Aside from clawing desperately for critical respectability, spelling her name in frustrating ways and being mistaken for Katherin Heigel, Charlize Theron turned down the lead role in Pearl Harbor in 2001. This was probably an excellent decision because, while this movie was probably pitched as “Titanic meets WORLD WAR II”, it ended up being “Titanic 2 meets Captain Corelli’s Mandolin”
