Hello all. Having just listened to the commentary track on The new XMen DVD, Bryan Singer said that some one else played Wolverine for the first 1.5 months in filming, but had to leave. Does any one know who this is? Also, at the very end of the commentary, Bryan singer and his buddy say some one else approached him to play Dr. X and it would have been very interesting and different, but didnt want to say who that was, any idea who is was he was talking about??? Thanks alot
tofu
02-18-03, 12:33 PM
I believe that it was Dougray Scott who was originally asked to be Wolverine but he had to leave to go film Mission Impossible 2.
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Scott,%20Dougray
Get Me Coffee
02-18-03, 01:03 PM
I think it's was the bad guy in MI2....not positive...
devilshalo
02-18-03, 03:54 PM
Dr. X -ohbfrank-
ebs0303
02-18-03, 04:10 PM
Yes it was Dougray Scott who had to pull out b/c of MI 2.... Considering what the role has done for Hugh Jackman's career, Id say D. Scott got the raw end of that deal... though comparing Scott's and Jackman's looks, I think Jackman was a better choice for the part.
Cant imagine who couldve played a better Dr. X... Patrick Stewart was practically born for that role.
REL77
02-18-03, 04:47 PM
Originally posted by ebs0303
Cant imagine who couldve played a better Dr. X... Patrick Stewart was practically born for that role.
Yeah, I couldnt figure out who would approach Singer about playing him. In the commentary, it is really interesting, I would have loved to known who it was. I wish he would have said
fumanstan
02-18-03, 09:04 PM
Prof. X! I don't think he's a doctor =|
Giantrobo
02-18-03, 09:34 PM
Jackman IS Wolverine. :up:
Iron_Giant
02-19-03, 01:17 PM
Wolverine IS Jackman.
majorjoe23
02-19-03, 01:21 PM
I'll bet it was someone totally off the wall and wrong for the part, Swartzenegger, Stallone, Michael Jackson.
B4Bishop
02-19-03, 01:53 PM
I think that Ben Kingsley could have done Prof. X too. Thoughts?
B4Bishop
02-19-03, 01:54 PM
and I think Billy Zane should have been Batman!
Giantrobo
02-19-03, 06:41 PM
Originally posted by Iron_Giant
Wolverine IS Jackman.
All dogs go to heaven
wearetheborg
02-01-07, 06:16 AM
Jackman owns wolverine, amongst all the superhero films I've seen, Jackman-wolverine has been the best by far. The closest is probably Ahnold in Terminator.
nemein
02-01-07, 06:44 AM
I think that Ben Kingsley could have done Prof. X too. Thoughts?
That probably would have worked.
wearetheborg
02-01-07, 07:13 AM
That probably would have worked.
Somehow I feel Kingsley doesnt have that menacing aura about him. Patrick pulls off that "I'm ultra poweful and I can own you if I wanted" demeanor quite well. He is also more authoratative.
dadaluholla
02-01-07, 08:33 AM
Somehow I feel Kingsley doesnt have that menacing aura about him.
Have you not seen Sexy Beast?
Hiro11
02-01-07, 09:20 AM
A four-years-later bump about an established star three movies deep into a role now?
mrhan
02-01-07, 09:32 AM
Cant imagine who couldve played a better Dr. X... Patrick Stewart was practically born for that role.
As a kid growing up in the late 70's and thought if they ever made an X-Men movie; it would have been cool to have Yul Brynner play Prof. X. He looked exactly like the way Neal Adams and John Byrne use to illustrate Prof. X.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000989/
McHawkson
02-01-07, 09:47 AM
Jackman IS Wolverine. :up:
If Jackman is 5 feet tall, then he IS Wolverine. But he's too tall for that role.
mrhan
02-01-07, 12:02 PM
Jackman owns wolverine, amongst all the superhero films I've seen, Jackman-wolverine has been the best by far. The closest is probably Ahnold in Terminator.
That doesn't make any sense since Arnold IS the Terminator and there wasn't any comic book version to compare the character to when the movie was released in 1984.
Shannon Nutt
02-01-07, 12:26 PM
That doesn't make any sense since Arnold IS the Terminator and there wasn't any comic book version to compare the character to when the movie was released in 1984.
Christopher Reeve as Superman probably would have been a better example. :)
wearetheborg
02-01-07, 01:16 PM
A four-years-later bump about an established star three movies deep into a role now?
I just saw X2 for the first time a couple of days back :D
Good movie !!!
Lastblade
02-01-07, 02:03 PM
I think that Ben Kingsley could have done Prof. X too. Thoughts?
Vetoed. He mailed it in, in Bloodrayne (but then who didn't?).
dom56
02-02-07, 12:35 AM
Jackman was great as Wolverine. :)
Is there suppose to be a Wolverine movie coming soon? I thought I heard that Jackman signed on for the solo project.
filmerp
02-02-07, 01:41 AM
Another replacement of interest to me was the cinematographer for X-Men 3.
From imdb:
Philippe Rousselot was hired as cinematographer by Matthew Vaughn, and initially stayed on when Brett Ratner took over as director. Not long into shooting however, Rousselot quit the project. Dante Spinotti, the cinematographer on Ratner's previous two films was available, and he took over for most of the remaining filming. He had to leave about a week before the end of shooting as he was committed to working on _Contract, The (2006)_ , and so J. Michael Muro was hired for the remainder of shooting.
There was a short interview in American Cinematographer where Rousselot stated what the biggest blunder of his career was. He answered, "Agreeing to work on X-Men 3." I'd really love to hear the story behind that one.
JediMindTricks
02-02-07, 10:58 AM
Prof. X! I don't think he's a doctor =|
unless he has a phd...
UAIOE
02-02-07, 04:00 PM
DR.X?
Why does it make me think of this:
Mr. Evil..
Dr.Evil! I didn't spend six years in evil medical school to be called "Mr." thank you very much.
DeputyDave
02-02-07, 05:17 PM
If Jackman is 5 feet tall, then he IS Wolverine. But he's too tall for that role.Back when I was really into comics I always thought a young (pre-1975) Charles Bronson would make a perfect Wolverine. He had the body back then and the attitude. Watch him bare-knuckle fight in "Hard Times" and you will believe.
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