This one is interesting. Leonardo DiCaprio turned down a role in Star Wars VII in favor a role in Robotech.
Source here: http://deadline.com/2015/02/robotech-movie-hollywood-gang-1201364914/
Deadline Hollywood is reporting that, after going through a string of filmmakers that has include Tobey Maguire to Akiva Goldsman, Joby Harold, Gough & Millar, and Lawrence Kasdan, a Hollywood, live-action adaptation of 80's mech series Robotech is back in development, this time from Warner Bros-based producers Hollywood Gang, with Gianni Nunnari and Mark Canton producing and 300 and G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra's Michael Gordon attached to write.
Reportedly, the project is looking for a director and Andy Muschietti, already attached to Shadow of the Colossus' adaptation, is being eyed.
In 2013, the adaptation of Harmony Gold's localization of Tatsunoko-produced mecha anime The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross and Genesis Climber MOSPEADA moved into development in the wake of Transformers' success.
That year, commercial director Nic Mathieu was tapped to help the project and Latino Review reported that Leonardo DiCaprio turned down a role in Star Wars VII in favor a role in that incarnation Robotech.
