38. Steve Carell
Exited: The Morning Show
Reason: He, and his character had squeezed out the most for the program
Est. Salary Forfeiture: $1.2 million per season*
Lovable Mitch Kessler, played by Steve Carrell, actually was fired from the program The Morning Show following allegations of misbehavior. We have to admit that the way the program found a way to withdraw Carell from the program is quite creative and we have to give them credit for that. With such a “graphic,” so to speak, approach to his withdrawal, people thought that there might be a hidden message behind this and Carell assured them this was not the case.
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The producer, Kerry Ehrin, claims that the creators took off Mitch since he had completed their part of the plot. Since Carrell was “truly within” Mitch’s thoughts on the program, Ehrin felt it “intriguing” that he claimed that Mitch’s demise may have been an “active decision.”
39. Dean Norris
Exited: Breaking Bad
Reason: A bigger project became his priority
Est. Salary Forfeiture: $150,000 per installment*
As for the Breaking Bad aficionados are aware, the suspenseful drama’s concluding season was divided into two segments. The timing of the shooting was arranged in this manner to accommodate Dean Norris’ timetable. DEA investigator Hank Schrader was portrayed by Norris. In order to work on engaging with other more lucrative and significant roles which he had already agreed on, his character was creatively removed from the program.
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Producers encouraged Norris on doing both because they know that nobody could really bring out the passion and genuineness of the character as much as he could. He just stated that he will be carrying his legendary Hank Schrader character to the other projects that he definitely and surely would be playing that fit the profile of the character. Hank’s narrative was significant in making the vibe of the program as suspenseful as it did. Producers and fans had his talents to thank for the amazing product that he had produced for the series. Who would know how the show ended up to be if he did not play that role since the start of the series.
