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14 Actors Who Passed on Iconic Roles (1 Missed Out on a $250 Million Payday & a Pop Icon Said No to Playing Catwoman!)

Hollywood can become a bit of a guessing game at times.

Actors have to field a list of potential roles and decide which one seems the most promising. In doing so, they might end up missing out on a chance to star in a project that becomes a serious blockbuster.

We previously rounded up 12 actors who nearly passed on what would become their most iconic roles. However, there are even more actors who did say “no thanks” to appearing in solid-gold hits.

For instance, one A-lister opted out of starring in Avatar. In the process, they missed out on a $250 million payday! A pop icon had some regrets about passing on a chance to play Catwoman. One actress was even offered a chance to play Neo, a male role, in The Matrix!

You’ll be surprised to see who was offered a chance to star in movies such as Legally Blonde and Forrest Gump and who passed on roles within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Scroll through the slideshow to see which actors passed on major roles and why…

Meryl Streep Reunites with Kevin Kline & Peter MacNicol at 'Sophie's Choice' 40th Anniversary Screening

Meryl Streep is reuniting with her former co-stars in honor of a very special anniversary!

The 74-year-old actress posed for photos with former co-stars Kevin Kline and Peter MacNicol at the 40th anniversary screening of their movie Sophie’s Choice on Tuesday night (February 6) held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Meryl Streep

Released in December 1982, he movie follows Stingo (MacNicol), a young writer, who moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie (Streep) and her lover Nathan (Kline), he learns that Sophie is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity to Auschwitz. In the present, Sophie and Nathan’s relationship increasingly unravels as Stingo grows closer to Sophie and Nathan’s fragile mental state becomes ever more apparent.

Sophie’s Choice was nominated for five Academy Awards with Meryl winning Best Actress.

Several other stars were also in attendance we compiled a list of everyone at the screening.

Sophie’s Choice is available for streaming on Peacock and Prime Video now.

Head inside to see all of the stars at the screening…More Here! »

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8-Time Nominee Claire Danes Is Pretty In Pink at the Emmy Awards 2024

Claire Danes gives an over-the-shoulder moment while hitting the carpet at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday (January 15) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

The 44-year-old nominated actress showed off the bejeweled shoulder pieces on her pink gown as she posed for photos upon her arrival.

Claire is nominated for the eighth time at the Emmys this year, but in a different category than all of her past nominations. She previously has six nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, with two wins for her role on Homeland, along with an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie nom for her role in Temple Grandin, which she won.

This year, she is up for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role in Fleishman Is in Trouble. If she wins, she’ll take home her fourth Emmy award win – Best of Luck!!

Fleishman Is in Trouble is all up for four other awards – Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, as well as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Anthology Series or Movie for Lizzy Caplan, Outstanding Directing for a Limited Anthology Series or Movie for Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton on the episode “Me-Time,” and Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Taffy Brodesser-Akner for the same episode.

If you missed it, check out the pics of Claire‘s co-stars arriving for the awards show!

While it is 2024, this is actually the 2023 Emmy Awards show, which was scheduled to take place in September. The ceremony was delayed due to the Hollywood labor disputes, so it was added to the awards season calendar on a Monday night. The Emmys will air live on Fox with Anthony Anderson hosting the event. Check out the list of nominations!

FYI: Claire is wearing a vintage Balmain dress.

Browse through the gallery to see more photos of Claire Danes arriving at the 2023 Emmy Awards…

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Claire Danes & Hugh Dancy Welcome Third Child Into the World!

Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy are parents to a third child!

The 44-year-old Homeland actress recently gave birth to a baby girl.

This is the third child for the longtime couple, who have been married since 2009. They are also parents to 10-year-old son Cyrus and four-year-old son Rowan.

Keep reading to find out more…More Here! »

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Pregnant Claire Danes Shows Off Her Baby Bump at 'Full Circle' Tribeca Premiere

Claire Danes is showing off her growing baby bump!

The 44-year-old actress cozied up to husband, actor Hugh Dancy, on the red carpet for the premiere of her new movie, Full Circle, during the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival on Sunday night (June 11) in New York City.

At the event, Claire told People that she was feeling “very, very knocked up”.

Claire is in the final stretch of her third pregnancy. She and Hugh also have two sons, Cyrus, 10, and Rowan, 4.

She then noted that her sons have had some opinions about what to call the baby: “They have opinions, and they’re all pretty absurd.”

However, “we have not landed on anything yet, but you know, we still have a little bit of time.”

Phaldut Sharma, CCH Pounder, Jharrel Jerome, Zazie Beetz, Timothy Olyphant, Jim Gaffigan, and Dennis Quaid were also seen at the premiere.

FYI: Claire is wearing Lanvin.

Check out 25+ pictures of Claire Danes, Hugh Dancy and more at the Full Circle premiere…More Here! »

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Claire Danes Accentuates Her Baby Bump at 'Fleishman Is In Trouble' FYC Event

Claire Danes is glowing while pregnant!

The 44-year-old actress, who is expecting her second child with husband Hugh Dancy, walked the carpet at the Fleishman Is In Trouble FYC event on Tuesday (May 9) at the DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles.

Claire was joined at the event by her co-stars Lizzy Caplan and Adam Brody.

Back in early January, Claire‘s pregnancy was announced just days before she attended the Golden Globes as a nominee.

The limited series Fleishman Is In Trouble is now streaming on Hulu and you can watch the whole show now!

FYI: Claire is wearing a Chloe dress and Anita Ko jewelry. Lizzy is wearing a Stella McCartney dress.

Browse through the gallery for 20+ photos of Claire Danes and others at the event… More Here! »

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Claire Danes & Damian Lewis Have 'Homeland' Reunion at 'A Spy Among Friends' Premiere

Carrie Mathison and Nicholas Brody are together once again!

Claire Danes hugged it out with Damian Lewis after reuniting at the A Spy Among Friends premiere in New York City on Monday night (February 27).

The two actors are best known for starring as the aforementioned characters in Showtime’s Homeland, which ended in 2020. Damian left the series a few years earlier.

During a recent interview while looking back on the groundbreaking show, Claire told Damian that she “loved my partnership with you on so many levels. More than anything, just making the scene happen.”

She added, “You were so present, so invested and spontaneous. I missed you so much when you left. It was amazing when you came back for that flashback in the fourth season. On television, you get to live these characters’ lives in almost real time: That whole season was about Carrie grieving the loss of Brody, and I was grieving the loss of you, my friend and acting partner.”

“I got to work through that in the fiction. There you were, this ghostlike vision, but you were also actually there to pretend to be it. That was a real surprise, how powerful that was, and how valuable that was for me personally.”

Claire just recently announced that she was expecting her third child with husband Hugh Dancy.

Check out 20+ pictures of Claire Danes and Damian Lewis reuniting at the A Spy Among Friends premiere…More Here! »

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