20 times actors took roles just for the paycheck (And admitted it)

4) ⁠Richard Dreyfuss - 'Poseidon'

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Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss signed on to the ensemble for the 2006 remake of the classic disaster film, Poseidon, for reasons far from a passion for the material. Dreyfuss later acknowledged that he wanted to get paid and didn't especially care for the film. In the film, he plays a morose architect on the doomed ship; gravitas is added to a less-than-spectacular film. His choice highlights the financial considerations under which even the most respected actors sometimes especially when trying to survive a dry spell.

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