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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... thought Warren Beatty would be a good choice to play Hart. Beatty wasn't interested in taking the part, and turned down the o›er. The role went instead to George Hamilton.¡3. The. Actress. (¡953). Jean Simmons as Ruth Gordon (Debbie ...
... thought she was wrong for the part. Zanuck relented.44 He suggested Susan Hayward. Again Mankiewicz disagreed with Zanuck. He thought that Hayward was too young to play the aging star. The actress Mankiewicz liked was stage star ...
... thought her audition was great and gave her the part.63 Almost Famous was Hudson's big break. She quickly became an A-list star with her pick of parts. Hudson was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Almost Famous, but lost out ...
... thoughts. The film he once was enthusiastic about making now troubled him, partly because he was unclear of what the message ... thought Montand might be a communist, and instead gave the role to Georges Guetary.76. American. Psycho. (¡999).
... thought Brian Doyle-Murray would make a good Hoover, with Bill Murray as Donald “Boone” Schoenstein. They both turned down the parts. Harold Ramis (who co-wrote the film) auditioned for the part of Boone. Landis thought that Ramis ...
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