Films that Bruce Lee was offered to direct or star in that he turned down (1974-1980)
Lord of the Rings Part 1 (Studio: United Artists; Year: 1974):
Bruce Lee was approached to direct and write a script for an adaptation of Lord of the Rings, he turned it down after he was denied the role of Aragorn.

Superman (Studio: 7Arts : Year, 1975 - 1977):
Bruce Lee was approached to play Superman; he turned it down after he called the first draft, "A pile of crap.".

Enter The Dragon (Studio: Warner Bros.; Year: 1972 - 1975):
Bruce was approached to direct; he turned it down.

Star Wars (Studio: Columbia Pictures, Concord, and 20th Century Fox; Year: 1975 ):
Bruce was approached to play Darth Vader.

Casablanca (Studio: United Artists; Year: 1979):
Bruce was approached by UA to direct a remake of Casablanca, he turned it down after he took up directing duties on Empire Strikes Back.

First Blood (Studios: Orion and Carolco; Year: 1980):
Bruce Lee was approached to either direct or play John Rambo.

The Black Cauldron (Studio: Walt Disney Productions; Year: 1980):
Lee was approached to play the Horned King
The Lord of the Rings films eventually were made with Don Bluth as director; Apple produced them and Paramount released them.
Superman The Movie had Christopher Reeve playing Superman/Clark Kent; Columbia Pictures released it in 1979.
The Casablanca remake was canned in 1980 with the sale of UA
First Blood had Silvester Stallone play Rambo.
 
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