It's hard to think that anyone would pass up the opportunity to work with Tom Cruise on one of the Mission: Impossible movies. Given how action-packed and lucrative these flicks are, it's honestly a wonder there aren't more big names attached to them.
In an interview with People, the actor revealed that the producers only granted him some of the scenes from the movie rather than the entire story. "They wouldn't let me see the whole script because I might have spilled the beans," he explained. "I only got my scenes." No wonder McKellen turned down the role, something not everyone in show business could understand.
Ian McKellen Nearly Missed Out on The Lord of the Rings and X-Men Franchises Not long after McKellen was offered the part of Magneto, Peter Jackson offered him Gandalf in his upcoming adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Understandably, he accepted both roles, but when production on X-Men ran long, he had a choice to make. "I’m sorry.