Errar é humano, como dizem. Para o bem ou para o mal, todos nós estamos propensos a cometer erros. Seja pessoal ou profissional; temos incontáveis arrependimentos ao longo da vida . E os atores não são exceção. Não importa o quão grandiosos eles pareçam ser seus avatares na tela, às vezes eles também cometem erros.
For the fans, it comes across as quite a surprise when we realise that they regret some of the most iconic roles brought alive by these characters! Wouldn’t it be interesting to find out the stories behind the regrets for starring in such famous roles? Let’s check out some of these actors and their illustrious roles that they ended up regretting!
10 Emilia Clarke In Game Of Thrones
Who can forget her incredible performance in Game of Thrones! The role she essayed that of Daenerys Targaryen was initially a small part but eventually turned out to be a crucial character in the hit HBO show. Speaking about her early scenes, she mentioned in an interview that she was pretty clueless about the nudity part when she signed up for the role.
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It was when she was reading the scripts that she discovered she would have to be completely naked for some of the scenes. She confesses she has become more “savvy” now about these conditions before accepting roles.
9 Kate Winslet In Titanic
We cannot stress enough on what Titanic did for both Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. The shocking bit, however, is, while the two actors have catapulted to the A-list post this movie, Winslet has confessed to absolute loathing the role in this blockbuster movie.
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According to her, her performance lacked both style and quality, and her America accent sounded “awful”. We would beg to differ though, right?
8 Matt Damon In The Bourne Ultimatum
Even though he had reprised his role as Jason Bourne for the fourth time in 2016, he clarified in one of his interviews in 2011 that he was hesitant about filming 2007’s The Bourne Ultimatum, the third film in the franchise. Matt Damon felt that the script was bad enough to be a career-ender. He also resented the fact that Universal Pictures wanted to go through with the sequel.
7 Will Smith In After Earth
As a bonafide movie star, Will Smith has had a slew of successful movies in his career. However, there was one whose failure still rankles him. The 2013 film After Earth, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, was a considerable flop both critically and commercially.
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In addition to that, there were allegations of nepotism too for the casting of his son Jaden Smith. Smith later referred to the movie as “the most painful failure” in his career. He especially expressed regret as his son too was involved in the sci-fi misfire.
6 Megan Fox In Transformers
Not known to many, Fox had quite a tiff with director Michael Bay while they were filming the first two Transformer movies. It looks like it was all that drama that convinced Fox to quit the franchise. Fox went on record saying that Bay was no less than a “Hitler” on his sets. Although teenagers went drooling over her in the movie, Fox felt that film did not bring out her skills as a performer and was only meant to highlight her looks. Eventually, Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley replaced her.
5 Ben Affleck In Daredevil
The Oscar-winning actor has expressed to the media that he regrets taking up the role in Daredevil, and believes that the movie was not “executed properly.”He also added that he has high expectations from himself, and if a film fails to live up to his standards, it leaves him utterly disappointed.
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The 2003 movie adaptation, where he played the titular role, also starred Michael Clarke Duncan, Colin Farrell, and Jennifer Garner. It was not very well-received by critics, and it’s quite evident, Affleck was not happy with it either.
4 Daniel Radcliffe In Harry Potter
Are you one of those who are desperately waiting for Radcliffe to light up the screen yet again as Harry Potter? Well, we’re sorry to disappoint you; Radcliffe has practically shut off his chances of playing Harry Potter in the future. In his interview with Time Out, he confirmed that even if JK Rowling wrote a sequel, he would need a lot of convincing to go back to the character, through the franchise has paved the way for him to bag significant opportunities.
3 Andrew Garfield In The Amazing Spider-Man
Fans were perplexed to discover that star Andrew Garfield had dropped out of the franchise after the release dates for The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man 4 were out.
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If the rumour mills are to be believed, Garfield had been fired by Sony in 2015, but many believe that Garfield had deliberately set himself up to be fired. While there’s hardly a way to find out what had happened, but what we do know is that Tom Holland stepped into his shoes, who debuted in Captain America: Civil War as the web-slinger.
2 Sharon Stone In Basic Instinct
Her fans fondly remember her as Catherine Tramell in one of the most popular thrillers, Basic Instinct. Stone went on record to say that she did no consent to the scene where she flashes the camera. Reports suggested that when she first saw the film, she slapped director Paul Verhoeven. Verhoeven claims that Stone had given her consent, but admitted having asked her to remove her underwear since its white colour was interfering with the shot.
1 Harrison Ford In Star Wars
He has had quite a troubled relationship with his character, Han Solo, and although he is glad to have got the opportunity, he also has some regrets. According to The Huffington Post, Ford had pleaded with George Lucas to kill off Solo at the end of Return of the Jedi, since he wanted to get rid of the character. Though he still appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015, that was the last time after all, as the character was finally killed in this film.