‘One of the worst decisions of my career’: Uma Thurman deeply regrets turning down a role in this iconic saga.

Many Hollywood stars almost starred in the Lord of the Rings saga. And among them is a certain Uma Thurman! But if Mia Wallace’s unforgettable interpreter in Pulp Fiction didn’t take a trip to Middle Earth in front of Peter Jackson’s camera, it was because she had a good reason.

“It was a long time ago and I consider it one of the worst decisions of my career.”– said Uma Thurman in 2017, On the set of Stephen Colbert. “But I just had my first child and I don’t know… I felt like I should have stayed at home… I really regret that I have.”

At the microphone of Stephen Colbert, Uma Thurman not only said that she refused to play in the franchise because of her recent motherhood. She directly revealed the identity of the character she would be playing on screen, in this case Éowyn. The role was eventually awarded to actress Miranda Otto after appearing in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.

If Uma Thurman’s career didn’t take off in Middle Earth, and the actress clearly regrets it, she can still think of the glass as half-full. Because The American Bride went on to play Quentin Tarantino’s two Kill Bills shortly after, something she certainly couldn’t have done by committing to JRR Tolkien’s film adaptations.

Uma Thurman stars in the Hollywood comedy Stargirl, available on the Disney+ platform. The American actor, 53, will soon be seen in the credits of the detective comedy The Kill Room, where he plays Samuel L. With Jackson a few years after Pulp Fiction.

Trailer for “The Kill Room” starring Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson: