Viggo Mortensen has often discussed turning down the role of Wolverine in Bryan Singer’s 2000 comic book tentpole “X-Men,” but the specifics of his decision came into clearer focus during the actor’s recent appearance on MTV’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast.
Mortensen brought his comic book-loving son Henry to a meeting with Bryan Singer, and the young boy made it known that he took issue with Singer’s storyboards depicting Wolverine’s look in the movie.
According to Mortensen, Henry shut down Singer’s approach to Wolverine to Singer’s face, which left the director “falling all over himself” and attempting to “explain in detail why he was taking certain liberties.”By the time Henry called out Singer, Mortensen had already made up his mind that he would not accept the role.
Although the actor would go on to sign up for three “Lord of the Rings” movies, at
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