22 Actors That Turned Down Major Roles
18. Jonah Hill – Any Lead Role in The Hangover
Jonah Hill was riding a comedy career high when production for The Hangover began. The actor revealed that he was sent a script and offered whichever of the leading roles he wanted. Jonah turned down the film because he did not want to be typecast as a comedy actor. Jonah went on to get Oscar nominations for his roles in Moneyball and The Wolf of Wall Street. He is happy with his choice.
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.