20 Actors who passed on iconic roles

Opening Ceremony - The Red Sea International Film Festival 2024 - Source: Getty
Opening Ceremony - The Red Sea International Film Festival 2024 - Source: Getty

14) Tom Cruise

"Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One" New York Premiere - Source: Getty

Known for the Mission: Impossible movies, Tom Cruise missed out on many iconic roles due to his already packed schedule. One of those roles was Ren McCormack in Footloose. Cruise couldn't take the lead in Footloose because he was already busy shooting All The Right Moves. The schedules clashed, making it impossible to fit in both projects. So the role went to Kevin Bacon, who ended up delivering an iconic performance as Ren McCormack.

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Edited by Zainab Shaikh
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