22 Actors That Turned Down Major Roles
7. Jim Carrey – Jack Sparrow
No offense to Jim Carrey (he has some decent acting chops), but Bruce Almighty just earned a special place in history. Jim Carrey was the original choice for Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean. But since Jim was filming Bruce Almighty, he had to turn the role down. So thank you Bruce Almighty, because there is no way Jack Sparrow could be played by anyone but Johnny Depp.
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.