I found this (from Will Smith) pretty funny:
Before he played a villain in the DCU's "Suicide Squad," he was in contention for DC's biggest hero: Superman. So what derailed his plans to put on the cape? "Wild, Wild West." Kind of. "The script came, and I was like, ‘There is no way I’m playing Superman!’ Because I had already done Jim West [of 'Wild Wild West'], and you can’t be messing up white people’s heroes in Hollywood!” Smith told MTV in 2008. Laughing, Smith added: “You mess up white people’s heroes in Hollywood, you’ll never work in this town again!”
https://www.moviefone.com/photos/iconic-roles-will-smith-turned-down-the-matrix/