These initiatives moved ahead with or with out their unique stars!

Whereas it might be disappointing to followers, these stars have their causes — and hope that they’ll hold trying in the direction of the long run in the case of their work.

Discover out why these stars selected to not reprise their roles…

1. Rachel McAdams

When the Imply Women forged reunited for a sequence of Black Friday advertisements for Walmart, Rachel McAdams was notably lacking. Whereas Lindsay Lohan, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried and different co-stars all gave followers a glimpse into the lives of their beloved characters, Rachel turned down the chance to participate.

“I do not know,” she advised Selection. “I assume I wasn’t that enthusiastic about doing a industrial if I am being completely sincere. A film sounded superior, however I’ve by no means carried out commercials, and it simply did not really feel like my bag. Additionally… I did not know that everybody was doing it. I might, in fact, at all times like to be a part of a Imply Women reunion and grasp with my plastics, however yeah, I discovered that out later.”

2. Jennette McCurdy

In 2021, the iCarly reboot formally premiered on Paramount Plus however Jennette McCurdy was nowhere to be seen. Early on within the first season, the absence of Jennette’s character Sam was defined by saying that she was touring with “a biker gang known as the Oliberators” — however in actual life, the actress and writer had turned down the prospect to seem within the new sequence.

Jennette later shared that she had fully give up appearing and after her mother’s demise, lots of the desires that her mom had imposed on her had disappeared. On high of that, Jennette felt unfulfilled by her function on the unique present.

“I am so ashamed of the elements I’ve carried out prior to now. I resent my profession in loads of methods,” she mentioned on her Empty Inside podcast. “I really feel so unfulfilled by the roles that I performed and felt prefer it was essentially the most tacky, embarrassing. I did the exhibits that I used to be on from like 13 to 21, and by 15, I used to be already embarrassed.”

3. Kim Cattrall

By way of the years, there have been rumors of a feud between Intercourse and the Metropolis co-stars Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker. After the sequence wrapped and the forged filmed two films, Kim mentioned, “The whole lot in me went, ‘I am carried out.’” Kim turned down the chance to make a 3rd film and when a sequence reboot was later introduced, Kim opted out of reprising her function.

She later defined that she did not like how her character was represented within the script for the third film and it turned her off the thought of reprising her function in And Simply Like That.

“Are you able to think about going again to a job you probably did 25 years in the past? And the job did not get simpler; it obtained extra difficult within the sense of how are you going to progress with these characters?” she advised    Selection.

“The whole lot has to develop, or it dies. I felt that when the sequence ended, I believed that’s good. We’re not repeating ourselves. After which the film to finish all of the unfastened ends. After which there’s one other film. After which there’s one other film?”

She did make a cameo on the finish of the followup present’s second season, although she’s unlikely to return.

4. David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce starred on Frasier for years however when the present was not too long ago rebooted, he determined he did not need to return. When requested about his option to choose out of the reunion, David defined that it had nothing to do along with his co-stars.

“I by no means actually wished to return. It is not like I mentioned, ‘Oh, I do not ever need to try this once more.’ I liked each second. It was that I wished to do different issues,” he advised the Los Angeles Occasions, including that by the point “actual talks” concerning the reboot had been in movement, he “had simply began on the Julia TV present” and was engaged on two separate musicals.

He continued, “I simply thought, ‘I do not need to be dedicated to a present and never be capable to do stuff like this… I additionally thought, ‘They do not really want me.’ Frasier has moved on to a brand new world. They’ve new characters. And I believe I am proper. It is doing nice. And the brand new individuals they’ve are nice.”

5. Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen grew up whereas showing on Full Home within the early 90s however when the present was given a reboot 20 years later, that they had moved on from the world of appearing. Regardless of your entire forged returning, Mary-Kate and Ashley refused to even make a cameo, which star John Stamos admits upset him at first.

“Once I did Fuller Home, they did not need to come again and I used to be indignant for a minute and that obtained out,” he shared on the And That is What You REALLY Missed podcast. “However they mentioned, ‘We liked you guys, we liked our childhood. We liked being with you. We miss Bob.’ They came to visit to my home and so they introduced a pork chop and sage.”

6. Lauren Conrad

Lauren Conrad dominated the world of actuality TV because the star of The Hills, however after 5 seasons of the present, she walked away. The sequence concluded only one season after Lauren left however was rebooted in 2019 as The Hills: New Beginnings. Whereas many unique forged members appeared, Lauren had no real interest in being on the present — though she gave the reboot her stamp of approval.

“I believe it is nice. I am glad that they had been capable of do it once more,” Lauren advised Leisure Tonight.

7. Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola

Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola was an unique forged member of The Jersey Shore however after the present wrapped, she stepped away from actuality TV. Then when Jersey Shore: Household Trip was introduced in 2018, Sammi was notably lacking from the forged. Whereas Sammi has now absolutely returned a number of seasons in, she admits she was in a very completely different place when the spin-off first premiered.

“On the time, when all people determined to return to the present, I simply was in a very, like, completely different place,” Sami advised Leisure Tonight. “I used to be in a great spot in my life and felt like going again to the present might enter me into some poisonous conditions once more.”

She continued, “I actually took the time to work on myself once I left the present again then. I actually simply did not need to enter any destructive or poisonous conditions once more. Once I did the present, you guys noticed all my ups and downs… [I was] listening to all this stuff on social media, and it could take its toll on you. There was loads of stress on me and I simply felt like, ‘I do not assume I can enter myself in a world that is very worrying.’ And I simply did not really feel proper going again into it once more.”

8. Zachary Quinto

Zachary Quinto made a reputation for himself as one of many stars of Heroes within the early 2000s. When the present was rebooted as Heroes: Reborn in 2016, he was provided the prospect to reprise his function however turned it down. As a substitute, he wished to concentrate on different initiatives.

“I am not going to return. I talked to them about it… We had an awesome dialog,” Zachary advised Buzzfeed Information. “It was such a significant expertise for me… I simply felt like I did not need to return to it… It is an awesome factor to be part of. I simply felt like I must domesticate different shops for myself.”

9. Chad Michael Murray

Chad Michael Murray had a supporting function on the primary season of Gilmore Women earlier than turning into a significant teen heartthrob. When the forged reunited for the four-part Netflix occasion, Gilmore Women: A 12 months within the Life, Chad was requested to make an look however turned it down. As a substitute, he was changed by a lookalike actor.

“I want I might’ve been there nevertheless it’s all good — life is sweet. All my buddies obtained to return,” Chad advised ET.

10. Michael Ontkean

Michael Ontkean was an unique member of the forged of Twin Peaks however turned down the chance to reprise his function as Sheriff Truman within the present’s 2017 revival. In response to writer Brad Dukes, who penned Reflections, An Oral Historical past of Twin Peaks, Michael had initially signed on for the revival however ultimately backed out.

“I spoke with Michael a handful of instances this yr on the telephone. He was actually excited to return as Truman, and even spent lots of of hours in the hunt for his previous jacket, and eventually reached out to me to assist discover it,” Brad reportedly tweeted.

He continued, “We discovered an acceptable duplicate. I purchased it and despatched it to him. We final spoke in August and he knowledgeable me he wasn’t going to Washington in any case. I advised him I used to be heartbroken to listen to that.”

11. Matthew Grey Gubler

Matthew Grey Gubler was an unique star of Legal Minds however when the present was rebooted as Legal Minds: Evolution, he needed to flip down the chance to reprise his function on the sequence. On the time, Matthew was busy engaged on his present Dollface, however because the sitcom has now been canceled, the actor says he is open to returning to Legal Minds: Evolution for season 2.

“In fact! I might be honored. I might completely love that. They did a more moderen spin-off of the present, nevertheless it was filming throughout a time once I was capturing one thing else, so it did not work out. However I am unable to wait — hopefully it is going to quickly work out,” he mentioned on The Six O’Clock Present.