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Lokistar Owen Wilson is still not letting O. J. Simpson off the hook for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Simpson was acquitted in the infamous trial that still has many people divided on the final non-guilty verdict. Wilson refused to star in the upcoming film, titledThe Juice, which portrays the NFL star as innocent of the murder. TheWedding Crashersstar was offered a boatload of money for the role.
While the majority of fans appreciated Wilson walking away from the project, a few believed that the actor should have respected the justice system’s motto of ‘innocent until proven guilty.’ The controversial film is being helmed by British director Joshua Newton.
Owen Wilson Will Not Be Starring In Controversial O. J. Simpson Movie
Joshua Newton has been planning anO. J. Simpsonmovie since 2015, but the controversial nature of the film has made it challenging to make. Newton cast the lead roles in the film and completed filming at least 30 minutes of footage for the film, which is in the can according to the director. Controversial British actress Charlotte Kirk is playing Nicole Brown in the film, whileStation 19star Boris Kodjoe is playing the role of the former Buffalo Bills star.
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However, Newton opened up to The Hollywood Reporter’s Rambling Reporter that he hit a roadblock when casting one role in the film. Newton first consideredOwen Wilsonto play the role of real-life attorney Douglas McCann. Wilson refused to play the role of the attorney, who bought intoconspiracy theories about Simpson during his trial, despite getting offered a whopping $12 million. According to Newton’s account toTHR, here’s how it went:
“Owen Wilson was perfect for the role. I actually had a meeting with him in Santa Monica. Everybody loved the script. His agent wanted him to do it. We offered him $12 million. But at the end of the lunch, Owen stood up and said, ‘If you think I’m going to take the lead role in a movie about how O.J. didn’t do it, you’ve got to be kidding me.’”
Newton has found his replacement actor for the role. However, he will not be revealing it anytime soon. The $12 million is supposedly one of the biggest sums offered toThe French Dispatchactor in recent years. ForTom Hiddleston‘sLoki, Wilson was making $300,000 per episode (via Showbiz Galore). He may have earned a total of $3.6 million for thetwo seasons of the Marvel show, a lower amount than the one offered to him for Newton’s film.
Fans Appreciate Owen Wilson Turning Down The Role
Fans on X had wild reactions to the report from THR. Many wondered how the satirical thriller film could afford to offer Owen Wilson $12 million. They wanted to know the budget of the film. Fans appreciated Wilson’s response, with one calling it the“smart”decision. Another fan shared that Wilson proved his point by turning down the role in the movie.
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Wilson’s cutthroat reply amazed most fans, with some even mentioning that Wilson has won his inner evil battle by prioritizing his beliefs over the huge money offered to him. One fan mentioned that he was proud of Wilson after the reply. Some fan reactions read:
$12 MILLION? I mean….its based that Owen walked away, but still $12 FREAKING MILLION?
What kind of budget does this movie have?
— Matt Jarbo (@mjarbo)August 21, 2025
Owen Wilson with the smart response.
— Dark Web Informer (@DarkWebInformer)Jul 28, 2025
He has a point
— ✨The 1 & Only✨ (@VikingIrishGod)June 05, 2025
LMAO what the actual eefffff.. good reply by Owen 👊🏼😂
— Perfectly Imperfect 🤷🏻 (@abhicc225)July 01, 2025
Owen has won his inner evil battle 🙏♥️🫰
— Gene (@worstgeneD)August 03, 2025
If this true, I’m proud of Owen Wilson.
— MeresK – America: 02-08-2025-08-18-2025 RIP (@MeresK98)June 27, 2025
Joshua Newton hopes to complete the O. J. Simpson movie, without Owen Wilson, by August 11, 2025. It is the 30th anniversary of Simpson’s not-guilty verdict. Wilson’sLokiis now available for streaming on Disney+.
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