No song and dance man — Hugh Jackman will not host the Oscars a second year in a row.
The actor, who’s starring on Broadway with Daniel Craig in the drama “A Steady Rain,” quietly turned down the job sometime during the past few weeks.
I liked Jackman as the song and dance man of the Oscars. He drew praise from others as well. He says he’ll host the Oscar show again in the future, but is not certain.
After his Broadway run, Jackman plans to take time off and prepare for The Real Steel, the Shawn Levy-directed DreamWorks drama that starts production in the spring.
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Making a drastic change from all previous hosts of the Oscars, the new host for next year’s award ceremony will be Hugh Jackman. Rather than rely on a comedian/ comic actor/ chat show host, which has been the norm for decades, this decision seems to be an attempt to reboot the award ceremony, which saw lagging ratings last year.
Jackman has agreed to host the ceremony on the grounds that it will be “different”, which probably means less joke monologues (and not even the great Jon Stewart could make them work). While this may seem like an odd decision, as most know the actor as Wolverine (the prequel telling the origin of that very character is out next summer). Jackman’s talent go beyond blockbusters, though, as he has performed in many acclaimed musicals. Will this ensure that the Oscars will now be a song-and-dance show, with Jackman doing a big number at the end? We’ll see on February 22nd, with the nominations coming out in January.
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