Comments on: 25 More Actors and the Roles They Turned Down

By: Dolphin Talent’s Acting + Industry Guide

Dolphin Talent’s Acting + Industry Guide — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:57:40 +0000

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By: Me

Me — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:05:47 +0000

Wow…

After reading both lists, I’m really glad some of these people didn’t take the roles…but I’m wondering…what was anyone thinking in trying to cast them anyway? I love John Cusack…but as Batman in the new franchise? That would have been terrible!

And there were some pokes at Reeves ending up being Neo…personally, I don’t think any of the other actors would have looked right for the part. Leo in a role like that? Uh, no. They’re all great actors, but not for a movie like The Matrix. And that’s not a dig at the movie, which I happen to like reasonably well. And it did alright at the box office, so apparently plenty of people felt the same.

By: Lilli

Lilli — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:55:15 +0000

Rick Springfield turned down the role of Goose in “Top Gun,” which made Anthony Edwards a star. “Hard to Hold” tanked. Good choice, huh?

By: Helene K.

Helene K. — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:19:42 +0000

I’m a fan of Bryan Ferry, former lead singer for Brit band Roxy Music, and learned he turned down:

1. The role John Lithgow plays in Cliffhanger with Sly Stallone and

2. The song “Don’t You ( Forget About Me)” sung by Simple Minds, and lead song for the movie “The Breakfast Club.”