Casting Might-Have-Beens: A Film by Film Directory of Actors Considered for Roles Given to OthersMcFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 20 sty 2005 - 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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... Clark Gable as Patch Gallagher ( Robert Montgomery ) Fred Astaire as Himself ( Clifton Webb ) Clark Gable and Joan Crawford were the pro- posed stars of Dancing Lady . David O. Selznick thought he might like to replace Crawford with ...
... ( Clark Gable ) Clark Gable was considered for the film Din- ner at Eight . However the only role that Gable was right for was a supporting one . Louis B. Mayer thought that Gable ( by then a big star ) would be wasted in the part ...
... Clark Gable in the part . The film was retitled Laughing Sin- ners . 36 Johnny Mack Brown's Complete Surrender be- came Clark Gable's Laughing Sinners . Laughter in the Dark ( 1969 ) Nicol Williamson as Sir Edward More ( Richard Burton ) ...
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