Lost bets ... 5 actors who missed movie roles in Hollywood that made other stars

Despite all the fame of Hollywood stars and their tremendous balance of awards, most of them, even if it was one work they refused to present, still have what they regret now, because of the success achieved that made it a cornerstone of the history of world cinema, and this is a list of the most famous regrets who refused roles. Be compensated.

Phobia of the bold

Director Gary Marshall had only imagined "Meg Ryan" to star in "Pretty Woman", so he was frustrated by her rejection of the role, before others, including Michelle Pfeiffer, Valeria Golino and Daryl Hannah, rejected him.

Some of them rejected the role for fear of losing the audience's love if they presented a role with such audacity, while others refused because Marshall was not famous at the time.

Thus, the role reached Julia Roberts, who at the time was an unknown face, so she accepted it without hesitation, and the funny thing is that she won him an Oscar nomination as well as the British BAFTA, and won him several awards, the most important of which is the Golden Globe, and most importantly, because of it, it was placed on the Hollywood cinematic map and the faces that the audience loves.

The pirate we lost

Captain Jack Sparrow, one of the most popular roles of the new millennium, was presented by Johnny Depp over the course of 5 parts of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films that spanned between 2003 and 2017.

All parts enjoyed public success, with total revenue of the series reaching $ 4.5 billion. Technically, critics praised the majority of the parts, so that the first three nominations for 11 Oscars won one, so is it possible that there are those who refused this role?

The role was initially offered to Jim Carrey, who was the director's first nomination for the championship, but he apologized for his preoccupation with filming "Bruce Almighty".

Given the nature of the role, it can be asserted that Curry could become a wonderful and completely unconventional pirate, but the question is: would he have surpassed Depp?

Too much violence

Another iconic role turned down by Michelle Pfeiffer, starring in "The Silence of the Lambs".

Although this role might have put her in a better place artistically, she decided to refuse because the work was too violent.

The role is assigned to Jodi Foster, who presented him with an amazing performance that culminated in winning the Oscar, Golden Globe and British BAFTA out of a total of 68 awards won by the work, and $ 272.7 million in revenue out of a budget that did not exceed 19 million, which qualified him to become the fifth highest-profit work in 1991.

As for the masses, the audience gave it a rating of 8.6 degrees according to the technical site "IMDb", and ranked 23 in the list of the best 250 works in the history of cinema according to the site itself, and critics rated it as one of the most important films affecting history, a success that resulted in 3 other parts .

Which is crazy?

Dustin Hoffman is one of the biggest stars that the public loved at all ages, and was distinguished by his dramatic choices that he presented on the big screen, although this does not deny that he committed some stupidities during his career, perhaps the most gruesome of his refusal to star in the movie "Taxi Driver".

Which he explained that he was not aware of the director Martin Scorsese at the time, and he had not seen any of his previous works, so when he met him to talk to him about the film, and with the way he cut the plot and the fact that he did not have a script at this time, Hoffman thought that he was in front of a crazy person and then Turn down the role.

To do one of his best works by Robert De Niro, he was even nominated for the Oscar, Golden Globe and British BAFTA, and the work was ranked 109 in the list of the best 250 works in the history of cinema, according to "IMDB".

Bold sights

Gwyneth Paltrow is one of the actresses who many expected her work in the artistic field, as she is the daughter of producer Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner, but her talent and the public's love for her are what qualified her for continuity and nomination for important roles by directors.

Among those roles, starring in the movie "Titanic", which won 11 Oscars out of a total of 14 nominations, and whose revenues exceeded 2.18 billion dollars, making it the highest-grossing work in cinema history until 2009 when the movie "Avatar" was released, which achieved its time. 2.8 billion.

As it seems, Gwyneth rejected the role that made Kate Winslet and was nominated for the Oscar and the Golden Globe, arguing that she could not appear naked on the screen, and since the film contained a scene with this description, she was forced to apologize for the work.