Will Smith passed on Django Unchained 
What is the worst career decision an actor has ever made?
- Thread starter Street Knowledge
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Wait a min, didn't Michael Madsen's character "Mr.Gold" from Reservior Dogs, was suppose to be Vincent Vega's brother?
Dominic West turned down a role in Game of Thrones when the show was first being cast. Don't know who he was supposed to play, but still 
Emily Blunt was the first choice for Black Widow in Iron Man 2/The Avengers, but she turned it down
Emily Blunt was the first choice for Black Widow in Iron Man 2/The Avengers, but she turned it down
Yea this was a huge fail for Will. He has been typecasted as the sci-fi/safe PG-13 guy for so long; Django Unchained was Will's chance to break his typecasting, go against the grain, and do some controversial work. Jamie was great as Django, but I wanted Will in that role; He may have said that he felt it wasn't a starring role, but I believe that was an excuse and that Will is scared to do controversial work like killing a shytload of white folks in a black slavery western revenge flick...Will Smith passed on Django Unchained
Roman Brady
Nobody Lives Forever
first it was "legit" now it's "major" now box office takings are being incorporated into the discussion. You are all over the map duke. Shadowboxer while being low budget was a legit starring role, if he had got an Oscar for his performance would the films budget or boxoffice numbers matter? Skew the course of the debate to fit my arguement brehsAll I said was don't forget Radio.You then said that wasn't the worst decision he made because Snow Dogs/Boat trip were before it. When I said he hasn't starred in a major movie since Boat trip you bring up two low budget bombs that didn't clear 1 million in combined box office and go off on some tangent about how his career is still in tact which has nothing to do with the op. Cuba hasn't had a starring role in a major studio movie since Radio.
because you are basically writing off his career "nail in the coffin" you used which is absolute. If those movies came after and got him critical acclaim add to the fact he's still getting high profile supporting roles in ensembles how is his career done? Like I said his greatest crime is he didn't turn out to be denzel or will but his career is fine. Especially for an African American male pushing 50
From what I heard......that Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Robert Redford, Ryan O'Neal and Dustin Hoffman were offered the role for Michael Corleone but they turned it down.
......Al Pacino was perfectly fit role for Michael Corleone.
......Al Pacino was perfectly fit role for Michael Corleone.
Roman Brady
Nobody Lives Forever
at Wil Smith not playing a slave in 2015 being "the worst career decision ever made"
Exactly.
He's too p*ssy for real. Believe me, white folks/black folks would love go to see his movie, no matter what especially you have co-stars with Leo, Sam J, Christoph Waltz......man......that box office would do NUMBERS! on Christmas Day.
John Travolta as Forrest Gump 
.....I don't see it.......that's why Tom Hanks is a great actor...
Django was too "unsafe" for Wiil...he wants that Men in Black, and whatever alien movie or chasing white women movie he can get to fill seats. I've always said this about Will Smith: he's a talented actor, but he refuses to challenge himself and step out of his comfort zone. He never has except at the beginning of his career and he never returned.
Exactly. So f*ck him....That's why I lost respect for him.
Bryan Danielson
Jmare007 x Bryan Danielson x JLova = King Ghidorah
FOH 
Niccas talking about Will Smith and OTHER STILL SUCCESSFUL ACTORS/ACTRESSES while this nicca still some how has a career after all the wackass movies he dropped.
"Savages"
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Niccas talking about Will Smith and OTHER STILL SUCCESSFUL ACTORS/ACTRESSES while this nicca still some how has a career after all the wackass movies he dropped."Savages"
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It's a bad move because it's him passing up good movies by good directors and picks stuff like After Earth to be in or that cameo he made in that romance drama from last year as Satan
Unfortunately some posters refuse to actually read the posts in context