Actors Who Refused Movie Roles Out Of Spite

Jealousy, ego, and not knowing what a wolverine is - these actors turned down movie parts for some peculiar reasons.
#Actors #Movies #Roles
Dwayne Johnson | 0:00
Debra Winger | 1:29
Jude Law | 2:31
Steve McQueen | 3:41
Charlize Theron | 4:33
Ja Rule | 5:20
Mark Wahlberg | 6:37
Russell Crowe | 8:21
Will Smith | 9:32
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[@Looper]

Do you think any of these movies would have been better if these actors had accepted the role?

[@lizardog]

XMen definitely would be even better with Crowe and Bassett.

[@antberrios75]

Smith didn't wanna rely on violence to portray love and then proceeded to slap Chris Rock because of his wife. Make it make sense

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

His private life sounds like a melodramatic movie made for TV.

[@rodziegman]

Actors. They are playing roles and lying. It's an art form. If you think they are genuine or actually telling you the truth, you're an idiot.

[@chiefwakil]

Please shut up

[@kepckatherinec805]

One word: hypocrite.

[@truthseeker6532]

Crowe point them to Hugh for the role in X-Men dang!!!! That also led us to know about Hugh as well. What a domino effect!!!!

[@Kevin-wr9um]

Dougray Scott was cast as Wolverine and was shown in costume on the first shots on the movie website. When filming ran long on Mission Impossible II, Jackman was recast.

[@dougsoffline5305]

Who hears Gladiator and thinks wolf? Was in the movie for like 5min and never mentioned after the battle in beginning of movie. Talked more about his horses than did about the wolf.

[@Mike-ph5rn]

Any role Smith turned down is now a better movie.

[@retro9173]

THANK YOU!

[@lizardog]

Because you don't like him? LOL

[@Mike-ph5rn]

@@lizardog I don't know him, so I can't say whether I like him or not. I can say that he can't act. He has played the same character in every movie except one. Seven Pounds. And because it was a different kind of character for him, he sucked at it.

[@sfisotdbgmnguni9873]

If the Oscar slap never happened bet u wouldn't be saying that

[@dank2171]

​@Sfiso t d bg Mnguni will Smith is not great at playing a character with violent fury like Djengo. He either plays the charismatic action star with humor or serious dramatic part like Ali or pursuit of happiness. He isn't great at being mad and vengeful so fox was def a better choice. Smith is pretentious and phony as anyone in Hollywood so I'm glad he didn't Stat in Tarantino film plus those two are like oil and water.

[@andrewellington9503]

Russell Crowe not knowing the difference between a wolf and wolverine is hilarious. Worked out great though.

[@joshuakochock5836]

I wonder if Charlize Theron would have gotten the clea role if she'd played Wonder Woman's mom but they must have explained the detail of her character to play a small post credit scene and Doctor Strange multiverse of madness

[@drgirlfriend211]

That’s because Clea plays a huge part of dr strange story arch

[@Magnus_VII]

Great move Ja Rule lol…

[@chrisfrank2664]

It was great for everyone! Early 2000’s was when so many rappers, or music artists in general, becoming actors. So we got to see which ones could actually “Act” and Ja wasn’t one of them.

[@briandaleske5139]

I envision actor star (GEORGE CLOONEY) & actor star (JEFF BRIDGES) playing the role of (Old Bruce Wayne) in a live-action (BATMAN BEYOND) movie.

[@The_Dudester]

Re: Debra Winger's comments: Debra is way off base. People in the theater and reactors here on YT (including two that are PE teachers/coaches) are amazed at the ball playing abilities of the women in the project. Debra unjustifiably feared losing the spotlight to Madonna. Yeah, in today's world Madonna is a big pain in the butt, she paid her dues (and I now wish that she would quietly retire and fade away).

[@moedark4390]

I think she was spot on and the movie would have been better with her in it. They chose to go with a more goof ball movie, which was still a fine entertaining movie.

[@Crashed131963]

How can she worry about losing the spotlight to a character with little screen time.

[@ericseitzler81]

Debra is very well known for being impossible to work with,she was one of the most hated women in Hollywood and probably explains why she doesn't work anymore

[@juliestannard5538]

If only Crowe had turned down the role as Javert 😔

[@anaperez5442]

They had a fight on set & the Rock lifted Vin Diesel as if he were a toddler. Vin didn't like it. Also, both have a clause in their contracts that they are not to lose a fight on any of their movies. It's like some wrestlers that refuse to "put over" anyone or to be pinned, no matter who it is. Childish.

[@joshuakochock5836]

Why wouldn't Mark Wahlberg after worry about playing that role play transformers age of Extinction reached over a billion

[@stevef.7237]

Most of these weren’t turned down on spite.

[@Shinigami69LoL]

but you clicked the video. thats all that matters. same as me

[@mmuerte89]

Mark Wahlberg actually owes his career to Boogie Nights…

[@larryw.c.4544]

dO you know how to tell if walberg is acting? He frowns. Check it out.

[@lizardog]

His best performance was in Fear. Second best: The Big Hit Third: Boogie Nights

[@Tortilla.Reform]

Doesn’t he have a hate crime charge as a kid in Boston from Blinding an asian man with a rock Just googled and he has multiple hate crimes hahah

[@arribaficationwineho32]

Also his markie mark days

[@lizardog]

Crowe would have been the quintessential Wolverine, as Angela Bassett would have been a perfect Storm.

[@Tortilla.Reform]

The best wolverine would be Danny Devito of course

[@sanc1844gmail]

I have been saying Angela Bassett as Storm since the very first X-Men. I can't understand how they dropped the ball on this one. So glad there are other people out there that see this huge mistake.

[@fracturedgamer420]

I've never seen Brokeback Mountain so I really couldn't say, but I've heard it's the only movie ever made where the good guys take it in the end!

[@jewel65]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mrvideotape8911]

Father Flavin was okay with Boogie nights?

[@rayfinkle7563]

Will smith also turned the matrix

[@classifiedtopsecret4664]

Because he didn't understand the plot so he turned it down.

[@retro9173]

thank God ..

[@AlpineFreshness]

And did the Wild Wild West instead

[@retro9173]

@@AlpineFreshness 😂😂🤗

[@classifiedtopsecret4664]

@AlpineFreshness and that film turned out to be "not great" .

[@jowsullivan9116]

I was wondering how long it would take people to go after Mark Wahlberg. Guess now we know

[@lizardog]

What are you talking about? Did you say the same about every other actor in the video?

[@Tortilla.Reform]

@@lizardog Mark Wahlberg has many hate crimes on his record. He blinded an asian man with a rock. Do any other actors in the video have that hanging over their head?why so defensive over mark wahlberg

[@Tortilla.Reform]

@@lizardog He also said he would have single handedly stopped 911 😂

[@shaunwordplay3111]

Funny Rule career tanked and could've been relevant today. More than just being 50 Cent punching bag.

[@bheast86]

is it not possible that some actors take on movie roles out of spite, going by the results?

[@rw3452]

What nonsense about Mark W, how was it a bad move, standing by your convictions or selling out and making a few bucks? Seems like he made the choice that was best for him.

[@jamesday9701]

I totally agree. Whether or not you agree with someone's ideology, you should respect them for staying true to it instead of compromising it for the sake of money.

[@lizardog]

Where was the nonsense? Wahlberg declined, I mean if he was offered the part. End of story. I don't understand why so many people in the comments think Wahlberg is being attacked.

[@rw3452]

@@lizardog The nonsense is the the VO saying he made the wrong choice because the film made money or around that time. Also, he made a choice that's not the same thing as 'spite' which is what the title mentions. I didn't say they were attacking him I said it was non-sense.

[@jamesday9701]

@@lizardog personally, I feel like it wasn't so much that he declined the role, as it was his reason for declining it. People acting based on religious convictions have historically been ridiculed.

[@moedark4390]

Ya, Hollywood likes to Demonize a person for their believes. Hes a Class act

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

Will Smith knocked back Django. Big mistake. So, he stars in another black slave movie, an obvious push for Oscar gold. It bombed. In the interim he did get the Oscar he was chasing. Most of the world doesn't know what the movie was for some reason.

[@jokeskarma]

And says Django was was to violence for him. Instead makes emancipation which is also violence, its like dude your hypocrite, just because they didn't wanna make the movie the way you want to. All good anyways Jamie fox killed it. It can't see corny ass fresh prince being the lead in django anyways.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

@@jokeskarma Jamie Foxx crushed the role! He's also smarter than Will to know that you don't rewrite Tarantino's writing.

[@3.75istheway7]

Im sure Russell is just fine!

[@badbiker666]

I understand why Charlize Theron turned down the opportunity to play Wonder woman's mother in that movie, but she probably did that because she didn't understand that the character was, essentially, immortal and therefore she would be playing a woman who is younger, and at the same time, FAR older, than she appears. Putting a major talent like Theron into such a minor role, however, is reason enough for her to pass on the project. The actor that took the role does a magnificent job with it, but it remains a supporting character and that wouldn't have changed with Charlize in that part.

[@LillikoiSeed]

Frankly, Debra Winger never impressed me. Particularly as a person. I think A League of Their Own was a great movie with a great cast, and truthfully; I don’t think it would’ve been as good with her in the lead.

[@dianecheney4141]

Jason Moama is doing the next Fast and Furious

[@andrerogers9961]

I would think being a Catholic would prepare him precisely for this role. Wahlburg is full of himself.

[@georgeleos8219]

9:29 in!!!! Le Mis. Is amazing!!!! Screen test Crow as #Wolverine And have #Wolverine kill him. #DP3

[@briandaleske5139]

I envision actor star (TOM WELLING) playing the role of JOR-EL, who’s the father of KEL-EL in the (DC U.) SUPERMAN movie.

[@briandaleske5139]

@Barry McLaren KEL-EL is the birth name of Superman, and his earth name is (Clark Kent) given to him by his adoptive parents.

[@lizardog]

@@briandaleske5139 I think it's actually Kal-El, but I'm not a comic book afficianado.

[@briandaleske5139]

@Barry McLaren Okay I admit it spelled Superman’s birth name wrong.

[@owenorders5202]

@Boogie Badger You're only about two decades out. Kal-El as Superman's name wasn't even mentioned until 1957.

[@georgeleos8219]

10:07 in. Fox is a comedian turned actor. Will is an artist Morals define us. The ability 2 justify media depictions of a personification of a person. Is judged by the actions of the person. Think. Ironman 1. And the tropic thunder. Plus fox was #Ray

[@LoranGlaser]

I like how they have to stop in the middle of this video to bash walberg.

[@graeme8800]

Walberg was just standing up for his beliefs and in this upside down woke world that is admirable.

[@jennifer1552]

Jamie Foxx play the role beautiful. I did'n't miss Smith. I did not miss Smith also in Matrix

[@retro9173]

Will who? 🤔

[@giftmatsane8810]

Will Smack

[@retro9173]

@@giftmatsane8810 😂😅😁

[@larryw.c.4544]

!!!!!!

[@mosog8829]

@8:06 You are very wrong. He made the right call. It's not always about money and fame.

[@niiflinstone23]

Thank God Luda replaced Ja Rule.

[@DavidBrown-yh4ny]

Wow I wish McQueen had taken that role as the Sundance Kid , I wouldn't have missed Redford a bit

[@danielrubinstein896]

If wahlberg got the brokeback role, it would be laughable

[@lizardog]

Fact

[@moedark4390]

Better to laugh than to vomit

[@danielrubinstein896]

@@moedark4390 what's that supposed to mean?

[@classifiedtopsecret4664]

If Wahlberg was in brokeback it would be highly ironic because he's a closet homosexual.

[@MGMTxILEGITx]

First boi

[@whatsreal7506]

Smith needs to disappear from movies...

[@lizardog]

And that's your opinion.

[@HaidarAL]

happy that the rock is out he is to much how to put it. he’s ego is to much. this is one of the reasons why black adam failed. happy he is out of fast

[@wickedcatsrodriguez]

Wahlberg doesn’t have the acting chops to have done Brokeback Mountain.

[@lizardog]

He's not a bad actor, but yeah, I don't see him pulling off a role like that. He was amazing in Fear and entertaining in The Big Hit. Haven't seen him in anything else though.

[@johnhudson1545]

Is utterly astounding how badly and how quickly Mark Wahlberg got trashed after he became front-and-center with his faith. It is the same way that Pratt has been treated. It's shameful.

[@towlie337]

Mark wahlberg is a hypocrite. His faith...please give me a break. He uses his "faith" like a jacket....putting it on when it suits him. Gtfo. That's why he got trashed, not because of his "faith"

[@jonhinson5701]

Wahlberg was a thug and racist and then developed religion. He switched his homophobia from thug attitudes to religious and yet he was in that movie where a stuffed bear lusted after human females.

[@lizardog]

What are you talking about? No one here is trashing Wahlberg.

[@moedark4390]

ya, its worng.

[@ericseitzler81]

​@@lizardog everyone in Hollywood is though,if your a Christian in Hollywood the try and destroy your career.

[@shanesawhutchison9255]

You gotta love the irony that is Will Smith. What Thanos did to the Universe with “The Snap”, Will Smith did to his career with “The Slap”. Doesn’t agree with the violence especially “Race on race” (read as, Black on Black) violence. Is this really the same guy who did exactly that…but for real…and televised live around the World to Chris Rock? Just a beautiful case of irony. Cheers all! 😂🇨🇦

[@rayg6497]

Mark Wahlberg has a net worth estimated to be around $400 million, so he probably doesn't regret passing on Brokeback Mountain.

[@jwh2877]

So wait let me get this straight. Walberg won't do a movie about 2 Gay cowboys because it was too graphic or goes against his religion, yet he did a movie with a teddy bear that goes through his browser history of adult content including a category on Trans women? Yeah good Catholic boy

[@md_928]

Will Smith a 🐈

[@adamduffy311]

The only Cowboy film Will Smith was in was WILD WILD WEST AND HE GOT 20 Million for a SH FILM OH AND HE DID THE MUSIC AS WELL ?. Jamie Fox NAILED JANGO UNCHARTED AND NOT EVEN Q TARITENO WILL GO NEAR THIS DUMPSTER FIRE ?.

[@The_Infamous_Boogyman]

Dwayne Johnson leaving was the best thing. F&F could get. He's a meathead fool who can "shatter his brand new cast off his broken arm"? And him leaving will hopefully kill the films. Hate those movies

[@lizardog]

Okay.

[@ericseitzler81]

Brokeback was to graphic but boogie nights wasnt?i can tell you as a Christian that god would not be ok with him starring in boogie nights at all.i mean just the last shot of him showing his dong at the end was to much.

[@owenorders5202]

Nice that you know how God thinks. (And he's probably quite mad at you for spelling his name with a lower-case small 'g'.) But why did YOU watch the movie, Christian?

[@ericseitzler81]

@@owenorders5202 first off the bible tells us what GOD likes and what he doesn't.second auto correct messed up the name of GOD.third who said I was a Christian when I watched boogie nights?

[@owenorders5202]

@@ericseitzler81 I know the sort of thing God likes. He liked drowning almost everybody in the world just because they wouldn't do what he wanted, making him the biggest serial killer in the history of the world. However, before you start believing that the Bible is the word of God, I would advise you to consult with a historian or a theologian who can tell you how much the Bible has been completely changed from its original version.

[@adamrasmusson6976]

Will smith as django, that will forever be one of the biggest what ifs in Hollywood history. I think he would've won an academy award for that. But we'll never know.

[@melissae1116]

Number 1: Mark Wahlberg doesn't have the acting range to perform in a movie like Broke Back Mountain.

[@Lack_of_response]

so what is up with these youtube ads for anti-trans candy? it looks like youtube has taken away the option to block/filter ads, so there is no way to not be subjected to ads for these bigot bars.

[@anaperez5442]

These ads strike me as a sort of parody. More like they're playing to the bigots to sell their candy (if it's a real candy company, that is)

[@riannamoore3062]

Theu are not natural born but ok. Lmao

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

All actors are the same, frankly.

[@marly-paigepetersen]

Mark w is fine with being a racist. But not to play a gay role. OK.

[@TP_Gillz]

It would have hurt his image on the streets of Boston

[@lizardog]

@@TP_Gillz And that's vewwy important.

[@TP_Gillz]

@@lizardog lol to him I bet it's everything!

[@riannamoore3062]

Black americans sre all over social media and tv making racist comments, dont go there

[@Tomy_Yon]

Madonna became a Golden Globe winner, Debra Winger, get of your high horse.

[@bsmith8943]

Undeserved. She's a terrible person.

[@lizardog]

Winger is a national treasure. Madonna is... Madonna.

[@garyjohnheather3462]

May be Smith will now take any role, even 5th lead. Total muppet

[@margaretedwards1366]

Smith doesn't want to resort to violence to solve racial conflict. But he's fine with resorting to violence on a personal level. In front of millions. On live TV. Because Jada. Over nothing. Hypocrite.

[@georgeleos8219]

10:38. Did not wanna be called. #N|gg@ Django is 1 of my top 10. First is #Tombstone 2 is #onceuponatimeinhollywood 3 is #Buddahotep. 4 Is #Aladdin 5 is Batman. #JackJoker 6 #Lockstock 7 #pulp 8 #westerndjango 9 #django. 10 #revolver

[@williamsmith8354]

Funny, he seems to think violence is the answer to marital conflict...

[@jamehofmann5855]

Women playing baseball instead of being drafted to world war 2, great feminist story. Way to overcome adversary.