9 Celebrities Who Turned Down Roles That Became Movie Classics

Many films would have been different if the cast had other actors as protagonists. Some celebrities have turned down signature roles for reasons such as conflicting filming schedules or just a lack of interest. Had they known of the character’s future success, many actors probably would never have turned down these roles.

But, rightly or wrongly, it’s fun to imagine some of these famous movies with different stars and stars than those who played certain roles.

Now is the time to awesome.club feature 9 celebrities who turned down some memorable performances.

Sean Connery turned down 2 roles that have become classics in film history: Morpheus in matrix and Gandalf of Lord of the Rings.

Connery rejected these job offers because he didn’t understand the scripts.

Young actress Emma Watson turned down the role in the film La La Land: Singing Seasons, because of another production that I was participating in, Beauty and the Beast (2017). Luckily we got to see Emma again next to Ryan Gosling.

Nic Cage turned down the lead role in The fighter, why he didn’t agree to take steroids for the film, which turned out to be a vital part of Mickey Rourke’s performance. That actor went home with a Golden Globe and best actor nomination that year. And it was well deserved!

Jack and Rose will always be remembered as responsible for the great box office success in the unforgettable film. Titanic🇧🇷

But the memorable couple played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet could have been Leonardo DiCaprio and Gwyneth Paltrow if she hadn’t turned down the role for lack of interest. And the result was great!

Speaking of Kate Winslet, in a twist of characters and storylines, the actress turned down a role in Shakespeare in Love (1998), to focus his attention on independent films.

But she participated in the film based on the work of Shakespeare, Hamlet. How ironic!

Sandra Bullock received the Academy Award for Best Actress in the film A possible dream (2009), a role previously offered to superstar Julia Roberts. Julia turned down the role and missed out on becoming the highest-paid actress of the year.

By the way, looking at this montage, the two stars actually look alike, don’t you think?

Alright, Sandra got her recognition later, but before the movie A possible dream she was invited to the main role in the production of Clint Eastwood Golden girl (2004). Again an Oscar-winning performance. The reason? Filming clashed with production Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Powerful🇧🇷

Along with Anthony Hopkins starring as the cannibal Hannibal Lecter, Jodie Foster shined in her role as Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (1991), a character that Michelle Pfeiffer rejected. Something very difficult to imagine, isn’t it?

We will always wonder what would have happened, if John Travolta had taken the lead role of Forrest Gump: The Storyteller (1994). Travolta chose instead to play gangster Vincent Vega in Quentin Tarantino’s film Pulp Fiction: Time of Violence (1994). We can’t fault you for that! Both films have become classics.

Did you know any of these facts? What surprised you the most? Would you risk another cast? Leave your opinion in the comments section below!