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Billy Bob Thornton Turned Down 'Spider-Man' & 'Mission: Impossible' Roles
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scrn loglineHollywood outcast Billy Bob Thornton dishes on the blockbuster roles he left behind, preferring to avoid typecast villain parts.beat sheet- Thornton turned down the role of the Green Goblin in the first 'Spider-Man' movie, not wanting to be the antagonist fighting the hero
- The Oscar-winning actor also declined a part in the original 'Mission: Impossible' film, further cementing his reputation as an industry outsider who plays by his own rules
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Billy Bob Thornton Turned Down 'Spider-Man' & 'Mission: Impossible' Roles
MovieWebStory by Soniya Hinduja
scrn logline
Hollywood outcast Billy Bob Thornton dishes on the blockbuster roles he left behind, preferring to avoid typecast villain parts.
beat sheet
- Thornton turned down the role of the Green Goblin in the first 'Spider-Man' movie, not wanting to be the antagonist fighting the hero
- The Oscar-winning actor also declined a part in the original 'Mission: Impossible' film, further cementing his reputation as an industry outsider who plays by his own rules
call sheet
Billy Bob Thornton, 'Spider-Man', 'Mission: Impossible'