What is the worst career decision an actor has ever made?

[DaylitoJames]

This has to be number 1

John Cusack and Matthew Broderick passing on Walter White



HM:

Pam Anderson passing on Dana Scully


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Katie Holmes passing up Buffy



Leo could've won his first Oscar if he did "American Psycho"

Wait Katie Holmes was supposed to be Buffy? Wasn't that show running the same time period as Dawson's Creek?

 

[Diunx]

Sean Connery passing on Lord of the Rings

http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/sean-connery-turned-down-megabucks-role-in-lord-of/291207

Dude was already a millionaire and like 80 at that time, I'm sure it still stinks him not being part of the movies but still, he is not going hungry over this decision

 

[MidniteJay]

John Travolta doing Battlefield Earth

No surprise that movie almost ended his acting career.

Shia LaBeouf decisions off screen dude had a mean come up but he kept getting into shyt making controversies.

 

[Brandeezy]

Wait Katie Holmes was supposed to be Buffy? Wasn't that show running the same time period as Dawson's Creek?

Yeah but Buffy aired a year before Dawson's Creek. I guess that's why they gave her the Dawson's Creek role though since they were on the same network

 

[MidniteJay]

This has to be number 1

John Cusack and Matthew Broderick passing on Walter White



HM:

Pam Anderson passing on Dana Scully


&

Katie Holmes passing up Buffy



Leo could've won his first Oscar if he did "American Psycho"

I guess Katie didn't want to dye her hair... I remember Whedon wanting a blonde for the role.

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

This has to be number 1

John Cusack and Matthew Broderick passing on Walter White



HM:

Pam Anderson passing on Dana Scully


&

Katie Holmes passing up Buffy



Leo could've won his first Oscar if he did "American Psycho"

all of those would have ruined those shows/movies other than Leo.

 

[nose hair]

mickey fukkin' rourke

by the early 90's, he retired from film to do the be a professional boxer only to then come back and have to do a bunch of shytty films because his boxin' career was over from injuries and he'd burned a lot of bridges in hollywood (not showin' up to film sets when he was suppose to be filmin' and havin' a bunch of his biker friends come to film sets with him and just hang around). he really burned a huge bridge in hollywood when he badmouthed big wig samuel goldwyn jr (who had produced a movie rourke was in back in 87')

he passed on a number of great films throughout his career when he was on top (the big chill, platoon, beverly hills cop, 48 hours, rain man etc) and when he first got a chance of a comeback (pulp ficton; imagine if he would've been in pulp fiction originally as planned instead of bruce williis) --- although he did eventually get a comeback with "the wrestler" but that came after a number of years of low budget, poor films

 

[CarltonJunior]

 

[Roman Brady]

if only he could take that L on the short term The funny part is that he was a way better WarMachine than Don Cheadle.


No surprise that Cheadle who replaced Howard is shorter than Downey Jr too

how was he a way better warmachine? Are you talking characterisation? Cuz I don't recall Rhodes being an effeminate sounding subservient manny. You must be talking aesthetics,what's wrong?Cheadle too dark for you?

 

[Ain't That Something]

how was he a way better warmachine? Are you talking aesthetics or characterisation

I think he meant the chemistry between the two was more palpable. RDJ and Howard felt like real friends compare to him and other buddy

 

[Roman Brady]

I think he meant the chemistry between the two was more palpable. RDJ and Howard felt like real friends compare to him and other buddy

they felt like a master and slave, Tony was like a rich frat boy running amok and terence's Rhodes was like the eye rolling manny running after him. At least Cheadle has a backbone, I think that is the real problem, Cheadle's rhodes isn't so subservient to everyone's favorite hero

 

[Virtual Ninja]

mickey fukkin' rourke

by the early 90's, he retired from film to do the be a professional boxer only to then come back and have to do a bunch of shytty films because his boxin' career was over from injuries and he'd burned a lot of bridges in hollywood (not showin' up to film sets when he was suppose to be filmin' and havin' a bunch of his biker friends come to film sets with him and just hang around). he really burned a huge bridge in hollywood when he badmouthed big wig samuel goldwyn jr (who had produced a movie rourke was in back in 87')

he passed on a number of great films throughout his career when he was on top (the big chill, platoon, beverly hills cop, 48 hours, rain man etc) and when he first got a chance of a comeback (pulp ficton; imagine if he would've been in pulp fiction originally as planned instead of bruce williis) --- although he did eventually get a comeback with "the wrestler" but that came after a number of years of low budget, poor films

Yeah Mickey Rourke's career path is crazy to think about...what could have been...he also messed his face up. Dude had the IT factor and just went off the rails.

 

[nose hair]

Yeah Mickey Rourke's career path is crazy to think about...what could have been...he also messed his face up. Dude had the IT factor and just went off the rails.

yup, dude did a lot of bullshyttin' and foolish shyt back in the day

i thought after he came back with the wrestler that he'd be gettin' more scripts and movies that great. but with the exception of iron man 2, he's been a handful of low budget and crappy movies since then

he got a new movie comin' out this year titled "ashby" that he claimed is his best role yet, so i'm interested in seein' in

here he is talkin' bout it with seth meyers, right at the 3:05 mark

 

[Virtual Ninja]

He didn't really turn it down, but one famous one is Tom Selleck was the choice to be Indiana Jones but the people doing Magnum PI wouldn't let him do it because of the contract.

I've always thought it was interesting that they wanted Pierce Brosnan for Bond and he couldn't get out of that Remmington Steele TV show and thought he'd missed his chance, but wound up replacing Dalton anyway. He said looking back, he wasn't ready for that role and it wound up working out.

Molly Ringwald turned down Pretty Woman. I'm not a fan of her or Roberts, but who knows what would have happened.

I also read Paul Giamatti turned down the Michael Scott role in The Office. I liked Carell in that, but PG doing that would have been interesting to see what that would even look like. I don't think that is really a mistake though.....


Some of the others I've read on this thread. The idea of Cusack or Broderick playing Walter White.....I just can't see it. Though I guess a lot of people would have thought that about Cranston....but I think it helped there weren't any well known names much in that show. A "name" would have killed it IMO. Cranston had Malcolm in the Middle, but he wasn't a household name like other tow.

And the idea of Pam Anderson play Scully just blows my mind...its like a bad Funny or Die skit like the one with the Downton Abbey chick as a cop with Michael Chiklis.

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

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