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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... wanted the role he had been offered in Charade . Grant met Donen the next morning , and by the end of the meeting Grant was set for the film . Audrey Hep- burn , who only wanted to work with Cary Grant on this film , was still available ...
... wanted to make the film , and a contract was drawn up . Heston had a problem with the con- tract . He claimed that it was worded differently than what had been agreed to previously . Warner Bros. did not like what Heston said and ...
... wanted to play the title role of Tom Horn . Mc- Queen , who eventually won the role , felt a strong tie to this character . He later said that out of all the characters he ever played , Tom Horn was the one he identified with the most ...
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