Pachino ended up turning down a ton of important roles in his career. He turned down playing Ted Kramer in Kramer vs. Kramer, and he turned down playing Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman as well. He regrettably stated that “there is a museum of mistakes, all the movies I rejected,” when asked about his questionable career decisions.
Julia Roberts, Shakespeare in Love
Gwyneth Paltrow became the star she is today through the role of Viola De Lesseps in 1998’s Shakespeare in Love. Although Paltrow’s performance earned her an Oscar, Julia Roberts was actually the first one who was intended to play the role of De Lesseps. Roberts pulled out of the role just six weeks before the movie started getting filmed.