“It wasn’t quite jiving with my personality”: Rachel McAdams Might Be the Only Actress Who Turned Down Both Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. Without Any Regret
Rachel McAdams has been a part of multiple projects, but she is still remembered as the girl with a cute smile from The Notebook. The Marvel actor was nominated for her great performance in Spotlight. Despite being one of the most popular faces in the industry, not many people know that the Wedding Crashers actor had turned down the biggest blockbusters led by celebrated actors like Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise.
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During an interview with a reputed media outlet, Rachel McAdams revealed turning down blockbusters like Iron Man and Mission Impossible 3
Rachel McAdams Turned Down The Biggest Blockbusters With Tom Cruise And Robert Downey Jr.
Every actor dreams of working with multi-million dollar franchises like Iron Man and Mission Impossible, but it was quite different for the True Detective actor Rachel McAdams. The Canadian actor went on to reject one of the biggest financial and critical hit projects in Hollywood. According to her cover story on Bustle Profile, Rachel McAdams turned down the proposal for Daniel Craig-led Casino Royale, The Devil Wears Prada, Mission Impossible 3, Get Smart, and Iron Man within a two-year period when she moved back to Canada after coming into the spotlight with The Notebook and Mean Girls. The actor confessed-
“There’s certainly things like ‘I wish I’d done that. [But] I step back and go, ‘That was the right person for that.’”
She further revealed that with more fame and recognition, she was looking forward to staying sane with respect to the limelight she was subjected to. McAdams further shared-
“I felt guilty for not capitalizing on the opportunity that I was being given because I knew I was in such a lucky spot, but I also knew it wasn’t quite jiving with my personality and what I needed to stay sane. There were definitely some anxious moments of wondering if I was just throwing it all away, and why was I doing that? It’s taken years to understand what I intuitively was doing.”
As reported by the media outlet Variety, the five movies were released between 2006 and 2008. Casino Royale marks the official entry of Daniel Craig to the spy franchise and after Rachel McAdams turned down the proposal, the role was played by Eva Green. Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man launched the biggest superhero franchise, Marvel Cinematic Universe in Hollywood. McAdams entered the franchise in 2016 with the character of Dr. Christine Palmer in the Doctor Strange franchise led by British actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
Rachel McAdams Talks About Her Absence From The Recent Mean Girls Commercial
Rachel McAdams played the character of Regina George in the 2004 release of the American teen comedy-drama Mean Girls. The portrayal of a cunning, confident, and manipulative character in the movie brought her into the spotlight. Recently the cast of Mean Girls reunited for a Walmart Black Friday commercial. Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, and Lacey Chabert were present, but Rachel McAdams’ absence went on to become the talking point in the entertainment industry.
The characters reprised their roles almost after two decades for the commercial. During an interview with the famous media outlet Variety in December 2023, the actor spoke about her absence from the commercial.
The Queen Bee Regina George said-
“I don’t know; I guess I wasn’t that excited about doing a commercial if I’m being totally honest. A movie sounded awesome, but I’ve never done commercials, and it just didn’t feel like my bag. Also…I didn’t know that everyone was doing it. I would, of course, always love to be part of a ‘Mean Girls’ reunion and hang with my plastics, but yeah, I found that out later.”
Rachel McAdams pointed out that she wasn’t excited about the commercial and had no idea that everyone would be there from the Plastic group. The musical reboot of Mean Girls is currently running in the theatres.
