589 Speaker 2: Welcome to the big Toe boys. 27 00:01:20,669 --> 00:01:22,269 Speaker 4: I gave everything to Oprah this. 28 00:01:22,429 --> 00:01:28,709 Speaker 5: I am totally phoning it in, every great anecdote, every story, 29 00:01:28,909 --> 00:01:31,469 Speaker 5: what what funny thing happened on set? She got everything, 30 00:01:31,829 --> 00:01:36,109 Speaker 5: all of it. Lose this interview and say, guys, just 31 00:01:36,149 --> 00:01:37,188 Speaker 5: click on Oprah's interview. 32 00:01:38,669 --> 00:01:41,309 Speaker 6: We'll just we'll just put a link to Oprah's interview 33 00:01:42,549 --> 00:01:43,149 Speaker 6: radio show. 34 00:01:43,189 --> 00:01:43,909 Speaker 2: That's a great idea. 35 00:01:43,989 --> 00:01:48,909 Speaker 4: This picture that he made. 36 00:01:49,149 --> 00:01:51,909 Speaker 2: Congrats on the movie, like truly saw. 37 00:01:53,949 --> 00:01:56,989 Speaker 3: My dad's favorite record growing up was always Hot August Night. 38 00:01:57,109 --> 00:02:02,309 Speaker 3: So oh man, the tears, it was just immense. 39 00:02:02,509 --> 00:02:05,909 Speaker 2: We cried our eyes out. It was really did you 40 00:02:05,989 --> 00:02:06,269 Speaker 2: dare go? 41 00:02:06,549 --> 00:02:06,749 Speaker 4: You know? 42 00:02:06,869 --> 00:02:08,708 Speaker 3: My dad No, he can't see it yet, but I 43 00:02:08,709 --> 00:02:10,549 Speaker 3: as soon as I left, I messaged him and I 44 00:02:10,589 --> 00:02:12,669 Speaker 3: was like, We've got to go and see this movie together. 45 00:02:12,709 --> 00:02:14,589 Speaker 2: So I'll probably I'll be gonna. I'll be seeing it twice. 46 00:02:14,629 --> 00:02:14,828 Speaker 4: Mate. 47 00:02:15,029 --> 00:02:16,989 Speaker 2: I'm not sure if Oprah did that, but I will 48 00:02:17,029 --> 00:02:17,989 Speaker 2: be seeing it twice. 49 00:02:19,629 --> 00:02:24,029 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, you know my for me growing up too 50 00:02:24,069 --> 00:02:24,829 Speaker 4: Hot Agus Night? 51 00:02:24,869 --> 00:02:28,069 Speaker 5: I was everywhere. Yeah, it was everywhere. I'm born in 52 00:02:28,149 --> 00:02:31,789 Speaker 5: sixty eight, so the seventies, mid seventies, and actually I 53 00:02:31,869 --> 00:02:34,109 Speaker 5: hung out with Neil, the nice little name drop there 54 00:02:35,669 --> 00:02:39,109 Speaker 5: and he was saying to me, Australia has always been 55 00:02:39,309 --> 00:02:40,749 Speaker 5: like one of his biggest. 56 00:02:42,029 --> 00:02:44,669 Speaker 3: Well that was my next question was did you get 57 00:02:44,709 --> 00:02:46,469 Speaker 3: the full Obviously, you know you have to get the 58 00:02:46,549 --> 00:02:49,189 Speaker 3: rights to be singing all of his songs, but did 59 00:02:49,189 --> 00:02:51,029 Speaker 3: you like sit down with him before the movie and 60 00:02:51,069 --> 00:02:52,948 Speaker 3: sort of have a chat about what you were doing 61 00:02:53,029 --> 00:02:54,949 Speaker 3: and how much influence I. 62 00:02:54,869 --> 00:02:57,069 Speaker 5: Met him, So I'm really good mates with Paul Dainty 63 00:02:57,109 --> 00:03:00,189 Speaker 5: and Paul as his promoter, right, and I went for 64 00:03:00,269 --> 00:03:02,548 Speaker 5: dinner with him and Katie like when they were out 65 00:03:02,629 --> 00:03:05,469 Speaker 5: doing that last tour twenty eighteen or something, and that 66 00:03:05,629 --> 00:03:08,349 Speaker 5: was really cool. But I heard that he because he 67 00:03:08,429 --> 00:03:10,749 Speaker 5: knew this story. This film is based on a docker 68 00:03:10,869 --> 00:03:14,549 Speaker 5: which he had seen, and he knew about the story. 69 00:03:14,589 --> 00:03:17,788 Speaker 5: He knew about this you know Neil Diamond tribute band 70 00:03:17,789 --> 00:03:19,629 Speaker 5: back in the day. And I don't want to give 71 00:03:19,629 --> 00:03:22,269 Speaker 5: away the ending, but that all of that is totally true. 72 00:03:22,349 --> 00:03:26,709 Speaker 5: So he gave totally everything, and he gave. 73 00:03:26,509 --> 00:03:28,429 Speaker 4: The rights pretty much straight up. 74 00:03:28,429 --> 00:03:31,069 Speaker 5: And he's pretty apparently pretty cagy with the rights to 75 00:03:31,069 --> 00:03:36,509 Speaker 5: his music in terms of commercials or films don't And 76 00:03:36,589 --> 00:03:38,949 Speaker 5: he was right into it, and he rang me straight 77 00:03:38,989 --> 00:03:42,429 Speaker 5: after he saw the film and he was crying. Man, 78 00:03:42,509 --> 00:03:45,549 Speaker 5: it was yeah, and I went and hung out with 79 00:03:46,509 --> 00:03:48,349 Speaker 5: I said, this is about the most ausy thing I'm 80 00:03:48,389 --> 00:03:48,949 Speaker 5: ever going to do. 81 00:03:49,149 --> 00:03:49,349 Speaker 4: Yeah. 82 00:03:49,469 --> 00:03:51,509 Speaker 5: I mean, he's on the phone and I'm like, I said, 83 00:03:51,909 --> 00:03:55,069 Speaker 5: do you mind if I come over a coupa or something? 84 00:03:55,789 --> 00:03:58,109 Speaker 5: And he goes, no, that's fine. And then in the 85 00:03:58,149 --> 00:04:00,909 Speaker 5: email exchange, I said I didn't quite clock that. You 86 00:04:00,949 --> 00:04:02,709 Speaker 5: guys are an asked and I said, okay, if I stayed 87 00:04:02,709 --> 00:04:03,189 Speaker 5: the night. 88 00:04:05,029 --> 00:04:07,229 Speaker 2: You invited yourself to Neil Diamond's house. 89 00:04:07,709 --> 00:04:10,029 Speaker 4: Well, and she said, are you inviting yourself to my 90 00:04:10,149 --> 00:04:11,269 Speaker 4: house for. 91 00:04:11,269 --> 00:04:12,469 Speaker 2: A sleepover as well? 92 00:04:12,509 --> 00:04:14,309 Speaker 6: It's not only for a cup, it's a cover and 93 00:04:14,309 --> 00:04:14,909 Speaker 6: a sleepover. 94 00:04:15,389 --> 00:04:18,389 Speaker 4: And it was so awesome. And here's the highlight. 95 00:04:18,829 --> 00:04:19,109 Speaker 2: Mate. 96 00:04:19,428 --> 00:04:23,948 Speaker 5: We go for dinner and he's like, Katie, his wife said, 97 00:04:23,988 --> 00:04:25,469 Speaker 5: I just want you to know Neil loves a bit 98 00:04:25,469 --> 00:04:28,509 Speaker 5: of karaoke. He's probably gonna ask you no, why no, why? 99 00:04:29,869 --> 00:04:32,509 Speaker 5: So we sit down for dinner, like the bread hasn't 100 00:04:32,549 --> 00:04:34,909 Speaker 5: come out or anything, and it was like, you guys 101 00:04:34,909 --> 00:04:35,629 Speaker 5: want to do karaoke? 102 00:04:36,629 --> 00:04:39,309 Speaker 4: I said one hundred percent. He goes, great, let's get 103 00:04:39,309 --> 00:04:41,389 Speaker 4: the machine out and he's like mate, can we just 104 00:04:41,429 --> 00:04:42,068 Speaker 4: eat something? 105 00:04:42,189 --> 00:04:44,789 Speaker 5: So we eat the starters, bread and started, and he 106 00:04:44,829 --> 00:04:48,269 Speaker 5: goes to karaoke and he's like, come on, let's have 107 00:04:48,309 --> 00:04:51,229 Speaker 5: the main meal. Let's about four times and then we're 108 00:04:51,269 --> 00:04:55,789 Speaker 5: saying karaoke together. I dream to dream is you're kidding? 109 00:04:55,829 --> 00:04:58,188 Speaker 5: That's where he started, and it was so good just 110 00:04:58,229 --> 00:05:04,988 Speaker 5: sitting there. Then he hands me the mind can falling 111 00:05:05,069 --> 00:05:06,789 Speaker 5: in Love you wo. 112 00:05:08,909 --> 00:05:13,428 Speaker 2: Story, I got that, Oprah. You just put the boys. 113 00:05:13,589 --> 00:05:15,909 Speaker 2: We're in the shoes of the person that's just on 114 00:05:15,909 --> 00:05:18,068 Speaker 2: a ski trip. They walk in to go and have 115 00:05:18,189 --> 00:05:18,909 Speaker 2: a bit of dinner. 116 00:05:19,309 --> 00:05:22,469 Speaker 3: First of all, you guys sitting there, and then next 117 00:05:22,509 --> 00:05:26,029 Speaker 3: minute Neil Diamond, Hugh Jackman, jeet like, you wouldn't believe 118 00:05:26,029 --> 00:05:28,349 Speaker 3: you like you wouldn't you wouldn't you just wouldn't believe that. 119 00:05:28,349 --> 00:05:30,149 Speaker 2: Story's crazy. 120 00:05:31,589 --> 00:05:32,469 Speaker 4: It was so cool. 121 00:05:32,549 --> 00:05:35,229 Speaker 5: He put his arm round and when I walked up 122 00:05:35,269 --> 00:05:37,509 Speaker 5: to him, I'm told, this is totally me bragging. 123 00:05:37,589 --> 00:05:40,109 Speaker 4: He goes, you did good, you did a good kid. 124 00:05:42,269 --> 00:05:42,589 Speaker 2: It's just. 125 00:05:44,709 --> 00:05:46,509 Speaker 5: With other people singing you songs, and he goes, I 126 00:05:46,549 --> 00:05:49,589 Speaker 5: don't like it. So it really goes he said, my 127 00:05:49,669 --> 00:05:50,909 Speaker 5: songs have been covered by everyone. 128 00:05:50,949 --> 00:05:52,509 Speaker 4: He goes, yes, I don't like it. 129 00:05:52,669 --> 00:05:57,189 Speaker 5: I'm just critical of its no no, no matter, why Bud. 130 00:05:58,309 --> 00:06:00,469 Speaker 6: What was his wife doing during all of this, Hue, 131 00:06:00,709 --> 00:06:02,749 Speaker 6: I feel like there's just this bromance going on between 132 00:06:02,789 --> 00:06:04,269 Speaker 6: you and it was the wife, just like, can we 133 00:06:04,309 --> 00:06:05,308 Speaker 6: bring out the mains now? 134 00:06:05,669 --> 00:06:07,988 Speaker 4: Well, there's this a bit of that, but actually she 135 00:06:08,109 --> 00:06:10,109 Speaker 4: was filming it. I'm not sure where that says, guys, 136 00:06:10,149 --> 00:06:10,669 Speaker 4: but she was. 137 00:06:11,509 --> 00:06:13,629 Speaker 3: Because you're when you're the same token, it must feel 138 00:06:13,629 --> 00:06:15,269 Speaker 3: a bit. This is a bit weird maybe here, but 139 00:06:15,309 --> 00:06:17,549 Speaker 3: at the end of the day, you're Hugh Jackman. So 140 00:06:17,549 --> 00:06:20,308 Speaker 3: there's a bit of you know, like not to Neil. 141 00:06:20,669 --> 00:06:22,029 Speaker 2: But you know what I mean, like your Neil Doving. 142 00:06:23,109 --> 00:06:25,628 Speaker 3: You're someone like you're You're you're also the guy like 143 00:06:25,709 --> 00:06:26,749 Speaker 3: you know, so that's what it must be. 144 00:06:26,829 --> 00:06:28,709 Speaker 2: I don't know a bit really, guys. 145 00:06:28,709 --> 00:06:31,149 Speaker 5: How I feel is I'm I'm the guy listening in 146 00:06:31,429 --> 00:06:36,149 Speaker 5: like Warunga or Chatswood where I grew up and ride 147 00:06:36,189 --> 00:06:37,909 Speaker 5: your bike down the street. 148 00:06:39,469 --> 00:06:40,349 Speaker 2: I was gonna ask him. 149 00:06:40,869 --> 00:06:42,829 Speaker 5: I remember the green Gate Hotel. There was a guy 150 00:06:43,029 --> 00:06:44,389 Speaker 5: we used to go and see him. He was a 151 00:06:44,469 --> 00:06:50,749 Speaker 5: karaoke and the Greennie and we I'm immediately remembering the 152 00:06:50,829 --> 00:06:52,869 Speaker 5: night I got thrown out on my night after high 153 00:06:52,909 --> 00:06:55,909 Speaker 5: school when we broke up and I threw up straight 154 00:06:55,949 --> 00:06:56,549 Speaker 5: in front of him. 155 00:06:56,589 --> 00:06:59,149 Speaker 4: Yeah, it was like four ft and I threw up. 156 00:06:59,149 --> 00:07:02,029 Speaker 5: It was a messy night, beautiful And but this guy 157 00:07:02,109 --> 00:07:03,829 Speaker 5: used to see Neil Diamond and we used to go 158 00:07:03,869 --> 00:07:04,589 Speaker 5: and watch him a bit. 159 00:07:04,789 --> 00:07:06,789 Speaker 4: It's a bit like the movie, but it was just karaoke. 160 00:07:06,909 --> 00:07:09,709 Speaker 4: Wasn't being paid, but he just every week it was cool. 161 00:07:10,029 --> 00:07:11,109 Speaker 2: Hey, I was gonna ask you, mate. 162 00:07:11,109 --> 00:07:13,549 Speaker 3: So obviously one of the you know, the sort of Mike, 163 00:07:13,629 --> 00:07:15,869 Speaker 3: the character that you play in the film, he's he's 164 00:07:15,909 --> 00:07:17,509 Speaker 3: quite strong on the fact that Neil Diamond's got so 165 00:07:17,549 --> 00:07:21,229 Speaker 3: much range beyond Sweet Caroline. Yeah, and because obviously that's 166 00:07:21,269 --> 00:07:23,189 Speaker 3: you know, Neil Diamond. If you're not a Nil durwond fan, 167 00:07:23,229 --> 00:07:25,149 Speaker 3: you just know that bah bah bah a bit. But 168 00:07:25,429 --> 00:07:27,869 Speaker 3: you're so huge in the movie on Sillimon and all 169 00:07:27,869 --> 00:07:29,469 Speaker 3: these other, you know, great songs. 170 00:07:29,229 --> 00:07:31,669 Speaker 2: That he sings. I was wondering for you, like, have 171 00:07:31,789 --> 00:07:32,669 Speaker 2: you got another? 172 00:07:33,109 --> 00:07:34,949 Speaker 3: Is that a thing for you in Hollywood as well, 173 00:07:35,189 --> 00:07:37,269 Speaker 3: is like have you got a Sweet Caroline? Where people 174 00:07:37,309 --> 00:07:39,989 Speaker 3: are like, oh, do the bit and you're like, ah, 175 00:07:40,149 --> 00:07:40,669 Speaker 3: I've done that. 176 00:07:41,869 --> 00:07:45,349 Speaker 5: If it's it's generally if I go around the world, 177 00:07:45,349 --> 00:07:48,909 Speaker 5: it's like, ah, yeah, yeah, you're there. 178 00:07:49,389 --> 00:07:51,549 Speaker 4: Yeah, I don't know, you know, but yeah, come on. 179 00:07:52,709 --> 00:07:53,149 Speaker 2: It's true. 180 00:07:53,149 --> 00:07:54,669 Speaker 6: It's a true hue that for a while kids got 181 00:07:54,709 --> 00:07:56,509 Speaker 6: scared of you when they saw you because they thought 182 00:07:56,509 --> 00:07:57,429 Speaker 6: you were Wolverine. 183 00:07:57,629 --> 00:07:57,989 Speaker 4: Totally. 184 00:07:58,029 --> 00:08:00,069 Speaker 5: They're just looking up at me, looking in my hands, 185 00:08:00,109 --> 00:08:02,629 Speaker 5: looking up at me, and then you know, their dad's like, 186 00:08:02,669 --> 00:08:04,669 Speaker 5: this is Wolverene and they're like, kids, like, I get 187 00:08:04,709 --> 00:08:05,589 Speaker 5: me the hell out of here. 188 00:08:05,789 --> 00:08:07,429 Speaker 6: It was a little bit the only other thing I 189 00:08:07,429 --> 00:08:08,949 Speaker 6: heard about that. Hugh, tell me if this is wrong, 190 00:08:08,989 --> 00:08:11,629 Speaker 6: But did you also then start carrying candy around because 191 00:08:11,669 --> 00:08:14,229 Speaker 6: you knew you would scare children that you would then 192 00:08:14,269 --> 00:08:14,909 Speaker 6: give them candy. 193 00:08:15,789 --> 00:08:16,749 Speaker 4: That's wrong. 194 00:08:18,949 --> 00:08:21,789 Speaker 5: It's just wrong in every sense that I'm carrying candy 195 00:08:21,829 --> 00:08:22,349 Speaker 5: for kids. 196 00:08:22,549 --> 00:08:26,829 Speaker 4: Like, no, let's not. There's a headline a kid come 197 00:08:26,829 --> 00:08:33,909 Speaker 4: in man, a little lonely. Now I'm Wolverine. Come on, 198 00:08:34,029 --> 00:08:36,629 Speaker 4: come on over here, get in the car, come on, 199 00:08:36,708 --> 00:08:37,229 Speaker 4: get in the back. 200 00:08:38,588 --> 00:08:42,028 Speaker 5: No, but I don't know where that story came from. 201 00:08:42,069 --> 00:08:45,588 Speaker 5: I did once trigger treating. Oh, I went trigger treating 202 00:08:45,588 --> 00:08:47,669 Speaker 5: with the kids who were dressed up as wolverine. And 203 00:08:47,708 --> 00:08:49,668 Speaker 5: I was right behind them, not normal person. 204 00:08:49,468 --> 00:08:49,949 Speaker 2: Notice so. 205 00:08:52,309 --> 00:08:53,789 Speaker 4: And I actually had claws in my hands. 206 00:08:53,828 --> 00:08:54,629 Speaker 2: I was just like this. 207 00:08:55,029 --> 00:08:56,749 Speaker 4: It was like X Men two, so it's sort of 208 00:08:56,789 --> 00:08:59,389 Speaker 4: early days. But yeah, nothing. 209 00:08:59,508 --> 00:09:00,388 Speaker 2: Oh that's brilliant. 210 00:09:00,868 --> 00:09:02,548 Speaker 5: Thanks for watching the movie. I'm glad you loved that. 211 00:09:02,909 --> 00:09:05,629 Speaker 5: I'm genuinely I feel like I'm turning into that actor. 212 00:09:06,149 --> 00:09:08,548 Speaker 5: I'm the guys like you guys could see this movie 213 00:09:08,748 --> 00:09:11,789 Speaker 5: and everyone's looking like the one you're in, Like, I'll 214 00:09:11,828 --> 00:09:12,429 Speaker 5: be the judge of. 215 00:09:12,429 --> 00:09:18,348 Speaker 1: That beautiful guy, beautiful. 216 00:09:18,388 --> 00:09:21,189 Speaker 3: Don't check out the movie song sung Blue Hugh Jackman 217 00:09:21,588 --> 00:09:25,309 Speaker 3: in a Neil Diamond themed extravaganza out New Year's Day.