The Lord of the Rings’ Viggo Mortensen discussed how his son helped him decide to not take the part of Wolverine in Fox’s X-Men franchise.
Actor Viggo Mortensen almost portrayed Wolverine in Fox’s X-Men franchise but decided against accepting the role that would ultimately go to Hugh Jackman.
Mortensen shared that he brought his son Henry to meet director Bryan Singer during X-Men‘s casting stage. Henry read the film’s script and said, “This is wrong.” His son said as much to Singer and told him that Wolverine’s look and costume weren’t right, leading the director to, as Mortensen told the Happy Sad Confused podcast, to “fall all over himself.”