Editing Christopher Reeve (section)

===Roles turned down by Reeve===
Following the first ''Superman'' movie, Reeve realized Hollywood producers wanted him to be an action star. He later said, "I found most of the scripts of the genre poorly constructed, and I felt the starring roles could easily be played by anyone with a strong physique." In addition, he did not feel he was right for the other films he was offered and turned down the lead roles in ''[[American Gigolo]]'', ''[[The World According to Garp (film)|The World According to Garp]]'', ''[[Splash (film)|Splash]]'', ''[[Fatal Attraction]]'', ''[[Romancing the Stone]]'', ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'', and ''[[Body Heat]]''. Hepburn recommended Reeve to [[David Lean]] for the role of [[Fletcher Christian]] in ''[[The Bounty (1984 film)|The Bounty]]'', starring [[Anthony Hopkins]]. After considering it, Reeve decided he would be miscast, and the film was eventually made with [[Mel Gibson]].<ref>Reeve, Christopher (1998), pp. 203–204</ref> In the 1990s, Reeve received scripts for ''[[Picket Fences]]'' and ''[[Chicago Hope]]'' and was asked by CBS if he wanted to start his own television series. This would have meant moving to Los Angeles, which he did not want to do. He declined the offers.<ref>Reeve, Christopher (1998), p. 241</ref> After his accident, Reeve was offered the role of [[Mason Verger]] in [[Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[Hannibal (2001 film)|Hannibal]]''. He turned it down upon learning that the character was a paralyzed and facially disfigured child molester. The role went to [[Gary Oldman]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Michael |date=November 4, 2020 |title=The Hannibal Movie Almost Starred Christopher Reeve: Why He Quit |url=https://screenrant.com/hannibal-movie-christopher-reeve-mason-verger-almost-casting/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016135013/https://screenrant.com/hannibal-movie-christopher-reeve-mason-verger-almost-casting/ |archive-date=October 16, 2022 |access-date=December 2, 2024 |website=Screen Rant}}</ref>