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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... Michael Corleone in The Godfather? Then there's Humphrey Bogart, who practically owes his career to George Raft. Bogart made the following films Raft rejected: Dead End, It All Came True, The Maltese Falcon, High Sierra, All Through the ...
... Michael Gallagher (Al Pacino) Sally Field as Megan Carter (Diane Keaton) Director Sydney Pollack originally wanted Al Pacino to star as libeled businessman Michael Gallagher in Absence of Malice. The two had previously worked together ...
... Michael York) Richard Jeni as Jerry Glover (David Paymer) Jackie Chan as Himself (Bruce Willis) Whoopi Goldberg as Herself (Arnold Schwarzenegger) Mick Jagger, Michael York, David Paymer and Mickey Rourke were all considered for roles ...
... Michael Caine. Caine jumped at the opportunity.33 The film went on to be a hit, and made Michael Caine a star. He received his first Academy Award nomination for his performance, but lost out to Paul Scofield, who won for the film A Man ...
... Michael Margotta, Tom Mason, Steve McQueen, Jack Nicholson, Nick Nolte, Al Pacino, Michael Parks, Robert Redford, Jack Thibeau, Robert Viharo, Alan Vint, Glenn Walken There were many possibilities for role of Colonel Kurtz, which ...
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