Roles some actors & actresses turned down
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Hugh Jackman turned down the role of Billy Flynn in the movie Chicago as well and I think he would have been much better than Richard Gere.
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The part of Dirty Harry turned down by John Wayne and Robert Mitchum
Wayne gives the reasons why he refused the part: First is that they offered it to Frank Sinatra first, but he'd hurt his hand and couldn't do it. I don't like being offered Sinatra's rejections. Put that one down to pride
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Harry
Wayne gives the reasons why he refused the part: First is that they offered it to Frank Sinatra first, but he'd hurt his hand and couldn't do it. I don't like being offered Sinatra's rejections. Put that one down to pride
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Harry
Warren Beatty - Turned down the role of Jack Horner in “Boogie Nights.” The part was then offered to a smarmy looking Burt Reynolds. Warren also turned down James Caan’s role in “Misery”, the part of Gordon Gekko in “Wall Street” and Robert Redford’s role in “The Sting.
Ok I'll stop after this
John Travolta turned down the role of Forrest Gump. The part went to Tom Hanks.
Tom Selleck had to drop out of the role of Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark. The part went to Harrison Ford.
Jodie Foster turned down the role of Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct. The part went to Sharon Stone
Ellen Barkin turned down the role of Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct.
Nicole Kidman turned down the role of Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct.
Kim Basinger turned down the role of Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct.
Julia Roberts turned down the role of Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct.
John Travolta turned down the role of Forrest Gump. The part went to Tom Hanks.
Tom Selleck had to drop out of the role of Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark. The part went to Harrison Ford.
Jodie Foster turned down the role of Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct. The part went to Sharon Stone
Ellen Barkin turned down the role of Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct.
Nicole Kidman turned down the role of Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct.
Kim Basinger turned down the role of Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct.
Julia Roberts turned down the role of Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct.
It's fun to read lists like these , but we don't know if these movies still were so succesful with different actors.
I don't think anyone could have been better than Sharon Stone as Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct.
Or Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump.
Or Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones.
But I agree, Hugh would have been a much better Billy Flynn.
And Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera.
But he did not turn down the last one , he wasn't aviable.
I don't think anyone could have been better than Sharon Stone as Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct.
Or Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump.
Or Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones.
But I agree, Hugh would have been a much better Billy Flynn.
And Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera.
But he did not turn down the last one , he wasn't aviable.