The actor who turned down the chance to be the first James Bond: “He never regretted it”
Or so he said.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 03/2025
The one movie genre Eddie Murphy wants nothing to do with: “Man, fuck that”
He’d be one of the last holdouts.
Anthony Hopkins names his favourite kind of director: “It’s really a question of trust”
From Jonathan Demme to Zack Snyder.
How a movie Keanu Reeves didn’t even make derailed his career: “It’s only a theory”
The things you don’t do can come back and bite you in the ass…
Fred Astaire wonderfully took up skateboarding in his 70s: “Intrigued by it”
It ended with a broken wrist.
The only actor who beat Christopher Nolan’s security: “I’m not even sure how he got the script”
A puzzling security breach.
The ultimatum that launched Jack Nicholson’s career: “You’re fucking up my movie”
An era-defining ‘take it or leave it’ scenario.
The one role Marlon Brando always wanted to play: “I never got the chance to do it”
The one that got away.
The one type of director Gene Hackman couldn’t stand: “They’re full of shit”
He didn’t suffer fools.
The movie John Wayne was blackmailed into shooting: “Make a western first”
One for them, one for him.