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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... Oscar nomination. Thurman auditioned to play opposite Hanks in The Bonfire of the Vanities. Although director Brian De Palma was interested in her, Hanks had casting approval, and Melanie Gri‡th (hot from Working Girl) was cast instead ...
... Oscar nomination for her performance in ¡976's Taxi Driver, was coming o› a string of forgettable films in the ¡980s. According to the actress, if she did not land the part in The AcJodie Foster has Kelly McGillis (above) to thank for ...
... Oscar Hammerstein II's Bill, which was to be sung by Lawrence. After all this, Lawrence ended up turning the part down.45 Ingrid Bergman was briefly considered,46 but Zanuck knew who he wanted—Bette Davis. Jeanne Crain was the original ...
... Oscar for her performance in Almost Famous, but lost out to Marcia Gay Harden (for Pollock). The. Alphabet. Murders. (¡966). Tony Randall as Hercule Poirot (Zero Mostel) It was Zero Mostel's idea to make a film in which he would play Agatha ...
... Oscar for her performance, but lost out to Maggie Smith for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Annie. (¡982). Albert Finney as Oliver Warbucks (Sean Connery) Carol Burnett as Miss Hannigan (Bette Midler) Sean Connery was o›ered, and strongly ...
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