Jackman aired his concerns about Bond scrips, stating: “I just felt at the time that the scripts had become so unbelievable and crazy, and I felt like they needed to become grittier and real,” in an interview with Variety. Evidently, the director's response was "Oh, you don’t get a say. You just have to sign on." This didn't sit well with Jackman, so he stuck to what he knew best, X-Men.
Jack Nicholson, The Godfather
Regrettably, Jack Nicholson was one of the foolish individuals that turned down the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather. Additionally, Robert De Niro, Warren Beatty, Robert Redford, and Martin Sheen all turned the role down. Jack's reasoning? He believed that the role should be played by an Italian actor.