“Who the hell did this?”: Ant-Man 3 Actor Bill Murray Starred in the Worst Film of His Career Due To a Simple Misunderstanding
In real life, actors occasionally encounter characters that they were initially thrilled to play, but after the movie is over, they no longer feel the same way about the character. Actor Bill Murray is comparable to other actors who have publicly expressed their dislike for a fictional character they have played.
Over the years, many famous people have been open and honest about their poor decisions, and occasionally they just laugh hysterically when they think back on them. Find out which character Bill Murray regrets playing the most.
Bill Murray regrets voicing Garfield in 2004’s Garfield: The Movie
Actor Bill Murray, who recently appeared in Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Ant-Man 3 starring Paul Rudd, openly admitted that he regrets voicing Garfield in 2004 in Garfield: The Movie. The actor explained that he regrets it because it was due to a misunderstanding that he had signed up for the part.
He pointed out that when he said yes to the movie he thought Joel Coen of the Coen brothers had written the script of the movie, whereas it was Monster Mash: The Movie’s Joel Cohen who had written the script. The actor added,
“I was exhausted, soaked with sweat, and the lines got worse and worse. And I said, ‘Okay, you better show me the whole rest of the movie, so we can see what we’re dealing with. So I sat down and watched the whole thing, and I kept saying, ‘Who the hell cut this thing? Who did this? What the f*** was Coen thinking?’ And then they explained it to me: it wasn’t written by that Joel Coen.”
He also shared in a different interview, “I love the Coen brothers movies. I think that Joel Coen is a wonderful comedic mind. So I didn’t really bother to finish the script. I thought ‘he’s great, I’ll do it.’”
Bill Murray did not get the chance to flex his comedic muscles
During an interview, the actor shared with a host that he did not like the movie that much because he did not get a fair chance to flex his comedic muscles the way he had hoped he could.
He added, “So I worked like that with this grey blob and those lines that were already written. Trying to unpaint myself out of a corner. I think I worked six or seven hours for one reel? No, eight hours. And that was for ten minutes.”
The actor is now known to be one of the biggest celebrities in the industry, who has been a part of several movies that have been a commercial success, but he, however, does regret voicing the animated cat.
Bill Murray’s agent negotiated for the part of Garfield
During an interview with GQ, Murray shared that the studio guy called him up out of now here and he had a nice conversation with him, adding that on Monday his agent called to tell him; “Well, they came back with another offer, and it was nowhere near $50,000. That’s more befitting of the work I expect to do!” However, it does not clarify why the actor said yes to the sequel, which was straight away, on DVD.
The first part of the American comic strip created by Jim Davis earned about $200 million worldwide on a $50 million budget. The movie, however, received negative reviews from critics but did manage to get a green signal for the sequel. The movie that came out in 2006 was straightway sent to DVD and received negative comments from the critics.
Source: Independent
