Dougray Scott Was Replaced By Hugh Jackman In X-Men
Love him or hate him, we all know who Wolverine from the X-Men is, as well as the actor who plays him. But the role of the gruff hero was intended for Dougray Scott, who, back in 1999, was making quite a name for himself. However, Scott's other project dragged on and he wasn't available when the X-Men started filming, thus the role was given to Hugh Jackman and the rest is history.
"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.' "
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