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Misery, Kathy Bates and Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton shocks Kathy Bates by revealing that he nearly starred in “Misery ”with her: 'You did not!'

Billy Bob Thornton and Kathy Bates almost crossed paths earlier in their careers — but it wasn't meant to be. "There was a time I went in and read for [director] Rob Reiner for Misery," Thornton revealed when the stars reunited for Variety's Actors on Actors series.

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Billy Bob Thornton Shocks Kathy Bates by Revealing He Almost Starred in ‘Misery’ and Their Surprise ‘Matlock’ Connection

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Billy Bob Thornton Tells Kathy Bates He Was Cut from ‘Misery:' ‘It's Not Going to Be in the Movie"

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Kathy Bates Thought Her Career Was Over – Then ‘Matlock’ Left Her Gobsmacked

I was older and I just felt, ‘This is it, I’m done,'” the actress says of the days before “American Horror Story” and ...

On My Screen: Kathy Bates On ‘Matlock’, Memories Of ‘Misery’ & The Stranger Who Said ‘Dolores Claiborne’ Changed Their Life

Matlock' star Kathy Bates on her desert island shows, how 'Dolores Claiborne' changed a stranger's life and the movie that ...

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Kathy Bates Shares How She Lost a Movie Role to Michelle Pfeiffer Over Looks, Despite Creating the Role Onstage

Kathy Bates says she lost the lead role in 1991's 'Frankie and Johnny' because director Garry Marshall "couldn’t make the leap that people would see me onscreen kissing someone." ...

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Kathy Bates Didn’t Expect the Lovefest

The Matlock star talks candidly about longevity, mental health, and the decades she spent feeling like she didn’t belong.

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Kathy Bates Claims Garry Marshall Rejected Her for Role Because Her Kissing a Man “Would Not Be Romantic”

Bates wanted to star in 1991's 'Frankie and Johnny,' based on Terrence McNally's stage play, where she originated the role of ...

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How Kathy Bates Cracked ‘Matlock’ — with Wisdom from Anthony Hopkins and ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’

To hear Bates tell it, you need a robust toolkit to make the part work, and the script is where you start. (Left to right): ...

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Helen Mirren stuns actress roundtable by saying 'none of us are beautiful': 'We all have really different faces'

Helen Mirren stunned her peers in an actress roundtable by saying 'none of us are beautiful,' to which Kathy Bates replied, ...

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“Everybody Has an Opinion!”: Parker Posey, Kathy Bates, Niecy Nash-Betts Get Real on THR’s Drama Actress Roundtable

Six leading ladies — including Helen Mirren, Cristin Milioti and Keri Russell — talk beauty, breaking free of expectations ...

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