Actors Who Refused To Be In Quentin Tarantino Movies 

Which actor do you think would've done the best job in a Tarantino movie?

“Actors who had almost played roles in Quentin Tarantino movies” - fixed your misleading headline.

I couldn't see Will Smith as Django. Jaime Foxx did such a great job in that role.

That Will Smith quote about violence in 6:20 has aged quite well.

Pulp Fiction wouldn’t be Pulp Fiction without Travolta

"Actors Who Refused to Be In Quentin Tarantino Movies" *first option is a man who was in a Tarantino movie*

I’m beginning to think you don’t know what the definition of the word“refused” means.

Stallone unquestionably deserved an Oscar for Cop Land. His performance was virtually spotless. He rose above De Niro, Keitel, Liotta and all others in that movie. I've watched the movie dozens of times simply to enjoy Stallone's work. He made it look effortless. It's as if he wasn't acting but simply behaving. In addition, we need to remember that his character went through a wide range of emotions. From ambition to disappointment, from sadness to rage, from rejection to achievement... it was all there. It beautifully showed what some actors can do when they are allowed to venture into different genres.

It's crazy that Django came out so freaking good with so many scheduling issues and rewrites!

A list of scheduling conflicts does not equate to "refusal."

Will Smith has a history of turning down great roles

But django was about love. Everything happens because of django's love for broomhilda.

The best part is the violence quote of Will Smith. Didnt aged well :D

Carradine was EXCELLENT in Kill Bill... i couldn't picture anyone else in that role in those movies...

Sam Rockwell needs to be in a Tarantino movie. Period. has to happen.

Will Smith either puts himself in terrible situations or has no clue how to say Yes to a legacy.

Kurt Russell’s performance in deathproof is criminally underrated

Tarantino has popularized some of our best actors. Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman. He’s also revived many forgotten actors careers.

I respect Stallone, and his reasons, for not wanting to do Death Proof. I am also glad that Luis Gara went to DeNiro...he seems more fit to play "quiet and psychotic".

Will Smith: "Playing Django in Django Unchained is beneath me." Also Will Smith: "YOU AIN'T NEVA HAD A FRIEND LIKE ME!"

Kurt Russel was PERFECT for stuntman Mike. The only other person I can imagine who could pull it off is Bruce Campbell.

My list of actors Im surprised were never in a Tarantino movie... 1.John Goodman 2.Joe Pesci 3.Ray Liotta 4.Denzel Washington 5.Clint Eastwood 6.Wesley Snipes 7.Ed Harris 8.Tommy Lee Jones

I wish Daniel Day Lewis and Tarantino could’ve concocted a masterpiece at some point.

Thank God Jennifer Lawrence wasn't cast!

First of all; let's get the facts straight. Madsen actually DID work with Q.T. in a few films, so he's off this list. The only one who actually refused to do a movie w/Q.T. was Stallone due to the subject matter. All the others had scheduling conflicts, so they were unable/unavailable, that's totally different than "REFUSING" TO WORK WITH Q.T. BTW, his casting alternates were actually more genius than his original choices. In the end, his films ended up being better.

Well I didn't work with Tarantino either. We just can't make it happen for some reason....lol

That Django scene with the Klans arguing about the hoods, was hilarious 😂😂😂😂

Adam Sandler sealed his fate the moment he decided to not bash a Nazi skull in a Tarantino film

That Will Smith quote as aged terribly 😂

So glad Will Smith didnt play Django

With all the rewrites Django went through,it's a surprise for it to have ended up being such a fine movie.

And tbh Jamie Foxx did an amazing job as Django

Just for fun. When Leigh was playing the guitar in hateful 8, and Douglas grabs it and shatters it, the expression of horror on her face was real. She didn’t know he was going to destroy it. That was him ad libbing. The problem was he thought it was a prop guitar. The actress actually plays guitar and that was a guitar she brought from home. It was an heirloom that belonged to her great grandmother. She played the scene out. Later, she told Douglas what he did, he felt awful.

Adam Sandler in Inglourious Basterds would have been really good

Hell, I would love to see Adam Sandler in a Tarantino movie. The guy has the acting chops to really pull it off.

Sandler would've been great in Inglorious Bastards! Tarantino was great in Little Nicky!

I would love to see what he could do with Matthew Mcconaughey Ryan Gosling Benicia Del Toro Gary Oldman Natalie Portman Christian Bale Noomi Rapace.

I always wanted to see nicolas cage in a tarantino movie that would have been mad

Matt Dillon said he'd think about it, playing the boxer in Pulp, Tarantino took it as an insult and gave the part to Bruce Willis.

I love Will Smith's turn-down excuse. This dude made his career on violence.

I’m not sure if you know what the word “refused” means.

Kurt Russell was in The Hateful Eight.

Do you think the title to this VOD is a lil misleading???

Will Smith's quote is pretty ironic now in hindsight.

Butch in Pulp Fiction was also wrote with Stallone in mind.

Poor Will. That dude has a really bad advisor. He's made bad decision after bad decision.

Will Smiths ego strikes again

Jamie Fox pulled of Django in a way that Will Smith never could have.

The genius of QT is he gets extra special performances out of his actors.he finds something in them that's never been tapped into before.

Adam Sandler in a Tarantino movie. Lmao. Would’ve loved to seen that.

Misleading title 🤷🏾‍♂️

In An interview I watched, Christoph Waltz said that he would never turn down a Quentin role he said that he’d rather play a lesser part in great film than the other way around. He’s a great actor and mikes ahead of Will Smith, Cristoph puts Will Smith to Shame, so if this is true, I’ve lost a fair bit of respect for Will Smith, I as an actor would never ask a director/writer to change his masterful work so I could have more screen time, that’s embarrassing. Also the thing about Leonardo DiCaprio playing Landa is nonsense because Quentin came out and said he couldn’t find someone to play Landa and if he never did, he wouldn’t make the film. Until Cristoph auditioned so what you said is nonsense.

Nice work mr SH

The reason the dancing scene was in Pulp Fiction was BECAUSE of John Travolta. There’s no saying it’d be in the movie if Madden played Vincent Vega

Maybe I'm mad but I always wanted to see Sylvester Stallone, Jodie Foster, Sigourney Weaver, Sharon Stone, Jennifer Lopez, Milla Jovovich, Kim Basinger, Eric Bana, Colin Farrell, Sherilyn Fenn, Mel Gibson, even Madonna in a Tarantino movie

Jennifer Jason Leigh was incredible in The Hateful Eight! She stole the whole film! I couldn't take my eyes off her, she was totally captivating......I had no idea it was her! When I realised afterwards it blew my mind! Even during the movie I knew I was watching a very special performance.....it really struck me as something great! As the only female lead in an ensemble all make cast it was just incredible how she held the centre of that movie together....like a Queen around which all the others acted around and off.....I can think of another female actor who could have done that.🙏😳❤️👍

Will Smith's quote at 6:30 sounds hilarious in 2022.

Whoa, whoa, wait a minute... did you just consider Demolition Man as a "misstep" by Stallone?! BLASPHEMY!!!

Tarantino never wanted madsen for vincent vega. He always said that Travolta was the perfect actor for the role, even before it was released.

Will Smith: “I just couldn’t connect violence to be the answer” ok

"Quentin Tarantino is one of the most influenced directors" is a lot more apt.

Yeah at first Django did seem like a white saviour story, with Django just being a side character. But when Dr Schultz comes up with a stupid plan, fails then still shoots Calvin Candy and nearly gets Django and his wife killed! Django becomes the hero of his own story, he not only saves himself, but his wife and several other people, while also destroying Candyland and even earning his bounty! 👏

Demolition man wasn't a misstep... it's a great movie that we should all be learning from today. What is up with that?

I know kurt cobain isnt an actor, but he was offered a role in pulp fiction, most likely the heroin dealer for vincent that was played by eric stultz

A bit more context about Inglorious Basterds, Tarantino needed an strong lingustical actor for Landa, he really needed someone who could convincingly speak all those languages and also be a good actor, Tarantino was casting the role of Hans Landa in Germany and was really close to scrapping the movie, because he couldn't find anyone who could pull it off. Then Christoph Waltz auditioned and the rest is histoy.

Never piss on the good name or combat skills of Bob Barker

Madsen had a small part in 'Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.'

”People often forget Sylvester Stallone is a great actor”???? Who wrote this narration.

It would have been really interesting seeing Stallone in Jackie brown. It would have been a different sort of acting and something he is not used to. Robert de niro takes every chance he can to Be in a movie

Uhh... Michael Madsen was in Kill Bill. I'm confused.

"Vigil" Earp? "Nastaja" Kinski? Is English not your first language?

Definitely raising the bar when it comes to how many ads can be squeezed into a single video.

Jennifer Jason Leigh was phenomenal in The Hateful Eight as was Sam Jackson

Viggo Mortenson would've been perfect to play charles manson

Will Smith is so narrow minded - Stephen was the real bad guy in “Django Unchained” - not Calvin.

I love these cinema trivia videos

Beatty in Kill Bill?! The film has a cult vibe because we got carradine

He considered to give the role of Brigitte von Hammersmark to Nostalgia Kinski

Quentin and Viggo need to do a film together that would be awesome

Kind of ironic that Will Smith turn down a role due to violence now that he will forever be known for The Slap.

In Smith's defense, Django really should've been the one to kill Candy.

Michael Madsen in rhe role of Vincent Vega would've worked. Costner in a Tarentino movie would be great too.

I can’t picture any of these actors replacing the actors Tarantino chose. It seems his casting is perfect.

GET THE SHOT 🤣1 of the BEST Travolta lines ever the whole over dose seen was a MASTERPIECE with Eric Stoltz

People need to stop saying Adam Sandler is a bad actor, you may not like his humor, but he’s a good actor, especially in the roles he takes seriously.

Thank God Will Smith wasn't in Django Unchained

Casting Walton Goggins was the best choice ever! Tarantino obviously loved his role as Boyd Crowder in Justified!

I just hope that Tarantino makes another movie! I love all of his movies.

Russel Crowe and Viggo Mortenson NEED to be in a tarentino film.

Omg I want to see Sandler as the bearjew

I dont like how you implied that Demolition man wasn't an awesome movie.

Damn, Sandler would've been a great casting choice

Adam Sandler (in one of his stupid voices): "No thanks Mr. Tarrantino I think my film is gonna be a smash hit"

They state Tarantino decided not to have DiCaprio but instead went with someone who could speak German for the role of Col. Hans Landa....DiCaprio has done interviews speaking German since he spent time living in Germany with his grandparents. Yes it states according to MTV but this is also why you check your sources or at least point out the oversight made by the director that the actor could actually speak it.

Oh, I'd love to see Sylvester Stallone, Nastassja Kinski, Adam Sandler and Viggo Mortensen in a Tarantino movie. Also, I heard he wanted Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan to play a role in his movies. That's interesting

I really feel like Mel Gibson would be fantastic in a Tarantino movie

I'll rank them... 10. Will Smith as the lead in "Django" would've been hard for Quentin because Smith doesn't work with a lot of A-list directors, preferring generic guys he can boss around. Smith has a reputation for wanting to change scripts completely, and usually make them worse. If he had signed on to "Django," it would've been a difficult collaboration for Quentin, no doubt. 9. Michael Madsen surely kicked his own ass when "Pulp Fiction" came out, but John Travolta was PERFECT, smoother, soulful, and less "wink-y" than Madsen. 8. Kurt Russell isn't missed from "Django" at all because he'd already played a villainous character in "Death Proof" and was already in a Tarantino Western in "Hateful Eight," this wouldn't have added much to the overall movie. 7. Kevin Costner as a villain in a Tarantino movie would've been more interesting than Russell, but not if it meant less lines for Walton Goggins (the most underrated actor currently working). Fewer lines for Goggins might've meant he wasn't cast in his movie-best performance in "Hateful Eight." 6. Sacha Baron Cohen would've been interesting in a Tarantino movie, but since this character doesn't exist, it's hard to miss them too much. Neither good nor bad, just neutral really. 5. Viggo Mortensen is a great actor and could've had more menace in the role than Channing Tatum did, BUT it's great to watch Tatum playing a villain AND doing it in a Tarantino movie, so I would've missed that collaboration. Would've almost rather seen Viggo play the Mr. Blonde character he auditioned for in "Reservoir Dogs" since he and Madsen have a similar look. These are the only ones I would have RATHER seen... 4. Warren Beatty would've been an improvement as Bill in "Kill Bill," no doubt about it. Even the way his version of the character is described (a suave, ladies-man super-spy pimp) sounds more interesting and makes more sense that he'd get all these women to do all this killing for him. 3. Adam Sandler as the Bear Jew? Come on, who wouldn't kill to see that? 2. Sylvester Stallone...He would've killed it in "Jackie Brown" (which could require some of the "hang dog" skill he showed in the later "Rocky" movies or "Cop Land") and even better in "Death Proof" since Stallone rarely plays a villain. He's more physically intimidating than Russell and more sexual, so the earlier scenes in the movie would've oozed with seductive menace. 1. Jennifer Lawrence in "The Hateful Eight" would've been terrific. She's just a more interesting actress to watch than Leigh has EVER been, and is more capable of internal calculations--like a feral cunning where she's just searching for a way out of that noose the whole movie. Also, none of the men seem even slightly turned on by Leigh's character, so Lawrence could've added an extra dimension.

Carradine was a monstrous snub from the academy for Kill Bill. A completely insane omission.

I believe it's "Virgil", Virgil Earp.

Adam Sandler for Inglorious B’s - you have just GOT to be joking! Never in a million years!