The interpreter was able to give life to a beloved character in the sequel to a great trilogy, but the actress felt that it was not the time to delve into a new project.
Every actor and actress has rejected a job offer that they regret. Uma Thurman, for example, knows that saying no to one of the most important fantasy sagas of all time was a huge mistake. The interpreter refused to participate in The Lord of the rings.
Before starring Kill Bill by Quentin Tarantino, Thurman was offered to give life to Eowyn in the award-winning trilogy directed by Peter Jackson. The character, which ended up being played by Miranda Otto, would have given Thurman the opportunity to get into the shoes of one of the few female characters in the saga.
Eowyn appears in the sequel The two Towers and she is a warrior who, among other things, seeks to save her uncle, who is controlled by an evil mind: Grima Serpenttongue through Saruman.
“It was a long time ago and I consider it one of the worst decisions I have ever made”said Thurman in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2017 about saying no to Jackson. “But I had just had my first daughter and, I don’t know, I was a little confined… It’s definitely a regret.”
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That first daughter that Thurman mentions is Maya Hawke, daughter of the actress and Ethan Hawke and who gives life to Robin in Stranger Things. The truth is that rolling The Lord of the rings It was a big commitment for its cast, since they had to spend a lot of time in New Zealand, where the trilogy was filmed. Thurman’s situation at that time did not make it easy for the interpreter to go to another continent for a long period of time.
Although Thurman did not fight in The Lord of the ringswas the protagonist of Kill Bill Volume 1 and its sequel Kill Bill Volume 2. The first installment of Tarantino’s saga was released in 2004, a year after the end of The Lord of the rings with The return of the King in 2003. Although the actress was not part of the fantasy trilogy, the truth is that Kill Bill left tremendously mythical moments.
