20 actors who rejected successful films 

8) Denzel Washington - Se7en

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Denzel Washington was approached with the role of Detective Mills in the dark thriller Se7en, directed by David Fincher. Denzel turned it down, though, because he felt the film's grim subjects were a little too harsh for him. The role was offered to Brad Pitt, whose performance with Morgan Freeman will go down as one of the most memorable duos in cinematic history. Se7en turned out to be a critically and commercially successful film despite Washington's decision not to act in it. He went on to star in other major blockbuster roles such as Crimson Tide and The Hurricane kept him thriving.

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