CinemaThe movie roles Michelle Pfeiffer regrets turning downActress turned down two big hits from the 1990s, but if she could, she would go back on her decisionstoday at 10:00

Michelle Pfeiffer She began her professional career as an actress in 1978. Since then, she has participated in several successful films. Scarface(1983), The Witches of Eastwick(1987), Dangerous Liaisons(1988), Susie and the Baker Boys(1989), Batman Returns(1992) and Dangerous Minds(1995) are just some of the many titles in his career.

In recent years, it has even become part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the role of Janet van Dynethe original version of the heroine WaspThere is no doubt that he has built a successful career.

Even so, the actress has already said that she has turned down some important roles throughout her career. In interviews (via Far Out), she revealed the two films, in particular, that she regrets not having recorded.

Pfeiffer was initially chosen to record Thelma & Louise(1991) and would share the spotlight with his colleague Jodie Foster. However, as the film took a long time to get off the ground, the two dropped out of the project due to scheduling issues, making room for the arrival of Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis. The artist then decided to participate in the drama The Barriers of Love(1992).

However, if she could go back in time, she would have recorded Thelma & LouiseThe actress’s regret is so great that she never managed to watch the work:

I still can’t watch it, it (the refusal) still kills me.”

Michelle Pfeiffer and a movie full of evil

The withdrawal resulted in Michelle Pfeiffer an invitation to star in another landmark title of the time: The Silence of the Lambs (1992). She was personally approached by the director Jonathan Demmewith whom he had previously worked, to play the protagonist Clarice Starling.

However, the actress refused to film the film after reading the script. The reason? She considered it heavy and full of evil. She explains:

There was so much evil in that movie. It was evil that won in the end, at the end of that movie, it was evil that reigned. I was uncomfortable with that ending, I didn’t want to put that out into the world.”

Despite that, The Silence of the Lambs became one of the most acclaimed films of the 1990s. It also became the only horror film to win the Oscar for Best Picture. Ironically, the role of Clarice Starling was left with Jodie Fosterwith whom Pfeiffer would star Thelma & Louise.

Certainly aware that she made the wrong decision with the film’s success, the actress admitted, on one occasion, that she did not have a good idea of ​​which films had a chance of becoming hits.

I don’t have a good business sense. I’m always wrong.”

Despite this, her work has led her not only to international acclaim, but also to critical recognition and awards. Michelle Pfeiffer She was nominated for an Oscar three times, once as Best Supporting Actress (Dangerous Liaisons1988) and two as Best Actress (Susie and the Baker Boys1989, and The Barriers of Love1992), without winning on either occasion. He also won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA, respectively for Susie and the Baker Boys (Best Actress in a Drama) and Dangerous Liaisons (Best Supporting Actress).

Contributed by: Augusto Ikeda.