One of several films that Travolta turned down the lead role before it was offered to Richard Gere.

According to the Charlie Rose Show on PBS, John Travolta asked Ron Howard for a role in Apollo 13 but was politely turned down.

John Travolta was mentioned as an option for the title role.

John Travolta was considered for the role of Melvin.

John Travolta turned down the role of Richard. Ironically, Kelly Preston, who auditioned for the role of Emmeline, would marry with Travolta a decade later.

Passed on the lead role of Billy Flynn.

Travolta was pursued for a role in the film adaptation of the Broadway hit. However, at that point in his career, he did not want to do another musical.

At the height of his fame, Travolta was considered to play the lead in an all-star screen version of the breakthrough Broadway musical by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth.

According to IMDB, John Travolta was set to star as lead, when Ron Howard was set to direct.

One of several films that Travolta turned down the lead role before it was offered to Richard Gere.

Hot off his success with Pulp Fiction, was considered for the role of Joseph Pistone (Donnie Brasco) but producers felt his asking price (reportedly $7 million) was too high.

John Travolta was considered to play Jim Morrison.

John Travolta had started work on a Roman Polanski's adaptation of the novel by Dostoyevsky. While shooting was about to start in Paris, Travolta left the set and went back to the USA, never to come back. The project was later cancelled.

John Travolta was supposedly considered to play Rambo.

Was offered the lead role, but declined due to scheduling conflicts.

John Travolta turned down Forrest Gump.

John Travolta turned down the role of Ernie.

John Travolta said in an interview that he was offered the role of Paul Edgecomb in The Green Mile, but turned it down.

Travolta was considered for the role of either Ordell or Ray Nicollete.

John Travolta was considered for the role of William Hayes.

One of several films that Travolta turned down the lead role before it was offered to Richard Gere.

Travolta was seriously considered to play the phantom.

Travolta turned down the role of Bellocq because he was commited to "Grease".

Producers wanted to write Travolta into the script as Rambo's sidekick, but Stallone was not interested.

The role of Vic Vega (Mr. Blonde) in Reservoir Dogs was written for John Travolta, but he declined the low budget independent film. Director Quinten Tarantino then wrote the role of Vinnie in Pulp Fiction with Michael Madsen in mind, but when Madsen was unavailable it went to John Travolta. Thus, Tarantino gave Vincent the same last name as Vic - Vega, making the characters brothers. (A proposed Vega Brothers film featuring the two characters has been discussed but never come to be).

John Travolta turned down the role of Manolo Ray.

Travolta had actually been expected to try and tackle the complex role of an emotionally battered man who returns to his family home in Newfoundland to begin again.

John Travolta turned down the lead role of Allen Bauer.

To boost his fame as a teen idol, John Travolta auditioned for the part of Travis Bickle.

John Travolta was considered for the lead role, but producers were reportedly worried that he would not draw a big box office at that time.

John Travolta declined Paramount's offer to star since he had just done a similar role for Ladder 49.

A film version of the Kander-Ebb Broadway musical based on the great novel and motion picture was planned by director Robert Wise and screenwriter-producer Ernest Lehman. Travolta would have played the role played by Alan Bates in the original non-musical movie version.