25 Iconic Castings That Almost Never Happened
Imagine if Tom Cruise has starred in Iron Man instead of Robert Downey Jr? Little did they know at the time, but that could have been a multi-billion dollar casting decision.
So in honor of what could have been, here are some uber-famous Hollywood casting that never happened.
So in honor of what could have been, here are some uber-famous Hollywood casting that never happened.
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Ian Mckellen Turned Down The Part Of Albus Dumbledore In “Harry Potter”, Michael Gambon Was Cast -
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Anna Popplewell Auditioned For The Part Of Hermione Granger In “Harry Potter”, Eventually Played By Emma Watson -
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Al Pacino Turned Down The Part Of Han Solo In “Star Wars”, Eventually Played By Harrison Ford -
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Marilyn Monroe Was Considered For The Part Of Holly Golightly In ” Breakfast At Tiffany’s”, Eventually Played By Audrey Hepburn -
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Emily Blunt Was The First Choice To Play Black Widow, But Scarlett Johansson Got The Part -
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John Krasinski Auditioned For The Part Of Captain America, But Chris Evans Was Cast -
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Thomas Brodie-Sangster Auditioned For The Part Of Ron Weasley In “Harry Potter”, Rupert Grint Was Cast -
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Was Considered For The Part Of Ant-Man, But Paul Rudd Was Cast -
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Cameron Diaz Was Considered For The Role Of Mia Thermopolis In “The Princess Diaries”, But Anne Hathaway Got The Part -
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Jim Carrey Was Considered To Play Edward Scissorhands, Johnny Depp Got The Part -
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Christina Applegate Was Considered For The Role Of Elle Woods In “Legally Blonde”, Eventually Played By Reese Witherspoon -
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Jack Nicholson Passed On The Role Of Michael Corleone In “The Godfather”, Eventually Played By Al Pacino -
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Sean Connery Said No To Playing Gandalf In “The Lord Of The Rings”, Ian Mckellen Took The Part -
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Robin Williams Wanted To Play Rubeus Hagrid In “Harry Potter” But Was Rejected, Robbie Coltrane Got The Part -
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Gwyneth Paltrow Turned Down The Role Of Rose Dewitt Bukater In “Titanic”, Kate Winslet Got The Part -
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Eddie Redmayne Auditioned For The Part Of Star-Lord In “Guardians Of The Galaxy”, But Chris Pratt Was Cast -
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Emilia Clarke Turned Down The Role Of Anastasia Steele In “Fifty Shades Of Grey”, Eventually Played By Dakota Johnson -
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Henry Cavill Was The First Pick To Play Edward Cullen In “Twilight”, Robert Pattinson Was Cast For The Role -
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Hugh Jackman Turned Down The Role Of James Bond, Eventually Played By Daniel Craig -
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Bette Midler Turned Down The Part Of Sister Mary Clarence In “Sister Act”, Eventually Played By Whoopi Goldberg -
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Eddie Murphy Was Considered For The Part Of Grinch In “How The Grinch Stole Christmas”, But Jim Carrey Was Cast -
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Saoirse Ronan Auditioned For The Part Of Rey In “Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker”, Eventually Played By Daisy Ridley -
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Michelle Pfeiffer Was Considered For The Role Of Clarice Starling In “The Silence Of The Lambs”, Eventually Played By Jodie Foster -
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Ryan Gosling Was Considered For The Role Of Doctor Strange, Eventually Played By Benedict Cumberbatch -
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Tom Cruise Was Considered For The Part Of Iron Man, But Robert Downey, Jr Was Cast
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