Michael Douglas can’t complain about the lack of success. But despite appearing in box office hits like “Basic Instinct” and several Marvel blockbusters, the Oscar winner still regrets a decision to this day…
One can’t imagine that Michael Douglas has too many regrets when it comes to his career. While Richard Gere still regrets turning down the role of Gordon Gekko in “Wall Street,” Douglas won an Oscar for Best Actor – his second gold statue, after winning an Academy Award in 1976 for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” “, which he produced together with Saul Zaentz.
There are also three Golden Globes, a Primetime Emmy and the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his life’s work, which includes a whole series of classics, cult films and box office hits: from the erotic thrillers “A Disastrous Affair” and “Basic Instinct” to the comedy success “The War of the Roses” to the one-citizen-sees-red satire “Falling Down” and most recently a series of Marvel blockbusters in which he played the physicist and Ant-Man suit inventor Henry “Hank” Pym lent his face.
Douglas himself also says openly that he is at peace with himself and his career decisions. But as with probably every Hollywood star, he also has a tiny limitation: So the 80-year-old said during an appearance in the Late Late Show von James Corden Admittedly, in retrospect, perhaps he should have signed up for a Disney blockbuster after all, which grossed $1.282 million at the international box office, making it the highest-grossing film of 2013.
Michael Douglas rejected this Disney megahit
“I don’t regret anything I turned down, except that I was once asked to do a speaking role in an animated film that would have made me more money than any other film I’ve ever done.”so Douglas.
When Corden frantically asked which film he was referring to, he initially replied, “I don’t think I can say.” and then mention the film title in a whisper: “Frozen – Completely unabashed“ (which is so popular with children that there are already scientific explanations for it).
Douglas didn’t elaborate on which character it was, but fans speculated that it was most likely the lovable snowman Olaf (who was ultimately voiced by Josh Gad). This part would certainly have made the living acting legend a lot richer, after all, the second part from 2019 was even more successful with almost 1.5 billion dollars. But even so, Douglas should still be doing quite well in business thanks to Marvel and currently also the Apple series “Franklin”!
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This is an updated republication of an article that previously appeared on FILMSTARTS.
