20 actors who rejected successful films 

3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala - Arrivals - Source: Getty
3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala - Arrivals - Source: Getty

5) Nicolas Cage - The Lord of the Rings

25th Newport Beach Film Festival – Honors Brunch - Source: Getty
25th Newport Beach Film Festival – Honors Brunch - Source: Getty

A memorable case is Nicolas Cage, who refused the role of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings, which he later admitted he regretted. At the time, he didn't believe in the future of the movie and didn't think it suited him too well. Viggo Mortensen took his place, and now Aragorn remains one of the trilogy's most remembered and iconic characters.

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Edited by Apoorva Jujjavarapu