22 Actors That Turned Down Major Roles
8. Ian McKellan – Dumbledore
After the death of Richard Harris, the Harry Potter franchise needed a new wizard. They turned to none other than Ian McKellan to take on the role. Even though it was obvious the Harry Potter movies were a huge success, Ian turned down the role. He had already played a wizard in a successful franchise (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and did not want to do it again.
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.