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Many of the films that audiences have grown to love were initially conceived to feature another actor but due to many reasons did not come to fruition. Actors such as Sam Worthington and Matthew McConaughey have lost out on roles due to creative differences or other reasons. Tom Cruise was apparently rejected forEdward Scissorhandssince he asked too many questions to director Tim Burton.
Worthington also had a similar experience while he was being considered for the role of Hal Jordan in Martin Campbell’sGreen Lantern. While the film eventually cast Ryan Reynolds and was met with negative reviews, theAvatarstar reportedly lost out on the role after asking many logistical questions about the universe.
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Sam Worthington Was Rejected FromGreen Lantern
Sam Worthingtonrose to global stardom when he was cast in James Camron’s epic sci-fi adventure blockbusterAvatar. The Australian actor played the protagonist Jake Sully, who joins the tribe of Pandora after learning the evil practices of the human army that has come to colonize the land.
Worthington reprised his role in last year’sAvatar: The Way of the Waterand has also worked on the filmTerminator: Salvation. TheAvatarfilms turned him into an A-list star to look out for with many franchises hoping to sign on Cameron’s latest find. After all, he was the one who gave Leonardo DiCaprio his first blockbuster.
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Worthington revealed toVarietyrecently that he was up for the role of Green Lantern in the 2011 film adaptation of the beloved DC comics character. However, he could not get on board with the powers of the ring and the suit which did not work for the team creatively. The Australian actor said,
“It didn’t make much sense to me — the suit comes out of his skin? And I was like, ‘He’s got this powerful ring that can create anything. Well, what can beat the ring?’ The answer was nothing. I was like, ‘Well, something needs to beat it, or it won’t be very interesting.’”
The studio ultimately passed on Sam Worthington and cast Ryan Reynolds instead. Worthington may have dodged a bullet as the film was heavily panned upon release with Reynolds himself regretting the project.
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Actors Who Lost Out On Classic Roles
Having creative differences with the director is one way to be out of a job when one is an actor. Similar to Sam Worthington’sGreen Lanternexperience,Mission ImpossiblestarTom Cruisewas first considered and then rejected for the filmEdward Scissorhands. While director Tim Burton was not initially convinced by the actor, he reportedly still met him.
However, his fears were realized when Cruise started asking many logistical questions about the character, who is a synthetic being given scissors for hands by an inventor. Cruise also reportedly wanted to change the melancholic and tragic ending of the film, which ultimately sealed the decision not to cast him for the role. Johnny Depp won the role instead.
Sam Worthington again was considered to headline the James Bond franchise after Pierce Brosnan’s exit and was reportedly a top contender along withMan of Steelstar Henry Cavill. However, creative differences again were a huge reason why he did not get the part and Daniel Craig was cast instead.
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Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
