Sigourney Weaver Turned Down 'Soapdish' Role That Went to Sally Field: What Is 'Wrong with Me?'

Mar. 15, 2025

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Kevin KlineandSigourney Weaverfirst shared the screen nearly 30 years ago in the 1993 comedyDave. And they could have collaborated even sooner had Weaver not said no to a role inSoapdishthat eventually went toSally Field. “I don’t know what was wrong with me. I wish so much I had done that movie,” Weaver, 72, tells PEOPLE.

The star-studded cast also includesWhoopi Goldberg,Elisabeth Shue,Kathy Najimy,Teri Hatcher,Carrie FisherandGarry Marshall. Real-life soap stars including Finola Hughes had cameos as well.

“I didn’t know Kevin was playing the part [of Jeffrey Anderson] and it was a hard decision to make,” Weaver explains. “I think I had to choose between two different things. If I’d known that Kevin was in it, I would’ve just screeched, ‘Yes!'”

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The two made up for lost time since, making three movies together. In 1993’sDave, Kline, 74, pulled double duty playing a pompous presidentanda POTUS impersonator opposite Weaver’s frosty First Lady. In 1997, they costarred as suburban friends having an affair in the Ang Lee-directed dramaThe Ice Storm. Their latest collaboration isThe Good House, a romantic dramedy about an alcoholic real estate agent (Weaver) who rekindles a romance with her old high school sweetheart (Kline).

Weaver was already signed on to the movie when Kline received the script. “It was a chance to reunite with Sigourney and it’s always fun,” says Kline. “I’ve never not had fun working with Sigourney.”

Says Weaver, “I knew he would just bring so much to this part. And he did. He brought so much fun and craziness to it and he had fun, so I had fun. I think that the love story is imbued with the champagne of working together for the third time.”

The Good Houseis in theaters Sept. 30.

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source: people.com