Owen Wilson turned down a $12 million role in an upcoming film depicting O.J. Simpson as innocent.

Helming the film, titled “The Juice,” is British filmmaker Joshua Newton, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which noted that the production has been described as a “satirical thriller.”

Speaking with the outlet, Newton revealed that he had approached Wilson for the role of Douglas McCann, an attorney known for exploring the numerous conspiracy theories surrounding Simpson’s murder trial. Simpson was acquitted by a jury in 1995 in the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.

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