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[h=1]Denzel Washington regrets passing up ‘Seven' and ‘Michael Clayton'[/h]By Meriah Doty | – 3 hours ago

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(Photos: Everett Collection; Nathaniel Goldberg/GQ; Warner Bros. Pictures)
What if Denzel Washington had been in "Seven" instead of Brad Pitt? And what if he played the title character in "Michael Clayton" instead of George Clooney?
If Washington could go back in time, he would reverse his past decisions to pass up those plum roles, citing them as his two biggest career regrets in a recent interview with GQ. "With 'Clayton,' it was the best material I had read in a long time, but I was nervous about a first-time director, and I was wrong. It happens," Washington admitted.

We can't help but think how incredibly different those two movies would have been had Washington starred in them. In terms of casting 1995's "Seven," would Gwyneth Paltrow have played Washington's young wife? Would Morgan Freeman still have been the sage detective helping David Mills (played by Pitt) along? Washington said he initially passed it up because it was too dark and evil, but later kicked himself when he saw the David Fincher film in theaters. (Shockingly, Sylvester Stallone has said he also turned down a role in "Seven." *Whoa!*)

While it's true that "Clayton" was Tony Gilroy's directorial debut, Clooney had enough faith to take the leap that Washington didn't. The film garnered (coincidentally) seven Oscar nominations -- including Best Director for Gilroy -- and one win for Tilda Swinton in the Best Supporting Actress category. Clooney was also nominated in the Best Actor category, proving that Washington did, in fact, seriously miss out.

Washington also told GQ that he really wanted to be in two of the '80s most lauded military flicks -- "Platoon" and "Full Metal Jacket." But he said the producers of "Jacket" wouldn't allow him to see the screenplay in advance. "They were like, 'Well, [Kubrick] doesn't send out his scripts.' I was like, 'Well, then what do you want me to do?' 'Platoon,' I wanted to play the part Willem Dafoe played," Washington revealed.
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Denzel Washington in GQ Magazine (Photo: Nathaniel Goldberg/GQ)
Still, it doesn't seem like these missed opportunities are keeping Washington up at night. And to be fair, he has also benefited greatly from taking on roles that other actors passed on first. Here are memorable Washington roles -- one for which he won an Oscar -- that other actors reportedly turned down: "Crimson Tide" -- turned down by Val Kilmer, "Training Day" -- turned down by Samuel L. Jackson, and "Man on Fire" -- turned down by Robert De Niro. (Washington told GQ that De Niro and Al Pacino were still on his list of actors he wants to work with: "Anybody whose last name ends in an o.")

Washington next appears in the upcoming drama "Flight," in theaters November 2. He plays a commercial airline pilot who safely lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, miraculously saving almost every person on board. Afterward, he is revered as a hero, but once the crash is further examined, more questions arise as to who was really at fault and what really happened. John Goodman, Brian Geraghty and Don Cheadle also star.
 
BAK umeiona Hope Springs ya Meryl Streep?
 
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BAK sijaiona pia hiyo hope springs, ni romantic comedy fulani kwa nilivyoona trailer. Ni movie ambayo unaweza ku-predict next move thus it won't whaao you!!

Usiniambie kuhusu Taken 2, mimi naenda kuiona J5 ijayo yaani inaonesha imetulia kweli . Taken 1 ilikuwa safi sana, I like Liam.
 
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Liam Neeson is a very good actor, he did a marvellous job in Taken 2. Last weekend it was number 1 movie in the box office, total earnings $55.2 million. Hope springs niliiona trailer yake kusema kweli haikunivutia kwenda kuiona. Utaipenda Taken 2.

BelindaJacob said:
BAK sijaiona pia hiyo hope springs, ni romantic comedy fulani kwa nilivyoona trailer. Ni movie ambayo unaweza ku-predict next move thus it won't whaao you!!

Usiniambie kuhusu Taken 2, mimi naenda kuiona J5 ijayo yaani inaonesha imetulia kweli . Taken 1 ilikuwa safi sana, I like Liam.
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Taken 1 ,niliikubali sana i hope hii 2 itakuwa kali pia
 

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The more surprising news of the week, however, has to be the spectacular returns on "Flight." Paramount was gunshy, opening this at just under 2,000 theaters with expansion soon to come, and yet it still registered as Denzel Washington's fifth straight $20 million opener, and thirteenth overall. What's impressive is that, while Washington stars in the occasional clunker, his brand remains consistent and respectable, that of the mid-budgeted studio film for adults, the ones critics claim Hollywood never makes anymore. And "Flight" was just that, pitched as a sobering drama about a broken man, albeit as broken as someone with the audience-soothing confidence and good looks of Mr. Washington can be.

 
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Ni kali pia, ukipata muda kaione
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Lakini naona kama haijaifikia 1 BAK!

Ofcz Liam nampenda sana ila kwenye Taken 2, naona kama kila kitu kilikuwa so obvious...

Binafsi msisimko ulipungua kidogo ukilinganisha na 1, japo sikujutia kwenda kuiangalia as Liam anabaki kuwa Liam, ni mkali.

Naona kama mtengeneza series ya Dark Knight bado amewafunika wengi kwenyekuweka muendelezo wa visa..


Japo SKYFALL ndio habari ya mjini saiv ila nayo kwa maoni yangu haijaondoa uondo niliojazwa na The Dark Knight Rises.

Ukiweza kuchek hizo link, utaona review za wadau wa hollywood na jinsi walivyo-rate hizo movie nadhani mwisho wa siku tutakubaliana.

cc: AshaDii
 
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jouneGwalu said:
Lakini naona kama haijaifikia 1 BAK!

Ofcz Liam nampenda sana ila kwenye Taken 2, naona kama kila kitu kilikuwa so obvious...

Binafsi msisimko ulipungua kidogo ukilinganisha na 1, japo sikujutia kwenda kuiangalia as Liam anabaki kuwa Liam, ni mkali.

Naona kama mtengeneza series ya Dark Knight bado amewafunika wengi kwenyekuweka muendelezo wa visa..


Japo SKYFALL ndio habari ya mjini saiv ila nayo kwa maoni yangu haijaondoa uondo niliojazwa na The Dark Knight Rises.

Ukiweza kuchek hizo link, utaona review za wadau wa hollywood na jinsi walivyo-rate hizo movie nadhani mwisho wa siku tutakubaliana.

cc: AshaDii
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Nakubaliana na wewe kuhusiana na Taken 2 ilikuwa too predictable... Ila yoote 9! Naisubiri kwa hamu Skyfall, kwa hamu zote...
 
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Nakubaliana na wewe kuhusiana na Taken 2 ilikuwa too predictable... Ila yoote 9! Naisubiri kwa hamu Skyfall, kwa hamu zote...
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Eh bado tu hujaiona SKYFALL ?

Mi nashukuru bongo imezinduliwa ijumaa, nikazama kuideku....!

Haya ngoja nisitie maneno mengi niseje nikakumalizia uhondo!

Ila naamini hautakuwa disappointed, hilo nina uhakika nalo sana.

Enhe tujikumbushie The Dark Knight Rises, uliicheki? Na je ulizichek zile za awali i mean The Dark Knight Begins na Dark Knight??
 
jouneGwalu said:
Eh bado tu hujaiona SKYFALL ?

Mi nashukuru bongo imezinduliwa ijumaa, nikazama kuideku....!

Haya ngoja nisitie maneno mengi niseje nikakumalizia uhondo!

Ila naamini hautakuwa disappointed, hilo nina uhakika nalo sana.

Enhe tujikumbushie The Dark Knight Rises, uliicheki? Na je ulizichek zile za awali i mean The Dark Knight Begins na Dark Knight??
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Noo.. Sijaangalia. Sie watu wa mikoani wapi na wapi kupata hio wakati wa ku premier? Nilisikia kuwa Friday ndio ilioneshwa kwa mara ya kwanza nikatamani sana. Can you believe kuwa movies za Dark Knight sio mpenzi? Na wala hata moja sijawahi ona.
 
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Skyfall watu wameanza kukata ticket in advance yaani inasubiriwa kwa hamu kubwa sana. Inatoka rasmi Ijumaa hii. Mtu atakayesubiri kukata ticket kwenye movie theatre hiyo Ijumaa au weekend hii itakula kwake.

 
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