22 Actors That Turned Down Major Roles
16. Leonardo DiCaprio – Patrick Bateman
American Psycho was originally supposed to star Leonardo DiCaprio and had a $40 million budget. But talks kept falling through, and Christian Bale was desperate to play the part. He turned down several roles and waited, hoping Leonardo DiCaprio would back down. When Leonardo DiCaprio left the production, the role was offered to Ewan McGregor, who turned it down after Bale asked him to. The role was then given to Bale, but the budget dropped to $10 million.
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.