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Daniel Radcliffe opened up about his evolving relationship with Harry Potter costar Alan Rickman.

The 34-year-old actor brought the titular character to life in the mega-successful franchise. Alan, who passed away in 2016, played Professor Severus Snape, the Potions teacher at Hogwarts.

Fans of the franchise will recall that Harry and Snape had a tense relationship, and it turns out that it spilled over offscreen for the first few movies.

In a new interview, Daniel recalled being “terrified” by Alan and explained what changed.

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There are certain roles in Hollywood that are so well-cast that we can’t imagine another actor playing them.

However, some Hollywood stars have admitted to being hesitant to accept what have become their most iconic parts.

Sometimes, the timing wasn’t working out. Other times certain circumstances made it difficult for an actor to imagine themselves playing the character.

As a result, many stars have ended up turning down offers that they might have come to regret. Others reconsidered, worked things out and agreed to take on what might go down in history as their most iconic roles.

We rounded up 12 situations where an actor in Hollywood almost said “No” and looked into what changed their mind. Surprisingly, there are two actors from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, two from The Hunger Games and one who wound up winning an Oscar for the part on this list!

Find out why they initially passed and what changed their minds.

Scroll through the slideshow to see which actors almost passed on their most acclaimed roles…

The list of nominations for the 2024 Oscars was released last month and there are lots of first-time nominees, including Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt.

Many of your all-time favorite actors have never received Oscar nominations, despite so many worthy roles that should have garnered them nominations.

We’ve compiled a list of 22 actors and actresses who we’re surprised have never been nominated for an Academy Award. Some of them have received honorary Oscars, but those don’t require nominations, so they still are part of this list.

Browse through the slideshow to see all of the stars never nominated…

There are certain roles in Hollywood that are so well-cast that we cannot even imagine another actor playing them.

However, some Hollywood stars have admitted to being hesitant to accept what have become their most iconic parts.

Sometimes, the timing for the offer wasn’t working out. Other times certain circumstances made it difficult for an actor to imagine themselves playing the character.

We rounded up 12 situations where an actor in Hollywood almost said “No” to their most beloved parts. Surprisingly, there are two actors from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, two from The Hunger Games and one who wound up winning an Oscar for the part on this list!

Find out why they initially passed and what changed their minds.

Scroll through the slideshow to see which actors almost passed on their most acclaimed roles…

Is Die Hard a Christmas movie or not? That’s a question that will always be up for debate, but what’s not up for debate is that Die Hard is a beloved franchise.

Bruce Willis starred in five Die Hard movies from 1988 through 2013 and the films have grossed a combined $1.4 billion worldwide.

The iconic actor played John McClane in the films and he’s the only actor to have appeared in all five movies.

The movies have earned a lot of money for 20th Century Studios, but how much do the actors have in their own bank accounts?

Browse through the slideshow to see the estimated net worths of Die Hard stars…

Love Actually is one of the most beloved holiday movies of all time and it is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

We decided to take a look at the cast list and see where everyone ranks in terms of net worth.

Some of the cast members were still relatively unknown when the movie was made and now they are huge stars around the world. The ensemble cast features so many people who are fan favorites today!

Browse through the slideshow to see where everyone ranks in terms of estimate net worth…

A new show based on the 1999 cult-classic film Galaxy Quest is currently in development at Paramount+.

The original film was a spoof and parody of Star Trek and its fandom. Paramount+ is currently home to five original Star Trek series.

The original film starred Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, and Sam Rockwell.

Rickman, who also starred in Harry Potter, passed away in 2016 due to pancreatic cancer.

The proposed TV series was originally being developed with the original cast at Amazon in 2015, before Rickman passed away.

Galaxy Quest was the feature-film debut for both Justin Long and Rainn Wilson.

The new TV series is executive produced by the film’s producer Mark Johnson, per Deadline.

Galaxy Quest grossed over $90 million at the box office and gaining cult-classic status as it received support from many Star Trek actors and fans alike.

Paramount+ is also developing Star Trek: Section 31, an original movie in which the Everything Everywhere All at Once actress Michelle Yeoh will reprise her role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, a character she first played in Star Trek: Discovery Season 1.