Umculi we-Brian akaziwa nje njenge-cinematographEmate ethalente, kodwa futhi njengomuntu onenkinga. Akunjalo kudala, ngenxa yokuziphatha kwakhe okungafanele, waphucwa isihlalo somqondisi kwifilimu ethi "Bohemian Rhapsadia", futhi manje waziwa ngabezi zifebe ngesikhathi sokusebenza "ngabantu be-X". Ngokusho kwentatheli yaseHollywood, ngesikhathi sokuhlunga kwefilimu "yabantu bakwa-X 2 (2003) umculi wayengaphansi kwezidakamizwa, ekhombisa" isimo sakhe sobudlova "nokuthatha izixazululo eziphoqelelayo. I-nonprofesionalism yalowo mqondisi yaphumela esidlweni senkomba, futhi futhi yabangela ukulimala okutholwe nguHugh Jackman.
Ngokomthongo ongaziwa, lapho kutholakala ukuthi umculi wayesesitezi esidakiwe, umkhiqizi uTom Desanto wanikeza iqembu ukuthi liyeke ukudubula. Umculi, nokho, akazange ayinake le miyalo, egcizelela ekuqhubekeni komsebenzi. Umqondisi wayala ukuthi aqale ukudubula isenzo esinqunyelwe ngosuku olulandelayo. Njengoba iCascadener edingekayo yalesi sehlakalo ibingekho, uJackman kwadingeka enze ama-stunts ngaphandle komshuwalense. Lokhu kwaholela eqinisweni lokuthi uJackman "opha phambi kwekhamera." Kuphela ngemuva kwalokho ukukhiqizwa kwefilimu kumiswe. Kodwa-ke, abaphathi be-FOX Studio baye kwizivumelwano kumculi futhi banquma ukususa i-desnto ekuqopheni. Lesi sinqumo sasithukuthelele amalungu e-cast, esasongela ukushiya iphrojekthi kakhulu uma i-desanto ixoshwa.
Ngokusho kwentatheli yaseHollywood, kungukuthi ngaleso sikhathi lapho umlingisi uHolly Berry waphonsa ibinzana elidumile ekhelini lomculi "unganginge emhlane wami omnyama." Lesi sibabazo besilokhu sijikeleza ngathi iminyaka eminingi, kepha okubaluleke kakhulu kwakungaziwa ngaye. Ngasikhathi sinye, omele umculi asevele ekwazile ukumemezela ukuthi "akukho lutho olunjengokoqobo."