Star Actors Who Refused To Return for Reboots

Jim Carrey

Bruce Almighty was an instant hit and producers were eager to do a sequel. Carrey immediately turned down the role, which forced producers to create Evan Almighty, which is a classic in its own right. Carrey basically said that he turned it down because he doesn't like sequels. "I find sequels are a function of commerce for the most part. At least the two I've done, they were characters I enjoyed doing, but I did find myself parroting myself at that point."

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The More You Know

  • For 'Fight Club' (1999), Brad Pitt had pieces of his front teeth chipped off to play Tyler Durden. He also took soap-making classes, boxing, taekwondo, and grappling lessons with Edward Norton to prepare for the role.
  • The skeletons in "Poltergeist" are not props. They are real human skeletons.
  • Like Facebook, Star Wars was originally prefixed by the definite article ‘The’. Much cleaner without it.
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