Over the years there has been no shortage of rock stars trying their hands at acting. John Lennon, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Courtney Love, Cannibal Corpse… the list of musicians who have made the transition to the big screen with varying degrees of success is almost as long as the credits of your average Marvel movie. Then there are roles that never were. John Lennon looked all set to appear in 80s techno-thriller WarGames before his untimely death, while The Cult’s Ian Astbury reportedly turned down the chance to play Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s biopic The Doors. These, though, are the roles that rock stars really wanted but never got. Don’t call us, we’ll call you…
