When invited to act in a movie, many Hollywood stars have to think very carefully.

Director Jonathan Demme really wanted actor Sean Connery to play the cannibal doctor Hannibal Lecter, but was rejected.

Dubbed one of the best movies of all time, The Shawshank Redemption `lost` actor Tom Cruise.

Perhaps Meg Ryan regretted missing out on an Oscar-winning role like this.

When invited to play Wonder Woman’s mother, female star Charlize Theron was angry and called it `a slap in the face` because she is only 9 years older than Gal Gadot.

The villain role in the film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel was supposed to go to Anjelica Huston, but because she was busy filming another movie, actress Kathy Bates took the role.

Beautiful actress Amanda Seyfried refused because she `didn’t want to play Marvel’s first bomb`.

Actress Emily Watson refused the role of Queen Elizabeth without regret, later asserting that she would never be able to act as well as Cate Blanchett.

The film about President Kennedy’s wife has been `conceived` for a long time by director Darren Aronofsky and his fiancee Rachel Weisz.

Female star Jessica Chastain refused the opportunity to become Doctor Strange’s lover because she still… harbors hope of playing a superhero in the Marvel universe.

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