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Famous roles nearly played by other actors! I’ll start.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 4:35 am
Posted on 4/24/24 at 4:35 am
Kevin Costner was supposed to play Andy in Shawshank Redemption. But was caught up in a production nightmare in Waterworld.
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Posted on 4/24/24 at 5:20 am to mattchewbocca
Will Smith and Sandra Bollock as Neo.
Sarah Michelle Gellar in Clueless.
Sean Connery as Gandalf.
Travolta as Forrest Gump
Burt Renyolds and Hugh Jackman as James Bond
Al Pacino as Han Solo.
Sarah Michelle Gellar in Clueless.
Sean Connery as Gandalf.
Travolta as Forrest Gump
Burt Renyolds and Hugh Jackman as James Bond
Al Pacino as Han Solo.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 5:42 am to mattchewbocca
Tom Selleck as Indiana Jones
Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly, he actually filmed a scene
John Candy as Louis Tully
Eddie Murphy as Winston Zedmore
John Belushi as Peter Venkman
Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly, he actually filmed a scene
John Candy as Louis Tully
Eddie Murphy as Winston Zedmore
John Belushi as Peter Venkman
Posted on 4/24/24 at 6:50 am to mattchewbocca
Stuart Townsend as Aragorn
Posted on 4/24/24 at 6:54 am to mattchewbocca
George Raft as Rick in Casablanca. (And as Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon.)
Posted on 4/24/24 at 6:55 am to mattchewbocca
Chaz Palminteri and Ray Liotta as Tony Soprano
This post was edited on 4/24/24 at 6:56 am
Posted on 4/24/24 at 6:59 am to mattchewbocca
Jack Nicholson as Michael Corleone in the Godfather.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 7:34 am to mattchewbocca
Stuart Townsend as Aragorn (LotR trilogy)
Posted on 4/24/24 at 7:57 am to mattchewbocca
Gene Hackman auditioned for:
Mr. Robinson in The Graduate
Mr. Brady in The Brady Bunch
Hannibal Lector in The Silence of the Lambs
Deputy Gerard in The Fugitive
Mr. Robinson in The Graduate
Mr. Brady in The Brady Bunch
Hannibal Lector in The Silence of the Lambs
Deputy Gerard in The Fugitive
This post was edited on 4/24/24 at 7:59 am
Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:39 am to mattchewbocca
Has there ever been a movie that changed the trajectory of two actors more than MI:2? If Scott would have played Wolverine, would anyone ever noticed Hugh Jackman? Would Scott be the bigger star?
Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:45 am to mattchewbocca
• Buddy Ebsen as The Tin Man
(Allergic to the makeup)
• James Caan as Michael Corleone
(Had to settle for Sonny)
• Annette Benning as Catwoman
(Got pregnant by Dick Tracy)
• Sean Young as Vicki Vale
(Broken arm)
• Dick Shawn as L'il Abner
(Dick Shawn was cast as L'il Abner and was told by his agent to take a vacation before the play started because he would be working non-stop for a year or two. While he was on vacation, the producers saw amateur Peter Palmer sing on Ed Sullivan and immediately called and hired him for the role. Palmer went on to portray L'il Abner in the film as well. Shawn spent the rest of his life telling people "I was laying on beach while they were giving my job to Peter Palmer!")
(Allergic to the makeup)
• James Caan as Michael Corleone
(Had to settle for Sonny)
• Annette Benning as Catwoman
(Got pregnant by Dick Tracy)
• Sean Young as Vicki Vale
(Broken arm)
• Dick Shawn as L'il Abner
(Dick Shawn was cast as L'il Abner and was told by his agent to take a vacation before the play started because he would be working non-stop for a year or two. While he was on vacation, the producers saw amateur Peter Palmer sing on Ed Sullivan and immediately called and hired him for the role. Palmer went on to portray L'il Abner in the film as well. Shawn spent the rest of his life telling people "I was laying on beach while they were giving my job to Peter Palmer!")
Posted on 4/24/24 at 9:07 am to mattchewbocca
Scorsese said he initially offered the Role of Bill The Butcher to Tom Hanks because he didn't think DDL would come out of retirement. He later sent Leo to take DDL out to dinner in NYC to try and convince him to play the role. It worked.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 9:49 am to mattchewbocca
Eminem as Mad Max
Posted on 4/24/24 at 9:51 am to mattchewbocca
Meryl Streep was offered the part of Ellen in Alien but declined.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 10:34 am to mattchewbocca
Richard Dreyfuss as C-3PO
Posted on 4/24/24 at 11:18 am to mattchewbocca
Dana Delany turned down Sex And The City.
Winona Ryder was originally cast as Mary Corleone and withdrew at the last minute due to an illness.
Winona Ryder was originally cast as Mary Corleone and withdrew at the last minute due to an illness.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 11:36 am to mattchewbocca
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Kevin Costner was supposed to play Andy in Shawshank Redemption. But was caught up in a production nightmare in Waterworld.
Hard to imagine Costner as a guy who would get arse-raped.
The Office casting is pretty interesting.
Bob Odenkirk, Nick Offerman, and Alan Tudyk Auditioned For Michael Scott
Kathryn Hahn Auditioned For Pam Beesly
Seth Rogen and Patton Oswalt Auditioned For Dwight Schrute
John Cho and Adam Scott Auditioned For Jim Halpert
Eric Stonestreet Auditioned For Kevin Malone
Also, Annie in Community was originally supposed to be Asian, hence the meta of this image.
Gratuitous Evil Annie.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 1:03 pm to mattchewbocca
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While developing The Terminator, James Cameron originally envisioned the character being able to fit into a crowd and get into places without being noticed. Lance Henriksen fit the part perfectly and Cameron even began to sketch up what the actor would look like as the T-800 after an interesting audition. When auditioning for the role, Henriksen put foil on to his teeth and kicked down the door of where the auditions were taking place, scaring the hell out of everybody. Though Lance Henriksen didn't end up with the title role, he did get the part of Detective Vukovich.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:45 pm to mattchewbocca
Jensen Ackles was almost cast as Clark Kent in Smallville.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 6:55 pm to mattchewbocca
Matthew Broderick as Walter White.
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