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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... looked too old to fit in with the rest of the cast and instead gave the role to Peter Riegert ( who is two years younger than Ramis ) . This was particularly disappointing to Ramis because he wrote the part for himself to play . Dan ...
... looked through the Players Directory and saw Harry Carey's picture . Carey had no prob- lem with the size of the role and signed on . ' Moby Dick ( 1956 ) part . Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab ( Gary Cooper , Errol Flynn , Walter Huston ...
... looked at Caroline Kurney for the part of Lila , but instead chose Vera Miles.141 Hitchcock's list of possible Sam Loomis ' in- cluded : Cliff Robertson , Robert Loggia , Leslie Nielsen , Jack Lord , Brian Keith , Rod Taylor , Tom ...
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