Revealing how he lost the mutant part to Hugh Jackman, the 'Mission: Impossible 2' actor spills that his 'very powerful' co-star insisted that he had to stay and finish filming their action film.
- March 9, 2020
AceShowbiz - Actor Dougray Scott has blamed Tom Cruise for not letting him play Wolverine in the "X-Men" franchise films.
Dougray lost out on the mutant part to Hugh Jackman while filming "Mission: Impossible 2", which went over its shooting schedule.
"Tom Cruise didn't let me do it," he told the Daily Telegraph, noting Cruise was pressed to complete the action movie. "We were doing Mission Impossible and he was like, 'You've got to stay and finish the film' and I said I will, but I'll go and do that as well. For whatever reason he said I couldn't."
"He was a very powerful guy. Other people were doing everything to make it work."
However, Dougray doesn't harbour any ill will and is impressed by how Jackman played the Wolverine character.
"I love what Hugh did with it. He's a lovely guy."
