Actors Who Turned Down Roles That Could Have Changed Their Careers

Tom Cruise, Edward Scissorhands

Believe it or not, Johnny Depp wasn’t always the top choice for Edward Scissorhands. “20th Century Fox was interested in me for the part, but they had someone else in mind, too,” Depp said in an interview. “A few days later, they called me to say that the studio preferred the other actor.” In this case, “the other actor” was Tom Cruise.

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