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The Egg 
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| Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 8:52 am)
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I really can't see Emily Blunt as Black Widow, or Sean Connery as Gandalf or Morpheus. 
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Displaced
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 8:56 am to The Egg)
sweet jesus, she needs to lay off the plastic surgery
also, i have a hard time considering Black Widow a "Legendary Role"...
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 8:59 am to The Egg)
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Will Smith - Neo in 'The Matrix'
Matt Damon - 'Avatar' and 'The Dark Knight'
Jack Nicholson - Michael Corleone in 'The Godfather'
Johnny Depp - Ferris Bueller
Leonardo DiCaprio - Dirk Diggler in 'Boogie Nights'
Molly Ringwald - 'Pretty Woman' and 'Ghost'
Kevin Costner - Andy Dufresne in 'The Shawshank Redemption'
Emily Blunt - Black Widow in 'Iron Man 2'
Sean Connery - 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Matrix'
Tom Selleck - Indiana Jones
most of these, i couldn't see. especially ringwald, depp or nicholson
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LSUPERMAN
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 8:59 am to The Egg)
I thought Mark was made to play that role. I just don't see Leo as Dirk.
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CaptainsWafer
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 9:01 am to The Egg)
I wouldn't call the lead in Avatar or Black Widow "legendary roles." Some will agree and add others, some (including the author) will disagree.
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Brown Mountain
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 9:01 am to Flair Chops)
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Leonardo DiCaprio - Dirk Diggler in 'Boogie Nights'
Do not agree. Not even a little.
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LSUTygerFan
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 9:01 am to The Egg)
I'll add this..
John Wayne turned down the role of Marshal Matt Dillon for fear of being type cast as a cowboy.
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 9:03 am to Flair Chops)
ehh, i could easily see damon as jake Sully in Avatar.
I think Depp would have been a good ferris bueller considering he was still young at that point, lol.
I think Tom Selek as Indy would have been an abortion. Indy can't have a stache.
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hsfolk 
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 9:04 am to Flair Chops)
only one I can picture is Costner in Shawshank Redemption or maybe Selleck in Indiana Jones
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 9:04 am to Displaced)
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I think Tom Selek as Indy would have been an abortion. Indy can't have a stache.
if we ever discover alternate universes, that'll be the first movie i see. you can't hate seleck
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LSUTygerFan
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 9:05 am to LSUPERMAN)
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I just don't see Leo as Dirk
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CaptainsWafer
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 9:07 am to Flair Chops)
A stacheless Selleck could have easily been a good Indy.
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 9:09 am to CaptainsWafer)
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A stacheless Selleck could have easily caused the universe to implode.
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 9:11 am to Flair Chops)
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Jack Nicholson - Michael Corleone in 'The Godfather
Jack can play any role.quote:
Sean Connery - 'The Lord of the Rings
In what role? Gandalf?
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 9:14 am to LSUTygerFan)
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Sean Connery - 'The Lord of the Rings
I could totally see this.
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 9:20 am to alajones)
Tom Selleck as Indiana Jones would have been good. I've seen his screen tests for the role and he, as well as Sean Young (who would have played Marion), did a fantastic job.
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 9:39 am to The Egg)
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It’s possible that Indiana Jones could’ve been Ford’s only iconic movie role too, if Burt Reynolds hadn’t turned down the opportunity to play Han Solo in ‘Star Wars.’ Al Pacino, Nick Nolte and Christopher Walken were all considered for the role, but it finally went to self-taught carpenter and galactic anti-hero, Ford. Can you imagine Christopher Walken asking Chewie to make the jump to light speed?
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 9:45 am to peaster68)
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Can you imagine Christopher Walken asking Chewie to make the jump to light speed?
Didn't SNL already do this with Kevin Spacey?
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buddhavista
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 9:47 am to The Egg)
I am pretty sure nick cage has been offered every role in hollywood. ever. And turned down the ones that didn't suit him.
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meeple
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| re: Actors who turned down legendary roles (Posted on 10/10/12 at 9:54 am to The Egg)
Charles Bronson - A Fist Full of Dollars
(Thank you. Signed, Clint Eastwood)
ETA: Not sure if this is considered "legendary" in the board's opinion. But it sure did launch his career.
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