10 Actors Who Were Too Scared To Accept Movie Roles
4. Dane DeHaan Was Scared About Playing Hollywood Legend James Dean
Not to be confused with the 2017 sci-fi flick about a gooey alien that kills Ryan Reynolds, 2015's Life centres on the friendship between photographer Dennis Stock and film icon James Dean, played by Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan, respectively.
Though DeHaan is fantastic in the role, he was absolutely mortified at the thought of taking it on initially, causing him to reject the offer not once, not twice, but five times in total: he later admitted he was "operating out of fear."
His reason for being so apprehensive - aside from the obvious pressure of portraying a legendary actor - was that he was a huge James Dean fan, and he didn't think he could do the role justice.
DeHaan is an exception on our list in that he obviously did accept the role, but he must've been pretty bloody terrified to say "no" five separate times!