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TIL that Dougray Scott was originally cast as Wolverine in X-Men (2000). However, the filming of Mission: Impossible 2 went longer than expected, and he was injured in a motorbike accident while shooting the chase scene. He was forced to drop out of the project and was replaced by Hugh Jackman.

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