These A-List Actors Turned Down Legendary Roles, and Some Regret It

Will Smith actually admitted that Keanu Reeves was the better pick for the lead role in the legendary cyber noir. In an interview with Wired magazine, Smith stated: “I watched Keanu’s performance—and very rarely do I say this—but I would have messed it up. At that point, I wasn’t smart enough as an actor to let the movie be.”

John Travolta, Forrest Gump

It's difficult to unsee Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump. But, as it turns out, Hanks wasn't even the first consideration for the role. Strangely enough, John Travolta turned down the role of Forrest Gump to be in Quinten Tarintino's Pulp Fiction.