25 actors who quit or were fired from hit film franchises early on

25 actors who quit or were fired from hit film franchises early on

Orion Pictures Corporation/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis // Getty Images 25 actors who quit or were fired from hit film franchises early on Since the rise of Marvel movies in the 2000s, we’ve been living in the age of the cinematic universe. Sequels continue to dominate the box office, and the franchise is king. Without counting remakes, six of the 10 highest-grossing films of 2025 are continuations of previously existing IP. We can lament the fact th…