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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... play Brenda op- posite Jean Stapleton as Jasmine.16 Ball of Fire ( 1941 ) Barbara Stanwyck as Sugarpuss O'Shea ( Jean Arthur , Lucille Ball , Betty Field , Carole Lombard , Ginger Rogers ) Sam Goldwyn's first choice for Sugarpuss O'Shea ...
... play different kinds of roles . John Travolta played Doody in Grease on stage . Carr decided Travolta was the best choice to play Danny Zuko in the film.185 For the role of Sandy , Susan Dey was the number one choice . Dey came to fame ...
... choice to play op- posite Diane Keaton was Mel Gibson . Director Gillian Armstrong wanted to find an American actor for the part . Tom Cruise screen tested , as did Kevin Costner . Armstrong finally agreed with Rudin that Gibson was the ...
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