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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Oct 8, 2011 11:19:15 GMT -5
Not that it mattered, but Sean Connery turning down the role of Gandalf because he didn't understand it. Would have been an excellent endgame legacy. didn't he take the role of Allen Quartermain in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen because he felt bad about turning down Gandalf? gee that worked out for him
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Oct 8, 2011 11:19:20 GMT -5
Regarding Nick Nolte, was he supposed to be Indy? I can't imagine anybody else other than Harrison Ford playing that role. Tom Selleck was originally cast as Indy, but he couldn't get out of his Magnum, PI deal.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Oct 8, 2011 11:51:00 GMT -5
They really wanted Connery for Gandolf, offering 15% of the worldwide box office. Not that they were guarenteed to pay it. Didn't Peter Jackson sue for his royalties? He said he didn't get League of Extraodinary Gentlemen either but took a guess it'd be a hit too.
There's a screen test on youtube with Sellek and Sean Young for Raiders. It's the bar scene in the movie I think.
Katie Holmes turned down reprising Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight for Mad Money.
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Post by Young Game on Oct 8, 2011 12:06:35 GMT -5
"Hey guys...remember me?"
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Oct 8, 2011 12:11:26 GMT -5
They really wanted Connery for Gandolf, offering 15% of the worldwide box office. Not that they were guarenteed to pay it. Didn't Peter Jackson sue for his royalties? He said he didn't get League of Extraodinary Gentlemen either but took a guess it'd be a hit too. There's a screen test on youtube with Sellek and Sean Young for Raiders. It's the bar scene in the movie I think. Katie Holmes turned down reprising Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight for Mad Money. she didn't turn it down, they told her not to come back after they saw the crazy that Tom Cruise brought to the set of Mission: Impossible 3.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Oct 8, 2011 12:19:11 GMT -5
Pretty much every live action comedic role that Eddie Murphy did after Bowfinger. He was at least good in Dreamgirls and the Shrek films.
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Oct 8, 2011 12:23:14 GMT -5
Recently, Taylor Lautner relying on the Twilight crowd for further success. They love Jacob, dude, not you.
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Post by Jazzman on Oct 8, 2011 12:25:01 GMT -5
Mel Gibson turned down the role of Maximus in Gladiator. I have not doubt he would have done just as well if not better than Crowe in the same role.
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Post by Young Game on Oct 8, 2011 12:27:44 GMT -5
Mel Gibson turned down the role of Maximus in Gladiator. I have not doubt he would have done just as well if not better than Crowe in the same role. I haven't seen "Gladiator" in a while...how bad does Maximus get his ass kicked? If the answer doesn't fall somewhere in the spectrum of "within an inch of his life", that's probably why he turned it down.
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Post by anticonscience on Oct 8, 2011 12:38:03 GMT -5
David Caruso quitting NYPD Blue, although he eventually rebounded with CSI: Miami
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Post by dlg3000 on Oct 8, 2011 12:42:20 GMT -5
Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in "The Matrix" to instead play Capt. James West in "Wild, Wild West". That was worse than what Dana Delaney did. I never like the original "Wild, Wild West", much less the movie.
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Post by Fiddleford H. McGucket on Oct 8, 2011 12:44:43 GMT -5
Also on the whole Connery/Quartermain/Gandalf thing.
This really has more to do with the source and the changes then anything else. Alan Quartermain is the archetypal "Great White Hunter" of the old pulp stories. In all likelihood, Connery has probably read the REAL stories and like the character.
The comic version of Quartermain would have been PERFECT for Connery. He was a Horny, Slightly Mysogynistic (More "Old School/Stubborn" than real hostility) man's man past his prime, that either screwed or shot anything he found in the Jungle. He was for all intents and purposes the "Star" of the comic.
The Comic's plot is a straightforward "Adventure" story, It's a great story and really should be adapted in earnest one of these days.
The Movie decided to (Needlessly) complicate the plot, and add the unnecessary (And wholly anachronistic given the other character's origins) character in Tom Sawyer.
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Post by Jazzman on Oct 8, 2011 12:51:59 GMT -5
Mel Gibson turned down the role of Maximus in Gladiator. I have not doubt he would have done just as well if not better than Crowe in the same role. I haven't seen "Gladiator" in a while...how bad does Maximus get his ass kicked? If the answer doesn't fall somewhere in the spectrum of "within an inch of his life", that's probably why he turned it down. Well it's pretty damn close. The reason I would wager is the fact that Maximus comes close to his portrayal of William Wallace in Braveheart, hero who united the people to attempt to overthrow the government, dies a martyr to his people. Gibson probably didn't want to do that role again after Braveheart.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2011 13:03:47 GMT -5
Mickey Rourke turned down every classic movie from the late 80s to the 90s.
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Post by Cela on Oct 8, 2011 13:42:13 GMT -5
Also on the whole Connery/Quartermain/Gandalf thing. This really has more to do with the source and the changes then anything else. Alan Quartermain is the archetypal "Great White Hunter" of the old pulp stories. In all likelihood, Connery has probably read the REAL stories and like the character. The comic version of Quartermain would have been PERFECT for Connery. He was a Horny, Slightly Mysogynistic (More "Old School/Stubborn" than real hostility) man's man past his prime, that either screwed or shot anything he found in the Jungle. He was for all intents and purposes the "Star" of the comic. The Comic's plot is a straightforward "Adventure" story, It's a great story and really should be adapted in earnest one of these days. The Movie decided to (Needlessly) complicate the plot, and add the unnecessary (And wholly anachronistic given the other character's origins) character in Tom Sawyer. I liked the movie. Yes, I know I'm the only one, but I really don't see what people hated so much about it.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Oct 8, 2011 15:42:07 GMT -5
I was glad when Katie wasn't in The Dark Knight, she is the weak link in everything
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Post by rawthentic on Oct 8, 2011 16:32:08 GMT -5
Every actor in Rat Race.
A friend and i were discussing the possibility that Rat Race was a mass murder on careers and we looked at what Whoopie Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr, Amy Smart, Breckin Meyer, Mr Bean, Jon Lovitz, Seth Green, John Cleese, and even SMASH MOUTH did after Rat Race....the results were not pretty as far as the actors careers in films went. I know some have gone on to some TV work.
Hell, even Diamond Dallas Page's wrestling career went down the tubes shortly after doing a scene in Rat Race that was cut from the final release.
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Post by Krimzon on Oct 8, 2011 16:39:48 GMT -5
Every actor in Rat Race. A friend and i were discussing the possibility that Rat Race was a mass murder on careers and we looked at what Whoopie Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr, Amy Smart, Breckin Meyer, Mr Bean, Jon Lovitz, Seth Green, John Cleese, and even SMASH MOUTH did after Rat Race....the results were not pretty as far as the actors careers in films went. I know some have gone on to some TV work. Hell, even Diamond Dallas Page's wrestling career went down the tubes shortly after doing a scene in Rat Race that was cut from the final release. Let's be honest. Those careers couldn't go anywhere but down regardless of what movie they were doing.
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Post by Dub H on Oct 8, 2011 16:42:53 GMT -5
how Will Smith turning down Neo is a "career-defining" mistake?
He is still one of the biggest actors today.
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Post by Fiddleford H. McGucket on Oct 8, 2011 16:47:44 GMT -5
Also on the whole Connery/Quartermain/Gandalf thing. This really has more to do with the source and the changes then anything else. Alan Quartermain is the archetypal "Great White Hunter" of the old pulp stories. In all likelihood, Connery has probably read the REAL stories and like the character. The comic version of Quartermain would have been PERFECT for Connery. He was a Horny, Slightly Mysogynistic (More "Old School/Stubborn" than real hostility) man's man past his prime, that either screwed or shot anything he found in the Jungle. He was for all intents and purposes the "Star" of the comic. The Comic's plot is a straightforward "Adventure" story, It's a great story and really should be adapted in earnest one of these days. The Movie decided to (Needlessly) complicate the plot, and add the unnecessary (And wholly anachronistic given the other character's origins) character in Tom Sawyer. I liked the movie. Yes, I know I'm the only one, but I really don't see what people hated so much about it. Here's my issue.....I loved the movie as well, but after reading the Graphic Novel/TPB (I'm not sure which is appropriate as I've never actually seen seperate issues) and seeing how much was changed from the source material (Stuff that didn't HAVE to change either, it was all "Filmable" and could have been adapted so that it wasn't as divergent) I realize its very much an adaptation in little more than name. It's a good movie, but a poor adaptation.
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