17 Actors Who Turned Down Career-Changing, Iconic Roles

Carey Mulligan has passed on playing Hillary Clinton in "Rodham." What other actors have passed on iconic role?

Will Smith has been a part of some of the biggest blockbusters of all time, but he could’ve been a part of one more. Smith turned down the role of Neo in “The Matrix,” who he said Keanu Reeves played perfectly. He admitted the script was too hard to follow and that he would’ve messed it up. 

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