Why Tom Cruise refused to star in ‘The Shawshank Redemption’: “It’s his vision”
His demands were not met.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 02/2025
The movies that made Liam Neeson fall in love with cinema: “I just remember the gut feeling”
His picks explain a lot about his career trajectory…
Paul Newman names his most disappointing movie: “Somewhere along the line, we made a mistake”
When passion projects go wrong.
Sharon Stone’s biggest issue with being a sex symbol: “I have to straighten out my karma”
Redefining her legacy.
The Harrison Ford movie Roger Ebert hated with a passion: “A film of obvious and shallow contrivance”
As manipulative as they come.
The scene Keira Knightley admitted was creepy: “Slightly stalkerish aspect”
It hasn’t aged well at all.
The one movie Bill Murray refused to talk about: “It was that tough”
The notoriously difficult Murray found this shoot equally troublesome.
Why Steven Spielberg refused to work with Burt Reynolds: “He wanted out and it really hurt me”
They would never cross paths.
The actor who blew Morgan Freeman away: “He was just born to do this”
He’s not the only one who thinks so.
The role Benedict Cumberbatch wants to delete from history: “It’s a difficult one to talk about”
A miscalculation on all fronts.
