Before lighting up the screen as a secondary antagonist inDeadpool 2, the Juggernaut made the jump from Marvel Comics to live-action in 2006’sX-Men: The Last Stand. Vinnie Jones played the role of the unstoppable behemoth in the movie, but as he explained in an interview, the end result in terms of his character was a far cry from what he had been initially promised.
“I loved the role, but hopefully you can put it fing right here, mate. I basically got mugged off. Matthew Vaughn signed me up, and it was a great role and a great script, and Juggernaut was a great character. I signed up for three of them, and that will show you how serious I was about it. Brett Ratner basically dissolved the character. I was in my fing trailer half the time. It’s one of the most disappointing jobs I’ve been on as far as, you know, ‘What am I doing here?'”
WhileThe Last Standis generally considered the most disappointing of the originalX-Mentrilogy, the character of Juggernaut came under particular criticism for being reduced to a minor comic relief instead of the dreaded villain who has taken on the likes of Thor and the Hulk in the comics.Vinnie Jonesstated that much of the character’s storyline had been reduced greatly by the time the film was ready was released.
Jones also believes the way fans personally targeted him for the failure of the character was quite unfair when it was the studio heads who were to blame.
“I know what it means to the fans, and I felt like I was a bit of a scapegoat as no one ever told my side of it. Nobody ever stood up and said, ‘Hold on a minute, we completely whitewashed Vinnie’s character. Basically, I was an extra, mate. That’s how I felt. I was gutted, to be honest.”
Fortunately, just as Ryan Reynolds took the much-maligned original version of Deadpool fromX-Men Origins: Wolverine, and rebooted him into the R-rated franchise star the world knows and loves today, the actor alsogave Juggernaut another shotat a live-action debut inDeadpool 2. This time, the monster was created entirely out of motion-capture CGI, with Reynolds providing the voice and facial expressions, and proved to be one of the highlights of the film. This news arrives fromComicBookMovie.com.
