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Welcome to watchmojo and today we're taking a look at some of the actors who are pressured into starring into critically panned movies.

Emily Blunt, Gulliver's Travels when do you return home?

In hindsight, Emily Blunt has claimed that she's happy that she didn't wind up in the role of Natasha Romanoff, AKA Black Widow.

Given that women in superhero films tend to take the backseat to the male leads, fair criticism.

But to think that Gulliver's Travels was the reason that she didn't get the part, well, that's just painful.

It's just that I was talking with a giant and lost track of time.

A Variety reported in 2009, a contract signed with 20th Century Fox back when Blunt played a role in the Devil Wears Prada gave them enough leverage to force her particip.

And so Emily Blunt missed out on the MCU and instead got to play the pint sized Princess Mary.

Now you're being cruel and frankly, melodramatic and acting like a complete baby.

Keanu Reeves, the Watcher shall we dance?

Imagine being told that you were legally obligated to do a film that, as far as you can remember, you never committed to.

Though there were reports during filming that Reeves was dissatisfied, the whole story didn't come out until 12 months after.

After the film's release, when Reeves, contractually obligated silence finally came to an end.

Able to say his piece, he claimed that his signature was forged, but that he couldn't prove it.

Coming immediately on the tale of mega hit the Matrix, you can understand why being the villain in a film whose script Keanu allegedly didn't find interesting didn't work for the actor.

However, seeking to avoid a legal battle, he reluctantly acquiesced.

We're Yin and Yang Channing Tatum GI The Rise of Cobra Self Preservation I'm taking you in, Rex.

For young up and coming stars, it can be tempting to sign multiple picture deals.

But a few years down the line and you could find yourself forced to play roles you hate in films that make you cringe.

It's a lesson that Channing Tatum learned the hard way after signing a three film deal with Paramount.

GI Joe might have helped increase his public profile, but

after the fact, he has been vocal about hating it and very clear that he only accepted the role of Duke under fear of legal action.

Shia LaBeouf, Dark of the Moon this was all my fault.

It's hard to believe, but Michael Bay actually made one decent Transformers movie.

The first one, released in 2007, has a not great but not terrible Rotten tomatoes score of 57%.

It also grossed over $700 million, while the second one, Revenge of the Fallen, made even more money.

It was critically panned, even by its star, Shia LaBeouf, who said, I wasn't impressed with what we did.

Not wanting to be a part of a declining franchise, at least quality wise, LaBeouf made a real effort to get out before the third movie, but

there was the little thing of his signature on a contract for three films, so he was stuck.

He definitely wasn't coming back for number four, though.

Geena Davis Cutthroat Island Bad Dog this action adventure rom com is widely recognized as one of the biggest box office flops in cinematic history, and

the film that took pirate films off the map until Disney took on the genre years later.

Cutthroat island would not have involved Geena Davis if she'd had her way.

When co star Michael Douglas dropped out of the film, Davis saw the winds changing and tried to jump ship as well.

Unfortunately for her, unlike Michael Douglas, her participation had already been made legally binding.

In addition to sinking production company Carolco Pictures, it is also remembered as the film that irreparably damaged Geena Davis career.

Sweetheart, I promised I'd take care of you.

Marlon Brando Desiree, what exactly do you wish to be?

Unlike so many other films on our list today, this 1954 picture by 20th Century Fox was reasonably well received by critics, earning two Academy Award nominations for costume design and art direction.

The film is far from a masterpiece and as far as Brando's filmography is concerned, is a little more than a forgettable footnote.

Had Brando gotten his way, though, it wouldn't have had a place on his resume whatsoever.

However, after signing on to play in The Egyptian from 20th Century Fox, he walked away due to problems with the script.

Fox sued, and Desiree served as the forgettable compromise between the actor and the studio.

French standards and the dirt Roy Scheider, Jaws 2 Wait a minute, Are you people telling me I don't know what a shark looks like after the first flick birthed the concept of a summer blockbuster, you'd think that every cast member who survived the original Jaws would be desperate to jump back in.

Not star Roy Scheider, who only returned as penance for bailing out on another film.

Jaws 2 was a nightmare from pre production through to its completion, with frequent rewrites, production delays, and

Roy Scheider was reportedly very unhappy throughout, but it meant his contract with Universal would be complete, and

He had quit the critically acclaimed Deer Hunter, and in the starring role, no less.

You know, you can do a lot better in mutual funds.

I know a guy who could put you in touch with his.

After the critical failure that was Daredevil, Ben Affleck lucked out.

Jennifer Garner found herself contractually locked into what was called, quite frankly, a spin off movie that nobody wanted.

For Ben, it meant a simple cameo, which never even made it into the final cut.

For Garner, it was a starring role in an arguably even worse film than the one that preceded it.

The spinoff earned a paltry $56.7 million at the worldwide box office, and

paired with Daredevil, is widely thought to have permanently damaged Garner's marketability as a student star, which at the time had been on the rise.

Kids these days aren't very familiar with Whoopi Goldberg, but

the EGOT winner was once a truly marketable star.

Though she continued to land some solid roles after this farce of a film, it's hard not to draw a correlation between the overall dip in quality roles and her involvement with the 1.

Goldberg verbally agreed to do the film in 1992 and then tried to back out, only to be hit with a $20 million lawsuit.

In the end, Goldberg begrudgingly played the part, but

continues to insist that it's one of her biggest regrets.

After terrible test screenings, the film was sent straight to video.

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