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Billy Bob Thornton Reveals He Turned Down a Major Marvel Villain Role
ComicBook.comStory by Madeline Lapreziosa
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Veteran actor Billy Bob Thornton reveals he turned down major villain roles in Marvel and Mission: Impossible franchises, citing aversion to intense makeup and fan backlash.
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- Thornton was offered the role of Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man but declined, citing unwillingness to endure hours of makeup daily.
- He also turned down the chance to play arms dealer Owen Davian in Mission: Impossible III, not wanting to be the villain trying to kill Tom Cruise's character.
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Billy Bob Thornton, William Dafoe, Tobey Maguire, Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Fabien Frankel, Tom Wilson, Josh McDermitt, Marvel, Mission: Impossible, Harley Quinn, Spider-Man, Mission: Impossible III, Friday Night Lights, Bad Santa