22 Actors That Turned Down Major Roles
11. Anne Hathaway – Tiffany Maxwell
Anne Hathaway was originally given the role of Tiffany Maxwell in Silver Linings Playbook, but her schedule forced her to drop the role. The role was given to Jennifer Lawrence, who won an Oscar for her performance. Anne Hathaway is probably not too disappointed as she also won an Oscar that year for her role in Les Miserables. Who knows how the movie would have changed if Anne had stayed with the project.
Greg
October 28, 2015 at 1:22 am
Kevin Bacon wasn’t in American Beauty. I think you meant Kevin Spacey. Typo on http://popnewz.com/actors-that-turned-down-major-roles/21/
admin
October 28, 2015 at 11:56 pm
Thanks, Greg!
fixed
Dave
November 4, 2015 at 2:12 pm
Here are two quick ones.
1. Chevy Chase was offered the role of both Egon Spengler and Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters. He turned it down. Cause the script he had said was much darker then what you see in the film.
2. Eddie Murphy turned down the role of Winston Zeddmore in Ghostbusters. Only cause he thought the movie wouldn’t catch on and make money. Instead he went on to make Beverly Hills Cop. Funny thing Eddie admits he should have signed on to Ghostbusters.