“I could never do a movie like that”: After Michelle Pfeiffer, Meg Ryan Refused $272M Oscar Winning Anthony Hopkins Movie for Finding it Too Horrific

Michelle Pfeiffer was once offered the role of Clarice Starling in the 1991 movie The Silence of the Lambs. After she rejected the role, Meg Ryan, known for movies like When Harry Met Sally was also offered the role.

Well, Pfeiffer and Meg Ryan rejected the movie for the same reason. With the genre of the movie being a thriller/mystery, Michelle Pfeiffer and Meg Ryan stated that the movie was too dark and terrifying for them to act in.

Michelle Pfeiffer Rejected The Role In The Silence of the Lambs

With Anthony Hopkins portraying the chaotic role of Hannibal Lecter, it was obvious that many actresses weren’t quite comfortable sharing a screen with the actor. Well, before Jodie Foster was finalized for the role, there were quite a few actresses considered for the role of Clarice Starling.

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Amongst the actresses considered, Michelle Pfeiffer had been heavily rumored to portray the role of the lead character. Well, Pfeiffer rejected the offer because she felt that the film was too evil to portray. As per the actress, she did not want to put that evil out there since she was uncomfortable with the ending.

“With ‘Silence of the Lambs,’ I was trepidatious. There was such evil in that film. The thing I most regret is missing the opportunity to do another film with Jonathan [Demme]. It was that evil won in the end, that at the end of that film evil ruled out. I was uncomfortable with that ending. I didn’t want to put that out into the world.”

After Michelle Pfeiffer rejected the role, the director of the movie Jonathan Demme offered the role to the Sleepless in Seattle actress Meg Ryan who also went on to reject the role because she could never do a movie like that.

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Meg Ryan Also Rejected The Role In The 1991 Film!

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Back in the early 1990s, Meg Ryan was known for her romantic roles in movies like When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and, You’ve Got Mail. In an interview, Jonathan Demme talked about how Meg Ryan was also offered the role but she turned it down because she could never do movies like that.

“The script goes to Meg Ryan and well it comes back very quickly like ‘Good god, I could never do a movie like that’. She was just slightly offended”

The Silence of the Lambs went on to receive a high rating of 8.6/10 on IMDB and a record high of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Anthony Hopkins starrer went on to win 5 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actress (Jodie Foster), and Best Director. The Silence of the Lambs is available to stream on Max across the U.S.

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