19 Roles That Ruined Actors’ Careers
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The Star Wars prequels were infamously poorly received (though time has been kinder to them), with Jake Lloyd’s performance as a young Anakin Skywalker in Episode I in particular getting panned. Lloyd retired from acting in 2001, soon after the 1999 film (his last acting credits are as Anakin in Star Wars video games), and…
Celebs Who Didn’t Get Major TV Or Movie Roles
Some TV and movie characters are SO good, you couldn’t imagine anyone else playing them — but what if someone else did? Auditions are commonplace in Hollywood, so it’s no surprise other stars…
17 Actors Who Opted For Art Over Money And Took Shockingly Low Pay For Their Roles
February 14, 2025
17 Movie Roles With Surprisingly Low Pay
You might assume that every movie role leads to a massive payday, but sometimes established actors willingly take lower salaries (whether in general, when compared to their typical rates, or when compared to what…
However, she later told The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, “I didn’t want to be part of the first Marvel movie that bombed. … The script was great; it was all based in not wanting to be ‘that guy.’ Because if you are the star…
