These celebs have expressed regret about some of their most iconic roles. From Carrie Fisher in Star Wars to Kate Winslet in Titanic, these actors still wish they could travel back in time and take it all back.
Sean Connery - James Bond Movies
The original 007, unfortunately, looks back on these films with anger and regret. As audiences, we can probably agree that we would’ve watched at least 10 moreJames Bondfilms withSean Conneryas the famous spy.
His resentment for the franchise began with the first film,Dr. No. He felt like he was underpaid for his appearance in the franchise, and by the sixth film, he was so sick of playing Bond, he began giving his salaries from the films to charity.
AfterDiamonds Are Forever, the Scottish actor claimed he would never play Bond again saying, “I have always hated that damn James Bond. I’d like to kill him.”
Kate Winslet - Titanic
Titanicwas a film that sent bothLeonardo DiCaprioandKate Winsletto the top of the A-list. The notorious Blockbuster broke records and received the title of the biggest movie of all time (a title later claimed byAvatar). Although Winslet has had a plethora of memorable roles, we still credit her initial rise to fame toTitanic.
So, why does she absolutely loathe her performance in this notable film? She argues that she was lacking style and quality in her performance.
She told CNN, “Every single scene, I’m like, ‘Really, really? You did it like that? Oh my God.’ My American accent, I can’t listen to it. It’s awful.” Sounds to us like Winslet is a little too hard on herself.
Matt Damon - The Bourne Ultimatum
So, this one is a little difficult to understand seeing asMatt Damonreprised his role as Jason Bourne for the fourth time in 2016.
Damon has clarified in interviews that there was a specific film in theBournefranchise that he knew he shouldn’t have been greenlit.
In 2011, Damon was very vocal about his hesitation in filming 2007’sThe Bourne Ultimatum, claiming that the script was unreadable. He told The Hollywood Reporter, “This is a career-ender. I mean, I could put this thing up on eBay, and it would be game over for that dude. It’s terrible. It’s really embarrassing. He [Tony Gilroy] was having a go, basically, and he took his money and left.”
He must not have minded too much though, seeing as he did one more film as the antihero following the trilogy.
Christopher Plummer - The Sound of Music
THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF - uh, resentment? During a round table with The Hollywood Reporter in 2011,Christopher Plummeradmitted that his most challenging role to date was his role as Captain von Trapp in the classic musicalThe Sound of Music.
In 2010, he told The Boston Globe, “I was a bit bored with the character. Although we worked hard to make him interesting, it was a bit like flogging a dead horse.” He said the reason for this was “because it was so awful and sentimental and gooey."
The film, directed byRobert Wise, is now considered a Hollywood classic, and Plummer was 36 years old during the time of its release.
Plummer often refers to the movie as “The Sound of Mucus,” or “that movie.” Yikes.
Megan Fox - Transformers
So, it turns out there was a significant drama betweenMegan Foxand directorMichael Bayduring their time on set for the first twoTransformersfilms, which may have convinced Fox to leave the franchise for good. Fox was recorded saying of Bay, “He wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and so he is.”
Although many teenagers thoroughly enjoyed Fox’s appearance in the films (and not necessarily for her acting), Fox felt that the film didn’t challenge her or display any skill. She became aware that the film was meant to highlight her looks, not her talent. She was replaced with Victoria’s Secret model,Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
Shia LaBeouf - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
In 2010,Shia LaBeouftold the Los Angeles Times that he really “dropped the ball” by deciding to play Mutt Williams in the fourthIndiana Jonesfilm. He will likely NOT be appearing in any future Indiana Jones related films in the future.
Not only did he express his disappointment for the film, he also expressed his contempt with working with famous director,Steven Spielberg.
He said that working with the prominent director was like pulling the curtain away from the Wizard of Oz, explaining, “You get there, and you realize you’re not meeting the Spielberg you dream of. You’re meeting a different Spielberg, who is in a different stage in his career. He’s less a director than he is a f****** company.”
Not cool, Shia.
Robert Pattinson - Twilight
If this is news to you, then you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years. It was never really a secret thatRobert Pattinsonabsolutely despised playing the emotional vampire-boy Edward Cullen, and he made sure to make that very clear.
In fact, fans ofTwilighthave hilariously highlighted videos where Pattinson’s disdain for the film is made evident.
All it takes is a quick search on google using the words ‘Robert Pattinson hates Twilight,’ for thousands of giggle-worthy memes and videos to render.
He described the sound ofTwilightfangirls screaming as “the sound you hear at the gates of hell,” and admitted, “The more I read the script, the more I hated this guy. So that’s how I played him, as a manic-depressive who hates himself.”
There you have it, folks. Indeed, nobody hatesTwilightmore than Robert Pattinson.
Daniel Radcliffe - Harry Potter
If you’re someone who is desperately hoping thatDaniel Radcliffewill one day reprise his role as Harry Potter, don’t hold your breath.
Of course, he knows there are big opportunities that come with the franchise, but he has basically shut down any chance of him playing Harry Potter in the future.
Daniel Radcliffe spoke with Time Out magazine and confirmed, “Even if [J.K. Rowling] wrote a sequel, which is unlikely, I’d take a LOT of talking round. I’ve done so much work to establish myself as something outside that series I’d be really hesitant to go back. Even if they were set later in time.”
Andrew Garfield - The Amazing Spider-Man
When there were release dates forThe Amazing Spider-Man 3andThe Amazing Spider-Man 4, fans were shocked when starAndrew Garfielddropped out of the franchise as the titular web slinger.
In 2015, rumors suggested that Garfield had been fired by Sony, but many say that Garfield purposely set himself up to be fired.
When The Guardian asked him what happened, he said, “What I’ll proudly say is that I didn’t compromise who I was, I was only ever myself.”
Looks like we’ll never actually know what happened, but we do know thatTom Hollandhas since taken over the role, debuting his Spider-Man inCaptain America: Civil War.
Sharon Stone - Basic Instinct
Sharon Stone’sperformance as Catherine Tramell in the thrillerBasic Instinctis hands down her most iconic. Unfortunately, while she doesn’t regret the entire movie, she does regret a certain scene…Yes, THAT scene.
Stone has made a point to say that even though the scene where she flashes the camera is one of the most famous scenes in the film, she didn’t consent to it.
It was reported that, when she first saw the film, she slapped directorPaul Verhoevenacross the face.
Verhoeven claims that Stone DID consent, but he admitted that he asked her to remove her underwear because its white color was interfering with the shot.
