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

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

Billy Bob Thornton is more than happy to play a foul-mouthed Santa (“Bad Santa”) or a high school football coach (“Friday ...

Billy Bob Thornton has explained why he turned down villain roles in the Mission: Impossible and Spider-Man franchises.

Billy Bob Thornton is more than happy to play a foul-mouthed Santa (“Bad Santa”) or a high school football coach (“Friday ...

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

That’s what Billy Bob Thornton has striven for. I like Billy Bob, but honestly haven’t seen him in a ton of things.

“I don’t have much interest in those kinds of roles,” Thornton admitted. “With the Green Goblin, I didn’t feel like getting up at 4 a.m. for five or six hours of makeup.” “And with ...

Billy Bob Thornton, 69, has revealed that he turned ... the “Bad Santa” star recalled turning down the Green Goblin role in the 2002 “Spider-Man” movie and arms dealer Owen Davian in ...

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

The closest that Billy Bob Thornton has ever gotten to a comic book property is voicing himself in an episode of DC’s Harley Quinn animated series, but apparently it got even closer than that once.