Robert De Niro reveals why he dropped out of movie Big making way for Tom Hanks
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mirror.co.ukRobert De Niro has confirmed the long-standing rumour that he was going to play the lead role in the film Big. The Taxi Driver actor, 77, was up for the role of the Josh Baskin, the main character who transforms into an adult after making a wish at a funfair machine.
Instead, the role went to Tom Hanks, who played Josh after he became an adult in the legendary 1988 movie. De Niro appeared on The Tonight Show on Monday evening when he was asked a series of true or false questions by the show's host Jimmy Fallon.
Fallon asked him if it was true that he almost played the role of Josh. He explained that an "issue with negotiations" meant he never got to play the character.
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