From mutant Wolverine in the highly successful X-Men, Hugh Jackman is on to becoming a hacker in a new upcoming movie which will star John Travolta in the Warner Bros thriller, Swordfish.

According to reports, the actor from Down Under got the role of Wolverine after Dougray Scott (Ever After, Mission Impossible 2) backed out due to a clash in schedules. Scott was filming MI2 then.

Swordfish is an espionage thriller, about a suave intelligence agent who has to persuade a computer hacker, who was just released from prison, to do a 'final job'. John Travolta will play the spy, and Jackman, the hacker. Director Dominic Sena will helm the project, and filming is schedule to commence at the end of August.

Currently, Jackman is filming with co-star Ashley Judd (Kiss the Girls, Eye of the Beholder) in Tony Goldwyn's Animal Husbandry, which is scheduled for a 2001 release.

Jackman is known for his films from Down Under such as The Erskineville Kings and the Paperback Hero before he moved up the popularity ladder after X-Men. He will be back as Wolverine for the X-Men sequel which will be developed by 20th Century Fox and Marvel Studios.