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. |
Z wnętrza książki
Wyniki 1 - 5 z 89
... Richard Dreyfuss, Bob Fosse, Elliott Gould, Gene Hackman, Jack Lemmon, Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, George Segal, Jon Voight) Leland Palmer as Audrey Paris (Shirley MacLaine) All That Jazz was loosely based on the life of Broadway ...
... Richard Dreyfuss as Pete Sandich (Paul Newman, Robert Redford) Audrey Hepburn as Hap (Sean Connery) Director Steven Spielberg wanted to cast both Robert Redford and Paul Newman in the two leading roles; one as Pete Sandich, the other as ...
... Richard Gere. American Gigolo was a big hit, and made Gere a major star. American. Gra‡ti. (¡973). Charles Martin Smith as Terry Fields (Richard Dreyfuss) Director George Lucas o›ered Richard Dreyfuss his choice of two roles in his film ...
... (Richard Burton, James Mason, Nicol Williamson) Brad Renfro as Todd Bowden (Rick Schroder) In the early ¡980s Richard Burton and James Mason were both o›ered the lead role of Arthur Denker, but both actors died before production began ...
... Richard (Ewan McGregor) Ewan McGregor was the first choice for the role of Richard in The Beach. The character in the Alex Garland's novel is British, like McGregor. After the success of Titanic, director Danny Boyle became very ...
Inne wydania - Wyświetl wszystko
Casting Might-Have-Beens: A Film by Film Directory of Actors Considered for ... Eila Mell Ograniczony podgląd - 2005 |
Casting Might-Have-Beens: A Film by Film Directory of Actors Considered for ... Eila Mell Widok fragmentu - 2005 |