10 Insane Reasons Actors Didn’t Return for Sequels

[@theunwelcome]

Keanu was right

[@ParisLawLess]

He is always right

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

A rule of life

[@dhenderson1810]

Buses aren't exactly quick themselves. Try sitting behind one.

[@carastone3473]

Absolutely!

[@rmc224]

@@theunwelcome I want a coffee mug with "Keanu was right" printed on it.

[@RodneyMunch8767]

Alan Cumming's role as Nightcrawler was a real standout in X2. It's a shame he didn't return.

[@user-mg5mv2tn8q]

Actually it wasn't that Cumming hated the makeup process, he hated the makeup itself. Specifically, Nightcrawler's look was achieved with flexible foam rubber appliances glued to the actor's entire face. But Cumming is severely claustrophobic, and for him, and playing the character was sort of like having his head locked in a box. In short, it was his worst nightmare brought to life, 12+ hours a day, five days a week, for a couple months straight.

[@JasonICECarson]

At least a few entries weren't as "insane" as the list would have you believe. David Hyde Pierce, Keanu Reeves, and Alan Cummings were right and completely reasonable in their decisions not to return to their roles.

[@rmc224]

Thank you! When I saw Hellboy and heard Abe, I thought, "That's got to be David Hyde Pierce." I looked it up and there was no credit for him. My downstairs neighbor is wondering why his crazy upstairs neighbor is yelling, "I knew it! I ef-ing knew it!"

[@kelst75]

Props to David Hyde Pierce for stepping aside, although I did really like him as Abe, too.

[@michaelgallagher3640]

First to say "Leave the gun, take the cannoli".

[@Sephiroth144]

Good on DHP; Doug Jones is a godsdamned treasure

[@DJMarcO138]

I was about to type exactly this, lol - nice.

[@patrickdornoff2735]

He was great as Silver Surfer

[@NeoTechni]

Agreed. He's one of like two people on Star Trek: Discovery that isn't a jerk

[@Jernaumg]

Kilmer peaked long before Batman. In fact Batman wasn't even his biggest role of that year, that was Heat.

[@dhenderson1810]

I think it was the movie "The Doors" that launched him.

[@Jernaumg]

@dhenderson1810 He had a lot of hits but Top Gun was what made him a name. That got him Willow which was a big deal at the time.

[@mrgoober6320]

Kilmer's peak was Real Genius.

[@mimcduffee86]

@@mrgoober6320 If by Real Genius you mean Tombstone, then sure.

[@HariSeldon913]

Real Genius launched him. Top Gun made him the most popular. Tombstone was his best role.

[@rorylynch7775]

Alan Cumming probably dodged a bullet considering how God awful the last stand was

[@arachnivision]

Yes it was awful…..but let’s be real…if they didn’t rush it out to 1.compete with the equally awful..Superman returns..and 2.get back at Brian singer for jumping on the dc train…it might of been something…his “x-men” while it aged poorly was amazing for its time.. “X2” X-men united was fantastic…what could of been if he saw his “trilogy” through…it would of been very different you gotta agree with me on that.

[@dhenderson1810]

You forget Adam West who appeared in the movie length "Batman" which got a theatrical release.

[@mikeawesome9212]

"Someday's ya just can't get rid of a bomb."

[@thegraydirewolf9325]

​@@mikeawesome9212 but a fucking shark though? REALLY?!

[@Epic-Clipz294]

Robbin Williams is Unequivocally Genie

[@IanM-id8or]

Keanu Reeves was entirely correct about Speed 2

[@joenesvick7043]

So Michael Bay basically me tooed Megan Fox and she's the one they fired 😮, "why does Michael Bay get to keep on making movies" Keanu Reeves wouldn't do Speed 2, but he did those Matrix sequels lol 🤪, it's like how Christopher Lambert wouldn't do Mortal Kombat Annihilation when he did those Highlander sequels. Speed 2 must be really bad indeed. With something like the X-Men movies, it's surprising actors didn't sign a multiple movie contract, "a contract is a contract!" I thought Terminator Dark Fate was better than Rise of Machines, but I understand why people hate it for killing off John. I haven't seen Salvation or Genesis to judge one way or the other. I do have the extended special edition of Judgement Day with the original ending wrapping everything up, I'm a bit surprised that anyone that dislikes anything after Judgment Day just doesn't stick with that

[@jessesanchez9187]

Isla Fisher- Henley Reeves Now You See Me 2. Isla had signed on for the sequel. But before filming was about to start, she was pregnant with her first child. She asked the producers to release her from the contract because filming would be difficult with her pregnancy.

[@remliqa]

That's not really insane, caring for yourself and your unborn child's health is reasonable.

[@brandonmccoy2894]

I always thought it was kinda cool that the role of Bruce Wayne/ Batman would pass from actor to actor throughout the decades starting with Adam West back in the ‘60s. It’s like our version of James Bond/ 007, which says a lot considering we’ve also got Jack Ryan, a spy-master that has also been portrayed by multiple actors. But let’s be real here, Jack Ryan ain’t James Bond.

[@bradenervold6993]

The text on screen was right " Leave the gun, take the cannoli." but the audio was wrong. It was swapped to " Leave the cannoli and take the gun". Ooops.

[@Nx57ytre]

10 Crazy Reasons Why Actors Came Back For Bad Sequels

[@rmc224]

@Nx57ytre It's not crazy but I'm pretty sure reasons 1-8 are "A 💩 load of money."

[@Pedro8k]

There is only one Hellboy Ron Perlman

[@zacgonzales5883]

I feel like Harbour could have been just as good if only he had the same direction.

[@simplelife9394]

Aladdin grossed over a billion world wide so i dont think will smith found out the hard way...

[@AR3ANI]

Thats not a lot of money these days, especially when you consider the VFX budget required for the actual main character

[@bacin87]

​@@AR3ANI it cost Disney $183 million to make it made over 1 billion 800 million profit

[@fairywingsonroses]

I personally think that Will Smith did okay in the roll. He was no Robbin Williams, but those are huge shoes to fill. No one could have done it. Given that he was doomed to be labeled a failure anyway, I think he did a good job with making it his own and not trying to copycat Williams.

[@mimcduffee86]

@@bacin87 Yeah, that's not how you calculate a film's profit. You don't actually think that marketing and distribution are free... do you?

[@jikae10]

Will Smith was good as the genie; he just wasn't going to beat Robin Williams, sadly.

[@damir262001]

Jennifer Lawrence acted like spoiled brat. She was payed for the makeup. Just look Rebecca Romijn, she praises every second and like it, she also stated that she wouldn't do it without makeup since that's necessary to stay true to the character.

[@mightydeku]

Rebecca Romijn IS Mystique!

[@jamesbarbour8400]

​@@mightydekutotally agree ! Jennifer wasn't a patch on Rebecca - now that's what I call a woman ! Still very beautiful !

[@Ferox2121]

Yes, you can really see that Lawrence was less and less interested in playing Mystique with each passing movie and just showed up cause some contract obligations and to get her paycheck.

[@bradpawelkiewicz7450]

I actually liked Val Kilmer

[@Donsjohnson]

2:34 That’s really nice and honorable! DHP is a GOAT!

[@DarthKilaj85]

You forgot that Ryan Reynolds is Deadpool and more that character than anyone else for the ones you mentioned

[@wsadqwer110]

Some actors needed second chances but Ryan needed three. Hugh Jackman is no less Wolverine than Ryan is Deadpool though, and you honestly can't convince me otherwise considering their track records.

[@mikeawesome9212]

I don't even recall Saldana being in "The Curse Of The black Squirrel." Yes, but EVERYONE loved The Return Of Jafar and The King Of Sleaze.

[@Ferox2121]

I concurr. I clearly remeber Johnny Depp - of courtse - but also Bloom and Knightly. But if you should hyve asked me before i watched this video: I had no memeory of Saldana starring in the Pirates of the Carribean movie.

[@Uncle_Smidge]

As I understood it, the suits worried that Doug Jones' Abe Sapien suiting/prostheses would make him sound, well, like he was wearing something (stiff appliances affect mouth posture and such). Luckily when Doug voiced Abe himself, he and David already sounded pretty similar so it wasn't super jarring.

[@KAPAFlyer]

Nah. The Live Action Aladdin should have been the hint to Disney that NO ONE ASKED for Live Action Remakes........and yet, they keep doing it.

[@jikae10]

It made over a billion dollars in the box office and it was actually pretty good. The other one's were lacking.

[@jules-yi8rn]

Spielberg was wrong for that. I mean, I understand his side of it, but Megan was actually probably using a reference she didn't know the boss of her boss would take so personally. The Transformer movies aren't high art, but once they began to snip away root characters we liked, the series really devolved.

[@AR3ANI]

Spielberg wasn't wrong for it, Megan wasn't integral to the plot in any way shape or form. It was a lesson in learning her place and not to bite the hand that feeds. The human characters were as essential to the plot as they are in the sonic movies. Should the writers have done better and written a decent female character, absofookin'lutely, but a Michael Bay film is not the place to expect such "radical" ideals.

[@NeoTechni]

everyone is offended by being compared to Hitler, that's why people do it

[@mimcduffee86]

The reference she used was "He wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is." There are only so many ways one can take that reference. Simp harder.

[@kevinclapson]

An inexperienced, unproven Saldana getting upset for being treated like an inexperienced, unproven quantity on the set of the 1st major blockbuster production she was ever a part of? Given the way Hollywood politics tens to play out, she's lucky she didn't tank her career.

[@NeoTechni]

I'm impressed she didn't blame racism

[@jikae10]

She was likely #20 or so on the call sheet. Of course she wasn't going to be treated better. Had she come back for #2, she would've likely gone up to top #10 and treated much better. It's just like any job in any industry; the lower you are on the totem pole, the lack of better treatment. She just needed to get off her high-horse, which she apparently did as she's now really successful.

[@michaelcarbone6101]

Thank you 👍

[@markanthonycisneros6180]

Did anyone else catch that she called Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique as Raven?

[@remliqa]

Yes, Mystique's real name is Raven Darkhölme. Just like Wolverine's real name is Logan.

[@mikemcfly4085]

@@remliqaLogan is a nickname. His real name is James Howlett. In Days of Future Past, when he goes back to the 70’s, the woman who’s in bed with him calls him Jimmy

[@samuraix73]

Transformers - Dark Side Of The Moon? I didn't realise Michael Bay collaborated with Pink Floyd.

[@Jesus_H._Tap-DancingChrist]

How the hell did the writer, producer and narrator get the Godfather "cannoli" line wrong?! At least your editor was on point.

[@python27au]

6:29 the title is “ten insane reasons”, I don’t think not wanting to be part of a flop is the definition of insane.

[@python27au]

4:45 don’t understand. “Paramount owed ford a lot of money. This was offset somewhat by casting him…” so instead of paying him what they owed, they made him work more?

[@kanedaku]

You got the Jack Ryan headline wrong. It ended up not being the Harrison Ford money as to why Baldwin didnt return, as you admitted.

[@lindenstromberg6859]

Why did Brandon Lee quit The Crow? Bad decision, IMO. Could have been huge.

[@KyloStimpy]

still too soon

[@joenesvick7043]

Hasn't it been more than 22.3 years, South Park says that's when something stops being too soon lol 🤪

[@KyloStimpy]

@@joenesvick7043 i didn't check but, top of my head guess it has been at least 30 years. is it ironic that Edward Furlong starred in one of the sequels?

[@benjamingamache6441]

Yes, there have been 7 actors to portray the dark knight, but there was only 1 Christian Bale!

[@bonusbaby801]

As for Val Kilmer...Wasn't Batman's whole goal to be invisible & unsung?

[@ZenosaurusRex]

"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli." Does anyone proofread these things?

[@Crumphorn]

"Batman and RO-BBHIN!"

[@cedricbrookins4851]

Will was the best part of the live action Aladdin. No one remember the other actor in movie.

Bruno Kirby made for an excellent young Clemenza.

[@claymccoy]

Val Kilmer's performance in Batman Forever was a bit wooden.

[@NightPhoenixPress]

Some of these weren't insane.

[@daryl772003]

Yes!

[@PopCultureCat]

You actually used a clip from Kung Fury :D

[@Misterpaulwood]

audio level is realy low

[@jayluck8047]

I’m gonna love Niam Neeson as Hellboy in the next movie. C’mon you know you can’t see it!

[@00BillyTorontoBill]

I couldnt believe they replaced Alec Baldwin...

[@ytk2983]

Letting Megan Fox go was huge L ngl

[@crowhaven895]

Leave the gun, take the cannoli

[@jeffm9770]

I must be the only one who thought Will Smith did a good job as Genie. Not as good as Robin Williams, but good.

[@lovetacos9165]

What culture brings terrible news readers to pop culture reviews and this current news reader is just hard to understand- is it audio? Recording? Or someone having problems of reading a script and taking in deep breaths?

[@anhnhvn]

0:31 Ba'man and Robim :)

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

CLCIK BAIT, NOTHING INSANE ABOUT ANY OF IT. Except 8:20 where the narrator got the line backwards. She says "Take the gun, and leave the cannoli!"

[@claymccoy]

Keanu Reeves was right.

[@gerardstephens58]

Just 2:04 in and we get our first butchered name. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@franciscomartinez5316]

Badly

[@martinphipps2]

I did not watch the Transformers movies for giant frigging robots.

[@carastone3473]

Harrison was a MUCH better Jack Ryan

[@joeflynn3497]

Gill-air-mo Del Toro

[@6th.replicant577]

Warning! Mute sound, subtitles on. Why? Because this has *THE* most annoying, inane, contrived, amateurish voiceover of *all* time. A warbling wordsoup of illogical emphasis and upward inflections - mercy, never again.

[@cashmircmb]

You think Keanu's reason is insane???

[@martinphipps2]

Alec Baldwin is easily the most successful Baldwin brother.

[@user-mg5mv2tn8q]

True, though that's a low bar.

[@dhenderson1810]

Keanu Reeves thought boats were too slow. Have you ever sat behind a bus? "Speed" is unrealistic because no bus on earth gets up to 50 miles per hour. They are slow, cumbersome things. So ships are slow, but so are buses.

[@ThunderbirdAnthares]

they also happen to be on water

[@ralfvandeven3155]

Hate to break it to you, but 50 mph is about the legal speed for a bus here. In general, a bus should be able to reach 80 mph. But it would take some time, and it would be above the legal limit for a bus. There is an option for a 65 mph limit for a bus that has no standing places and has seatbelts on all seats. And of course the whole movie is predicated on keeping the bus going over 50 is in fact a challenge.

[@dhenderson1810]

@ralfvandeven3155 Just don't be behind a bus when it stops at a bus stop. It then takes an eternity to get back up to 50mph.

[@remliqa]

@@dhenderson1810 Hence 'why it's a life and death challenge . It would be less tense had they tried to get a Ferrari or Porsche above that speed.

[@gSlover4reel]

Real first

[@davek7706]

Someone else says it. All WhatCilture narratorsl sound like deflating balloons.

[@John-bj1zx]

Definitely have gotten worse. Jules and Ash were when they did good.

[@joshpetzoldt6344]

I like Ellie and Jules, though I miss his "1 per list".

[@sanabriaadrian]

Can't tho womanizer keep the same level when speaking instead of yelling random words?

[@ojmcclanahan689]

Terminator 3 wouldn't have been that bad had they not gotten the timeline wrong, not recast Edward Furlong and not gone for that absurd PG-13 rating. It had potential and they pissed it all away.

[@mimcduffee86]

Because it was totally Warner Bros fault that Furlong chose to breach his contract before filming T3 ever started.

[@ojmcclanahan689]

@@mimcduffee86 That being in a contract is a drastic overstep of personal boundaries.

[@tryan1298]

Sadly, I too am first. The first loser.....

[@MethodicalAnarchy]

what an annoying narration

[@akiraslayer7934]

Whelp RDJ is now Dr. Doom soooo.

[@ojmcclanahan689]

The Megan Fox thing was so stupid and overblown. She and Michael Bay had no issues. Michael Bay was the producer of the TMNT movie and specifically cast Megan Fox as April O'Neil himself. She was joking when she compared Bay to Hitler, but Steven SPIELBERG got all up in his feelings about it and insisted she be fired.

[@mimcduffee86]

It's really not that complicated. If you don't want to get fired, maybe think twice about calling your boss Hitler during an interview that is going to be printed. Maybe think about it 3 times if your other boss grew up in a household that would go out of its way to help Holocaust refugees and survivors.

[@ojmcclanahan689]

@@mimcduffee86 Or maybe people should stop whining and snotting about absolutely everything and lighten up. There's just no reason to be so goddamn irrationally sensitive. It's absurd.

[@sonosoloio]

2:56 disney lied? What a surprise! What an unexpected thing! (sarcasm intensifies)

[@jerryr2278]

FIRST

[@DaPoetRapp]

Wow this is the first I've heard of this!