The film was a financial success, grossing over 41.7 million worldwide, and Burt Bacharach 's musical score was praised, earning him an Academy Award nomination for the song ' The Look of Love ', performed on the film's soundtrack by. The 2004 movie went on to star McAdams as rich girl Allie, with Ryan Gosling and James Garner taking on the younger and older roles, respectively, of mill worker Noah. Casino Royale was released on 13 April 1967, two months prior to Eon's fifth Bond movie, You Only Live Twice. Clooney didn't think he would be able to take on the role with Newman, eventually telling Newman, 'I can't play you. The film went on to sweep five big categories at the Academy Awards, including best actress for Jodie Foster.Īnd in October 2020, George Clooney revealed that originally he and Paul Newman were meant to share the leading male role in The Notebook, with Clooney playing the younger version of Newman. I didn't want to put that out into the world,' Pfeiffer said.
In January 2021, Michelle Pfeiffer told The New Yorker she turned down the role of Clarice Starling in'The Silence of the Lambs' because of how the movie wrapped up. McAdams isn't the only celebrity to discuss iconic roles they turned down. McAdams told Bustle, 'There were definitely some anxious moments of wondering if I was just throwing it all away, and why was I doing that? It's taken years to understand what I intuitively was doing.' Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
