Big movie roles that BIGTIME actors turned down!

20 Actors and Actresses Who Turned Down   Popular Movie Roles of a LIFETIME.

Sometimes its all about 'casting'.  Some parts are made for some people and some scripts can be seen as 'gold' to some, but rubbish by others.  Let's take a look at several HUGE movie roles that went to other people because the star that was initially courted turned it down!  Some of these are some SHOCKERS!  Take a look:

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1.Molly Ringwald - Molly Ringwald turned down the role of Vivian in "Pretty Woman" and the role of Molly in "Ghost" among others. She was also offered a part in Scream which she turned down because she was in her late 20’s and didn’t want a teenage role. Also, she was offered Leah Thompson’s role in "Some Kind of Wonderful" which she turned down severing her relationship with John Hughes.
2. Mel Gibson - Turned down the lead role in Gladiator. A role which landed Russell Crowe the Academy Award. Mel also turned down the part of Robin Hood in "Robin Hood Prince of Thieves." Instead, that part went to a very unbelievable Kevin Costner.
3. Alec Baldwin - The role of Richard Kimball in "The Fugitive" was originally offered to Alec. After he turned it down, it went to Harrison Ford.
4. Sigourney Weaver - Turned down the role of Ada in "The Accused," a part that later went to Kelly McGillis, and the lead role in "A Handmaid’s Tale."
5. Keanu Reeves turned down Charlie Sheen’s role in "Platoon." And really, thank goodness for that. The role should definitely go to someone who can act.
6. Gillian Anderson - The former X-Files star was originally offered the role of Bethany Sloane in "Dogma." She said, "no thanks" and the part wen to Linda Fiorentino instead.
7. Warren Beatty - Turned down the role of Jack Horner in "Boogie Nights." The part was then offered to a smarmy looking Bert Reynolds. Warren also turned down James Caan’s role in "Misery", the part of Gordon Gekko in "Wall Street" and Robert Redford’s role in "The Sting." Granted, Warren’s had some decent roles and he’s a good actor. But we’re thinking he’s not a very good judge of a good script. He accepts "Dick Tracey" and turns down "The Sting?"
8. Melanie Griffith - Melanie Griffith turned down the role of "Thelma" in "Thelma and Louise." Incidentally, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jodie Foster were originally cast as Thelma and Louise but had to drop out as pre-production dragged on.
9. Sarah Michelle Gellar - Scheduling conflicts prevented her from accepting the role as Cher in "Clueless."
10. Richard Grieco - The "21 Jump Street" star turned down the lead role in "Speed" because he thought the script sucked. I guess he’s still turning down sucky scripts because it’s not like we’ve seen him in anything but the plastic surgeon’s office since the early 90’s.
11. Madonna - I guess we should be thankful but Madonna turned down Michelle Pfeiffer’s role in "The Fabulous Baker Boys."
12. Denzel Washington - Turned down the role of Curtis in "Dreamgirls", the lead in "I Robot", and it’s rumored he turned down the role of "Ray Charles" in Ray.
13. Will Smith - Turned down the role that eventually went to Keanu Reeve in "The Matrix", and the role of Stu in "Phone Booth."
14. Julia Roberts - Turned down Sharon Stone’s leg crossing role in "Basic Instinct," the role of Mary Corleone in "Godfather III" the role of Annie in "Sleepless in Seattle," the lead role of "Shakespeare in Love" and the role of Lucy in "While You Were Sleeping."
15. Leonardo DiCapprio - Offered the part of Dirk Diggler in "Boogie Nights" before it was given to Mark Wahlberg and the lead role in "The Matrix".
16. Mark Wahlberg - Turned down the role of Linus in "Ocean’s 13".
17. Tom Cruise - Before Johnny Depp made the role his own, Tom Cruise signed on to play Donnie Brasco in the film of the same name. Tom was also to play the lead role in "Footloose" and ended up turning that down as well.
18. Jennifer Jason Leigh - Jennifer Jason Leigh is another of the actresses who landed the role of Vivian in "Pretty Woman" and later turned it down.
19. John Travolata - Turned down the role of Forrest Gump.
20. Tom Hanks - Turned down the role of Ray Kinsella in "Field of Dreams," Andy Dufresne in "The Shawshank Redemption" and the lead role in "Jerry Maguire."







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Atlanta Film Festival: 'The Start of Dreams' Movie Premiere!

Where does a dream originate?

Is it a flicker in one's eye,or a slow building emotion that emanates from one's heart?  A dream begins with a thought then another thought than an action, that's the start of dreams. 
On last night I had the pleasure of attending the Atlanta Film Festival's screening of Kenny Leon's 'The Start of Dreams'.  'The Start of Dreams' was produced by Jennifer Gordon Thompson and directed by a group of amazing guys, The Horne Brothers.  This documentary is the story of award-winning director and actor Kenny Leon, as he guides aspiring young actors to Broadway in his annual August Wilson Monologue
competition.  Top film and screen actors like Denzel Washington, Phylicia Rashad, Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson offer poignant gems throughout the piece on the importance of the art form, what it means to humanity and the importance of chasing, cultivating and expressing that 'dream'.

The stars were aligned last night as I watched hanging on every scene of the riveting and touching piece. Each scene so poetically expressed on the screen by Kenny Leon and the host of accompanying players, and so seamless, and expertly directed and edited by my good friends The Horne Brothers.  This story is an inspiring one. A story that everyone who ever had a dream or longed to be somewhere they feared they could never travel should see. It's a story of the ages.