The 2004 movie went on to star McAdams as rich girl Allie, with Ryan Gosling and James Garner taking on the younger and older roles, respectively, of mill worker Noah.
Clooney didn't think he would be able to take on the role with Newman, eventually telling Newman, 'I can't play you. The film went on to sweep five big categories at the Academy Awards, including best actress for Jodie Foster.Īnd in October 2020, George Clooney revealed that originally he and Paul Newman were meant to share the leading male role in The Notebook, with Clooney playing the younger version of Newman. I didn't want to put that out into the world,' Pfeiffer said. In January 2021, Michelle Pfeiffer told The New Yorker she turned down the role of Clarice Starling in'The Silence of the Lambs' because of how the movie wrapped up. He kidnaps Vesper Lynd and uses her as bait to capture, then torture 007. After Bond wins the Poker tournament at Casino Royale, Le Chiffre faces financial ruin. McAdams isn't the only celebrity to discuss iconic roles they turned down. The Le Chiffre-Bond torture scene remains one of the most powerful scenes in Casino Royale (2006). McAdams told Bustle, 'There were definitely some anxious moments of wondering if I was just throwing it all away, and why was I doing that? It's taken years to understand what I intuitively was doing.'
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