MainEv3nt Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 For every celebrity winning critical acclaim or an Academy Award there’s another celeb or two who turned down that same meaty role. While we’re sure they had good reasons for their decisions, we’re also wondering how hard they kick themselves after realizing they passed up “The Big One.” Behold celebrities who turned down the roles of a lifetime. 1. Molly Ringwald – Molly Ringwald turned down the role of Vivian in “Pretty Woman” and the role of Molly in “Ghost” among others. She was also offered a part in Scream which she turned down because she was in her late 20’s and didn’t want a teenage role. Also, she was offered Leah Thompson’s role in “Some Kind of Wonderful” which she turned down severing her relationship with John Hughes. Personally, I can’t see her in any of those roles and never felt she was all that great of an actress anyway. She’s good with whiny roles, however. I’ll give her that. 2. Mel Gibson – Turned down the lead role in Gladiator. A role which landed Russell Crowe the Academy Award. Mel also turned down the part of Robin Hood in “Robin Hood Prince of Thieves.” Instead, that part went to a not very belieaveable Kevin Costner. 3. Alec Baldwin – The role of Richard Kimball in “The Fugitive” was originally offered to Alec. After he turned it down, it went to Harrison Ford. Read The Rest interesting roles. one that wasnt listed was Lindsay Lohan turning down the hangover cus she didnt think the movie was gonna do anything lol, now she prob feel dumb as shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 So glad Alec Baldwin turned down The Fugitive. One of my favorite movies ever, Harrison Ford was amazing in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Fugitive trash, happy Alec turned it down too, that movie is below him, too bad Harrison took it. Poor Molly Ringwald. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamerGuy Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Fugitive trash, happy Alec turned it down too, that movie is below him, too bad Harrison took it. Poor Molly Ringwald.How dare you slam The Fugitive! It's a classic. Billy Crystal was first asked to play Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story, but he turned it down. I can't imagine him playing Buzz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Chris Farley was originally the voice of Shrek and from what I've read, had about half the movie recorded with his voice before he passed away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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