Nicholas Hoult has been in the news lately for losing roles in popular movies like “The Batman,” “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” and “Top Gun: Maverick” one after the other. However, this is nothing compared to the several A-list projects that Rachel McAdams turned down in the mid-2000s. In her recent Bustle profile, McAdams revealed that she declined offers for “The Devil Wears Prada,” “Casino Royale,” “Mission: Impossible III,” “Iron Man,” and “Get Smart” during a two-year period when she moved back to Canada after the success of “Mean Girls” and “The Notebook.”
All five movies that McAdams rejected, which were released between 2006 and 2008, became box office hits. “Casino Royale” reignited the Bond franchise with Daniel Craig in the role, while the first “Iron Man” launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe. McAdams eventually entered the superhero universe in 2016’s “Doctor Strange” and reprised her role in 2022’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”
