Eddie Murphy almost played Michael Caine’s favourite role: “There were certain political reasons”
Quite the switcheroo.
Author: Scott Campbell Archives: 11/2025
The one actor Clint Eastwood called the best in the world: “That covers my inadequacies”
A touch biased, perhaps.
The “dismal, wretched, awful” comedy Roger Ebert called “one of the worst movies ever”
Zero stars, funnily enough.
The one and only time John Wayne made an arthouse movie: “It was a tough spot to be in”
An interesting outlier.
The movie Harrison Ford hated every second of making: “It took two days more than forever”
He got there in the end.
The “wonderful, sexy” actor Quentin Tarantino said “does my dialogue as good as anyone” that he still rejected twice
Fortunately, third time was the charm.
The role Matt Damon wasn’t allowed to turn down: “I’m not gonna let him say no”
He didn’t have a choice.
The “terrible” betrayal Bill Murray could never forgive: “It was like they killed my baby”
He wasn’t a happy camper.
The TV series Guillermo del Toro wants to delete from history: “It’s absolutely, horribly bad”
He’d rather you didn’t see it.