5. Sean Connery
In 2000, Hollywood Veteran Sean Connery was the first choice for the role of Gandolf in The Lord of The Rings trilogy. Thanks to his star power, the actor was offered $10 million per film, plus %15 of the box office residuals for all three films. Instead of jumping at the very sweet deal, Sean declined the offer due to “not being able to understand the script.” Over a decade later, The Lord of The Rings trilogy went on to become one of the highest grossing movie franchises of all time. The former Bond star’s take away would have worked out to a total of $480 million had he decided to join the cast. The role for Gandolf eventually went to Ian Mckellen, who at the time wasn’t offered as sweet a deal as Sean’s due to his lack of star power (which today is no longer a problem).
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