Speaking of 007… "You shall not pass!" Or don Gandalf’s magical ZZ Top beard and excessive wizard hat. Yep, Connery turned down a role that would have minted him money. He also hard-passed on Morpheus in "The Matrix." Why? According to "League of Extraordinary Gentleman" producer Don Murphy, Connery told him: "I got offered [‘LOTR‘], and I turned it down because I didn’t understand it. I was offered ‘The Matrix’ twice, and I turned it down because I didn’t understand it." Connery claimed to also not understand "LXG," but opted not to turn it down. Now that’s something we don’t understand.
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