22 Actors That Turned Down Major Roles
19. Mel Gibson – Roman Maximus
Mel Gibson was originally approached for the role of Roman Maximus in Gladiator. He turned down the role because he felt he was getting too old for those types of action movies. That is a bit strange since he took on The Patriot that same year. Gladiator was a big success, earning Russell Crowe an Oscar and skyrocketing his career. In the years that followed, Mel Gibson took a different direction.
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.