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Leonardo DiCaprio Reveals He Turned Down The Chance to Play Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars

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Leonardo DiCaprio has just revealed that he turned down the chance to play Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars.

In fact, the actor said he has snubbed several superhero movie roles.

The actor confirmed that he met with George Lucas to discuss taking the role in Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The part eventually went to Hayden Christensen.

“I did have a meeting with George Lucas about that, yes,” he said. “I just didn’t feel ready to take that dive. At that point.”

“I did have a meeting with George Lucas about that, yes,” he said. “I just didn’t feel ready to take that dive. At that point.” Leonardo DiCaprio revealed in an interview.

DiCaprio also revealed that he turned down the chance to play Robin in Batman Forever and Spider-Man a role that would later go to his friend, Tobey Maguire.

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He told Shortlist: “I never screen-tested (for the part of Robin). I had a meeting with Joel Schumacher. It was just one meeting and, no, I didn’t end up doing it. As I recall I took the meeting, but didn’t want to play the role. Joel Schumacher is a very talented director but I don’t think I was ready for anything like that.”

Di Caprio continued: “That (Spider-Man) was another one of those situations, similar to Robin, where I didn’t feel ready to put on that suit yet. They got in touch with me.”

But, the actor still looking for the perfect superhero movie role in the future. “You never know, you never know,” he added. “They’re getting better and better as far as complex characters in these movies. I haven’t yet. But no, I don’t rule out anything.”

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