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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... star Pete Rose . However , the film was scheduled to shoot in the summer . Being a professional baseball player , Rose was unavailable during the summertime . The role went to another sports star- the NBA's Kareem Abdul - Jabbar . ― The ...
... star than DiCaprio . Kirsten Dunst beat out Leelee Sobieski " 3 and Evan Rachel Wood54 for the part of Claudia . Invisible Stripes ( 1939 ) William Holden as Tim Taylor ( Wayne Morris ) William Holden , who was hot off the success of his ...
... star in the part . Polanski pursued Dustin Hoffman , but was unsuccessful . Hoff- man , a star in his own right , did not want to be the sidekick to Nicholson . Nicholson's agent continued to demand more money for his client , until ...
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