Many people who have succeeded in the world of entertainment only needed a role in a series or movie, to become known internationally and mount to stardom, but those who let that one opportunity happen will beg for it in the future.
The worst thing of all in this life is to grieve for what we did not do, for what we had in our hands, we did not grasp it and leave it to someone else. This is what happened with these 20 celebrities, who for different reasons rejected a role that over time became tremendously known. Of course, almost all of them went ahead with their careers, but refusing these characters was the pebble in their shoes.
1. Will Smith
The actor had to dare at one point in his career if he wanted to be Neo in Matrix o Wild and Wild Wild West. In hindsight, Smith regrets not taking the role that was later cast to Keanu Reeves in this sci-fi franchise.
2. Michelle Pfeiffer
She was offered the role of Clarice Starling in The silence of the inocents, but when interpreting the script he realized that there was “a lot of evil in that movie.” Jodie Foster took her job, and Pfeiffer regretted it when she worked on another scheme with director Jonathan Demme.
3. Eddie Murphy
He is one of the greatest comedians in cinema and his only regret is that he turned down the role of Eddie Valiant in Who cheated on roger rabbit? At the time it seemed like a bad idea to participate in a movie that combined people with animation, but afterwards he realized his mistake.
4. Leonardo DiCaprio
Although at that moment the best daring of his life was to take the role of Jack in Titanic, Leo admits that he would have loved to be able to accept the role of Eddie Addams in Boogie Nights that they had offered him and that later went to Mark Wahlberg. The actor said both films “were great and I wish I had done both.”
5. Burt Reynolds
When Sean Connery left the role of agent James Bond, it was offered to Burt, but he believed that the clan would not accept an American 007. That stubbornness led him to repel an amazing role. He himself accepts that it was “a stupid thing to say that. I could have done it and I could have done it very well ”.
6. Marilyn Monroe
The role of Holly Golightly practically belonged to this beautiful actress, but she decided to reject it to star in the film The Misfits, which had been written by his consort Arthur Miller. Worst of all, it is said that this tape was the one that ended his marriage.
7. Paul Giamatti
For this actor to happen from the extensive screen to television was little unthinkable, so he rejected the role of Michael Scott in the hit show The Office. Later, he realized that being the buffoon in a comedy series could open the doors to other projects.
8. Kevin Costner
Did you seriously turn down the role of Andy Dufresne in Escape dream as long as starring Aguado World? Speaking of bad decisions …
9. John Lithgow
Jack Nicholson gave us the first movie Joker, but honestly that role had been offered to John first. Without confiscation, he rejected it because his life in the theater was very exhausting and he believed that he could not easily make the leap to the illustrious screen. He later regretted:
I was doing ‘Mr. Butterfly ‘on Broadway and it was an overwhelming show. It would have meant leaving that show and going straight to a movie and I was like, ‘I don’t think I can. How about that for stupid? Actors are not necessarily smart people.
10. Josh Hartnett
Josh missed the chance of a lifetime when he turned down the role of Bruce Wayne in the trilogy of Batman by Christopher Nolan. The actor decided that “it was not for him”, but then the director took him out of The Big Trick and by a strange coincidence they hired Scarlett Johansson, who was then his partner.
11. Halle Berry
The actress admits to saying no to the role of Annie Porter in Maximum speed It was one of the stupidest he’s ever done. In the end they gave it to Sandra Bullock. Halle regretted it until she saw the movie:
In my defense, when I read the script, the bus did not leave the parking lot. I was like no, no, no, no. Then I watch the movie and I say: arrrrghh.
12. Michael Keaton
This was one more case in which the actor “did not understand” the film when he read the script. He had been offered the role of Phill Connors in Groundhog Day, but he believed that the character resembled others he had already made and he wanted little different. In the end, everything turned out correctly when Bill Murray starred in this film.
13. Bruce Willis
Bruce still had trouble understanding the role of Sam Wheat that was offered to him for the film Ghost. If the guy was dead, how was he going to have an affair? Eventually he realized that it was foolish to propose no to this character.
14. Jane Krakowski
Here the failure was a bad negotiation. Jane was already a television fairy when she recitalized for the role of Rachel Green in Friends. The role was practically his, but his agent and the producers were unable to agree on his salary. In the end they gave the character to Jennifer Aniston.
15. Denzel Washington
This actor was nervous about working with a first-time director and as that was the case with Tony Gilroy in the film Michael Clayton, turned down the title role. He later admitted that he was wrong with his anxiety and that it was indeed one of the best scripts he had ever illustrated.
16. Nicolas Cage
This famous actor admitted that he could have “benefited” from the role of Aragorn in the dynasty of The Lord of the rings, suggesting that he was offered the role and turned it down.
17. Christina Applegate
She did not want to continue to be labeled a “dumb blonde” after duty acted as Kelly in Married… with children. For this reason, she played the role of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. A posteriori he realized that this character was precisely fighting stereotypes, but it was too late.
18. Henry Winkler
He was the first choice to be Danny Zuko in Grease, but turned it down because he didn’t want to feel typecast into one type of character (he’d already acted as Fons in Happy Days). But in the end he regretted it because Travolta ended up buying a plane, and he just went home.
19. Al Pacino
Can you imagine a Han Solo with a gangster disposition? This could have happened in the past, but Al Pacino remembers that when he read the story of this character from the dynasty of Star Wars, did not understand him and rejected the role. When the franchise became a success, he was left with only regret.
20. Matthew Broderick y John Cusack
Not one but these two actors had the opportunity to have become Walter White, the chemist and mastermind in Breaking Bad. Both of them already had a consolidated career and rejected the role because they did not want to play it as villains. They didn’t know being “the danger” was so profitable, did they, Bryan?
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