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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... originally cast as Mary Todd Lincoln. Director D.W. Gri‡th later changed his mind. He gave the part of Mary Todd Lincoln to Kay Hammond, while Merkel was switched over to the part of Ann Rutledge.3 Absence of Malice (¡982) Paul Newman ...
... original choice for Eve Harrington. When she became pregnant, Anne Baxter inherited the role.47 Zanuck's first choice for Addison De Witt was Jose Ferrer. Ferrer was unavailable for the film and George Sanders was cast instead.48 ...
... originally cast as Joe Gideon. Although Dreyfuss was not a dancer, the film's director (Guess who? Bob Fosse himself!) assured him that he would make it work for him. Fosse even decided to have Dreyfuss play the choreographer without ...
... played the smaller role of Archbishop Collaredo. Walter Matthau wanted to play Salieri very, very badly. Forman chose F. Murray Abraham instead.66 Meg Tilly was originally cast as Constanze, Mozart's wife. She was unable to go through ...
... cast as Gwen. Robert Downey, Jr., was originally set for the role of Hector. However, two weeks before shooting was set to begin Downey had a date in court. On November 25, 2000, Downey was arrested and charged with possession of ...
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