8 Great Movies Saved By Ridiculously Last Minute Changes

1. Juggernaut Originally Broke Magneto Out Of Prison, Not Quicksilver - X-Men: Days Of Future Past

You didn't see that coming - the Quicksilver in X-Men: Days Of Future Past was better than the one in Avengers: Age Of Ultron. Oh, Aaron Taylor-Johnson's version of the super speedster wasn't bad per se, but just couldn't match Evan Peters' obnoxious take. The X-Man was, after all, the central part of Days Of Future Past's highlight - a slow-mo sequence where he saves Xavier, Wolverine and Magneto from Pentagon security to Jim Croce's Time In A Bottle - which emerged as a strong contender for "Best Action Scene Set In A Kitchen Of 2014" (an awards category that had some strong competition from The Raid 2).

But that sequence, and Maximoff himself, were almost completely absent from the film; the original plan was to have a younger version of Juggernaut help break Magneto out of the Pentagon, with the switch made to Quicksilver not happening until the film was lurching towards principal photography. While the change is well patched up in the final cut, this does explain why Wolverine says he knew an older Quicksilver in the future, despite no previous movie showing that.

So why the switch? Bryan Singer's argued it was because of the character's presence in The Last Stand (yeah, because Vinnie Jones was just so-damn definitive in Brett Ratner's messy attempt), but the fact Marvel had just stretched the definitions of the character rights by announcing a non-mutant version of Quicksilver in their then-upcoming Age Of Ultron has to have played a part; Fox were no doubt delighted at the opportunity to beat Marvel at their own game.

Which other movies were improved by last minute changes? Shout out any more down in the comments.