Woody Harrelson Reveals Real Reason He Really Turned Down 'The White Lotus' Role & It's So Sweet!

Woody Harrelson was nearly in The White Lotus season three!The 63-year-old actor was originally cast in the hit HBO series, and there were reports previously that he turned it down due to monetary requests.However, Woody is now speaking out and revealing the super sweet, real reason why he ended up turning down the role. Keep reading to find out more.

..“I was set to do The White Lotus and very excited,” he shared in a statement to The Daily Beast.



“Unfortunately, their production schedule shifted, and conflicted with a pre-planned family vacation, forcing me to make an extremely hard decision.”“Things must be meant to be though because I couldn’t have done as fantastic a job as Sam, who is killing it,” he added. It was previously said that Woody was likely to have played Rick, which is Walton Goggins‘ character.

But as said above, it looks like Woody would have played Rick’s friend Frank, who is being portrayed by Sam Rockwell. If you missed it, find out how Sam got cast in the role on the show, which also stars his wife Leslie Bibb (though they don’t share any scenes together). Find out how producers prevented finale spoilers.

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