Was originally set to play the female lead, but became pregnant and had to drop out.

Dafoe was considered to play the role of the Joker according to IMDB.

Willem Dafoe was considered to play Frank Booth.

Val Kilmer, Willem Dafoe and Benicio del Toro were each considered for the role of Mike Blueberry, but director Jan Kounen remembered conversations he had about shamanism with his friend Vincent Cassel and chose him instead.

Willem Dafoe was considered for the role of Bill Cutting.

Willem Dafoe was considered for the voice of Hades.

Was considered for the part of Jim Garrison.

Willem Dafoe turned down a role in the film.

Dafoe screen tested for the part of Vida Boheme.

In a 2006 True West magazine interview, Kurt Russell said Willem Dafoe was considered to play Doc Holiday.

Dan Dailey was the first choice to play The Waco Kid.

Dalton was offered the role by Cubby Broccoli but declined it as he felt he was too young. He got the part some years later.

Damon was reportedly considered for the role of Robin.

Talked with "Good Will Hunting" director Gus Van Sant about starring in a movie version of the great short story.

Damon was considered for the lead role of Jimmy Braddock.

Damon was considered to play Inman.

Reportedly considered to play Daredevil.

Damon reportedly turned down the role of Harvey Dent.

Turned down the leading role in director Frank Darabont's Capra-esque movie. He chose instead "The Bourne Identity."

Damon was mentioned to play the emotionally troubled, homophobic San Francisco Supervisor in Gus Van Sant's biographical film about the late Harvey Milk.

Damon was considered for the part that later went to Colin Farrell.

Damon was reportedly offered the part that went to Affleck, but turned it down because it was too similar to Jason Bourne. He recommended Affleck.

Producers wanted to cast Matt in a lead role but couldn't get him.

Damon auditioned for the role of Aaron Stampler.

Auditioned for the key role of " Jimmy Emmett" in director Gus Van Sant's dark comedy.

Matt Damon was attached to the project at one time as rookie Jake Hoyt.

Hugh Dancy was considered for the role of Batman.

Hugh Dancy screen tested for the role of Hannibal.

Dorothy wanted to play Cherie in a movie version of the successfull stage play "the Wrong Kind of Girl" which later was made with Marilyn Monroe as BUS STOP.

The beautiful singing actress turned down the role of "Tuptim."

The directors first choice to play Sheba was reportedly Dorothy Dandridge.

Danes auditioned for the role of Sabrina Davis but was considered "too classy" by the director.

Claire Danes auditioned for the role of Lisa Rowe.

Claire Danes auditioned for the role of Dolores 'Lolita' Haze.

Claire Danes won a role in this movie, but turned it down because she couldn't arrange for tutoring in Poland.

Claire Danes was considered for the role of Lois Lane.

Claire Danes auditioned for the role of Rose.

Beverly D'Angelo tried out for the role of Vickie.

Rodney Dangerfield was very supportive of this film, and was invited to appear, but declined to due to failing health.

Jeff Daniels was considered for the part of Lester.

Jeff Daniels was considered for the role of T.S. Garp.

Danner had been set to star as the WASP-y, sardonic mother of the Stone family.

It is widely reported that Sybil Danning was considered for the role that went to Maud Adams.

Was seen by Lawrence Kasdan for the role of Florida lawyer "Ned Racine."

Joe Dante had expressed great interest in directing the Batman movie.

Joe Dante was attached to direct if Fox Studios had won the bid to produce.

Auditioned for the role but was not hired.

Danza was offered the role of Swan but turned it down to star in 'Taxi'.

He was approached a few times by 20th Century Fox in the late 1990's for the part of Wolverine in the film adaptation of X-Men. When Fox finally decided on a director/producer team, he had to turn down their offer due to the condition that he was expected to be on the set for nine consecutive months, putting his band and touring on hold.

Five years before her break-out role as Mattie Ross in True Grit, Kim tested for the role of Liesl, the eldest von Trapp daughter.

The popular singer was considered for a leading role.

Linda was seeing director Joseph Mankiewicz, but she ended their relationship when he would not cast her as the title character.

Darnell wanted to play this role and was supposed to do so, but had already started making Forever Amber and had to give up the role of Catana. She was very upset by this.

Linda was cast as Vivian Potter in this Busby Berkeley Twentieth Century-Fox musical, but sprained her ankle in dance rehearsals, then was fired after she recovered then eloped with Peverell Marley.

Darnell was initially considered, by the studio, for the role which eventually went to Dorothy Lamour once Henry Hathaway was announced as director.

Darnell was considered for the lead.

Darnell was initially announced as the daughter, the part was eventually given to Anne Baxter.

The beautiful star auditioned for the role of "Alice."

Jane Darwell was said to be a contender for the role of Rachel Cooper.

Considered for the role of Marc Antony.

Lolita Davidovich was considered for the role of Maria Ruskin.

Lolita Davidovich auditioned for the role of Joanne.

Lolita Davidovich auditioned for the role of Diana.

Publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst wanted MGM to cast his protegee as Elizabeth Barrett Browning. After MGM refused and assigned Norma Shearer to the role, Hearst retaliated by banning Shearer's name from the pages of his newspapers.

Top choice for the role of the prim missionary "Rose Sayer" when the film was to first to be made in 1938. When the project didn't come together until 1949, Davis was again offered the role but couldn't accept due to pregnancy.

Twentieth-Century Fox attempted to borrow Bette Davis in 1946 to appear in Anna and the King of Siam; however, Bette's home studio, Warner Bros., said no.

Davis covetted the part of Angela Guiseppe but it went to the more age appropriate Olivia de Havilland.

Davis had expressed interest in playing Christine Penmark, the mother who suspects that her perfect little daughter is a ruthless killer, but director Mervyn LeRoy insisted on casting Nancy Kelly who had originated the role on stage.

Caged was originally planned to co-star Bette Davis and Joan Crawford when they were both under contract at Warner Bros.

Bette Davis turned down the role of Lola Delaney, later said it was "one of the really great mistakes of my career."

Bette Davis refused the role of ambitious actress Eve Appleton in this Busby Berkeley directed drama.

Had first refusal on playing the mother of the title character, but thought the role was too small.

Under contract to Universal at the time, she was considered for the role of "Mina Harker" but the studio president was unconvinced of her sex appeal.

Davis campaigned for the Daisy role.

Davis almost was cast as Elizabeth in the movie, but Director James Whale was more impressed with Mae Clarke and chose her instead

Bette Davis refused to play secretary Toni Blake in this Busby Berkeley musical.

This property was originally purchased as a vehicle for Bette Davis.

The director offered the part of Amanda Wingfield to Bette Davis who accepted the role. But as Miss Davis went out of her contract with Warner Bros., the head of the studio, Jack Warner, who also was the produecer of Glass Menagerie vetoed Davis.

Her refusal to act in this Warner Brothers movie catapulted Bette Davis into (for its time) the most publicized legal battle between a star and a studio. Davis lost the case but wasn't required to do the movie.

Bette Davis was considered to play Scarlett O'Hara but Warners would not allow it.

Bette Davis wanted to appear in It Happened One Night but her studio Warner Bros wouldn't release her to go to Columbia Pictures to make it.

Davis wanted to play the lesbian soap opera star until she saw Beryl Reid in the play. She realized that Reid's performance could not be improved.

Bette Davis wanted to play the sexually abused Cassandra Tower in this film but Jack Warner refused because her price would have blown the budget.

Davis screen tested for the role of Vinnie Day but was rejected in favor of Irene Dunne, who had the necessary comic lightness for the part.

Davis reportedly walked off the set then later withdrew from the film because of disagreements with director William Wyler, but eventually returned to finish it. This ended their 3 film collaboration.

The great Davis was announced for the film version of the witty, sophisticated Stephen Sondheim musical based upon director Ingmar Bergman's "Smiles of a Summer Night."

Actively pursued the role of witty, biting "Vera Charles," but lost it to the star who had done it on Broadway and who was married to the film's director.

Bette was dying to play Queen Elizabeth I opposite Katharine Hepburn's Mary but there are three versions of why she didn't get the role: 1. Director John Ford vetoed her; 2. Warner Brothers refused to lend her out to RKO, maker of "Mary;" 3. Co-star Fredric March insisted on his wife, Florence Eldridge playing the part (which she did).

Walt Disney had Davis in mind first to play the vinegary, stern nanny.

Turned down the role of the woman who loses her husband, gains respect as a successful businesswoman but is rejected by her pretentious, selfish young daughter.

Bette Davis wanted the role of Maxine Faulk which she played in the stage version.

Cassavetes had originally planned to cast Bette Davis opposite Gena Rowlands.

Turned down the role of the troubled woman found walking the streets uttering the name "David." Davis went on maternity leave.

Warner Bros had originally purchased the rights to the Edna Ferber novel as a vehicle for Bette Davis.

Bette Davis turned down the part of the lonely aging divorcee Mary Treadwell in this Stanley Kramer drama.

In 1949 Paramount hoped to star Bette Davis as Blanche DuBois in this film to be directed by William Wyler.

Davis was to be cast in this movie, but it was felt to be too close a plot (dying young heiress) to her recent movie Dark Victory.

Considered for the role of Carrie Berniers.

When Judy Garland was let go in the role of tyrannical, insecure Broadway legend "Helen Lawson," Davis was among the stars considered to replace her.

Bette was busy with Now Voyager when this film was first planned. But after Margaret Sullavan and Irene Dunne turned it down, and then screenwriter Dashiell Hammett's broken back caused delays, Bette became free to take the secondary role of Sara.

In 1977 it was announced that Bette and Katharine Hepburn would co-star in Whitewater, about two spirited women in a small Texas town in the 1940's. Davis had long wanted to work with Hepburn, but the film was never made.

Bette Davis was also considered for the lead role of Martha.

William Wyler was keen to work with Davis again following the success of 'Jezebel.' Goldwyn vetoed the idea and suggested the more Warner friendly Merle Oberon instead.

Proposed by studio boss Darryl F. Zanuck to play "Madame Hortence" when Simone Signoret was let go after filming began.

Geena Davis was considered to play the lead role of Catherine Tramell.

Davis was considered for the role of Kate McQueen.

GEENA DAVIS TURNED THE ROLE OF MONA LISA VITO.

Davis was one of many actresses considered for the female lead.

One of several actors attached at some point, because the film was in development for over 10 years.

In the late 1990's a live action version of Sailor Moon (anime TV series) was being produced with Davis cast as Queen Beryl. Her character was the only one to be cast before the project was abandoned.

Davis was considered for the lead role, when the project was still known as 'The Baboon Heart', but she turned it down.

Tim Burton wanted his childhood hero, Sammy Davis, Jr., to play the title character in Beetlejuice. Studio execs shot him down.

When a feud broke out between Frank Sinatra and Davis, Sinatra demanded Davis be replaced in the WW II movie.

Davis writes in his autobiography that he had signed to play a role in the drama, but his commitment to the stage musical "Golden Boy" forced him to withdraw.

She was considered for the female lead.

Judy Davis was portraying the character of Buffy Fisher, the wife of Harry (Jonathan Pryce). The film was never completed due to the death of River Phoenix.

According to director Sydney Pollack, Davis was considered for the role of Karen Blixen.

George Lucas and Ron Howard originally planned on making at least one sequel to Willow. Scheduling problems with the Star Wars films, Indiana Jones films and Willow's lower than expected domestic box office receipts prompted George Lucas to expand upon Willow's story in books rather than in movie sequels. the sequel was abandoned.

Rosario Dawson filmed scenes for Rob Zombie's "The Devil's Rejects" but was edited out of the final cut.

Rosario Dawson was to have a role in the film, but production was pushed back and she had to drop out to shoot Alexander.

Doris Day and Katherine Hepburn were reportedly offered the roles of Karen and Martha or vice versa. Studio choices finally were pro Audrey Hepburn and Shirley Maclaine.

Mike Nicoles offered the part of Mrs. Robinson to Doris Day. She refused due to the nude scene.

Doris Day was considered to play Helen Morgan in this biopic.

The studio considered replacing Streisand after she was hired, with Doris Day.

Day turned down the role in this remake, but was said to be upset when another blonde singer was given the part.

One of the many, many projects offered to the great star who shows no interest in returning to the screen.

One of many roles the great star apparently turned down.

Doris was the original choice for the 1958 movie but was considered to be too expensive by 20th Century Fox.

Day-Lewis was considered for the role Batman.

Daniel Day-Lewis was considered for the role of Inman.

Turned down the Ralph Fiennes role (Count Laszlo de Almasy), in the English Patient.

Day-Lewis was considered for the lead role.

Daniel Day-Lewis was reportedly the first choice to play Lestat. Some sources say he was actually cast, then dropped out.

Daniel Day-Lewis was repeatedly offered the role of Aragorn.

Daniel Day-Lewis was considered for the role of Jesus.

Daniel Day-Lewis was considered for the lead role of Andrew Beckett.

Daniel Day-Lewis was considered for the role of Vincent Vega.

In about 1996, Daniel Day Lewis was cast alongside Julia Roberts, but dropped out weeks before shooting began.

Daniel Day-Lewis was director Alex Cox’s second choice for the role of Sid Vicious.

Daniel Day-Lewis was reportedly considered for the role of Ichabod Crane.

The second lead role had initially been intended for her.

Unhappy about the roles she was getting at MGM, Singer Gloria De Haven refused the part of "Pat" the glamour gal of the campus.

De Havilland was thought of for this Lubitsch movie but she was busy making other movies at the time.

De Havilland wanted to play this role very much, along with many other actresses.

According to Eileen Heckart's son's biography of his mother, De Havilland, Ingrid Bergman, and Angela Lansbury were all serious candidates for this role. But in the end Eileen Heckart reprised her stage role and won an Oscar for it.

According to 'Lucy at the Movies' by Cindy De la Haz, this movie was originally to have been more of a "Brief Encounter" drama with Olivia De Havilland in the lead.

Warner Bros originally planned Olivia de Havilland to star as Helen Chernen, the ambitious woman who manipulates to make her sister a Broadway star.

Olivia De Havilland was originally cast as the murderous Ivy Lexton, but later withdrew, and was replaced by her sister, Joan Fontaine.

De Havilland was offered the role of Cassandra Towers in this film, but she was not able to make it as she was too busy shooting two other films simultaneously already.

Olivia de Havilland was one of Hitchcock's final choices but she refused the starring role when she learned that her sister Joan Fontaine was also being considered.

After Jane Bryan refused the role and retired, Miss De Havilland turned down the part. Ironically, she would later play in the radio adaptation of the film.

According to Charlotte Chandler's biography of Alfred Hitchcock, De Havilland was considered for this movie when it was to have been directed by Hitchcock.

Rebecca Demornay was offered the role of Debbie, but turned it down due to the similarity to her role in "Hand that Rocks the Cradle" (even though it was essentially a parody of that film's character).

Rebecca De was considered for the role of Jill Layton.

De Mornay lost the role of Tinkerbell to Julia Roberts.

De Niro was considerd to play Harry Parker/Johnny Angel but opted to play Louis Chyper.

He turned down the role in the father-son drama, purportedly because he found it "too dark."

Robert De Niro was considered for the lead role but wanted too much money.

Robert De Niro was considered for the role of Willy Wonka.

Robert De Niro was considered for the role of Max but the studio wanted someone younger.

Robert De Niro had to drop out of playing Queenan to go ahead with his own directorial project, the Good Shepherd.

Robert De Niro turned down the role of Dick Tracy.

Robert De Niro was considered for the role of Sal.

Robert De Niro was considered for the role of Charles Morse.

Robert De Niro was considered for the part of Billy Rose opposite Streisand.

De Niro was considered for the role of Bill Cutting.

Robert De Niro was considered for the role of Chili Palmer.

DeNero read for the parts of both Sonny and Michael Corleone, but he would not be cast until Godfather II as Vito.

Niro was considered for the role of Vincent.

THE GOODBYE GIRL was originally titled BOGART SLEPT HERE. Neil Simon took the story in a more comical direction and Richard Dreyfuss eventually replaced De Niro. Burt Reynolds was also attached at one point.

At one point, Scorsese was going to make the movie with Robert De Niro as Jerry Lee Lewis.

De Niro reportedly read for the lead role but decided he didn't like parts of the script.

Robert De Niro reportedly turned down the role of Harry.

Robert De Niro was considered for the role of Jackal.

Robert De Niro originally wanted to play the role of Max Cherry. Tarantino had his heart set on Robert Forster for the role, but offered him the part of Louis instead.

Was considered for Jim Garrison.

One of Peter Jackson's two top choices to play the explorer/showman who drags the giant ape to "civilization." the other top choice was George Clooney.

Robert De Niro was attached to play Jesus at one point.

De Niro was considered to play Creasy.

Robert De Niro turned down the lead role.

De Niro was considered for the role of Hannibal Lecter.

Robert De Niro was considered to play Dr. Otto Octavius.

De Niro was considered at one point for the role of Tom Hardy.

De Niro was considered for the role of Dave Kujan.

Robert DeNiro was slated to play cowboy but walter hill wanted all unknown actors.

In the original script, De Ravin's character Brenda Carter was set to return and be part of the National Guard group that encounters the mutants but de Ravin couldn't commit to the role due to scheduling isues with her tv show 'Lost' and the part was rewritten as the character Amber Johnson.

In an interview, Cliff De Young said that Richard O'Brien (writer/actor in Rocky Horror Picture Show) and Jim Sharmen (director)first asked him to play Brad Majors. Cliff De Young was busy making a television series called "Sunshine" and had to decline. Cliff eventually went on to play Brad Majors in Shock Treatment, the sequel.

Dean was set to play the role of Brick but died before production.

Dean was scheduled to play psychiatric patient "Steven Holte" in director Vincente Minnelli's all-star drama.

King Creole was originally intended for James Dean - minus the singing. After Dean's tragic passing, the role was eventually played by Elvis.

Dean was to star, but he died before shooting began.

Dean was considered for the ranch hand hero, "Curly" in director Fred Zinnemann's prestigious film version of the landmark Broadway musical.

Dean had been signed to play fighter Rocky Graziano, but was killed in a car crash.

Tested for "Scarlett."

The beautiful, sleek brunette tested for the role of "I."

RKO wanted the stunningly beautiful, intelligent Dee for the title role in their movie version of H. Rider Haggard's fantasy adventure novel. Dee was unavailable.

Alfred Hitchcock screened footage of popular Universal contract star Dee to see whether she might be groomed and molded into a Hitchcock leading lady.

Dee was set to co-star with Joanne Woodward in the drama, but Woodward became pregnant and the film was re-cast.

Cast opposite Warren Beatty in a film set in 'Sixties London, Dee was quickly replaced.

Ellen DeGeneres screen tested for the role of Melissa.

Ellen DeGeneres auditioned for the part of Alise.

One of several actors attached at some point, because the film was in development for over 10 years.

The role of Annie (Sandra Bullock) was originally written for Ellen DeGeneres.

Benicio Del Toro was reportedly paid $5 million for an earlier attempt to make this film. That project was aborted and the film was eventually made with Russell Crowe instead.

Turned down a starring offer.

De Toro was in talks to take over for John travolta as chili Palmer in the sequel to Get Shorty when Travolta wanted to much money. In the end, Travolta and the studio came to an agreement.

Offered the starring role of gay Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas.

Offered the role of painter Diego Rivera.

Pulled out of the project, in which he was to play a detective investigating the death of "Superman" TV series star George Reeves, due to other commitments.

Del Toro was an early contender for the role of "Gay" Perry.

Originally cast but turned down the role of Darth Maul after George Lucas had removed a lot of the dialogue.

Majandra Delfino auditioned for the role of Angela Hayes.

Turned down the role of playboy-adventurer "Dax Xenos" in the screen version of the Harold Robbins bestseller.

Director Vincente Minnelli fought to persuade MGM to sign the handsome Delon to play "Julio Desnoyers," but studio bosses insisted on signing a major American star instead.

The handsome French icon tested to replace Horst Bucholz, but had trouble with the brown contact lenses required for the role.

Sofia Coppola originally considered the French actor to play Louis XV.

Julie Delpy auditioned for the part of Sophie.

Demme turned down a chance to direct the sequel to his Oscar-winning film "The Silence of the Lambs."

Jonathan Demme was considered to direct and even pitched his ideas to WB on how would direct first Harry Potter movie.

Judi Dench turned down the part of Ursula. Emma Thompson's mother took the part.

Very much wanted the role of "Lillian Morelli" opposite Al Pacino, who played a doomed American race car driver.

Deneuve auditioned for the lead role of Francesca Johnson.

Deneuve was originally cast as Caterine Vauban, but dropped out.

Peter Hunt wanted her to play Tracy opposite George Lazenby after Brigitte Bardot was unavailable. She turned it down!

Alfred Hitchcock's long-in-development project might have starred Deneuve as the wife of a spy who escapes from a London prison.

In an interview with Leonard Maltin on ET while promoting 'Heat' back in 1995, Pacino & DeNiro said they were offered the lead roles in TPOGV, but it didn't work out for some reason.

Brian Dennehy was considered to play Hannibal.

Turned down the lead role because he didn't like the script.

Was one of the first directors scheduled to tackle the fact-based crime thriller but things did not work out.

Turned down the offer to direct the thriller reportedly to avoid complaints that he had constantly and unsuccessfully mimicked director Alfred Hitchcock.

Gerard Depardieu turned down the role of Agnes Brown's love interest, Pierre. Anjelica Huston cast instead Arno Chevrier, who looks like Depardieu.

Depardieu was actually cast as Quilty before being replaced.

The great French actor was cast but replaced because of an auto accident.

Val Kilmer and Johnny Depp were attached to the film at various times.

Johnny Depp was reportedly slated to get the part that went to William Baldwin, but he turned it down.

Francis Ford Coppola's first choice for Jonathan Harker. The idea was voided by the studio.

Depp was the first choice to play Will Grimm.

Mentioned as a possible star of director George Clooney's movie about Chuck Barris.

Depp had been mentioned to star in the fact-based story about an Elle magazine editor paralyzed by a stroke.

During his interview on "Inside the Actors Studio" Johnny Depp said that he was offered the part of Ferris Bueller but was unavailable for it. He also said that Matthew did a great job with the role.

Johnny Depp was an early contender for the role of Johnny Blaze.

Considered to play Bruce Banner.

Depp was considered for the lead role of David (Woody)

Johnny Depp turned down the lead role of Lestat.

According to imdb, Johnny Depp was considered for the role of Jack.

Johnny Depp was considered to play Tristan.

Johnny Depp was attached to play Count Olaf when Tim Burton was attached to direct. When Burton left, Depp left as well.

Depp was considered for the role of Jason Stone the reporter.

According to an interview with Matrix composer Don Davis, Johnny Depp was the Wachowskis' first choice for Neo.

Depp was considered to play John Smith.

Oliver Stone considered Johnny Depp to play Private Chris Taylor when Depp was young and still unknown.

Johnny Depp was considered for the role of Johnny Utah.

According to an interview with Francis Ford Coppola, Johnny Depp was his first choice for the lead but was vetoed by the studio as he wasn't a big enough name at the time.

Johnny Depp was nearly cast as Cliff Secord.

Depp was considered to star as Graham Hess.

Had to pass on the role of Jackie Boy because of prior commitment.

Reportedly turned down the role of Jack.

Was among the actors considered when Brad Pitt dropped out.

Considered for the roles of Lex Luthor and Jor-El.

Johhny Depp turned down the role of the hitchhiker.

Depp was reportedly considered for a role.

Was considered for the role of Jack.

In a phone interview on the Howard Stern show, Johnny Depp would not say which films he has turned down, but Howard Stern reportedly got him to admit that he "labored" through the Titanic script.

Bo Derek turned down the role of Dwan.

Bo Derek was reportedly the first choice to play Jane Spencer.

According to her autobiography, Bo Derek was offered to play Sheena but had other projects she preferred to do.

Bruce Dern was considered for the role of Calvin.

William Devane turned down the role of Francis.

DeVito was the first choice to play Chili Palmer, but took the part of Martin instead because of scheduling problems.

Had been set to play the Giant in director Rob Reiner's movie version of the witty, wry Stephen Sondheim stage musical hit.

DeVito was considered for the role of John Kimble.

Danny DeVito was supposed to get the part of Sallah in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Karla gained fame by singing on Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell album, and was screen-tested by director Ken Russell for the movie musical Evita.

The beautiful blonde screentested to play doomed, lovely "Jennifer North."

Dewhurst was considered for the role of Ratched.

Susna Dey was one of the many names in the mix to play Sandy in the film adaption of GREASE. Olivia Newton-John won the coveted role.

Neil Diamond turned down the role of Lenny Bruce.

After the success of The Bodyguard, Kevin Costner wanted to produce and star in a sequel with a new leading lady, Princess Diana, but before the movie could go into production, Princess Diana was killed in a tragic car accident.

Diaz was considered to play Evelyn Williams.

Cameron Diaz was considered to play Samantha.

Cameron Diaz was considered for the role of Roxie.

Cameron Diaz turned down the role of Shelley.

Cameron Diaz was supposedly offered the role to play opposite Jim Carrey in this remake. Tea Leoni won the part.

Cameron Diaz was considered to play Dorothy.

Broke her wrist just before filming began & had to give up the role of Sonya Blade to Bridgette Wilson.

Lost out to Gabrielle Anwar for her part in "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead"

Diaz auditioned for "Waking the Dead" but lost the role to Jennifer Connelly.

Director Baz Luhrmann had cast the actor in the key role in his long-planned epic. A rival film directed by Oliver Stone helped derail Luhrmann's project.

Had to drop out of the lead role due to scheduling conflict. Christian Bale took over.

Was considered for an early attempt to make the movie about cartoonist and eccentric character Harvey Pekar.

Screen tested for the part of Robin.

DiCaprio was offered the lead role of Dirk Diggler. Leonardo did Titanic instead, and Mark Wahlberg took the part.

Leonardo Dicaprio was considered to play Inman.

DiCaprio and co-star Tobey Maguire won a lawsuit to stop this film directed by R.D. Robb from being released theatrically in the USA or Canada.

Leonardo DiCaprio chose to do "The Aviator" over this film.

DiCaprio was supposed to star in the film about the privileged and idealistic young American who helped found the CIA. Robert DeNiro directed the film.

DiCaprio was set to play the lead role but they could not pay his salary. Adrian Grenier took over the part.

DiCaprio was oringinaly cast to play Remey but opted to do the Quick and the Dead.

The role of Max Dennison was originally offered to Leonardo DiCaprio.

After River Pheonix passed away, Leonardo DiCaprio was approached to play the part of The Interviewer.

DiCaprio was considered for the lead role.

Leonardo DiCaprio turned down the part, supposedly because he was concerned about the amount of special effects.

Leonardo DiCaprio turned down the lead role of Aaron Stampler.