20 actors who quit a movie after agreeing to be in it

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Shia LaBeouf at the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Arrivals - Source: Getty

1) Kim Basinger

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Last Chance For Animals' 35th Anniversary Gala - Source: Getty

Basinger had initially agreed to star in Boxing Helena before famously quitting. The surreal plot involved a surgeon amputating a woman's limbs to keep her captive. This allegedly made the actress feel uncomfortable, and she filed for bankruptcy after the producers sued her for breach of contract, winning $8.9 million. All this scandal distracted from the movie's box-office failure. She would go on to recover with an Academy Award in L.A. In 1998, confidential proof that her career could withstand the controversy.

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Edited by Abhimanyu Sharma