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Hollywood is filled with stories of
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roles that defined careers but what
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about the ones that Got Away these 10
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actors famously turned down parts that
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went on to become legendary and perhaps
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their biggest regrets one Will Smith Neo
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The Matrix 1999 well Smith passed on the
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role of Neo feeling the Sci-Fi concept
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was too complex at the time the role
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catapulted Keanu Reeves to superstardom
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while Smith later admitted he didn't
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fully grasp the wowski
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two Tom Cruz Ren McCormack Foot Loose
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1984 Tom Cruz was offered the lead role
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in foot loose but declined due to
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scheduling conflicts Kevin Bacon stepped
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in delivering an iconic performance that
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defined the film three John Travolta
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Forest Gump Forest Gump 1994 John
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Travolta turned down the titular role in
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Forest Gump which went on to win Tom
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Hanks and Oscar Travolta later admitted
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he regretted the decision but praised
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four Emily Blunt Black Widow Iron Man 2
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2010 Emily Blunt was the first choice to
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play Natasha Romanov but declined due to
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scheduling conflicts with guler's
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travels Scarlet Johansson took the role
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and became synonymous with the character
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five Shan connory Gandalf the Lord of
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the Rings 2001 to 2003 Shan connory
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reportedly turned down Gandalf because
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he didn't understand the story Ian
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McKellen's portrayal became legendary
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and connory missed out on a reported
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$450 million in profit sharing six
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alpacino Han Solo Star Wars
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1977 alpacino was offered the role of
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Han Solo but turned it down saying he
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didn't understand the script Harrison
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Ford stepped in creating one of the most
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iconic characters in film history seven
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Michelle Fifer Clarice Starling The
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Silence of the Lambs 1991 Michelle
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feifer declined the role of Clarice
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Starling because she found the material
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too dark jod Foster's performance won
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her an Academy Award solidifying her
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career eight Denzel Washington detective
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David Mills say7 un 1995 Denzel
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Washington turned down the role of
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detective Mills feeling the script was
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too dark Brad Pit's gripping portrayal
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is now considered one of his finest
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performances nine Matt Damon Jake Sully
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Avatar 2009 Matt Damon was offered the
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lead in James Cameron's Avatar along
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with 10% of the film's profits he
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declined due to a scheduling conflict
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missing out on a Payday of over $250
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million 10 Angelina Jolie Ryan Stone
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gravity 2013 Angelina Jolie was
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originally cast as Ryan Stone but
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stepped away from the project Sandra
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bulock took on the role earning an Oscar
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nomination and critical acclaim
