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re: Famous roles nearly played by other actors! I’ll start.
Posted on 4/25/24 at 12:30 pm to mattchewbocca
Posted on 4/25/24 at 12:30 pm to mattchewbocca
Peter Cushing as Dr. Loomis in Halloween
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Posted on 4/25/24 at 12:40 pm to mattchewbocca
I think Clint Eastwood being a potential choice for the role of Superman that went to Christopher reeve May be the all time potential miscast.
Posted on 4/25/24 at 12:45 pm to IAmNERD
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Scorsese said he initially offered the Role of Bill The Butcher to Tom Hanks
What in the…..
They would have been ridiculous
Posted on 4/25/24 at 12:49 pm to Volvagia
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Travolta as Forrest Gump
This could have worked.
Posted on 4/25/24 at 2:20 pm to Volvagia
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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 on 4/25/24 at 2:58 pm to mattchewbocca
Not caught up with the thread, but here's a few I've always heard. Some may be duplicated already:
Han Solo - Christopher Walken/ Nick Nolte/ Burt Reynolds
Princess Leia - Cissy Spacek
Carrie White (Carrie) - Carrie Fisher
Shrek - Chris Farley
Vivian Ward (Pretty Woman) - Molly Ringwald
Black Widow - Emily Blunt
Han Solo - Christopher Walken/ Nick Nolte/ Burt Reynolds
Princess Leia - Cissy Spacek
Carrie White (Carrie) - Carrie Fisher
Shrek - Chris Farley
Vivian Ward (Pretty Woman) - Molly Ringwald
Black Widow - Emily Blunt
Posted on 4/25/24 at 4:24 pm to Bruco
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Kurt Russell as Crash Davis
From Bing Copilot:
Kurt Russell was initially considered for the role of Crash Davis in the baseball classic Bull Durham. However, fate took a different turn. Russell had agreed to play Crash, but when he returned from a trip out of town, Kevin Costner secured the part. Interestingly, other actors like Mel Gibson and Harrison Ford were also in the running for the role. Costner’s determination to win the part included hitting the batting cages with director Ron Shelton to showcase his commitment1. Sometimes, the game of casting is as unpredictable as a knuckleball pitch!
Posted on 4/25/24 at 4:27 pm to MorbidTheClown
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Claire Danes for Titanic
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the painting scene would not have been the same.
that was my first thought too.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 3:02 am to VoxDawg
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Shrek - Chris Farley
Huh?
Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:59 am to This GUN for HIRE
IIRC Farley recorded a large portion of the lines for Shrek then died.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 8:34 am to VoxDawg
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Vivian Ward (Pretty Woman) - Molly Ringwald
Yuck
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Black Widow - Emily Blunt
This would’ve worked great
Posted on 4/26/24 at 8:51 am to This GUN for HIRE
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Shrek - Chris Farley
Huh?
Yeah, this is one of the most widespread re-casting stories of the past 20 years.
https://collider.com/chris-farley-shrek-voice-explained/
Posted on 4/26/24 at 10:52 am to hogcard1964
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Hackman would have been better. There's nothing at all intimidating about Hopkins.
I can't believe this movie gets so much love. Hopkins performance is so campy and hammy, Lecter should be a Batman villain with Adam West. When I watched SotL, I busted out laughing when he was on screen. My beagle, Arnie, is more menacing than Hopkins on screen.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 3:08 am to mattchewbocca
Diane Lane turned down the mermaid role in Splash to be in Streets of Fire.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 6:54 am to yurintroubl
Tim Colceri was replace by R. Lee Ermey for the role of Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket.
As a consolation, he was given the role of the door gunner who uttered the much-quoted lines "Get some!"
I couldn't see anyone better cast for Hartman. Perfect.
As a consolation, he was given the role of the door gunner who uttered the much-quoted lines "Get some!"
I couldn't see anyone better cast for Hartman. Perfect.
This post was edited on 4/28/24 at 6:55 am
Posted on 4/28/24 at 8:18 am to Bruco
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Kurt Russell as Crash Davis
I don’t think Kurt plays a better Crash Davis than Costner, but this sis one I wish I could compare side by side.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 9:16 am to upgrade
Nicholas Cage as Superman wouldn’t have been right although I respect how they showed how it could have looked in the flash movie.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 10:01 am to Volvagia
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Will Smith and Sandra Bollock as Neo.
Yikes. Actress who played her was so much hotter.
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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 on 4/28/24 at 10:11 am to tiggerthetooth
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Jack Nicholson as Michael Corleone in the Godfather
James Caan as Michael and Robert DeNiro as Sonny there are screen tests for both.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 9:38 pm to Volvagia
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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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