Top 20 Actors That Turned Down Incredibly Massive Roles

2. Tom Hanks – Jerry Maguire

Tom Hanks has his own case of missed opportunity. It is rumored that Cameron Crowe wrote the part of Jerry Maguire in Jerry Maguire with Tom Hanks in mind. However, when the movie came to production, Tom Hanks was busy directing That Thing You Do. Tom did say later that he thought Tom Cruise was a great replacement. He stated that no one could look at the movie and see it as anything less than perfect.