Carla Gugino Turned Down This Big Role To Star In Sin City

So what was the role that Carla Gugino reportedly turned down? According to TV Over Mind, that was to play Vin Diesel's love interest, and superior officer, in the babysitter-based action-comedy The Pacifier (or "manny-based" in this case, as Diesel stars as the film's unlikely babysitter/Navy SEAL). The role in the 2005 flick ultimately went to Brittany Snow. Interestingly enough, Gugino instead chose to star ... in Sin City, opposite Mickey Rourke. As Lucille in the 2005 comic book adaptation, the actor ignited the screen, rocking a bob haircut in the scintillating, if smaller gig. But Sin City's Robert Rodrigues also directed Spy Kids, so she stuck with her (literal) guns. 

That said, The Pacifier grossed $200 million while Sin City grossed $150 million. So it's worth wondering, would Carla Gugino's stock in Hollywood have risen faster if she had "pacified it up" and chosen the meatier and audience-friendly role instead of the more nuanced one? 

Things worked out in the end, but it's interesting to wonder where Carla Gugino would be if she'd chosen the other film!

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