David Schwimmer can’t help but wonder how different his life would have been as Agent D. The Friends alum recalled the “brutal decision” of turning down a role in 1997’s Men in Black, which ultimately starred Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, as he questioned if he “made the right choice” in passing up the […]

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David Schwimmer (right) said he was asked to star in "Men In Black," but the role ended up going to Will Smith.Columbia Pictures / Dia Dipasupil / Getty ImagesDavid Schwimmer told the "Origins with Cush Jumbo" he turned down a role in the "Men In Black."Schwimmer said the role, which Will Smith took, could have made him a movie star."Men In Black" became one of the biggest movies of the '90s, and a major franchise.David Schwimmer said he turned …

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David Schwimmer turned down a lead role in 'Men in Black' to direct a movie with his friends. He missed out on being in one of the biggest movies of the '90s.

David Schwimmer opened up on being offered one of the popular movies of the decade, Men in Black. However, the actor turned down the Will Smith starrer. In conversation with Cush Jumbo on his podcast, Schwimmer claimed that he does not regret his decision to not do the film, he believes making an appearance in the film would have given a good boost to his career in movies. Opening up about the reason for rejecting the film, the actor revealed th…

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Actor David Schwimmer, who played Ross Geller in the iconic 90s sit ‘Friends’ says one of his life’s biggest regrets is turning down a role in Men In Black. “I had just finished filming The Pallbearer, my first film with Gwyneth Paltrow, and there were high expectations of that which didn’t come true,” he said during a recent episode of Cush Jumbo’s podcast. “It was kind of a bomb but there were high expectations and the studio, which was Mirama…

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“We found this amazing script and we were developing it,” David Schwimmer said of the film he made instead of Men in Black.

David Schwimmer Questions If Turning Down ‘Men in Black’ Role Was “Right Choice”

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