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David Schwimmer Says Rejecting ‘Men in Black’ Offer Was a ‘Brutal Decision’ and It ‘Would’ve Made Me a Movie Star’; He Chose to Direct a Film Instead
David Schwimmer knows "Men in Black" would've made him a movie star and changed his career.
It was kind of a bomb but there were high expectations and the studio, which was Miramax, wanted to lock me into a three-picture deal at a fixed price and I said I would do that if I got to direct my first movie.” Miramax finally gave him the chance to direct a movie and he found the script for “Since You’ve Been Gone,” a comedy about a group of adults reuniting at their 10th anniversary class reunion. Smith was coming off the blockbuster “Independence Day” at the time, and the success of “Men in Black” turned him into one of the world’s biggest stars.
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