‘I Told Myself It’s Too Much’… This 2-Oscar-Winning Actor Turns Down One Of The Greatest Thrillers Of All Time

Denzel Washington’s career is one of the most impressive in Hollywood history. But like many other actors, he made decisions that he later regretted, such as turning down the lead role in the cult thriller Like Never, a decision he still regrets today.

We know that the actor is a chameleon and can easily slip into the skin of any character, a skill that allowed him to choose the roles he wanted to play – and also to turn them down, as was the case with David Mills in David Fincher’s 1995 hit film : Seven.

In 2013, the actor announced that he refused sevenHe really regrets the choice.

“I was offered seven a few years ago. I said no. Brad Pitt Finished playing the role. Go figure! On this one, I’m confused“- he admitted bitterly, at the microphone of Playboy magazine (via Genius).

He brought up the subject again the following year, this time specifying the reasons for his refusal: “When I read the script for Seven, I told myself it was too much“, he said during the Toronto Film Festival. “And then I saw the movie and I thought, “Oh my God.” But obviously this role was not for me, it was created for Brady.“

Rebelote in 2018, St Video interview with Jamie Foxx for Gray Goose Vodka : Asked by Fox if there’s anything he’d rather not give up, he reiterated seven. “I thought the story was very wicked, and then I saw the movie and I was like, “Oh, I’m blown away.” But, you know, it worked well.“

There is no doubt about it Denzel Washington would have been great in a movie and that he clearly regrets not taking that opportunity. That said, he’s not entirely wrong: the role is made Brad Pitt. Grossing over $327 million at the worldwide box office, the film nearly multiplied its budget by 10 and became a huge success. Washington was not busy the year the film was released in 1995, however, he appeared in three films himself.

seven To this day, it remains a classic of the thriller genre. The feature film that launched his career David Fincherinvolves the investigation of two detectives: the novice, David Mills (Brad Pitt) and veteran William Somerset (Morgan Freeman). Together, they must take down a serial killer whose murders are based on the Seven Deadly Sins.

Seven can be seen on VOD.