Major Roles Rejected by Famous Actors
Mark Wahlberg – ‘Brokeback Mountain’
Brokeback Mountain is the breakthrough 2005 film of two cowboys carrying on a secretive, forbidden love affair. Performances by Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger earned them each Oscar nominations, but the on-screen couple almost had a funkier look.
Mark Wahlberg was originally sought for the role and read the script. Wahlberg said that he was a “little creeped out,” and that it was “very graphic, descriptive.” Umm, alright Marky Mark, chill. It’s just a movie.
