15 Movie Roles Actors Dimwittedly Turned Down [Photos]
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Django
Will Smith was in the running to play the gun-slinging slave-turned-hero.
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The Matrix
Yes, Will Smith was originally the ideal choice to play “Neo,” too.
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Forrest Gump
Not sure if we imagine John Travolta saying, “Life is like a box of chocolates,” effectively.
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Breaking Bad
Matthew Broderick as “Heisenberg?” I don’t think so.
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Ironman
While Robert Downey Jr. has secured his place as “Tony Starks,” it isn’t farfetched to see Tom Cruise playing that role.
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Edward Scissorhands
Before becoming a comedic darling via In Living Color and eventually Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Jim Carey tried to nab this much darker role.
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X-Files
Pamela Anderson as “Scully?” Picture that.
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Monster’s Ball
Angela Bassett could have killed this role, though it’s a little racy for her brand.
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Ferris Bueller
Take a second, and imagine a young Johnny Depp outwitting menacing school principal “Mr. Rooney.”
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Jerry Maguire
Tom Hanks was a little old for the role as we know it today. One can only wonder how the story would have changed.
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The Cosby Show
Whitney Houston turned down the role of “Sondra Huxtable” on the iconic sitcom The Cosby Show.
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The Shawshank Redemption
Kevin Costner and lengthy films go together like butter and toast. This could have worked.
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Gladiator
Mel Gibson was a little too seasoned for this role.
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The Dark Knight
Matt Damon’s star is a little too big to play the “Harvey Dent” role, though he’s taken small parts in films before.
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Lord of the Rings Trilogy
We’re guessing that an accent was needed to play “Gandalf.” Word to Sean Connery, who was considered for the role.
