Wasn’t he coming off deep cover during that time?
Laurence Fishburne turning down Pulp Fiction cost him another major role
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Wasn’t he coming off deep cover during that time?
Wrong movie
Dr. Narcisse
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Can y'all just imagine the multiverse fukkery... If they swapped everything... Laurence Fishburne doing the ezkiel 25:17 speech and Samuel L Jackson as Morpheus?!?!If I could jump through the multiverse and see this shyt on blu-ray I would...
Sam and Fish been wit the shyt ever since
It’s funny hearing stories of people turning down roles
Love hearing around roles that people were suppose to get before turning them down , couldn’t fit it in or due to health or death reasons crazy to imagine certain roles giving to others .... pac had some intresting roles that were suppose to be for him has he not passed or that he didn’t get like Baby boy , Independence Day , Star Wars , couldn’t see will smith has neo like ....
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See, this is exactly what I was talking about. The Wachowski's were pitching some wild shyt, that had never been done, and they only had done one B list movie (Bound) before, when they pitched Will. It sounded like a risk to him. I understand why he turned it down. Do I wish he didn't? Of course I do. But I understand.
And of course I don't think he should've done Wild Wild West
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That series was great on Netflix.
He wouldve been great but i think Sam was perfect for the bible verse scene. that performance is iconic. Fishburne wouldve been perfect for the scenes in the diner but i think Sam was better for showing the evolution of the character
He has had an incredible career without this role though. Apocalypse Now, Boyz n the Hood, King of New York, Deep Cover, The Matrix
Lowkey Fish wouldve been a better Mace Windu though
Ukbrotha
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Well Sam was lucky because Larry would have murdered that role too.
Dr. Narcisse
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Yea outside of the opening apartment scene I think Fish would killed every scene just as well as Sam if not better.
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HipHopStan
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See, this is exactly what I was talking about. The Wachowski's were pitching some wild shyt, that had never been done, and they only had done one B list movie (Bound) before, when they pitched Will. It sounded like a risk to him. I understand why he turned it down. Do I wish he didn't? Of course I do. But I understand.
And of course I don't think he should've done Wild Wild West
Plus Wild Wild West was going to be directed by Barry Sonnenfield, who had just directed Will in Men in Black, which was a massive hit. And he was going to be starring with Oscar winner Kevin Kline and acclaimed actor/director Kenneth Branagh and prime Salma Hayek. Wild Wild West also had tons of merchandising licenses. I still have a pair of WWW sunglasses that I got from Burger King. And maybe the movie sounded good on paper. Who knows? The final product was
though.Not the Bible scene, sams voice was perfect for it
Dr. Narcisse
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Yea thats the opening apartment scene? In terms of shouting it out Sam > Fish.
However, at the end of the movie Fish would have nailed that Bible scene just as well.
Although I do agree with the poster saying how with Sam you could see how he "evolved"
