Roles that actors/actresses might regret refusing! :)

[Jellybeans]

Roles that actors/actresses might regret refusing!

First that comes to mind is Linday Lohan refusing to be in The Hangover

[Steve]

I read that Sean Connery turned down roles of Morpheus in The Matrix and Gandalf in LOTR because he didn't understand the stories. He went on to say that he accepted the lead role in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen even though he didn't understand it either because of the other movies' success. Unfortunately this one bombed.

[Dotpattern]

Don Johnson regrets turning down the part of Elliot Ness in The Untouchables.

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf...hoices_1024982

[sfmarine]

Originally Posted by fireman325

I read that Sean Connery turned down roles of Morpheus in The Matrix and Gandalf in LOTR because he didn't understand the stories. He went on to say that he accepted the lead role in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen even though he didn't understand it either because of the other movies' success. Unfortunately this one bombed.

Yup..I heard about that as well. Big mistake lol..

[Jellybeans]

Originally Posted by fireman325

I read that Sean Connery turned down roles of Morpheus in The Matrix and Gandalf in LOTR because he didn't understand the stories. He went on to say that he accepted the lead role in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen even though he didn't understand it either because of the other movies' success. Unfortunately this one bombed.

I wouldn' have seen him as Morpheus! I would've seen him as Gandalf !

[DetroitSportsFan]

Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in "The Matrix" to do "Wild Wild West" instead.

Michael Madsen turned down the role of Vincent Vega in "Pulp Fiction".

Mel Gibson turned down the role of the T-800 in "The Terminator". Arnold ended up getting the role. Gibson also turned down the role of Batman in Burton's 1989 film, which went to Michael Keaton, because he was already committed to "Lethal Weapon 2".

Al Pacino turned down the role of Han Solo in "Star Wars", along with the lead role in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" which instead went to Richard Dreyfuss. He also turned down the lead roles in "Midnight Cowboy", "Marathon Man", and "Kramer vs. Kramer", all of which went to Dustin Hoffman.

Rock Hudson signed on to play the lead in "Ben Hur", but when contract negotiations broke down, the part went to Charlton Heston.

[Rob71]

Tom Selleck-Indiana Jones
Richard Grieco-Keanu Reeves role in Speed
Keanu Reeves-Charlie Sheens role in Platoon

[sfmarine]

Originally Posted by Jellybeans

I wouldn' have seen him as Morpheus! I would've seen him as Gandalf !

Agreed.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Some more.....

For every celebrity winning critical acclaim or an Academy Award there’s another celeb or two who turned down that same meaty role. While we’re sure they had good reasons for their decisions, we’re also wondering how hard they kick themselves after realizing they passed up “The Big One.” Behold celebrities who turned down the roles of a lifetime.

1. Molly Ringwald – Molly Ringwald turned down the role of Vivian in “Pretty Woman” and the role of Molly in “Ghost” among others. She was also offered a part in Scream which she turned down because she was in her late 20’s and didn’t want a teenage role. Also, she was offered Leah Thompson’s role in “Some Kind of Wonderful” which she turned down severing her relationship with John Hughes. Personally, I can’t see her in any of those roles and never felt she was all that great of an actress anyway. She’s good with whiny roles, however. I’ll give her that.
2. Mel Gibson – Turned down the lead role in Gladiator. A role which landed Russell Crowe the Academy Award. Mel also turned down the part of Robin Hood in “Robin Hood Prince of Thieves.” Instead, that part went to a not very belieaveable Kevin Costner.
3. Alec Baldwin – The role of Richard Kimball in “The Fugitive” was originally offered to Alec. After he turned it down, it went to Harrison Ford.
4. Sigourney Weaver – Turned down the role of Ada in “The Accused,” a part that later went to Kelly McGillis, and the lead role in “A Handmaid’s Tale.”
5. Keanu Reeves turned down Charlie Sheen’s role in “Platoon.” And really, thank goodness for that. The role should definitely go to someone who can act.
6. Gillian Anderson – The former X-Files star was originally offered the role of Bethany Sloane in “Dogma.” She said, “no thanks” and the part wen to Linda Fiorentino instead.
7. Warren Beatty - Turned down the role of Jack Horner in “Boogie Nights.” The part was then offered to a smarmy looking Burt Reynolds. Warren also turned down James Caan’s role in “Misery”, the part of Gordon Gekko in “Wall Street” and Robert Redford’s role in “The Sting.” Granted, Warren’s had some decent roles and he’s a good actor. But we’re thinking he’s not a very good judge of a good script. He accepts “Dick Tracy” and turns down “The Sting?” Does anyone else see something wrong with this picture?
8. Melanie Griffith – Melanie Griffith turned down the role of “Thelma” in “Thelma and Louise.” Incidentally, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jodie Foster were originally cast as Thelma and Louise but had to drop out as pre-production dragged on.
9. Sarah Michelle Gellar – Scheduling conflicts prevented her from accepting the role as Cher in “Clueless.”
10. Richard Grieco – The “21 Jump Street” star turned down the lead role in “Speed” because he thought the script sucked. I guess he’s still turning down sucky scripts because it’s not like we’ve seen him in anything but the plastic surgeon’s office since the early 90’s.
11. Madonna - I guess we should be thankful but Madonna turned down Michelle Pfeiffer’s role in “The Fabulous Baker Boys.”
12. Denzel Washington – Turned down the role of Curtis in “Dreamgirls”, the lead in “I Robot”, and it’s rumored he turned down the role of “Ray Charles” in Ray.
13. Will Smith – Turned down the role that eventually went to Keanu Reeve in “The Matrix”, and the role of Stu in “Phone Booth.”
14. Julia Roberts – Turned down Sharon Stone’s leg crossing role in “Basic Instinct,” the role of Mary Corleone in “Godfather III” the role of Annie in “Sleepless in Seattle,” the lead role of “Shakespeare in Love” and the role of Lucy in “While You Were Sleeping.”
15. Leonardo DiCaprio – Offered the part of Dirk Diggler in “Boogie Nights” before it was given to Mark Wahlberg and the lead role in “The Matrix”.
16. Mark Wahlberg – Turned down the role of Linus in “Ocean’s 11″.
17. Tom Cruise – Before Johnny Depp made the role his own, Tom Cruise signed on to play Donnie Brasco in the film of the same name. Tom was also to play the lead role in “Footloose” and ended up turning that down as well.
18. Jennifer Jason Leigh – Jennifer Jason Leigh is another of the actresses who landed the role of Vivian in “Pretty Woman” and later turned it down.
19. John Travolata – Turned down the role of Forrest Gump.
20. Tom Hanks – Turned down the role of Ray Kinsella in “Field of Dreams,” Andy Dufresne in “The Shawshank Redemption” and the lead role in “Jerry Maguire.”

http://www.glamorati.com/celebrity/2...popular-roles/

[sfmarine]

I didn't know Travolta turned down Forrest Gump...something tells me he may not have been able to pull it off.

[Dotpattern]

Originally Posted by Rob71

Tom Selleck-Indiana Jones
Richard Grieco-Keanu Reeves role in Speed
Keanu Reeves-Charlie Sheens role in Platoon

But did Tom Selleck refuse or turn down the role? In the Making Of on the DVD, they said his Magnum P.I. producers wouldn't let him take time off from the show to go shoot the movie.

Or am I splitting hairs?

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Some more.....



http://www.glamorati.com/celebrity/2...popular-roles/

Warren Beatty turned down all those roles, but accepted Ishtar? Bet he every time he thinks about it.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by sfmarine

I didn't know Travolta turned down Forrest Gump...something tells me he may not have been able to pull it off.

I think Travolta could play a mentally challenged man just fine.

[Jellybeans]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Some more.....



http://www.glamorati.com/celebrity/2...popular-roles/

Interesting list !

Tom Selleck turned down Indiana Jones! That's a decision that might hunt him the rest of his life!

[charlieray1]

Bela Lugosi turned down Frankenstein.

He was a huge star right after starring in Dracula, and Universal wanted him to play the monster -- but he turned them down because of the heavy make-up and lack of dialogue. The role went to the then unknown Boris Karloff who became a sensation and quickly eclipsed Lugosi as Hollywood's biggest horror star. He went on to major success as Bela drifted into lesser film roles and faded away

Many film historians consider that the biggest mistake of Lugosi's career.

[sfmarine]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

I think Travolta could play a mentally challenged man just fine.

haha touché!

[Q?]

I've read that Will Smith wanted the Neo role to be a womanizing smartass...
why he didn't get the role anyways..

[sfmarine]

Originally Posted by Jellybeans

Interesting list !

Tom Selleck turned down Indiana Jones! That's a decision that might hunt him the rest of his life!

Ya...Ouch..

[Jaguar007]

Originally Posted by Jellybeans

Interesting list !

Tom Selleck turned down Indiana Jones! That's a decision that might hunt him the rest of his life!

No, Selleck did not turn down Indiana Jones. As mentioned earlier, he was the first choice for the role, but he had just committed to do Magnum PI and the producers would not release him from his contract.

[AeroK]

I read somewhere before that Dave Chappelle turned down Bubba Gump.