Billy Bob Thornton does not want to be remembered as a villain. Sure, he'll play characters who have a questionable morality, ...

Billy Bob Thornton has told how he rejected two high-profile movie villain parts, in 'Mission: Impossible III' and ...

Thornton said he was approached to play Norman Osborn, aka Green Goblin, in Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man.” Years later, he was up ...

Impossible” villain role, he explained, “And with ‘Mission: Impossible III,’ I didn’t want to be the guy trying to kill Tom ...

The Oscar winner recently explained why he turned down “the bad guy” roles in Spider-Man (2002) and Mission: Impossible III ...

Billy Bob Thornton recently revealed a couple of big roles that he turned down for some high-profile movies. While a guest on ...

This shot, notably, looks like it could have been pulled straight out of Mission: Impossible III. However, viewers are never shown Ethan physically retrieving the Rabbit’s Foot in that film.

The roles he passed on ultimately went to Willem Dafoe, who portrayed the Green Goblin in 'Spider-Man', and Philip Seymour Hoffman, who took on the role of arms dealer Owen Davian in 'Mission: ...

Impossible III villain because he "didn't want to be the guy trying to kill Tom Cruise". The Bad Santa actor wasn't ...

Billy Bob Thornton doesn’t want to be remembered as a “bad guy”.The actor and filmmaker shared why he passed on major villain ...