{"id":26100,"date":"2026-01-06T03:21:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=26100"},"modified":"2026-01-06T03:21:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:21:43","slug":"jack-black-reveals-why-he-turned-down-syndrome-in-the-incredibles-and-why-its-one-of-his-biggest-regrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=26100","title":{"rendered":"Jack Black Reveals Why He Turned Down Syndrome in The Incredibles \u2014 and Why It&#8217;s One of His Biggest Regrets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Jack Black has revealed his regret at turning down the role of Syndrome in The Incredibles, admitting he shouldn\u2019t have been so difficult and just accepted the part.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Speaking on Capital Breakfast&#8217;s Christmas day show to promote his new movie, Anaconda, Black said he thought Syndrome was a one dimensional character and asked for a rewrite, which writer and director Brad Bird declined.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\">\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Pixar&#8217;s Movies: Worst to Best<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"We're taking it all in here. All the Cars, Monsters, Bugs, Toys, Incredibles, and more so that we can properly rank Pixar's full catalogue. Agree? Disagree? Don't care because there are more important things in life? We got you. Check out all the Pixar movies ranked from least-good to cinematic bliss...\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cI was offered \u2014 and I do regret it, saying no \u2014 I was offered Syndrome in that fantastic movie, The Incredibles,\u201d Black revealed. \u201cOne of my favorites of all time by the way. And I said no, because I was like, \u2018Er, Brad Bird, never heard of him. This character that you\u2019re offering me is a villain but he\u2019s kind of one dimensional. I\u2019m interested but I\u2019d like to see a rewrite. Will you add some dimensions to this character?\u2019 And he was like, \u2018You\u2019re done. Get out of here.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Jumanji, School of Rock, and Kung Fu Panda star continued: \u201cAnd I learnt a valuable lesson. Because then the movie came out and it was one of the best movies ever made. I was like, \u2018Why was I being so difficult?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The role of Syndrome, Mr. Incredible&#8217;s obsessed fan turned supervillain, went to Jason Lee (My Name Is Earl, Mallrats). Pixar\u2019s The Incredibles came out in 2004 and enjoyed critical and commercial acclaim, making over $630 million at the global box office. The Incredibles did so well it spawned a sequel, with The Incredibles 3 confirmed to be in the works. Anaconda, meanwhile, is now up to $88.4 million at the global box office.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. 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