Janet Jackson and Drew Barrymore Reveal Iconic Movie Roles They Turned Down: Janet Jackson – Storm (X-Men), Drew Barrymore – Roller Girl (Boogie Nights)
Janet Jackson and Drew Barrymore Reveal Iconic Movie Roles They Turned Down: Janet Jackson – Storm (X-Men), Drew Barrymore – Roller Girl (Boogie Nights)
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>After being asked if she was supposed to star in The Matrix, she responded, “No.” Jackson added that she couldn’t remember the film’s name but knew who got the role when she turned it down. “It was…this is horrible,” the Good Times alum said. “I can’t remember the film, but Halle Berry played Storm.” Barrymore exclaimed in response, “X-Men?” “I couldn’t because I was just embarking on the Janet tour,” Jackson continued. “But I think that’s what you’re confusing it with. It wasn’t The Matrix.”
>“It’s so hard when you, like, are thinking of doing a film and then you don’t end up doing it,” she explained. “I have so many of those experiences. I’ve never said this out loud, Boogie Nights. There was a moment where we were talking about Boogie Nights and I think it’s when I went and did Ever After [A Cinderella Story] and I went in a very different direction.”
average-sapien
Janet Jackson would’ve been an interesting choice for Storm. I just can’t see anyone else playing her though, Halle Berry is so tied up to the character in my mind.
Comprehensive_Main
She was the roller girl in boogie nights wow. I just saw it right now. Never thought that was her.
Ouiser_Boudreaux_
For the best. Halle Berry and Heather Graham owned those roles, and I can’t imagine Janet Jackson or Drew Barrymore in their place.
SatanicPixieDreamGrl
In my head, Angela Bassett is still the person who should have played Storm.
I can actually see where they were going in considering Drew Barrymore for Rollergirl. It would have been very in line with her bad girl image at the time. I also know that she was also trying to get her shit together in her personal life, which was why she lobbied HARD for *Ever After*. That role allowed her to have more mainstream success in more wholesome rom coms, which I’m sure gave her a leg up in moving into production and then entrepreneurship. But it’s interesting to think of a Drew Barrymore who went in the direction of becoming an arthouse darling.
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>After being asked if she was supposed to star in The Matrix, she responded, “No.” Jackson added that she couldn’t remember the film’s name but knew who got the role when she turned it down. “It was…this is horrible,” the Good Times alum said. “I can’t remember the film, but Halle Berry played Storm.” Barrymore exclaimed in response, “X-Men?” “I couldn’t because I was just embarking on the Janet tour,” Jackson continued. “But I think that’s what you’re confusing it with. It wasn’t The Matrix.”
>“It’s so hard when you, like, are thinking of doing a film and then you don’t end up doing it,” she explained. “I have so many of those experiences. I’ve never said this out loud, Boogie Nights. There was a moment where we were talking about Boogie Nights and I think it’s when I went and did Ever After [A Cinderella Story] and I went in a very different direction.”
Janet Jackson would’ve been an interesting choice for Storm. I just can’t see anyone else playing her though, Halle Berry is so tied up to the character in my mind.
She was the roller girl in boogie nights wow. I just saw it right now. Never thought that was her.
For the best. Halle Berry and Heather Graham owned those roles, and I can’t imagine Janet Jackson or Drew Barrymore in their place.
In my head, Angela Bassett is still the person who should have played Storm.
I can actually see where they were going in considering Drew Barrymore for Rollergirl. It would have been very in line with her bad girl image at the time. I also know that she was also trying to get her shit together in her personal life, which was why she lobbied HARD for *Ever After*. That role allowed her to have more mainstream success in more wholesome rom coms, which I’m sure gave her a leg up in moving into production and then entrepreneurship. But it’s interesting to think of a Drew Barrymore who went in the direction of becoming an arthouse darling.