Billy Bob Thornton has been in plenty of huge films and TV exhibits over time, however apparently the actor may have performed two iconic film villains. The actor shared why he turned down being in one of many greatest Spider-Man films and being an adversary to Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt for relatively sensible private causes.
Thornton lately discovered himself on the forefront of 1 new sequence on the 2024 TV schedule when the Landman premiere date arrived final month. Amidst starring in Taylor Sheridan’s newest Paramount+ sequence, he spoke about why he selected to go on two iconic film roles. In his phrases:
I don’t have a lot curiosity in these sorts of roles. With the Inexperienced Goblin, I didn’t really feel like getting up at 4 a.m. for 5 – 6 hours of make-up… And with ‘Mission: Not possible III,’ I didn’t wish to be the man attempting to kill Tom Cruise. When you’re the dangerous man in a giant film like that, audiences keep in mind it eternally. I want to maintain issues looser and fewer predictable.
Whereas chatting with The Playlist, Thornton bluntly shared why he determined to not be the villain within the first Tobey Maguire Spider-Man film or Mission: Not possible III. When it comes to Spider-Man, he simply wasn’t up for all of the prep work to get into costume as Norman Osborn’s alter ego, The Inexperienced Goblin. Although from our standpoint, Osborn extra so needed to put on a masks and a clunky go well with relatively than having plenty of time within the make-up chair. Clearly Willem Dafoe would go on to play the character not solely within the unique Spider-Man film, but in addition via cameos within the two sequels, after which absolutely reprising the position in Spider-Man: No Manner Residence.
With regards to Mission: Not possible III, we’ve to think about Billy Bob Thornton was initially up for the position of Owen Davian, who famously was performed by Philip Seymour Hoffman. Thornton had an consciousness that the villain within the Mission: Not possible film would eternally be acknowledged and remembered as such, and it seems like he wasn’t fascinated about being perceived as such. And hey, in his protection, I do nonetheless vividly keep in mind Hoffman in that position almost 20 years later.
So Billy Bob Thornton drew the road at some critically nice roles. It doesn’t sound like he regrets the choice one bit. The actor has as a substitute stored us guessing, between changing into an amazing director and spending the early 2000s in a few of his greatest films like Monster’s Ball, Unhealthy Santa, Friday Night time Lights and The Astronaut Farmer.
In his new sequence, Landman, Billy Bob Thornton performs Tommy Norris, a Texan who works on the oilfields and has to take care of an investigation of his enterprise. You’ll be able to meet up with a Paramount+ subscription, and stay up for new episodes on Sundays.