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Nicolas Cage confesses to turning down two iconic movie r...
Jolie Zenna · 2026-05-28 · via New York Post

Nicolas Cage turned down major roles in the 2002 “Spider-Man” movie and 1994 comedy “Dumb and Dumber” — but has no regrets.

In an interview with Variety published Thursday, Cage confessed that filmmaker Sam Raimi approached him to play supervillain Green Goblin in the blockbuster superhero movie.

“Sam and I had a great lunch, and I did say during the lunch, ‘Listen: whoever plays Spider-Man, let them do one scene where they’re crawling around like a spider when they’re alone,’ and it didn’t happen,” the actor, 62, recalled.

Nicolas Cage attending the "Spider-Noir" premiere.

Nicolas Cage (above on May 13) turned down major roles in the 2002 “Spider-Man” movie and 1994 comedy “Dumb and Dumber.” Getty Images for Prime Video

Willem Dafoe as Green Goblin in a green suit struggling against two policemen trying to restrain him.

Cage told Variety Thursday that filmmaker Sam Raimi approached him to play supervillain Green Goblin in the blockbuster superhero movie (seen above) but things didn’t work out. ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

“He wanted me to do the Green Goblin,” Cage continued, referencing Willem Dafoe’s role.

The Oscar winner added, “I liked the idea of Sam Raimi, because of ‘Evil Dead 1’ and ‘2,’ and I wanted to work with him, but I had this other film called ‘Adaptation.’” 

Cage said something similar occurred when he was asked to star alongside Jim Carrey in the cult comedy classic.

Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn from Spider-Man holding a green vial.

Cage turned down the role to focus on his movie “Adaptation,” so it went to Willem Dafoe (pictured above) instead. ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas making a face while holding a hamburger in "Dumb and Dumber."

The actor ran into a similar situation when he was asked to star alongside Jim Carrey (pictured above) in “Dumb and Dumber.” ©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection

He chose, instead, to focus on his film “Leaving Las Vegas” — which snagged him the 1996 Academy Award for Best Actor.

“Both those decisions were the right ones for me, and I’m happy with those results,” Cage insisted.

Jeff Daniels, notably, portrayed the role of Harry Dunne alongside Carrey in “Dumb and Dumber.”

Jim Carrey pops a champagne bottle as Jeff Daniels looks on in "Dumb and Dumber".

Jeff Daniels ultimately played the other half of the dynamic duo in the cult classic comedy, as seen above. ©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection

Nicolas Cage smiling at "The Surfer" special screening.

Cage (pictured above in April 2025) turned down the comedy for his film “Leaving Las Vegas” — which snagged him the 1996 Academy Award for Best Actor. Roadside Attractions via Getty Images

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Earlier this month, Cage made headlines for revealing several A-list directors won’t work with him due to him turning down their projects.

The Golden Globe winner claimed Christopher Nolan wouldn’t return his calls after he passed on 2002’s “Insomnia,” which starred Al Pacino and the late Robin Williams.

“Most of them, they get their feelings hurt and don’t call you back,” he said in a Q&A with the New York Times last week. “It’s happened a million times to me.”

Nicolas Cage attending the premiere of Neon's "Longlegs".

The Oscar winner (pictured above in July 2024) insisted he has no regrets on his career moves, noting that he’s “happy with those results.” The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images

Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly, drinking from a glass and holding a cigarette.

Earlier this month, Cage admitTED that turning down roles has caused several A-list directors to refuse to work with him. Courtesy of Prime

Aside from Nolan, Cage claimed Paul Thomas Anderson and Woody Allen are also directors that no longer want to work with him after he turned down their projects.

“They don’t call me back,” he said. “The Paul Thomas Anderson movie was a very early movie. He’d shown me a short film with Philip Baker Hall — who was in ‘Hard Eight.’

“We were going to do something and it didn’t work out.”