16. Jodie Foster
Exited: Hannibal
Reason: Creative dissatisfaction, And constant Conflicting Schedules
Est. Salary Forfeiture: $10-$13 million*
One of actress Jodie Foster’s best-known roles was in the movie Silence of the Lambs which has been considered a classic. The terrifying, bone-shivering horror film received high praise from critics and raked in huge amounts of money in revenue from various cinemas. Foster made the decision to forgo reprising his frightening, serial murderer character as Hannibal, even though actor Anthony Hopkins actually would do it twice more.
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Jodie didn’t appear in the following projects on the franchise. The actress claims that the “stated explanation” she declined Hannibal was due to the fact that she was occupied with the Flora Plum project during the time. But there were other factors involved as well. Foster reportedly disliked the screenplay and thought it wasn’t written as well as the first project.
17. Patrick Dempsey
Exited: Grey’s Anatomy
Reason: His Family Was Flourishing And He Had To Be There Present
Est. Salary Forfeiture: $400,000 per installment*
In an appearance with one major publishing group in 2019 concerning his wish to quit Grey’s Anatomy, actor Patrick Dempsey discussed the subject. Dempsey rose to fame on the program for playing the handsome Derek. According to reports, he requested to depart so that he could devote more time to his growing family and his profession in motor racing which was somewhat surprising for many fans of the show.
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According to the actor, that decision could have actually materialized at a much earlier time. He added that there definitely were no bitter sentiments concerning him and program producer Shonda Rhimes, then he termed the choice “cordial” to describe their situation. Dempsey defined his exit from the program as just the turning of a new page in his journey. Fans were upset to see the amazing actor depart at a time when things in the show were actually brewing up for the better. Yes, Derek did leave the program but everything still worked out for everybody in the end.
