Roles Turned Down

[manchild24]

Below are Ten Roles Stars Regret Turning Down. Can you imagine how the movie would have been, how the sequels would be and how their careers would have turned. What Mel was know for "I'll be back" Would Morpheus been played by Lawerence Fishburn or some whitey? Pachino, just dont see it.

1. Will Smith turned down the lead role in The Matrix (1999), which went to Keanu Reeves.

2. Gwyneth Paltrow turned down the role Rachel in The Ring (2002), which went to Naomi Watts.

3. Sean Connery turned down the 007 role in Live and Let Die (1973), which went to Roger Moore. Connery also turned down the role of Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which went to Ian McKellen, and the role of Morpheus in The Matrix films, which went to Laurence Fishburne.


4. Mel Gibson turned down the lead role in The Terminator (1984), which went to Arnold Schwarzenegger. He also turned down two Batman movie roles.

5. Bill Murray turned down the role of Donald "Boon" Schoenstein in Animal House (1978).

6. Al Pacino turned down the role of Han Solo in Star Wars (1977), which went to Harrison Ford.

7. Marilyn Monroe turned down a role in Goodbye Charlie (1964), which went to Debbie Reynolds.

8. Rock Hudson wanted the lead role in Ben Hur (1959), but negotiations fell through and the role was taken by Charlton Heston.

9. Brad Pitt turned down a role in Apollo 13 (1995).

10. Julia Roberts turned down the role of Leigh Anne Tuoy in The Blind Side

[Buzzman]

Leonardo DiCaprio turned down the role if Hans Landa in IB which eventually went to Christoph Waltz. I have no doubt in my mind since Leo speaks German perfectly, he'd would have been nearly as good. But all is good again since hes the villain in QTs next film.

[Goober]

Sean Connery reportedly didn't understand the Lord of the Rings script at all (lol). The trilogy's success led him to accept the roll in The League of Extraordinary Gentleman because he believed it would be just as successful.

[Swarley]

I love Al Pacino, but him as Han Solo? I don't see it.

[Blade]

Below are Ten Roles Stars Regret Turning Down. Can you imagine how the movie would have been, how the sequels would be and how their careers would have turned. What Mel was know for "I'll be back" Would Morpheus been played by Lawerence Fishburn or some whitey? Pachino, just dont see it.

1. Will Smith turned down the lead role in The Matrix (1999), which went to Keanu Reeves. Ehh.......lot of weird facial expressions if Will Smith is casted.

2. Gwyneth Paltrow turned down the role Rachel in The Ring (2002), which went to Naomi Watts. No biggie

3. Sean Connery turned down the 007 role in Live and Let Die (1973), which went to Roger Moore. Connery also turned down the role of Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which went to Ian McKellen, and the role of Morpheus in The Matrix films, which went to Laurence Fishburne.
Sean Connery was idiot, should stayed on as Bond and would have done a good Gandalf and possibly a good Morpheus as well.

4. Mel Gibson turned down the lead role in The Terminator (1984), which went to Arnold Schwarzenegger. He also turned down two Batman movie roles. Too little for Terminator and an idiot for turning down Batman

5. Bill Murray turned down the role of Donald "Boon" Schoenstein in Animal House (1978). PRAISE JESUS

6. Al Pacino turned down the role of Han Solo in Star Wars (1977), which went to Harrison Ford. Good move

7. Marilyn Monroe turned down a role in Goodbye Charlie (1964), which went to Debbie Reynolds. Who cares?

8. Rock Hudson wanted the lead role in Ben Hur (1959), but negotiations fell through and the role was taken by Charlton Heston. Would have been interesting, I think Rock woulda rolled with this one.

9. Brad Pitt turned down a role in Apollo 13 (1995). Probably the Kevin Bacon role, if he had taken it then there would have been a hole in 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon game.

10. Julia Roberts turned down the role of Leigh Anne Tuoy in The Blind Side Meh

[j.hen]

Brad Pitt and Leonardo each turned down Thor and Captain America respectively. Imagine how badass the Avengers movies could have been with this lineup:

Tony Stark: Robert Downey Jr.
Hulk: Edward Norton
Captain America: Leonardo DiCaprio
Thor: Brad Pitt

:jizz:

[EmpireWF]

From http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...have_been.html

Lindsey Lohan passed on the role that went to Heather Graham in the first Hangover film.

Julia Roberts passed on "The Blind Side" role that went to Sandra Bullock.

Molly Ringwald turned down lead roles in Pretty Woman (Roberts) and Ghost (Demi Moore).

Alec Baldwin turned down Richard Kimball in The Fugitive which was performed (amazingly) by Harrison Ford.

Michael Madsen had to turn down the Vincent Vega role in Pul Fiction due to scheduling issues. John Travolta got it instead.

Madonna was close to getting the role of Ginger McKenna in Casino, but it went to Sharon Stone instead.

Drew Barrymoore turned down the role that ended up going to Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls.

Cary Grant turned down the role of James Bond because he didn't want to be tied to a film series and it went to Sean Connery.


Others include: Keanu Reeves turned down what ended up being Charlie Sheen's role in Platoon.

Sarah Michelle Gellar could not be Cher in Clueless due to scheduling conflicts.

[Senser81]

I love Al Pacino, but him as Han Solo? I don't see it.

Yeah. And I don't see Mel Gibson as The Terminator, either, unless he's a Terminator sent to Israel or something.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Lol@Ringwald

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Sean Connery reportedly didn't understand the Lord of the Rings script at all (lol). The trilogy's success led him to accept the roll in The League of Extraordinary Gentleman because he believed it would be just as successful.

Which then forced him into semi-retirement.

That is as true a story as it is laughable. He didn't think the movie would be successful...they offered him the role of Gandalf and offered him what would have been the highest deal of anyone in the film, along with a big cut of the gross.

Epic fail for Connery.

[Lanteri]

Which then forced him into semi-retirement.

That is as true a story as it is laughable. He didn't think the movie would be successful...they offered him the role of Gandalf and offered him what would have been the highest deal of anyone in the film, along with a big cut of the gross.

Epic fail for Connery.

Doesn't fail as hard as Warren Beatty though:

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?

Tom Hanks missed a couple as well:

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.”

[Blade]

Brad Pitt and Leonardo each turned down Thor and Captain America respectively. Imagine how badass the Avengers movies could have been with this lineup:

Tony Stark: Robert Downey Jr.
Hulk: Edward Norton
Captain America: Leonardo DiCaprio
Thor: Brad Pitt

:jizz:

Brad Pitt in my opinion would have been awful. He can't pull off a non american accent and he just comes off as a pussy when he pretends to be an angry brute (Troy)

Leo as Capt America would have been outstanding.