Actors Who Turned Down Roles That Could Have Changed Their Careers

Sean Connery, Lord of the Rings

Nobody asked the question, "What if Gandalf had a Scottish accent?" Yet, Sean Connery was initially asked to join the cast of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings adaptation. Connery, who was offered $450 million for the part, turned it down for… unexpected reasons.

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