London
(ANI):
Clint
Eastwood
has
revealed
that
he
turned
down
roles
like
'Superman" and
'James
Bond"
in
his
early
career.
The
veteran
actor
said
that
he
was
offered
a
huge
sum
to
take
over
after
Sean
Connery
stepped
aside
from
the
world"s
most
famous
spy"s
role,
but
he
refused.
"This
was
after
Sean
Connery
left.
My
lawyer
represented
Cubby
Broccoli
[who
produce
the
Bond
franchise]
and
he
came
and
said,
''They
would
love
to
have
you.
But
to
me,
well,
that
was
somebody
else's
gig.
That's
Sean's
deal.
It
didn't
feel
right
for
me
to
be
doing
it," the
Telegraph
quoted
the
legendary
star
as
saying.
Eastwood
also
disclosed
in
an
interview
with
the
LA
Times
that
he
was
lined
up
to
play
Superman
and
was
offered
pretty
good
money
for
that
as
well
but
he
decided
that
he
was
too
old
for
the
role
of
the
saviour.
"I
can
remember
–
and
this
was
many
years
ago
–
when
Frank
Wells
(Warner
Bros.
President)
came
to
me
about
doing
Superman.
So
it
could
have
happened.
This
was
when
they
first
started
to
think
about
making
it.
I
was
like,
''Superman?
Nah,
nah,
that's
not
for
me.''
Not
that
there's
anything
wrong
with
it.
It''s
for
somebody,
but
not
me,
" The
Dirty
Harry
star
said.
Christopher
Reeve
played
'Superman" in
three
films
before
tragically
breaking
his
neck
in
a
riding
accident
and
Connery
returned
to
Bond"s
role
with
a
whopping
1-million-dollar
deal
with
Diamonds.