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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... Fonda as Barbarella ( Brigitte Bardot , Sophia Loren ) Producer Dino De Laurentiis offered Sophia Loren and Brigitte Bardot the title role of Bar- barella . He was turned down by both actresses . He wrote to Jane Fonda to see if she ...
... Fonda for the male lead , Vincent Bruce . Fonda thought this was a bad choice . He told them he wanted to be considered for the part of Stephen Ev- The Little Foxes 147 shevsky . They only wanted Fonda to play lead- ing men and refused ...
... Fonda , Frank Sinatra ) 73 Peter Fonda was set to screen test for the part of John F. Kennedy in PT 109. He was asked to take voice lessons in order to master Kennedy's Boston accent . Fonda thought this was unnec- essary , that there ...
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