Michelle Pfeiffer: Clarice Starling - Silence Of The Lambs
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She was scared of the overwhelming darkness and violence in the script, as stated in a Silence of the Lambs-centered article from Empire Magazine published in 1991. She was, however, the director's first choice for the role: Jonathan Demme had worked with her previously and approached her with the script. Ultimately she turned it down.
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Jeremy Irons: Dr. Hannibal Lecter - Silence of the Lambs
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Jeremy Irons turned down the role out of his fear of dark plot and violence in the film. He had just done a villainous role and didn't want to be pigeonholed. Irons has since held his ground on his decision, telling The Daily Telegraph he was happy he turned it down after Hopkins won an Oscar for the role.
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Josh Hartnett: Superman - Superman Returns
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Josh Hartnett was afraid of being pigeonholed. At the ripe age of 22, he was asked to don the red cape in the 2006 film Superman Returns. Details Magazine reported Harnett's fear of being labeled the Man of Steel for the rest of his career.
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Mel Gibson: Batman - Batman (1989)
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Mel Gibson turned down the role of Batman in Tim Burton's 1989 film of the same name because, as IMDB chronicles, he thought the film would fail. Fear of failure is real and not limited to actors alone. Gibson was afraid to fail and assumed the movie's poor writing would contribute to its downfall.
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Bette Midler: Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary Clarence - SISTER Act
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Midler turned down the role because she was afraid of how her fans would react to her portrayal of a nun, which she relayed in an interview with Metro in August 2010.
Mark Wahlberg was originally offered the role of Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain, declining it after reading the first 15 pages of the script and letting his fear of portraying the male-male sex scenes on film outweigh the potential of the role. Wahlberg is quoted by SF Gate as saying he was "creeped out" by the role and turned it down because of
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Denzel Washington: Detective David Mills - Se7en
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Paste Magazine reported that Washington openly admits that he was simply too afraid to take on this role because he found it to be too dark. He's also not afraid to admit that, having seen the movie, he regrets his decision.
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Jennifer Hudson: Precious - Precious
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It was rumored that the Dreamgirls star turned down the title role in Precious because she didn't want to gain weight. But JustJared reports that Hudson passed on the role because she was afraid of the graphic imagery and violence in the movie at the time.
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Brad Pitt: Edwin Epps - 12 Years A Slave
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Brad Pitt turned down the role because he was afraid of what his children would think if they saw him as the villainous slave master in the film.
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Chris Pratt: Peter Quill / Star-Lord - Guardians of the Galaxy
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Pratt originally passed on the lead role in Guardians of the Galaxy, telling Entertainment Weekly that he thought he was too fat to play a superhero and ultimately afraid of the same feelings of rejection he dealt with when he was passed over for Star Trek and Avatar.
