Viggo Mortensen Recalls Why He Turned Down The Wolverine Role In ‘X-Men’ & Took His Young Son To The Meeting

Despite having appeared in one of the biggest franchises of the ’00s, Viggo Mortensen has never appeared in a superhero movie (though the fantastic “A History of Violence” is based on a comicbook).

That being said, it’s not for a lack of offers.

During a recent interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Mortensen recalls the time he got offered the role of Wolverine in “X-Men,” and how his son schooled Bryan Singer on how he got the character wrong.Continue reading Viggo Mortensen Recalls Why He Turned Down The Wolverine Role In ‘X-Men’ & Took His Young Son To The Meeting at The Playlist.

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