Everybody makes mistakes. Movie stars are no exception to this rule. Sometimes they choose the wrong role and have to play characters they don’t want to. Most actors rarely talk about these regrettable choices, and the ones who talk about them are brutally honest. So let’s see what these stars have to say about the roles they wish they had never played.
1. Ryan Reynolds
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Deadpool is one of Ryan Reynolds’s most famous roles. However, it used to be one of his most-hated roles too. His portrayal of the character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine still haunts him until this day. The actor admitted that it was “a frustrating experience” for him because he felt very forced. “It was sort of like, ‘Play Deadpool in this movie, or we’ll get someone else to.’”
2. Robert Pattinson
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Robert Pattinson becomes famous after his part in Twilight, but he isn’t a big fan of his character. In fact, the actor hates Edward Cullen so much that he even describes the character as “the most ridiculous person” ever. Pattinson constantly reminded us over and over again how much he regretted taking the role and how creepy Edward would be if he was real.
3. Jennifer Garner
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Jennifer Garner played Elektra in the 2003 movie Daredevil. She even returned to bring the character to life in the sequel, but things weren’t going her way. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actress admitted that she wished Kevin Feige had taken on the Elektra project. According to her, he could have made it more “elevated.”
4. Viola Davis
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The Help is a great movie. Viola Davis did a great job with her role in that film, but the actress wasn’t satisfied with her performance. She admitted that the movie failed to focus on the voices of the maids. “I want to know what it feels like to work for white people and to bring up children in 1963, I want to hear how you really feel about it. I never heard that in the course of the movie,” she said.
5. Blake Lively
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Serena van der Woodsen is one of Blake Lively’s most famous roles. However, Lively is the complete opposite of her character in real life. Audiences might love Serena, but the actress always felt compromised on a personal level with the role. “I wanted to give a better message,” Lively claimed.
6. Jamie Dornan
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Similar to Robert Pattinson, Jamie Dornan gained a lot of fangirls after his performance in 50 shades. However, the movie star admitted that it was not a pleasant experience for him. The character made him very uncomfortable. Christian Grey was very different from Jamie and he had a lot of struggles trying to fit into the role.
7. Sandra Bullock
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Sandra Bullock didn’t like being a part of Speed 2: Cruise Control, and she was unafraid to show her loathing. The actress openly criticized the movie, saying “I’ve been very vocal about it. Makes no sense. Slow boat. Slowly going towards an island.”
8. Gwyneth Paltrow
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Gwyneth Paltrow thinks her role in Shallow Hal is pretty embarrassing. The fat suit made her feel humiliated and depressed. “No one would make eye contact with me because I was obese,” Paltrow claimed. When asked about her experience with the film, she described her decision as a “disaster” and said, “for some reason, clothes made for overweight women are horrible.”
9. Sean Connery
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Sean Connery is one of the most famous James Bonds ever. However, he held a little love for the character. Connery showed his disdain for Bond very openly, saying “I have always hated that James Bond guy.”
10. Shailene Woodley
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Shailene Woodley signed a 6-year contract for The Secret Life of the American Teenager. The actress soon regretted her decision after she began to feel uncomfortable with her character. Woodley admitted that there were a lot of things in the script that the cast disagreed with. It was nothing like her vision. “Yet, legally, I was stuck there,” the actress said.
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