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5 Huge Movie Roles Garth Brooks Allegedly Turned Down

"Saving Private Ryan" (1998)

5 Huge Movie Roles Garth Brooks Allegedly Turned Down

"Twister" (1996)

"Twister" (1996)

The singer passed on the role after being sent the script from Spielberg because, again, he didn't believe he was the star. 

"Brooks also passed on that film, saying the star of the film was the tornado and Brooks wanted to be the star."

(Source: Sanderson Complaint)

A potential $30-$40 million project for Fox.

A potential $30-$40 million project for Fox.

Long before "Nashville" hit ABC, Brooks reportedly pitched a show about a rockstar called "The Lamb." 

Sanderson says Fox loved the idea, but it didn't move forward because he "refused to share his music publishing with Fox."

(Source: Sanderson Complaint)

"Alice in Wonderland" (2010)

"Alice in Wonderland" (2010)

Sanderson claims she and Brooks arranged a deal to be producers on Tim Burton's 2010 Disney flick and for the singer to record a track for the album.

However, after Brooks wanted to cowrite the script, the film never went forward.

"Alice in Wonderland" went on to earn more than $1 billion worldwide at the box office.

(Source: Sanderson Complaint)

A failed New Line project, "Alyss"

A failed New Line project, "Alyss"

Sanderson says she sold a script written by Brooks called "Alyss" to Warner Bros. independent film division New Line for $250,000. 

After a rewrite to the script and an alleged $500,000 developing the project, Brooks "claimed that he hated [the] re-write and demanded that New Line reject [it] in favor of a re-write by Brooks."

(Source: Sanderson Complaint)

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