As per Deadline, in a recent interview, the actor shared the reasons behind his decision to turn down key “bad guy” roles in major films such as ‘Spider-Man’ (2002) and ‘Mission: Impossible III’ (2006 ...

“And with ‘Mission: Impossible III,’ I didn’t want to be the guy trying to kill Tom Cruise. If you’re the bad guy in a big movie like that, audiences remember it forever ...

As per Deadline, in a recent interview, the actor shared the reasons behind his decision to turn down key "bad guy" roles in major films such as 'Spider-Man' (2002) and 'Mission: Impossible III' (2006 ...

Billy Bob Thornton has told how he rejected two high-profile movie villain parts, in 'Mission: Impossible III' and 'Spider-Man', because he doesn't like to portray a "bad guy in a big movie".

Billy Bob Thornton does not want to be remembered as a villain. As for declining to be in a comic book movie, Thornton's reasoning was far more practical. "With the Green Goblin, I didn't feel ...

Years later, he was up for the role of the villain in “Mission: Impossible 3.” “I don’t have much interest in those kinds of roles,” he said. “With the Green Goblin, I didn’t feel ...

Speaking on The Playlist’s Bingeworthy podcast, Thornton revealed that he rejected the roles of two major villains – Green Goblin in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man in 2002 and the arms dealer Owen Davian in ...

Billy Bob Thornton rejected the chance to play a Mission: Impossible III villain because he "didn't want to be the guy trying to kill Tom Cruise". The Bad Santa actor wasn't interested in ...

Billy Bob Thornton rejected the chance to play a 'Mission: Impossible III' villain because he "didn't want to be the guy trying to kill Tom Cruise". The 'Bad Santa' actor wasn't interested in ...

The actor and filmmaker shared why he passed on major villain roles in Spider-Man (2002) and Mission: Impossible III (2006), explaining that he prefers to take on less conventional characters.