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Debra Winger has revealed that before Geena Davis starred as Dottie Hinson in A League of Their Own, it was originally slated for her.
However, the 66-year-old actress chose to depart the movie and is opening up about the reason why.
Click inside to see why Debra Winger passed on the role in A League of Their Own…
In a new interview with The Telegraph, Debra admitted she left the movie because Madonna was cast.
Before Madonna was cast though, Debra had spent months training with the Chicago
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A League of Their Own after Madonna was cast.Winger was reportedly due to star in the film as Dottie, a character eventually played by Geena Davis in the 1992 sports film directed by Penny Marshall.The actor recently told The Telegraph that she had trained with baseball team the Chicago Cubs for three months, but dropped out when Madonna was cast as Winger felt Marshall was now making “an Elvis film”.“The studio agreed with me because it was the only time I ever collected a pay-or-play on my
new interview with , the Oscar-nominated actress shared that director Penny Marshall's casting of Madonna as Mae Mordabito was an indication that the film would become «an Elvis [Presley] film, and caused her to pull away from the project.»The studio agreed with me because it was the only time I ever collected a pay-or-play on my contract," Winger said of her decision to exit the film. «In other words, I collected my pay even though I did not play, and that's very hard to get in a court.»And 29
There’s no crying in casting. Oscar-nominated actress Debra Winger quit the 1992 movie "A League of Their Own" because Madonna was cast in the women’s baseball dramedy.
Not holding back! Debra Winger was originally set to play Dottie Hinson in A League of Their Own, but chose to leave after Madonna was cast as Mae Mordabito.
interview with The Telegraph promoting her new Apple TV+ series “Mr. Corman,” Winger said that Madonna’s involvement made her feel like the film became a fluff piece.
Had things gone a different way, it would have been Debra Winger and not Geena Davis on the receiving end of Tom Hanks’ iconic “There’s no crying in baseball!” speech in “A League of Their Own”.
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Debra Winger is speaking out about Hollywood after notoriously announcing her departure from the industry years ago. The 66-year-old actress is known for her Oscar-nominated performances in movies like "Terms of Endearment," "An Officer and a Gentleman," and "Shadowlands." She announced her departure from the industry in the early '90s but has since made a return to take on a few roles here and there.