The mission: Impossible franchise is a real Hollywood giant. Anyone who appears in the films should burn themselves into the cultural memory once and for all. In any case, this believes Billy Bob Thornton, who rejected for good reason, to appear in Mission Impossible 3, but also in Spider-Man as a villain.
Why Billy Bob Thornton did not want to go down in the annals as a mission of impossible and Spider-Man Fiesling
Billy Bob Thornton Most of the film fans probably know from successful stripes such as Armageddon, the Bad Santa films or Friday Night Lights. Not too long ago he was also seen in the Netflix actioner The Gray Man at the side of Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling and also in the Fargo series.
But if it hadn’t been the actor but some other people, we would have Billy Bob Thornton may also be a villain known worldwide Get to know. It was originally supposed to play in both Sam Raimis Spider-Man and in Mission Impossible 3 as an upper fiesling.
In an episode of The Playlist’s “Bingeworthy” podcast, Billy Bob Thornton remembers why he rejected the two cult roles. The reasons for this are simple, but extremely understandable:
I was not very interested in this kind of roles. At Green Goblin I didn’t feel like getting up at 4 a.m. for five or six hours of makeup … and with Mission Impossible III – I didn’t want to be the guy who tried to kill Tom Cruise.
Billy Bob Thornton according to the audience would remember it foreverIf you play a villain role in a big film like these two. Instead, he would prefer things to do something “loose and less predictable” to keep.
Then he seems to have remained true to himself. The actor is currently devoting himself more TV and streaming productions Like the Amazon Prime series Goliath or Landman, the latest project by Yellowstone authors Taylor Sheridan.
In any case, Billy Bob Thornton is Definitely not remembered as the guy who tries to kill Tom Cruise. Although you cannot necessarily say that from Philip Seymour Hoffman, who ultimately took on the role of the villain in Mission Impossible 3.