Dougray Scott

Project: X-Men

Did you know that Wolverine could have been played by an entirely different actor? The year was 1999 and Dougray Scott was set to become of the industry’s most in-demand actors. After all, he was personally chosen by Tom Cruise for the villain role in M:I:2, and had also just landed the lead role in Bryan Singer’s X-Men. We’re sure many anticipated his performances for both, but the actor later had to choose between the two big productions he was set to be part of. Due to delays and other issues, schedules for M:I:2 overlapped with that of X-Men, which left Scott with no time to film for the latter.

It is also worth mentioning that the actor suffered an injury while on set, causing further delays in M:I:2’s schedule. With production date for X-Men nearing, the studio had no choice but to let Scott go and give the role to Hugh Jackman.  After all, a lot of investment money was on the line.