50 Celebrities Who Turned Down Major Movie Roles
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50 Celebrities Who Turned Down Major Movie Roles
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Anne Hathaway – Alison (Katherine Heigl) in Knocked Up
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Benicio Del Toro – Khan (Benedict Cumberbatch) in Star Trek: Into Darkness
Getty | Paramount Pictures - 4/51
Beyoncé – Plumette (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) in Beauty and the Beast
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Charlie Hunnam – Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) in Fifty Shades of Grey
Getty | Universal Pictures - 6/51
Chiwetel Ejiofor – C (Andrew Scott) in Spectre
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Christina Applegate – Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) in Legally Blonde
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Emily Blunt – Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) in Iron Man 2
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Emma Roberts – Brit (Ashley Benson) in Spring Breakers
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Emma Stone – Unknown role in Ghostbusters
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Emma Watson – Mia (Emma Stone) in La La Land
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Gwyneth Paltrow – Rose Dewitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) in Titanic
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Hugh Jackman – James Bond (Daniel Craig) in Casino Royale
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Jake Gyllenhaal – Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman) in Suicide Squad
Getty | Warner Bros. Pictures - 15/51
Ja Rule – Tej (Ludacris) in 2 Fast 2 Furious
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Jennifer Hudson – Precious (Gabourey Sidibe) in Precious
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Jennifer Lawrence – Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh) in The Hateful Eight
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Kevin Hart – Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson) in Tropic Thunder
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Leonardo DiCaprio – Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) in The Imitation Game
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Lindsay Lohan – Jade (Heather Graham) in The Hangover
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Mark Wahlberg – Lead role in Brokeback Mountain
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Matt Damon – Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) in Avatar
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Matthew McConaughey – Ego (Kurt Russell) in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
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Michael B. Jordan – Dr. Dre (Corey Hawkins) in Straight Outta Compton
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Reese Witherspoon – Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) in Scream
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Sarah Michelle Gellar – Amber (Elisa Donovan) in Clueless
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Selena Gomez – Mitchie Torres (Demi Lovato) in Camp Rock
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Willow Smith – Annie (Quvenzhané Wallis) in Annie
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Will Smith – Neo (Keanu Reeves) in The Matrix
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Zendaya – Aaliyah (Alexandra Shipp) in Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B
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Angela Bassett – Leticia Musgrove (Halle Berry) in Monster’s Ball
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Julia Roberts – Viola (Gwyneth Paltrow) in Shakespeare in Love
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Tiffany Haddish – Unknown role in Get Out
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John Lithgow – The Joker (Jack Nicholson) in Batman
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Sean Connery – Gandalf (Ian McKellen) in The Lord of the Rings
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John Travolta – Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) in Forrest Gump
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Warren Beatty – Bill (David Carradine) in Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Kill Bill Vol. 2
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Sarah Jessica Parker – Lydia (Winona Ryder) in Beetlejuice
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Leonardo DiCaprio – Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) in American Psycho
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Sandra Bullock – Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) in Million Dollar Baby
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Michelle Pfeiffer – Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) in Basic Instinct
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Jennifer Connelly – Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) in Pretty Woman
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Rachel McAdams – Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) in The Devil Wears Prada
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Will Smith – Django (Jamie Foxx) in Django Unchained
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Al Pacino – Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
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Tom Cruise – Ren (Kevin Bacon) in Footloose
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Tom Hanks – Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) in Jerry Maguire
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Burt Reynolds – James Bond (David Niven) in James Bond
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Julia Roberts – Annie Reed (Meg Ryan) in Sleepless in Seattle
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Thomas Jane – Don Draper (Jon Hamm) in Mad Men
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Mel Gibson – Maximus (Russell Crowe) in Gladiator
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