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Post by barkingbaphomet on Apr 28, 2017 20:26:57 GMT
Vin Diesel after F&F Paul Walker after 2F2F Both came ( crawling ) back later Diesel didn't exactly come crawling back. he returned in exchange for ownership to the rights to his Riddick character. |
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Post by itsthatguyme on Apr 28, 2017 21:03:11 GMT
So far I'm not really impressed with this list.
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Post by _ on Apr 29, 2017 1:27:07 GMT
Vin Diesel after F&F Paul Walker after 2F2F Both came ( crawling ) back later Diesel didn't exactly come crawling back. he returned in exchange for ownership to the rights to his Riddick character. Inaccurate. The rights ( which he has accomplished nothing with ) were in exchange for his cameo at the end of F&F:TD. He came crawling back for the lead role in F&F (2009) |
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Post by NewtJorden on Apr 29, 2017 1:33:06 GMT
When did Jackman leave X-Men? After X-Men: The Last Stand. Cameos don't count. So i take it you never saw X-Men Origin: Wolverine. Or X-Men: Days of Future Past. Or The Wolverine. Or Logan... |
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Post by ck100 on Apr 29, 2017 2:17:04 GMT
George Lazenby - James Bond.
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Post by azzajones on Apr 29, 2017 2:31:37 GMT
Didn't Leonard Nimoy leave Star Trek a few times, he wasn't going to do TMP but caved in and ended up doing it and I recall sometime in the 2000s he said he wasn't going to do another film, but returned for the 2009 reboot.
Sean Connery & James Bond, he left after the 5th film than returned for the 7th, after which he left again stating he'd never again play James Bond but returned 15 years later for an unofficial Bond film.
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Post by petrolino on Apr 29, 2017 2:47:28 GMT
I heard Bruce Willis demanded a billion dollars to return to the 'Expendables' franchise for 5 minutes so Sly Stallone told him to get outta town, brought in some other big gun instead, maybe Harrison Ford.
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Post by baj2 on Apr 29, 2017 2:47:56 GMT
Hugh Jackman's last solo film LOGAN did indeed deliver the goods. It is the highest-rated movie ( based on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic) in the franchise. It also delivered at the box office, presently standing at $ 605 million at the worldwide box office, without Japan and the release on May 16 of the black and white version.
He is leaving the franchise after 17 years ( 3 solo movies, 4 team movies, 2 cameos and even a reference point in Deadpool) -- that is not good enough?
Hugh has a career other than in superhero films. In movies, he has been in LES MISERABLES for which he got an Oscar nomination/PRISONERS/THE PRESTIGE/THE FOUNTAIN/AUSTRALIA/REAL STEEL/KATE AND LEOPOLD/etc. He is also one of the most sought after actors on Broadway ( THE BOY FROM OZ for which he won a TONY/A STEADY RAIN with Daniel Craig/BACK ON BROADWAY/THE RIVER. He has also hosted both the OSCARs (2009) and the TONYs ( 2003/2004/2005/2014). He is a very versatile talent on both film and the theatre.
Btw, his next film to be released on Christmas Day 2017, also by FOX, is an original movie musical biopic called THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, which would be another fine display of his versatility.
At this point, going out on a high in his last Wolverine movie seems about right -- he is fully trained in acting ( 3 years at WAAPA and another year at the Actors Centre in Sydney), including classical theatre ( Shakespeare) for which he has expressed a desire to portray on stage. He primarily supports new work in the theatre, which is good to encourage new writing. He has a lot more to give, professionally-speaking. I think this is the best time for him to say farewell to Wolverine and for us to wish him well in his new career turn.
Btw, his health ( he has had 5-6 skin cancer surgeries since only 2014) is also an issue, as the Wolverine roles require a strict physical regimen.
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Post by baj2 on Apr 29, 2017 3:11:06 GMT
Btw, the original ( and first) trilogy of the XMEN franchise ended with XMEN: The Last Stand. Bryan Singer had actually left the franchise after the first 2 movies. FIRST CLASS was the start of the next trilogy which was a soft reboot. The second movie in that trilogy ( the highly successful DAYS OF FUTURE PAST) sought to combine the appeal of the cast of the original trilogy with the new and younger cast, with Bryan Singer returning. The Wolverine character seemed to be the most logical mutant to travel back into the past. Plus he was the face of the franchise. XMen: Apocalypse completes the second trilogy. Hugh only had a cameo as Weapon X. Kinberg admitted that he ( and maybe Singer) decided to change the focus for the leadership role among the XMen -- changing it from Wolverine to Mystique. The movie was a critical failure and somewhat disappointed at the box office, even if it also had fairly strong box office numbers.
It looks like that the new series for the franchise will start with a young cast ( The New Mutants/The Dark Phoenix).
The franchise is certainly evolving!
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Post by darkpast on Apr 29, 2017 3:23:49 GMT
Alec Baldwin in Jack Ryan
Michael Keaton in Batman
Will Smith IDR
Biggest loser is probably Crispin Glover in BTTF
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Post by twothousandonemark on Apr 29, 2017 4:00:29 GMT
George Lazenby - James Bond. I think of material I've seen on the dvd extras & whatnot, he was promoting the film -during its worldwide openings- wearing a beard just cuz he felt like it, & the studio said no, you have to portray yourself as Bond & act more professionally. He basically jogged on after that nonsense. Good on him. |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Apr 29, 2017 4:02:35 GMT
Sean Connery & James Bond, he left after the 5th film than returned for the 7th, after which he left again stating he'd never again play James Bond but returned 15 years later for an unofficial Bond film. I give him a pass. Just looking at how rapidly he aged from Dr. No through You Only Live Twice, year after year doing the films, he walked after his peak run. Diamonds are Forever is a clunker for me, he really looks an old man & the movie scuks. |
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Post by rateater on Apr 29, 2017 4:11:51 GMT
wesley snipes after major league
steve guttenburg after police academy 4
captain panaka after phantom menace, i think
liam neeson after darkman, though i doubt his attitude was that he was too good for the role
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 5:03:22 GMT
Hugh Jackman's last solo film LOGAN did indeed deliver the goods. It is the highest-rated movie ( based on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic) in the franchise. It also delivered at the box office, presently standing at $ 605 million at the worldwide box office, without Japan and the release on May 16 of the black and white version. He is leaving the franchise after 17 years ( 3 solo movies, 4 team movies, 2 cameos and even a reference point in Deadpool) -- that is not good enough? Hugh has a career other than in superhero films. In movies, he has been in LES MISERABLES for which he got an Oscar nomination/PRISONERS/THE PRESTIGE/THE FOUNTAIN/AUSTRALIA/REAL STEEL/KATE AND LEOPOLD/etc. He is also one of the most sought after actors on Broadway ( THE BOY FROM OZ for which he won a TONY/A STEADY RAIN with Daniel Craig/BACK ON BROADWAY/THE RIVER. He has also hosted both the OSCARs (2009) and the TONYs ( 2003/2004/2005/2014). He is a very versatile talent on both film and the theatre. Btw, his next film to be released on Christmas Day 2017, also by FOX, is an original movie musical biopic called THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, which would be another fine display of his versatility. At this point, going out on a high in his last Wolverine movie seems about right -- he is fully trained in acting ( 3 years at WAAPA and another year at the Actors Centre in Sydney), including classical theatre ( Shakespeare) for which he has expressed a desire to portray on stage. He primarily supports new work in the theatre, which is good to encourage new writing. He has a lot more to give, professionally-speaking. I think this is the best time for him to say farewell to Wolverine and for us to wish him well in his new career turn. Btw, his health ( he has had 5-6 skin cancer surgeries since only 2014) is also an issue, as the Wolverine roles require a strict physical regimentation. He only did one semester at WAAPA. |
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Post by baj2 on Apr 29, 2017 5:07:55 GMT
Not true -- he was in WAAPA for 3 years. After graduating from University of Technology in Sydney with a communications/journalism degree, he attended the Actors Centre in Sydney for a year , after which he was in WAAPA for 3 years and graduated in 1994. He was also accorded the Most Outstanding Graduate award ( Leslie Anderson Award)-- info re his WAAPA stint can be seen in the programme for OKLAHOMA! in London. OKLAHOMA! was the musical revival by the Royal National Theatre which introduced him to international audiences. He was seen in the musical by producer Lauren Shuler Donner, who suggested him to FOX when a replacement casting was needed for the first XMen movie. Here's an account of his return visit to WAAPA in 2014 to set up a foundation to benefit the students of the acting school and where he spent time with the current crop of students -- thewest.com.au/entertainment/art/jackman-shines-for-budding-stars-ng-ya-371085Maybe you are referring to his brother Ralph who also went to WAAPA but presumably only for a short course -- I did see this tweet with a photo attached sometime ago -- |
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Post by sariz on Apr 29, 2017 5:16:12 GMT
Orlando bloom and Keira knightly both left Pirates of the Caribbean for one film and now they are back
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Post by barkingbaphomet on Apr 29, 2017 5:18:36 GMT
Diesel didn't exactly come crawling back. he returned in exchange for ownership to the rights to his Riddick character. Inaccurate. The rights ( which he has accomplished nothing with ) were in exchange for his cameo at the end of F&F:TD. He came crawling back for the lead role in F&F (2009) i'll take your word for it. i've only actually seen the first one myself. looked up when that occurred and figured since it was near the beginning of the series he was then onboard for good. |
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Post by kingkoopa on Apr 29, 2017 7:34:10 GMT
I bet Katie Holmes has at least a little regret about bailing on Nolan's Batman movies after the first one. I liked her better than Maggie Gylenhall personally...for that particular character at least.
Haven't seen her in much lately.
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Post by janice on Apr 29, 2017 8:24:54 GMT
Sean Connery - James Bond - left then came back after OHMSS, ten left again and came back again for NSNA
Michael Keaton - Batman
Val Kilmer - Batman
Arnold - Predator
Alec Baldwin - Jack Ryan movies
Robin Williams - Aladdin
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 10:05:41 GMT
Not true -- he was in WAAPA for 3 years. After graduating from University of Technology in Sydney with a communications/journalism degree, he attended the Actors Centre in Sydney for a year , after which he was in WAAPA for 3 years and graduated in 1994. He was also accorded the Most Outstanding Graduate award ( Leslie Anderson Award)-- info re his WAAPA stint can be seen in the programme for OKLAHOMA! in London. OKLAHOMA! was the musical revival by the Royal National Theatre which introduced him to international audiences. He was seen in the musical by producer Lauren Shuler Donner, who suggested him to FOX when a replacement casting was needed for the first XMen movie. Here's an account of his return visit to WAAPA in 2014 to set up a foundation to benefit the students of the acting school and where he spent time with the current crop of students -- thewest.com.au/entertainment/art/jackman-shines-for-budding-stars-ng-ya-371085Maybe you are referring to his brother Ralph who also went to WAAPA but presumably only for a short course -- I did see this tweet with a photo attached sometime ago -- That's interesting that he said that. It could be true. It would mean that my info is false. I've been told that he was only there for six months. I know that WAAPA like to say that he was there for three years, as for an academy dedicated to the performing arts it has been woefully short on producing anyone successful. Hugh is their golden boy, but I was told that he was there for one semester. I can understand WAAPA claiming otherwise and I can understand Hugh claiming otherwise in the nineties but why maintain the facade now? I could be wrong. My info comes from a dancer who was studying at WAAPA at the same time and I always thought I heard from another source but I don't recall where I read that. I may indeed be incorrect. |
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