20 actors who rejected successful films 

3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala - Arrivals - Source: Getty
3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala - Arrivals - Source: Getty

19) Hugh Jackman - Casino Royale

Etalk Presents: Deadpool And Wolverine - Source: Getty
Etalk Presents: Deadpool And Wolverine - Source: Getty

The first man approached for James Bond in Casino Royale was Hugh Jackman, but he turned it down because he didn't believe it was his time to play the iconic character. Daniel Craig has since given audiences more mature adaptations of the character. While Bond franchises may take this as a defining performance in Craig's run, spurning Jackman did no such thing to his career.

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Edited by Apoorva Jujjavarapu