Major Roles Rejected by Famous Actors
Sean Connery – ‘The Lord of the Rings’
The Lord of the Rings film series is one of the most acclaimed trilogies in history, becoming a box office balrog behemoth and garnering numerous awards and nominations, including Ian McKellen for his role as Gandalf in The Fellowship of the Ring.
But the role almost had a different look (and accent). Sean Connery was offered the role, but reportedly turned it down because “he never understood it.” In Connery’s case, YOU SHALL PASS … on this film role.
