Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. was offered the part but turned it down because he didn't want to be seen as "aping" his father, Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.(who starred in the blockbuster silent film "Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood" in 1922).
Actor who got the part: Errol Flynn
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was said to be considered for the role of Heathcliff.
Actor who got the part: Laurence Olivier
Marianne was replaced by Barbara Ferris, who received a BAFTA nomination for her role in this John Boorman film.
Actor who got the part: Barbara Ferris
Mick Jagger's then girlfriend became pregnant during production so was replaced by Keith Richards then girlfriend Anita Pallenberg.
Actor who got the part: Anita Pallenberg
One of the handful of early contenders to play Billie Holiday.
Actor who got the part: Diana Ross
Peter Falk tested for the role of "Ted."
Actor who got the part: Elliott Gould
Director Robert Altman's aborted screen version of the 'Seventies would have starred Falk as Dwayne Hoover.
Actor who got the part: Film Was Never Made
Peter Falk was considered to play the role Warren Oates ended up doing.
Actor who got the part: Warren Oates
Fallon dropped out of the project just before filming began.
Actor who got the part: Jason Schwartzman
Apparently Fallon tested for the voice of the magic mirror.
Actor who got the part: Chris Miller
She auditioned for the role of "Lureen" but was instead cast in another, smaller role.
Actor who got the part: Anne Hathaway
Chris Farley was originally intended to play "Chip Douglass" before Jim Carrey.
Actor who got the part: Jim Carrey
Chris Farley was originally cast as Shrek and even recorded the dialogue before he passed away.
Actor who got the part: Mike Myers
Frances Farmer was announced to star in this Paramount film.
Actor who got the part: Marsha Hunt
Farmer was offered this film in a comeback role after her trouble with the law and her family, who had sanctioned her being institutionalised.
Actor who got the part: Brenda Joyce
Frances Farmer was announced to star in this Paramount film.
Actor who got the part: Shirley Ross
Frances Farmer was considered for the part of Laurel, but producer Sam Goldwyn was against it, after having fought with her in his previous production Come and Get It.
Actor who got the part: Anne Shirley
Frances was tested for the part of the Girl in Preston Sturges' comedy, when his first choice Barbara Stanwyck was not available.
Actor who got the part: Veronica Lake
According to Variety, Colin Farrell was considered for a role.
Colin Farrell was considered for the role of James Bond.
Actor who got the part: Daniel Craig
Colin Farrell turned down the part of Vincent.
Actor who got the part: Tom Cruise
Colin Farrell was set to play Bob Dylan but was replaced by Heath Ledger.
Actor who got the part: Heath Ledger
Farrell was considered for the role of Jack Starks.
Actor who got the part: Adrien Brody
Colin Farrell, Val Kilmer, Robert Downy Jr. were all originally attached.
Actor who got the part: Cuba Gooding Jr.
Originally cast in the great role of nightclub hostess "Panama Smith."
Actor who got the part: Gladys George
Turned down the role of "Sue Ann Daley" in the movie version of Harold Robbins' best-seller.
Actor who got the part: Candice Bergen
Mia was originally cast as Marion but her pregnancy made director Woody Allen re-cast Gena Rowlands in the part, and Mia played the smaller role of the pregnant Hope.
Actor who got the part: Gena Rowlands
In the planning stages, director Ingmar Bergman considered casting Mia in Cries and Whispers.
Was set to star with her then-husband Frank Sinatra but production was running overtime on Farrow's then-current project, "Rosemary's Baby."
Actor who got the part: Jacqueline Bisset
Mia Farrow was the original choice to play Liz. Due to stage commitments she couldn't do it. Isabella Rossellini replaced her.
Actor who got the part: Isabella Rossellini
Woody Allen's original script was written specifically for Mia Farrow. However, after HUSBANDS AND WIVES and the real life Soon-Yi drama--Mia dropped out was replaced by Allen's former flame Diane Keaton.
Actor who got the part: Diane Keaton
Woody Allen considered Farrow for the role of Amanda.
Actor who got the part: Helena Bonham Carter
Mia Farrow was originally cast as Lucy.
Actor who got the part: Michele Breton
Auditioned for the role of the sixteen-going-on-seventeen "Liesel."
Actor who got the part: Charmian Carr
Turned down the gutsy role of "Mattie Ross."
Actor who got the part: Kim Darby
Mike Nichols wanted Mia Farrow to play Jack Nicholson's unfaithful wife.
Actor who got the part: Kate Nelligan
Jon Favreau auditioned for the role of Lester Bangs.
Actor who got the part: Phillip Seymour Hoffman
In the late 90s, Favreau's name became attached as the director of the project.
Actor who got the part: George Clooney
Fawcett did not get the role in Coma reportedly because of complications with Charlie's Angels and ABC.
Fawcett turned down the lead role of Gloria Mundy.
Actor who got the part: Goldie Hawn
Fawcett appeared in several scenes as a love interest for the Gene Wilder character. After the film tested badly, all of her scenes were removed during a major re-editing.
Producer Julia Phillips preferred Fawcett over Cybill Shepherd; she wrote in her autobiography that Shepherd's shapely bottom appealed to director Martin Scorsese.
Actor who got the part: Cybill Shepherd
20th Century Fox's reigning box-office attraction Faye fell ill and had to be replaced.
Actor who got the part: Betty Grable
When Mary Martin became pregnant and couldn't do the role, her friend and major box-office Fox star Faye wanted to star opposite Fred Astaire and Big Crosby. Faye learned she, too, was pregnant and withdrew.
Actor who got the part: Marjorie Reynolds
In early 1934, Fox bought the screen rights to the sexy Cole Porter stage musical (that starred Gertrude Lawrence) specifically for its reigning star Alice Faye. The restrictive Production Code was instituted and made the sexy project unfilmable.
Faye was considered for the part of Katie Nolan in this film.
Actor who got the part: Dorothy McGuire
Fergie (from The Black Eyed Peas) was originally going to play Stevie Wayne but due to some conflict had to drop out.
Actor who got the part: Selma Blair
Will Ferrell turned down $29 million to make a sequel to the 2003 hit "Elf." He wasn't convinced it would be a quality film, and therefore refused to "sell out." Good for Will.
The lead role of Rod Kimble was originally written for Will Ferrell, who ended up producing the film instead.
Actor who got the part: Andy Samberg
Director Billy Wilder's first choice to play Don Birnam, a chronic alcoholic, was Jose Ferrer, but Paramount insisted that only a matinee idol in the lead could sell the film.
Actor who got the part: Ray Milland
Ferrigno was replaced by Sven-Ole Thorsen after being the original choice for Tigris of Gaul.
Actor who got the part: Sven-Ole Thorsenoriginal
Lost the role of Alice in Friday the 13th.
Actor who got the part: Adrienne King
Turned down for role of Elaine Robinson in The Graduate.
Actor who got the part: Katherine Ross
Sally Field turned down the role of Loretta.
Actor who got the part: Cher
Sally Field was originally set to star alongside Matthew Broderick in this film.
Actor who got the part: Demi Moore
The studio had wanted Sally to star in Time After Time.
Actor who got the part: Mary Steenburgen
Frank Capra considered using W.C. Fields in the role of Uncle Billy.
Actor who got the part: Thomas Mitchell
The episode in which W.C. Fields appeared in this anthology was cut before the film was released by 20th Century Fox.
Actor who got the part: Part Cut
Fields was not available when producer Hal Roach had him in mind to play the wealthy, carefree madcap who becomes a ghost.
Actor who got the part: Cary Grant
W.C. Fields turned down the part of the Wizard.
Actor who got the part: Frank Morgan
Loved the project so much that he met with three different directors attached at various times to discuss starring in the film.
Actor who got the part: Heath Ledger
Turned down the role of "Lord Darlington" opposite Scarlett Johansson to take another film role.
Actor who got the part: Stephen Campbell Moore
Joseph Fiennes was director Roman Polanski's first choice, but turned down to honor his theater commitments the role for which Adrien Brody won an Oscar.
Actor who got the part: Adrien Brody
Director Phil Kaufman offered Fiennes the attention-getting role of the Abbe du Coulmier.
Actor who got the part: Joaquin Phoenix
Was offered the lead role of the professor in director Francis Ford Coppola's pre-WW II drama.
Actor who got the part: Tim Roth
Mentioned to star as the student who becomes an itnernational disaster relief worker.
Actor who got the part: Clive Owen
Ralph Fiennes was considered for the lead role of Wiliam.
Actor who got the part: Matthew Modine
Considered for the role of Robert Langdon.
Actor who got the part: Tom Hanks
Director Bill Condon considered Fiennes for the role of human sexuality research pioneer.
Actor who got the part: Liam Neeson
Barbra Streisand reportedly wanted to cast Fiennes in one of the two starring roles in an adaptation of Larry Kramer's play about the AIDS crisis.
Actor who got the part: Film Not Made
Ralph Fiennes was considered for the part of Terry Benedict.
Actor who got the part: Andy Garcia
Fiennes was considered to play Simon.
Actor who got the part: Val Kilmer
The British actor, who had starred for master directors Alfred Hitchcock and Roman Polanski, was signed as "Kane" but got dismissed from the film because of illness.
Actor who got the part: John Hurt
Cast as Julius Caesar (and also considered for the role of Marc Antony), he exited the production after so many production delays stalled the filming.
Actor who got the part: Rex Harrison
The fine actor's untimely death meant that other stars had to be considered for the leading male role in the film version of the Stephen Sondheim musical.
Actor who got the part: Len Cariou
Was contracted to star in the film version of the Andre Malraux work to be directed by Fred Zinnemann. MGM shut down the project at the last minute in 1969.
Actor who got the part: Film Was Never Made
The credited screenwriter of the Alfred Hitchcock film thought Finch would be perfect to play Mark Rutland.
Actor who got the part: Sean Connery
Finchie was seen as a possibilty for the role of Quatermass.
Actor who got the part: Andrew Keir
Had been scheduled to direct the movie version of James Ellroy's 1940's L.A. novel about the murder investigation of young would-be actress Elizabeth Short.
Actor who got the part: Brian De Palma
Fincher was at one point hired to direct the third Mission: Impossible film, but dropped out over creative differences.
Actor who got the part: J.J. Abrams
Frank Finlay was interviewed for the part of Nathan in this project.
Actor who got the part: Niall Buggy
Albert Finney was considered for the role of Grandpa Joe.
Actor who got the part: David Kelly
Albert Finney was the first choice to play Bart.
Actor who got the part: Bob Hoskins
Albert Finney declined to repeat his performance of Agatha Christie's Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot from Murder On the Orient Express, because of the heat factor involved in make-up for the part.
Actor who got the part: Peter Ustinov
Finney was Lean's first choice but when Lean came to see him in a play he felt pressured and didn't perform. His understudy took the role that night...it was Peter O'Toole.
Actor who got the part: Peter O'Toole
Albert Finney was reportedly turned down for the role.
Actor who got the part: Michael Caine
Linda told Charlie Rose that she turned down the role because it glorified war.
Actor who got the part: Kelly McGillis
Colin Firth wanted to play "Will" after he had read the story and even contacted the author Nick Hornby, but it had already been optioned as a film by the time Firth called.
Actor who got the part: Hugh Grant
Colin Firth was supposedly considered for the title role before playing Lord Wessex.
Actor who got the part: Joseph Fiennes
The German star was set to play the leading role of the elegant "butler" who has a powerful effect on a rich, eccentric family. He began suffering memory loss and had to withdraw.
Actor who got the part: David Niven
Fishburne was considered to play Lucious Fox.
Actor who got the part: Morgan Freeman
Fishburne was considered by producers for the role of Blade.
Actor who got the part: Wesley Snipes
Laurence Fishburne was originally offered the part of Zeus Carver but turned it down. By the time Fishburne had reconsidered, Samuel L. Jackson was already cast.
Actor who got the part: Samuel L. Jackson
Laurence Fishburne was considered for the role of Deacon. He declined.
Actor who got the part: Dennis Hopper
Was considered for the role of "Rizzo."
Actor who got the part: Stockard Channing
Fresh off of Star Wars, Carrie Fisher was said to be considered to play Lois Lane.
Actor who got the part: Margot Kidder
Hal B. Wallis reportedly considered making the piano-playing character Sam a female and casting Fitzgerald
Actor who got the part: Dooley Wilson
Offered the role of "Brigid O'Shaughnessy," the great Fitzgerald declined the role and it went to the also-great Astor.
Actor who got the part: Mary Astor
The Oscar-nominated actress was considered as a candidate to play "I," but was unavailable due to other film commitments.
Actor who got the part: Joan Fontaine
Sean Patrick Flanery was supposed to play 'Don West', but he was released from the film.
Actor who got the part: Matt LeBlanc
Fleming was cast as Meg March in a 1946 version of this classic family novel. Ultimately the 1946 film was abandoned and it was made in 1949 with a new cast.
Actor who got the part: Janet Leigh
The role of "Linnea Rose" was created for Fletcher who is herself the daughter of two deaf parents.
Actor who got the part: Lily Tomlin
Louise Fletcher was considered to play the role of Aurora Greenway in Terms of Endearment.
Actor who got the part: Shirley MacLaine
The great star was a prime contender to play "Rhett Butler." Bette Davis refused to play "Scarlett" if Flynn were cast.
Actor who got the part: Clark Gable
Originally, the casting idea for this movie version of the Henry James novel "Washington Square" was to reteam Olivia de Havilland with her frequen costar.
Actor who got the part: Montgomery Clift
One of many actresses who were considered to play Catwoman.
Actor who got the part: Michelle Pfeiffer
Fonda was considered to play Dorothy.
Actor who got the part: Renee Zellweger
Producer John Houseman wanted Fonda for the starring role of "McDonald Walling" in all-star drama directed by Robert Wise. Fonda instead committed himself to a musical that never reached Broadway.
Actor who got the part: William Holden
Fonda was reportedly director Sergio Leone's original choice to play The Man With No Name.
Actor who got the part: Clint Eastwood
Considered by maestro Federico Fellini for the complex role of "Steiner," but Fonda turned down the chance to be in a masterwork.
Actor who got the part: Alain Cuny
Writer Larry McMurtry had originally invisioned Lonesome Dove as a movie starring John Wayne, James Stewart, and Henry Fonda.
Actor who got the part: Robert Urich
Henry Fonda turned down the part of Howard Beale.
Actor who got the part: Peter Finch
Director Alfred Hitchcock sought Fonda to play the factory worker sent on the run when he's falsely accused of being a traitor.
Actor who got the part: Robert Cummings
Henry Fonda was considered for the lead role of George.
Actor who got the part: Richard Burton
Turned down the role of Carol.
Actor who got the part: Natalie Wood
Jane Fonda turned down the role of Bonnie Parker.
Actor who got the part: Faye Dunaway
Columbia Pictures wanted Jane Fonda for the role and, although Fonda wanted to play the mother of a missing child, director Otto Preminger had another actress in mind.
Actor who got the part: Carol Lynley
Mike Nichols had spent six months looking for the right girl to play the part of Bobbie. He had considered and rejected Jane Fonda.
Actor who got the part: Ann-Margrett
Producers wanted Jane Fonda to play Evelyn Mulwray but director Roman Polanski insisted on Dunaway.
Actor who got the part: Faye Dunaway
Jane Fonda turned down the role of Tiffany Case.
Actor who got the part: Jill St. John
Jane Fonda reportedly declined the part of Lara in David Lean's epic.
Actor who got the part: Julie Christie
Fonda was actually cast as Hollie Baylor but dropped out because of a delay in production.
Actor who got the part: Susan Sarandon
She turned down the role of Chris MacNeill.
Actor who got the part: Ellen Burstyn
Turned down the offer to star for Francois Truffaut in the movie version of Ray Bradbury's prescient novel.
Actor who got the part: Julie Christie
Jane was considered for the role of actress Frances Farmer.
Actor who got the part: Jessica Lange
The star turned down the leading female role of "Ella Watson" in the Michael Cimino-directed movie that brought down an entire film studio.
Actor who got the part: Isabelle Huppert
Jane Fonda turned down the role of Joanna Kramer.
Actor who got the part: Meryl Streep
Jane declined the role of Diana Christensen that won Faye Dunaway an Oscar.
Actor who got the part: Faye Dunaway
Turned down the role of Norma Rae.
Actor who got the part: Sally Field
Fonda was considered for the role of Ratched.
Actor who got the part: Louise Fletcher
Jane Fonda was tested for the leading female by director Joshua Logan, who left the project.
Actor who got the part: Connie Stevens
Turned down the role when director Roman Polanski's first choice, Tuesday Weld, refused to do a screen test.
Actor who got the part: Mia Farrow
Screentested for director Elia Kazan to play the role of the fragile, troubled "Deanie."
Actor who got the part: Natalie Wood
According to the book, 'Memo from David O'Selznick...', Fonda was very keen on playing Rosemary Hoyt, in the film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel of the same name.
Actor who got the part: Jill St. John
Turned down the high-profile role of a woman who makes a new life for herself after being left by her husband.
Actor who got the part: Jill Clayburgh
A proposed reunion for Jane, Robert Redford and director Sydney Pollack, with screenplay by Eric Roth. Jane would have played an archeologist who discovers the origins of man in a dig in Machu Picchu.
Actor who got the part: Film Unmade
Peter Fonda turned down the role of Oliver.
Actor who got the part: Ryan O'Neal
Joan Fontaine was tested for the role of Claudia Naughton, among many other actresses.
Actor who got the part: Dorothy McGuire
Regretted that family problems induced her to turn down the sexy role of "Karen Holmes."
Actor who got the part: Deborah Kerr
According to her 1978 autobiography, Miss Fontaine was offered the role of Melanie but turned it down, suggesting her sister, Olivia De Havilland who played the role and was Oscar nominated for her performance.
Actor who got the part: Olivia De Havilland
Picky Joan Fontaine turned down the starring role in this sentimental Christmas favorite.
Actor who got the part: Ginger Rogers
Was considered by Alfred Hitchcock and his producer as a possibility to play the young smalltown girl who slowly realizes that her beloved uncle is the "Merry Widow Murderer."
Actor who got the part: Teresa Wright
Joan Fontaine was considered for the part of Stella. Her sister Olivia de Havilland was at the same time offered the role of Blance (she declined).
Actor who got the part: Kim Hunter
Miss Fontaine turned down the role and her sister Olivia de Havilland was able to team with Errol Flynn one last time as a result.
Actor who got the part: Olivia De Havilland
Ford supposedly turned down a role in JFK.
Glenn Ford was considered for the role of Max Schumaker but had no box office success in years.
Actor who got the part: William Holden
Ford was considered for this part, but it was given to Rock Hudson.
Actor who got the part: Rock Hudson
Ford turned down the Captain Dallas role.
Actor who got the part: Tom Skerritt
Harrison Ford was first choice for the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Tom Hanks
Ford auditioned for the lead role of Sam Bowden and nearly got the part.
Actor who got the part: Nick Nolte
In a proposed remake of director William Wyler's great 1936 film version of Sinclair Lewis' novel, Ford had been expected to play a retired business tycoon with a disintegrating marriage.
Actor who got the part: Project Abandoned
Kevin Costner's part had originally been written for Harrison Ford, but Ford decided to take a year off from doing movies.
Actor who got the part: Kevin Costner
Actually filmed a scene as the principal that lectured Elliot about alcohol. Speilberg later cut the scene because he thought Ford's popularity hurt the film.
Was considered for the role of Sam Wheat.
Actor who got the part: Patrick Swayze
Dave Chappelle reportedly asked Ford to do a cameo in the film but was turned down.
Turned down the leading role in the well-received drama directed by David Cronenberg.
Actor who got the part: Viggo Mortensen
Ford turned down The Hunt for Red October (Alec Baldwin's part) to make Presumed Innocent instead.
Actor who got the part: Alec Baldwin
Ford was considered for the lead role of Will Dormer.
Actor who got the part: Al Pacino
Harrison Ford turned down the part of Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) in Oliver Stone's JFK.
Actor who got the part: Kevin Costner
Harrison Ford turned down the lead role of Dr. Grant.
Actor who got the part: Sam Neill
The actor turned down the great role of human sexuality research pioneer Alfred Kinsey.
Actor who got the part: Liam Neeson
Ford was Warner Brothers' first choice to play "Gay" Perry, and promised the film a bigger budget if he were selected.
Actor who got the part: Val Kilmer
When 1982's Making Love was cast, top Hollywood actors Harrison Ford, Michael Douglas and Richard Gere allegedly turned down the male lead, afraid of being linked to a romantic gay drama.
Actor who got the part: Michael Ontkean
Harrison Ford turned down Jeff Bridge's role (Gregory Larkin).
Actor who got the part: Jeff Bridges
Harrison Ford turned down the lead role.
Actor who got the part: James Caan
The lead role of Sam Daniels was intended for Ford.
Actor who got the part: Dustin Hoffman
Harrison Ford turned down the lead in The Patriot because he didn't care for the tone of the script.
Actor who got the part: Mel Gibson
Harrison Ford was originally offered George Clooney's part in The Perfect Storm.
Actor who got the part: George Clooney
Harrison Ford turned down the lead role in Traffic. Russell Crowe won the role.
Actor who got the part: Russell Crowe
One of several actors attached at some point, because the film was in development for over 10 years.
Harrison Ford was considered for the role of Miller.
Actor who got the part: Tom Hanks
Offered the title role but was afraid his stardom would detract from the message.
Actor who got the part: Liam Neeson
Was considered for the role Rob Barnes. He said in an interview that this was one of the few roles he regretted not taking.
Actor who got the part: George Clooney
Harrison Ford turned down the role of Garrett Breedlove.
Actor who got the part: Jack Nicholson
Ford accepted but then dropped out of the role of Judge Wakefield.
Ford was considered to play Elliott Ness.
Actor who got the part: Kevin Costner
Was considered for the role of Dr. Curtis.
Actor who got the part: Kurt Russell
Harrison Ford was considered for the role of Eddie Valiant.
Actor who got the part: Bob Hoskins
Was considered for the role of Sgt. John McLoughlin.
Actor who got the part: Nicolas Cage
Was considered as one of the handful of directors who could handle the epic tale which filmed in Ceylon.
Actor who got the part: David Lean
Ford started out as director for the movie "Mister Roberts" the stipulation that Henry Fonda star instead of Holden or Brando. However, the two friends clashed over the interpretation of the script and Ford left for "health" reasons. The two never worked together again.
Actor who got the part: Mervyn LeRoy
Left the horror movie during production and was replaced in the role of "Trillian St. James."
Actor who got the part: Famke Janssen
Auditioned to play "Kate Brewster."
Actor who got the part: Claire Danes
According to IMDB, Marc Forster was offered the director's chair but chose to direct "Finding Neverland" instead.
Robert Forster tried out for the Joe Cabot role.
Actor who got the part: Lawrence Tierney
Forster was writer Quentin Tarantino's choice for Concotti.
Actor who got the part: Christopher Walken
Screentested to play singer "Tony Polar."
Actor who got the part: Tony Scotti
Will Forte was reportedly to voice Elliot.
Actor who got the part: Ashton Kutcher
Bob Fosse was approached to direct, but passed.
Actor who got the part: Sidney Lumet
Tested to star in Otto Preminger's musical film, a modernized, pop version of the famous Bizet opera.
Actor who got the part: Dorothy Dandridge
Foster turned down the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Elisabeth Shue
Foster was considered for the role of Catherine Tramell.
Actor who got the part: Sharon Stone
Jodie Foster auditioned for the role of Emmeline, the young girl shipwrecked and marooned on a tropical island.
Actor who got the part: Brooke Shields
Jodie Foster turned down the lead role of Alice.
Actor who got the part: Julia Roberts
Foster was considered for the role of Anna.
Actor who got the part: Juliette Binoche
Jodie Foster had the lead but dropped out due to pregnancy.
Actor who got the part: Ashley Judd
Originally written as a star vehicle for Jodie Foster, THE GAME changed direction and the female lead became male. Sean Penn was cast instead.
Actor who got the part: Sean Penn
Jodie Foster turned down the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Natasha Richardson
Foster refused to reprise her Oscar-winning role of Clarice Starling due to concerns about how the character was written in "Hannibal."
Actor who got the part: Julianne Moore
Foster was considered for the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Gwyneth Paltrow
Jodie Foster turned down the role.
Actor who got the part: Annette Bening
Jodie Foster was Lucas' second choice to play Princess Leia.
Actor who got the part: Carrie Fisher
Foster agreed to do the movie but preproduction took so long that she had to drop out.
Actor who got the part: Susan Sarandon
Jodie Foster was reportedly considered for the lead role.
Actor who got the part: Nicole Kidman
Foster had been strongly considered for the role of Julie but scheduling conflicts prevented her from accepting any offer.
Actor who got the part: Kristy McNichol
Miss Foster refused to play Sonja Henie's maid in the latter's comeback musical in 1948. The tall Miss Foster felt the diminutive Miss Henie should have played HER maid. Miss Foster left films for good soon after.
Actor who got the part: Olga San Juan
Fox auditioned for the role of Lisa but she did not get the part.
Actor who got the part: Rachel Nichols
Fox was an earlier preference to play Robin under the condition that Robin was included in the film. He was not.
Actor who got the part: N/A
Michael J. Fox reportedly auditioned for the role later played by Timothy Hutton.
Actor who got the part: Timothy Hutton
Michael J. Fox was considered for a part.
In an interview on the Tonight Show, Foxworthy told Leno he was offered the lead role, but turned it down.
Actor who got the part: Robin Williams
Was announced at one point in the role of Bosley.
Actor who got the part: Bernie Mac
Jamie Foxx auditioned for Cuba Gooding Jr's part, Rod Tidwell. During promotion for COLLATERAL, Foxx talked about meeting Cruise back then.
Actor who got the part: Cuba Gooding Jr.
Jamie Foxx had the role of Slim in The Wood, but decided to play Willie Beaman in Any Given Sunday instead.
Actor who got the part: Richard T. Jones
Francis left the project shortly before filming began and was replaced by Stanwyck.
Actor who got the part: Barbara Stanwyck
Francis, though retired since 1950, was considered for the Estelle Anderson role.
Actor who got the part: Constance Bennett
Warner Brothers bought the rights to Myron Brinig's novel with Francis in mind for the lead. By the time they were ready to shoot the movie, Bette Davis had eclipsed Francis as the studio's top female star.
Actor who got the part: Bette Davis
The Grand Duchess Tatiana in Jacques Deval's play was another role that Francis lost because of her decline at the box office.
Actor who got the part: Claudette Colbert
Franco auditioned for the lead role of Drew.
Actor who got the part: Orlando Bloom
James originally auditioned for the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man. He got the role of Harry Osborn instead.
Actor who got the part: Tobey Maguire
Audrey Hepburn was unfamiliar with Frankenheimer's work and therefore uneasy about his abilities, so the director was paid off and a new director brought on.
Actor who got the part: Blake Edwards
Dennis Franz was considered for the part of Reuben.
Actor who got the part: Elliott Gould
Did the voice of "Steele," but the recordings were thrown out and someone else's voice was used.
Actor who got the part: Jim Cummings
Fraser was in the running to play Mr. Fantastic.
Actor who got the part: Ioan Gruffudd
Had been cast as Rapunzel's prince in a movie version of Stephen Sondheim's witty musical, which Rob Reiner was to have directed.
Actor who got the part: Project Abandoned
Brendan Fraser reportedly wanted to play the role of the Phantom of the Opera, but was turned down.
Actor who got the part: Gerard Butler
Brendan Fraser was considered for the lead role of Superman.
Actor who got the part: Brandon Routh
Professional boxer Joe Frazier was considered for the role of Clubber Lang. When it came time to read for the part, he was unable to read it and had to be cut.
Actor who got the part: Mr. T
Auditioned for the role of C-3PO. Suggested George Lucas go with the actor who played the part on the set.
Actor who got the part: Anthony Daniels
Freeman turned down the lead role (Lorenzo Council).
Actor who got the part: Samuel L. Jackson
Robert Redford originally wanted Freeman to play Bagger Vance, but ultimately decided to cast the movie with younger actors.
Actor who got the part: Will Smith
Morgan Freeman was originally considered for the lead role of Frankie Dunn, but chose instead to play Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris.
Actor who got the part: Clint Eastwood
Depending on which reports one reads, Friel either walked off or was fired from the Freddie Prinze Jr romantic comedy.
Actor who got the part: Claire Forlani
Lobbied to play the role of "Nymphadora Tonks."
Actor who got the part: Natalia Tena
Annette was sent a script and asked to read for the lead role. She declined.
The director left the project that was to have reunited him with his "Training Day" star Denzel Washington. The official reason sited was "due to creative differences."
Actor who got the part: Ridley Scott
The T2 actor was originally set to reprise his role as John Conner in the sequel, but producers terminated him.
Actor who got the part: Nick Stahl
Dan Futterman was originally cast as Olaf but had to drop out because he was still filming "Capote."
Actor who got the part: Tim Guinee
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