The only Burt Reynolds movie that was ahead of its time: “Nobody cared”
Or so he claimed.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 04/2025
The classic movie Gene Hackman wanted nothing to do with: “I swore I would never be involved”
Persuasion can be a powerful tool.
The only sequel Kevin Costner seriously considered making: “I always feel like I’m done”
He doesn’t like reprising a role.
The one role Robert De Niro played against his will: “I never thought of playing the part”
He was focused on the greater good.
How Stanley Kubrick almost ruined the ending of a movie he didn’t even direct: “I was wrong”
The curse of perfectionism.
The Quentin Tarantino movie Samuel L Jackson wanted a writing credit for
His request was immediately rejected.
The movie that made Anya Taylor-Joy want to be an actor: “I wanted to play in that way”
A performance by a young star in the film particularly inspired her.
The ‘Pulp Fiction’ star who regretted bullying Nicolas Cage: “Particularly merciless”
Cage never forgot this young star’s relentless jibes.
Why Gal Gadot turned down a role in James Bond: “I don’t want to waste your time”
It could have changed her career.
The Sandra Bullock role Demi Moore turned down: “I should call and thank her”
Swings and roundabouts.
