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Tom Cruise has been known for choosing blockbuster scripts that have skyrocketed him to fame, establishing him as a bonafide superstar in Hollywood. The stupendous success of his most recent filmTop Gun: Maverickhas proved this in no small measure. While theMission Impossibleactor has been part of some of the most iconic films over the years, there are also many massive projects that he has turned down or even rejected for various reasons, giving us an interesting and intriguing look into the star’s mind.
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Tom Cruise was the first choice for Johnny Depp’s Edward Scissorhands
Edward ScissorhandsstarringJohnny Deppwas a film that catapulted thePirates of the Caribbeanstar onto the big league. This Tim Burton film also went on to become a cult classic and made huge money at the box office profiting by almost 86 million dollars. But did you know that Johnny Depp was not the first choice for the film? It was in factTom Cruisewho was approached by 20th century Fox to play the character of Edward Scissorhands despite director Tim Burton stating his preference to cast theCharlie and the Chocolate Factorystar for the role.
According to reports, theAlice in Wonderlanddirector felt that Tom Cruise posed too many questions related to the logistics and aesthetics of the narrative, including wanting a happier ending for the film that did not tie in with the filmmaker’s darker vision. With theCocktailactor’s constant nitpicking of the script coupled with other creative differences, Tim Burton and screenwriter Caroline Thompson took the executive decision to go with Johnny Depp instead. To quote the screenwriter,
“Part of the delicacy of the story was not answering questions like, ‘How does he go to the bathroom? How did he live without eating all those years?’ Tom Cruise was certainly unwilling to be in the movie without those questions being answered.”
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Tom Cruise has also missed being part of these mega projects
Edward Scissorhandsis just one of the big-budget films that Tom Cruise has missed being part of. The action star has been approached for many high-profile projects including that of Iron Man, a role that eventually went to Robert Downey Jr. According to sources, while Marvel Studios were very keen on casting theMinority Report star,the actor cited creative differences and also said that he was not in the right space to take up the character and do justice to it.
In retrospect, this is an extremely bold decision by Tom Cruise considering the staggering success of theIron Manfranchise in the MCU. But he states that he has no regrets.The Shawshank Redemption, Footloose,andA Beautiful Mindare some of the other films that Tom Cruise has rejected for different reasons.
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Source:Screen Rant
Sharanya Sankar
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Sharanya Sankar, Writer for FandomwireHaving completed her Masters degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, Sharanya has a solid foundation in writing which is also one of her passions. She has worked previously with Book My show for a couple of years where she gained experience reviewing films and writing feature articles. Sharanya’s articles on film and pop culture have also been published on Film Companion, a popular film-based website. Apart from movies and pop culture, her interests include music and sports. She has contributed over 650 articles to Fandomwire so far.
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