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Roles turned down by Christopher Reeve:
Christopher Reeve turned down the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Richard Gere
Christopher Reeve turned down the role.
Actor who got the part: William Hurt
Christopher Reeve didn't turn down only the part of Sherman, but also Peter.
Turned down the role of Fletcher Christian.
Actor who got the part: Mel Gibson
Christopher Reeve turned down the role of Verger.
Actor who got the part: Gary Oldman
Reeve was offered the part of Andrew Beckett but declined writing in a letter to producers that the role was to depressing.
Actor who got the part: Tom Hanks
Christopher Reeve was considered to play the lead role of Edward.
Actor who got the part: Richard Gere
Christopher Reeve turned down the lead role of Jack Colton.
Actor who got the part: Michael Douglas
Christopher Reeve was originally considered for the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Christopher Reeve was considered to play Quaid.
Actor who got the part: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Couldn't take the lead role because of scheduling conflicts.
Actor who got the part: John Travolta
Did you know that Christopher Reeve was not the only choice for this movie? (click to learn more)
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