“If you’re a fan of the English actor Sean Bean, chances are you’ve seen him horrifically die on screen. He now wants to change things up.

“Bean was famously beheaded in the first season of Game of Thrones, kicking off the show’s long spree of killing main characters.

“He took arrows in the chest in 2001’s Lord of the Rings, and he was crushed by burning metal in 1995’s GoldenEye.

“As one meme put it, “One does not simply kill Sean Bean.. One must do some repeatedly.”

“Turns out Sean Bean knows this, and has started turnings down roles where he dies, “Otherwise it was all a bit predictable.””

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