‘I Don’t Have Much Interest In Those Kinds Of Roles’: Billy Bob Thornton Explains Why He Turned Down Playing Villains In Spider-Man And Mission: Impossible III
As a passionate cinephile, I’ve always admired Billy Bob Thornton’s versatile acting career. However, it’s fascinating to learn that he could have brought two iconic movie villains to life. Interestingly, the actor revealed his decision to decline roles in one of the most acclaimed Spider-Man films and against Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt was driven by pragmatic personal reasons rather than artistic considerations.