Denzel Washington turned down starring role in the movie Seven

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2fki9g/denzel_washington_denzel_washington_ama/


CaptainCourteous 1108 points 5 hours ago

What film or tv role were you offered, turned down and then thought "damn, that would have been great!"?

_DenzelWashington[S] 2198 points 4 hours ago*

Well, I turned down the movie SEVEN - but then when I saw it, I thought "Man, I made a mistake!" But it still had Brad Pitt!

MIND fukkING BLOWN

 

[Hersh]

so he would have been Pitts character.. ?

 

[the cac mamba]

whats in the boooox

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

Yea, but he did it star in Devil in a Blue Dress

 

[Jello Biafra]

so he would have been Pitts character.. ?

That is what it sounds like.
Makes me think that Morgan Freeman might not have been cast if Denzel took the Pitt role...can't have people thinking it was a "black movie".
Probably would have cast somebody like Gene Hackman in the Freeman role.

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

fukk all that other shyt.

THIS is whats important




[–]_DenzelWashington[S] 1467 points 5 hours ago

I definitely have, you know? And that's something I'm always on the lookout for. Yes, absolutely want to do more. I actually have a script for a remake of UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT that Will Smith wants to put together, that's been written and that we're talking about. You can hit Will up and ask him what he's waiting for.

 

[OmegaK2099]

That is what it sounds like.
Makes me think that Morgan Freeman might not have been cast if Denzel took the Pitt role...can't have people thinking it was a "black movie".
Probably would have cast somebody like Gene Hackman in the Freeman role.

most likely harvey keitel

 

[jwinfield]

fukk all that other shyt.

THIS is whats important




[–]_DenzelWashington[S] 1467 points 5 hours ago

I definitely have, you know? And that's something I'm always on the lookout for. Yes, absolutely want to do more. I actually have a script for a remake of UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT that Will Smith wants to put together, that's been written and that we're talking about. You can hit Will up and ask him what he's waiting for.

Will's trying to figure out a way to have aliens or explosions in the shyt

 

[kingdarius]

fukk all that other shyt.

THIS is whats important




[–]_DenzelWashington[S] 1467 points 5 hours ago

I definitely have, you know? And that's something I'm always on the lookout for. Yes, absolutely want to do more. I actually have a script for a remake of UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT that Will Smith wants to put together, that's been written and that we're talking about. You can hit Will up and ask him what he's waiting for.

u just let me know u with this one....i think only my grand daddy would be interested in this

 

[⠀⠀⠀]

turn down for what

 

[Methodical]

Will's trying to figure out a way to have aliens or explosions in the shyt

This.And even try to figure out how to get his son in the movie.

 

[jwinfield]

This.And even try to figure out how to get his son in the movie.

Will have Jaden play Silky Slim

 

[Methodical]

Will have Jaden play Silky Slim

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

u just let me know u with this one....i think only my grand daddy would be interested in this

Up ya history breh

 

[BulletProof]

I love Denzel but Seven was absolutely perfect the way it was.