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‘Deadpool’ star Karan Soni (Dopinder) said variety “Let’s say a lot of people traveled to London,” he said, adding that a ton of surprise cameos were filmed for the third Deadpool & Wolverine movie, which is set to be released this week. [for filming]” One actor who obviously couldn’t make it to London was Vinnie Jones, who made his debut as Juggernaut in X-Men: The Last Stand.jones recently spoke to Yahoo Movie UK He said he turned down a request to reprise the character in Deadpool and Wolverine because wearing the Juggernaut suit wasn’t the best experience.
“It’s funny, I just got asked to do the new Deadpool movie, and I talked to the director and said it’s like putting on a suit, mentally and physically,” Jones said. “So it was psychologically damaging as well, because you’re in there and you can’t do anything all day and all you can do is drink through a straw. That’s why I couldn’t get the deal for ‘Deadpool.’ [and Wolverine]”
“But Deadpool is more or less my favorite movie,” he added. “I really wanted to do that, but I didn’t have the budget for a suit.”
Juggernaut, played by Jones, faced off against Wolverine, played by Jackman, in 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand. Yahoo Movies UK He agreed to play the comic book character for director Matthew Vaughn, but was upset when the role was drastically changed in favor of Brett Ratner.
“We had a new manager, but it wasn’t the same role I signed up for,” Jones said. “They diluted the dialogue. [used to be] bigger role. The director brought in so many moving parts and so many other actors that my thoughts faded. I lost interest pretty early on because I knew they were just taking me…I was really, really upset. It was such a big stage that I became an extra, and that’s what happened. ”
“I was going back and forth, ‘Where’s my conversation? Where’s my storyline?'” Jones recalled. “For me it was confusing and disappointing.”
Jones never had a chance to play Juggernaut again outside of X-Men: The Last Stand. The character would later appear via motion capture in Reynolds’ film Deadpool. Jones is currently on a press tour for her role in the Netflix gangster series “The Gentlemen,” reuniting her with “Lock, Stock, Two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch” director Guy Ritchie. .
Watch Jones’ full interview with Yahoo Movies UK in the video below.
