roles that black actors turn down or rejected

[ML29]

Dave Chappelle was either offered or in the running for Marlon Wayans part in Requiem For A Dream.

 

[Red Shield]

Dave Chappelle was either offered or in the running for Marlon Wayans part in Requiem For A Dream.

Marlon did a great job tho

 

[Megadeus]

more trivia= 1 Whoopi Goldberg turn down the role of the mermaid in splash. queen latifah turn down monster ball. 3 davechapelle turn the role of bubba in forest gump. 4 Cuba Gooding turn down Amistad 5 angellabasset turn down the storm role in x men

billy bob Thornton like

 

[jackson35]

what's wrong with fukking queen latifah?

 

[Da Jungles]

Chris Tucker becoming born again and turning down the Friday sequels.
Didn't Leo turn down a Godfather sequel or some shyt.

 

[Wild self]

Chris Tucker turned down playing Jaques Closeau in the Pink Panther remake that Steve Martin eventually made

Denzel Washington turned down Seven

Eddie Murphy turned down Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Idris Elba turned down playing Doctor Who

Nas turned down Save The Last Dance

Eddie Murphy did that?

 

[Uncle_Ruckus]

My bad. Forgot the thread title.

 

[Megadeus]

what's wrong with fukking queen latifah?

Looking back, he probably is happier that he instead got to smash Halle for 2 hours as opposed to the alternative, thats all.

 

[NormanConnors]

Eddie Murphy turned down Ghostbusters

would've been dope to see him in that. Maybe it was too PG for him at the time? Kind of ironic. It's still a dark type movie to me, both were.

 

[jackson35]

eddie also turn down playing a vulcan in star trek 2

 

[BXKingPin82]

Id fukk the soul outa Queen Latifah

 

[Miggs]

I think we all know about Will Smith turning down the role of Neo in the Matrix.

Biggest L in motion picture history...

 

[Reggie]

Biggest L in motion picture history...

Not really though. Ain't like Will hasn't made plenty of blockbusters over the years to make up for it.

 

[jackson35]

will playing superman would have boosted his career big time. he did not need to redo wildwildwest , that was Robert Conrad baby. he can't out shine him as jim west.

 

[Miggs]

Not really though. Ain't like Will hasn't made plenty of blockbusters over the years to make up for it.

None of them were as good as the matrix and none of his characters as good as neo...He turned down The Matrix to do Wild Wild West