Roles that actors/actresses might regret refusing! :)

[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.

[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..

[AeroK]

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

[opterasis]

Originally Posted by AeroK

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

Do you mean Bubba Blue?

[P@t_Mtl]

Overall it does not change anything. These role being turn down or having to drop because of conflict in schedule and what not have no meaning to these actors, they have only meaning to the media, who love to bring this back up every once an a while.

Would LOTR been better with Connery as Gandalf? Would we even care about Indy today if Tom Selleck had been Indy in Raiders? Would The Matrix had been as popular with Will Smith? All of these movies might have been nothing more then obscure reference now if the actors who did them had not been in them. It truly mean's nothing at all who refuse or could not do a role. Seriously anyone think Al Pacino had been such a great choice for Han Solo? Beside every actor of a certain age made audition for the role back in 1975. It just fun to talk about it but that's about it.

[Elvis]

Richard Gere owes John Travolta his career. Travolta turned down American Gigolo and An Officer and a Gentleman thus their careers were heading in opposite directions.

[Grand Bob]

Jed Clampett as the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz.

[Elvis]

Originally Posted by Grand Bob

Jed Clampett as the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz.

Buddy Ebsen was alergic to the type of silver paint they used....so he left and was repleaced and then they changed the type of silver. Talk about shafted.

[Grand Bob]

Originally Posted by Elvis

Buddy Ebsen was alergic to the type of silver paint they used....so he left and was repleaced and then they changed the type of silver. Talk about shafted.

That's a real tragedy, because that is probably a role that will be remembered as long as there are humans.

[Ski31]

George Lazenby's agent convinced him not to do 6 more Bond films....where is he now?

[nick1091]

I really thought I'd heard everything, until I entered this thread and found out a script existed that Richard Grieco turned down due to quality.

[quirkmanly]

Originally Posted by Grand Bob

Jed Clampett as the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz.

I'm not sure he would regret not dying for the sake of playing the Tin Man!

[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.