James Purefoy Was Replaced By Hugo Weaving In V For Vendetta
The iconic character from V for Vendetta may have had different mannerisms if the director had decided to go with his first pick for the role. James Purefoy inhabited the character of V for a whole 6 weeks of filming before it was decided he couldn't properly emote while wearing a mask. Hugo Weaving was asked to take over as V, and it's his portrayal that we see in the movie.
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Nap 3 year s ago
#10 Not true. Both actors performances made it to final cut during the editing process.
"Certain scenes within this movie feature James Purefoy as V, who was originally cast in the role, but replaced by Hugo Weaving four weeks into filming. Weaving's voice was simply dubbed over Purefoy's performance in post-production. Director James McTeigue said in an interview: " 'Can I tell the difference? Yeah. Can the audience tell? I doubt it.' "
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv
"Certain scenes within this movie feature James Purefoy as V, who was originally cast in the role, but replaced by Hugo Weaving four weeks into filming. Weaving's voice was simply dubbed over Purefoy's performance in post-production. Director James McTeigue said in an interview: " 'Can I tell the difference? Yeah. Can the audience tell? I doubt it.' "
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv
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Elsie 3 year s ago
#7 Both actors came after Sean Young. Young was promised the role and trained for a year. She was famously dumped for refusing the casting couch. They claimed she broke her leg but she would show up ready to go. She went nuts trying to recapture the role.. Tim Burton told stores that basically black balled her, ended her career for speaking out.
"Certain scenes within this movie feature James Purefoy as V, who was originally cast in the role, but replaced by Hugo Weaving four weeks into filming. Weaving's voice was simply dubbed over Purefoy's performance in post-production. Director James McTeigue said in an interview: " 'Can I tell the difference? Yeah. Can the audience tell? I doubt it.' "
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv