12 Actors Who Nearly Turned Down Their Most Iconic Role & What Changed Their Minds (There's 1 Oscar-Winning Role On the List!)

Roma Downey turned to God during one of the most painful moments of her life. As a child, the former "Touched By an Angel" star’s mother died of a heart attack. "My mother died when I was just a little girl," the 63-year-old told Fox News Digital.

Robert Pattinson landed a star-making role playing Edward Cullen in the Twilight franchise. However, he almost wasn’t cast over concerns he wasn’t attractive enough for the part.

Hayden Christensen landed the most in-demand role in Hollywood when he was cast as Anakin Skywalker in 2002′s Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. We have since learned that he beat out some serious A-listers for the role!

Ryan Phillippe isn't a fan of all the "nepotism talk" in Hollywood. Phillippe, 49, shares two children with ex-wife Reese Witherspoon, 47 — Ava and Deacon. Witherspoon also shares her son, Tennessee, with ex-husband Jim Toth.

Daniel Craig’s final Bond film hit cinemas – and we finally know (maybe) who his successor is.As reported by The Sun this morning, 33-year-old British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, has been offered the role, with 007 production company Eon expecting him to put pen to paper “in the coming days”. His first outing as cinema’s most famous spy is expected to start filming this year, after it was delayed by the Hollywood strikes that disrupted shooting schedules in 2023.“Bond is Aaron’s job, should he wish to accept it.

Kaia Gerber and Ayo Edebiri are two of the most famous faces in Hollywood at the moment. The pair have been booked and busy in multiple projects, representing a new generation of stars, with Kaia branching out from modeling to acting, and Ayo receiving several accolades during award season for her role in Hulu’s ‘The Bear.’Kaia Gerber compliments Cindy Crawford in a throwback birthday photoKendall Jenner and Kaia Gerber say yes to print and lace slip dressesKaia Gerber and Ricky Martin posed with their families at the premiere of Palm RoyaleKaia recently starred in the Apple TV series ‘Palm Royale,’ attending the red carpet and posing with Ricky Martin and the rest of the cast.

Robert Downey Jr. is reflecting on his Hollywood career after winning his first Oscar!

Eva Longoria is getting candid about what she eats before the Oscars!

Ryan Gosling was the belle of the ball at Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony, with his showstopping performance of I’m Just Ken from Barbie. Speaking of which, he was also the star of the highest grossing film of 2023. So why is he so keen to keep his kids away from Hollywood??

Sydney Sweeney may not have attended this year’s Academy Awards, but she went all out for the famous Vanity Fair Oscar party. The Euphoria star showed up to the event wearing an archival satin cream-colored Marc Bouwer gown.

Elizabeth Taylor On Hollywood’s biggest night, an exclusive viewing party in Beverly Hills brought together wall-to-wall reality television stars that gathered at Wolfgang Puck’s legendary restaurant Spago. DirecTV Streaming With the Stars was an intimate affair for nearly 200 guests that was hosted by Rob Lowe. The event served plates of sautéed scallops and beet salads from the restaurant’s signature menu, along with specialty cocktails.

on March 9, and boyfriend reportedly flew straight to Los Angeles for an Oscars after-party, but not just any Oscars after-party.According to , the pair attended talent manager Guy Oseary's annual soirée, which was sponsored by Gucci and co-hosted by Madonna at Oseary's home in Beverly Hills. Known in Hollywood as just “The Party,” describes the event as “Oscar night’s most notoriously exclusive after-party.”Somehow, the same pair that was “” on their recent managed to arrive at the party without getting snapped by paparazzi.

Al Pacino made a minor slip-up when announcing the winner of the Best Picture award at yesterday’s Oscars ceremony.The 96th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, took place yesterday (March 10) in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Award season favourite Oppenheimer took home seven of the thirteen awards for which it was nominated, including Best Director (Christopher Nolan) and Best Actor (Cillian Murphy).However, when it came to awarding the final prize of the evening, Pacino’s slightly unclear announcement led to a few moments of confusion in the Dolby Theatre.The Scarface star didn’t seem to follow the traditional process of reading out the full list of nominees before announcing the winner.

Oppenheimer blew up the 96th Academy Awards, taking a dominating seven trophies including Best Picture on Sunday at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Poor Things was next with four, and The Zone of Interest was the only other film to score multiple statuettes.

Nope, John Cena didn’t actually bare it all while presenting on stage at the 2024 Academy Awards!

Cillian Murphy is officially an Oscar winner!

Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling had a fun debate on stage at the 2024 Academy Awards!

Billie Eilish and Finneas are bringing their Barbie theme to life on the 2024 Oscars stage.

The stars of Everything Everywhere All At Once returned to the Oscars just one year after winning big in 2023!

The stars of American Fiction are hitting the red carpet!