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re: Famous roles nearly played by other actors! I’ll start.

Posted on 4/24/24 at 5:20 am to
Posted by Volvagia
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2006
51915 posts
Posted on 4/24/24 at 5:20 am to
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.
Posted by mattchewbocca
houma, la
Member since Jun 2008
5406 posts
Posted on 4/24/24 at 5:30 am to
Al Pacino as solo would have been so weird
Posted by Trauma14
Member since Aug 2010
5843 posts
Posted on 4/24/24 at 6:24 am to
quote:

Will Smith


Smith could absolutely play Neo. Not now, but then.
Posted by JinFL
Duuuval
Member since Oct 2004
3946 posts
Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:03 am to
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Travolta as Forrest Gump




Emilia Clark for Fifty Shades of Grey
Christina Applegate for Legally Blond
Claire Danes for Titanic
Emily Blunt for Black Widow
Leo in American Psycho



Posted by MFn GIMP
Member since Feb 2011
19387 posts
Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:03 am to
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Sarah Michelle Gellar in Clueless.

She was my first big hollywood crush so I would've loved to see her Cher.
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
30253 posts
Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:21 am to
Frank Sinatra as Dirty Harry Callahan
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
63657 posts
Posted on 4/24/24 at 9:22 am to
Sarah Polley was in line for Kate Hudson’s role in Almost Famous, but
a scheduling conflict prevented it.
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
150867 posts
Posted on 4/24/24 at 10:05 am to
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Will Smith and Sandra Bollock as Neo.

Like they would have taken turns playing Neo in every other scene?
quote:

Travolta as Forrest Gump

Feels like that would've been a completely different movie. Not saying 90s Travolta wasn't good, but man Hanks was just absolutely dialed in.
Posted by Tiger Ugly
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
14544 posts
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:23 pm to
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Travolta as Forrest Gump


Holy crap that would've been a disaster, probably of Simple Jack proportions.
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
12975 posts
Posted on 4/25/24 at 12:49 pm to
quote:

Travolta as Forrest Gump

This could have worked.
Posted by Corso
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2020
10808 posts
Posted on 4/25/24 at 2:20 pm to
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Sarah Michelle Gellar in Clueless.


She was considered for Cameron Diaz's role in Gangs of New York and I wish we could've seen it
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
29206 posts
Posted on 4/28/24 at 10:01 am to
quote:

Will Smith and Sandra Bollock as Neo.


Yikes. Actress who played her was so much hotter.

quote:

Kevin Costner was supposed to play Andy in Shawshank Redemption. But was caught up in a production nightmare in Waterworld.


Thank goodness. Would have been brutal.
Posted by Pandy Fackler
Member since Jun 2018
14324 posts
Posted on 4/28/24 at 9:38 pm to
quote:

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.


Those would've been better choices.
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