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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... actor who played the role is first listed along with the character's name. Immediately following, in parentheses, are the actors considered for the role, followed by one or more paragraphs telling the story behind the casting decision ...
... actor requested a year o›, and then he would make the film. Bernstein also made an o›er to Harrison Ford. Like Costner, Ford would make the movie but needed a year o›. Ford wanted to make the film Six Days, Seven Nights for Disney ...
... actor by the name of Michael Caine. Caine spent hours trying to convince his friend to take the part. Stamp would not budge. Gilbert o›ered the part to Anthony Newley, Laurence Harvey, and James Booth. All three actors rejected the role ...
... actors were auditioned. Many were eliminated by Mankiewicz immediately. Nancy Reagan (then known as Nancy Davis) ... acting ability. He just felt that this part was too much of a reach for her. Eichhorn claimed that Tramont said that she ...
... actor ever having to dance at all. Still, Richard Dreyfuss was uncomfortable with the role and with Bob Fosse himself. Dreyfuss accompanied Fosse to the dance rehearsals. Fosse confided to the actor that he was not getting the ...
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