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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... Zanuck expressed interest in Marlene Diet- rich . Mankiewicz thought she was wrong for the part . Zanuck relented . " He suggested Susan Hayward . Again Mankiewicz disagreed with Zanuck . He thought that Hayward was too young to play ...
... Zanuck thought that Lau- rence Olivier might be the right choice . Olivier was unavailable , and Zanuck cast Walter Pid- geon instead . 92 Before Maureen O'Hara was signed for the part of Angharad , Katharine Hepburn , Vivien Leigh ...
... Zanuck informing him that she would not be appearing in the film . Furthermore , two times Young was scheduled for wardrobe fittings , and never showed up . Zanuck contacted her agent and told him that he still expected Young to play ...
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