Casting Might-Have-Beens: A Film by Film Directory of Actors Considered for Roles Given to OthersMcFarland, 24 sty 2015 - 350 Some acting careers are made by one great role and some fall into obscurity when one is declined. Would Al Pacino be the star he is today if Robert Redford had accepted the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather? Imagine Tom Hanks rejecting Uma Thurman, saying that she acted like someone in a high school play when she auditioned to play opposite him in The Bonfire of the Vanities. Picture Danny Thomas as The Godfather, or Marilyn Monroe as Cleopatra. This reference work lists hundreds of such stories: actors who didn't get cast or who turned down certain parts. Each entry, organized alphabetically by film title, gives the character and actor cast, a list of other actors considered for that role, and the details of the casting decision. Information is drawn from extensive research and interviews. From About Last Night (which John Belushi turned down at his brother's urging) to Zulu (in which Michael Caine was not cast because he didn't look "Cockney" enough), this book lets you imagine how different your favorite films could have been. |
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... Jean Simmons as Ruth Gordon (Debbie Reynolds) Teresa Wright as Annie Jones (Maureen Stapleton) Debbie Reynolds was MGM and director George Cukor's choice to play Ruth Gordon in her autobiographical film, The Actress.¡4 After some time ...
... Jean-Claude Tramont felt there were problems with Eichhorn's characterization. He went on to say it was not a matter of her acting ability. He just felt that this part was too much of a reach for her. Eichhorn claimed that Tramont said ...
... (Jean Arthur) Jean Arthur was o›ered the role of Nina Barone in Angels Over Broadway. She turned it down, and it went to Rita Hayworth instead.88 Angie (¡994) Geena Davis as Angie Scacciapensieri (Madonna, Marisa Tomei) Madonna was the ...
... (Jean Arthur, Olivia De Havilland, Myrna Loy, Dorothy McGuire) Rex Harrison as King Mongkut (Charles Boyer, William Powell) Twentieth Century–Fox studio boss Darryl F. Zanuck wanted William Powell and Dorothy McGuire to star in Anna and ...
... (Jean Arthur) Barbara Stanwyck was cast in the title role of Annie Oakley only after it had been turned down by Jean Arthur.¡05 Another Woman (¡988) Gena Rowlands as Marion (Mia Farrow) Mia Farrow as Hope (Dianne Wiest) The role of ...
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