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REL77 02-18-03 11:16 AM
Wolverine in XMen
 
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 11:33 AM
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 12:03 PM
I think it's was the bad guy in MI2....not positive...

devilshalo 02-18-03 02:54 PM
Dr. X -ohbfrank-

ebs0303 02-18-03 03:10 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 03:47 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 08:04 PM
Prof. X! I don't think he's a doctor =|

Giantrobo 02-18-03 08:34 PM
Jackman IS Wolverine. :up:

Iron_Giant 02-19-03 12:17 PM
Wolverine IS Jackman.

majorjoe23 02-19-03 12:21 PM
I'll bet it was someone totally off the wall and wrong for the part, Swartzenegger, Stallone, Michael Jackson.

B4Bishop 02-19-03 12:53 PM
I think that Ben Kingsley could have done Prof. X too. Thoughts?

B4Bishop 02-19-03 12:54 PM
and I think Billy Zane should have been Batman!

Giantrobo 02-19-03 05:41 PM
Originally posted by Iron_Giant
Wolverine IS Jackman.
All dogs go to heaven

wearetheborg 02-01-07 05:16 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 05:44 AM
Originally Posted by B4Bishop
I think that Ben Kingsley could have done Prof. X too. Thoughts?
That probably would have worked.

wearetheborg 02-01-07 06:13 AM
Originally Posted by nemein
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 07:33 AM
Originally Posted by wearetheborg
Somehow I feel Kingsley doesnt have that menacing aura about him.
Have you not seen Sexy Beast?

Hiro11 02-01-07 08:20 AM
A four-years-later bump about an established star three movies deep into a role now?

mrhan 02-01-07 08:32 AM
Originally Posted by ebs0303
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 08:47 AM
Originally Posted by Giantrobo
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 11:02 AM
Originally Posted by wearetheborg
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 11:26 AM
Originally Posted by mrhan
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 12:16 PM
Originally Posted by Hiro11
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 01:03 PM
Originally Posted by B4Bishop
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 02-01-07 11:35 PM
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 12:41 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 09:58 AM
Originally Posted by fumanstan
Prof. X! I don't think he's a doctor =|
unless he has a phd...

UAIOE 02-02-07 03:00 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 04:17 PM
Originally Posted by McHawkson
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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