 At Fox's request, the character of Tom Sawyer was added for American audiences and to give the movie some "youth appeal".Producer Don Murphy, who described the request as a "stupid studio note", later said that the move to add Sawyer was "brilliant".After Sean Connery previously declined the roles of the Architect in "The Matrix" trilogy and Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the latter of which would have reportedly earned him $450 million, he agreed to appear as Quatermain despite not understanding the script.