Hollywood can be a capable place, so there is really no shortage of stories about actors whose lead roles have changed seemingly to a whim. There are dozens of "what-" for every time the idea of casting takes place, as when Val Kilmer Almost She had the role of Morpheus in the "matrix" Before Lawrence Fishburn came. When it comes to the classic comedy in 1973 Sting, however, there was a bunch of potential stars on a big name for roles, and all almost exclusively rejected the film. Since Sting continued to win seven awards at the Academy and became quite beloved over the years, those actors who refused roles could regret it ... unless Jackack Nicholson is.

Before he was terrified of everyone, playing Jackack Torrens in Stanley Kubrick's Shining or showed us how a striking comic book villain could be like the Socker at Tim Burton's "Batman", Nicholson was still working on a Hollywood staircase before. According to Sting's 50 -year retrospective The telegraphNicholson was offered the leading role of artist Johnoni Hooker, but refused, choosing to solve the main part of Roman Polanski's "Chinatone".

While "Kinatown" had its own struggles to makeIt was nominated for numerous awards at the Academy (and won one, for the best original scenario) and similarly established as one of all time. Nicholson's decision to make "Kinatun" was actually a blessing for actor Robert Redford, though he did not understand it at the time.

According to the Telegraph, Nicholson had greater faith in Sting than many others involved in production, but he was more interested in other projects. He explained:

"I had enough business activities to know Sting was supposed to be a huge hit, (but) at the same time" Kinatone "and" The Last Details "were more interesting films for me."

"Kinatone" will end up as a pretty big job for Nicholson and "The Last Detail", Written by the same phenomenal screenwriter, Robert Towncame out six months earlier. So, it is understandable that maybe those films felt more tonal within his career. As he will continue to act in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" shortly thereafter, there is a rather clear tragic trajectory. Meanwhile, Nyoni Hooker at Sting is more than a Dani Ocean -like Jamzer than a tragic hero or anticherto, and Nicholson just didn't like it.

What is interesting is that Redford, who eventually assumed the role, also initially refused. Sting's writer and creator "David Had Ward wrote the character with Redford, but the actor was apparently not interested. After both Nicholson and Warren Beatty refused, Redford had another look and took one of his best roles -The one who will missiles from a great celebrity to a real super -ardwell.

Before starring in Sting, Redford was better known for playing the second half of the title duo in "Butch Cassidi and the Sundance Child" and the mountaineer Jeremiah Nsonson in the film of the same nameBut as Nyoni Hooker, he was able to show a kind of effort without cooling that immediately escalated his Ardwarr (and heart status) even higher.

It is sincerely wild that initially Redford rejected the role because his co-star Paul Manumman also went through interesting casting challenges Before finishing the role of old friend and colleague Huker's associate, Henry Gondorf, they are both absolutely perfect in the roles. Manumman plays Gondorf as a little untrustworthy, as someone who can only stab an old friend in the back, while Redford is almost incredibly charming like a hooker. It is the same kind of energy that Starsvales would imitate in later capers, like Steven Soderberg's "Ocean 11" remake, and it's a shame for shame The duo failed to do more on the screen together.

It is quite difficult to imagine Jackec Nicholson showing the charmer with smooth conversations in downtown Sting with the same panel as Redford, and it is also a kind of tricky to paint Redford in the heinous neo-Neoir of "Cinemaon", so the actors and casting were in the 1970s.