Actors Who Turned Down Roles That Could Have Changed Their Careers

Reese Witherspoon, Scream

In 1996, Wes Craven’s slasher film Scream was only in its beginning stages—nobody could have predicted the upcoming franchise’s success. Drew Barrymore was attached to the lead role of Sidney Prescott, but the actress later decided that she wanted to play Casey Becker, who is famously murdered in the film’s opening.

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