Actors who turned down major roles or who were strongly considered

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Whoopi Goldberg turned down the starring role of Predator!

 

[WaveMolecules]

Saoirse Ronan turned down Wanda Maximoff.
Matthew McConaughey turned down Ego the Living Planet.
Amanda Seyfried turned down Gamora.
Jason Momoa turned down Drax.
Joaquin Phoenix turned down Dr. Strange.

Jake Gyllenhaal was supposed to be Charlie Conway in The Mighty Ducks but his parents turned the role so he could focus on school. He was tight about it at the time.

Harrison Ford was considered to play Commander Adama in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series and he really wanted it but they couldn't meet his price even when he offered a pay cut. Ed Harris also tried out for the role.

If Meryl Streep's boyfriend didn't die at the time, she probably would have been Alien's Ellen Ripley.

Detective McNulty (Dominic West) was considered for Game of Throne's Littlefinger. Tom Hollander was offered the role but he turned it down and later regretted it.

i love Saoirse Ronan

 

[pez]

Whoopi Goldberg turned down the starring role of Predator!

fukked up. Whoopi’s a legend with an EGOT. Lol

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

fukked up. Whoopi’s a legend with an EGOT. Lol

 

[Niggthaniel Essex]

Eddie Murphy turned down Eddie Valliant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

A nikka detective in Hollywood set in 1947?

Even with real life cartoons walking around, I can only suspend my disbelief so much.

 

[Ribbs]

Nas turned down Derek in Save The Last Dance

 

[Rell Lauren]

A nikka detective in Hollywood set in 1947?

Even with real life cartoons walking around, I can only suspend my belief so much.

Devil in a Blue Dress is in the late 40s.

 

[Niggthaniel Essex]

Devil in a Blue Dress is in the late 40s.

I'm talking about the racial dynamics of it that would be kinda problematic for a Disney film. I'm just laughing at a 1940's black detective investigating higher ups in Hollywood and everybody being 100% cool with it.

 

[Shaman]

David Tennant was almost Hannibal instead of Mads Mikkelsen

Ian McKellen almost took over the role of Dumbledore after Richard Harris died, but didn't because Harris had called him a horrible actor shortly before he passed

 

[OGBobbyJohnson]

Ray Liotta was supposed to play Tony Soprano

Yeah, also, Stevie Van Zandt and Michael Rispoli the guy who played Jackie Aprile were up for Tony as well.

James Gandolfini was born for that role

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

Jaden Smith reportedly had a role written for him in the newest avatar movie

it’s weird he said nah

 

[315]

So crazy bc he was playing in the usfl during that time. Who knows how the bills would’ve turned out the following years. Shonuff could never lose the big game consecutively.

 

[Kingshango]

Christopher Walkin was gonna be Jack Sparrow at one point.

Ja Rule was gonna be Luda's character in 2 Fast 2 Furious.

 

[Bonefan32]

Mickey rourke turned down roles for the following films:

48 hours
Top gun
Pulp fiction
Rain man
The silence of the lambs
Platoon
Beverly Hills cop

Came in here to post about Mickey too,one of the goat actors

He turned down so many big roles,He was also supposed to be the villain in Tombstone but dropped out at the last minute

 

[I love Latina women]

Came in here to post about Mickey too,one of the goat actors

He turned down so many big roles,He was also supposed to be the villain in Tombstone but dropped out at the last minute

Facts, bro!!!!!!!

Yessir; Mickey is one of the GOAT. He's an actor's actor.