‘I Don’t Have Much Interest In Those Kinds Of Roles’: Billy Bob Thornton Explains Why He Turned Down Playing Villains In Spider-Man And Mission: Impossible III

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• Thornton was offered the role of the villain in Spider-Man 2, one of the best-reviewed films in the franchise, but turned it down due to a lack of interest in those types of roles.
• The Sling Blade star was also approached to play an adversary to Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible III, but declined for personal reasons, preferring to focus on more grounded projects.