11 People Who Got Paid Insane Money For NOT Making A Movie
11. Bob Hoskins - The Untouchables
The late, great Bob Hoskins was equally adept at playing gentle, loveable characters and raging psychopaths, so he would have been an excellent choice to play infamous gangster Al Capone in The Untouchables. Brian De Palma thought so too and offered him the role after the studio refused to pay Robert De Niros fee. Hoskins accepted the part in good faith, only for the producer to approach De Niro one last time. Surprisingly the actor changed his mind and decided to accept it, so Hoskins was promptly dropped from the cast. A short while later his wife opened a later one morning and found a cheque for $200,000 with a note reading Thanks for your time Bob, love Brian. Hoskins then called the director up and said: Brian, if youve ever got any other films you dont want me in, son, you just give me a call.
