Jean-Claude Van Damme was the original choice to play Simon Pheonix (bad guy) opposite Steven Seagal as the hero.
Actor who got the part: Wesley Snipes
Passed on the Johnny Cage role to do StreetFighter instead.
Actor who got the part: Linden Ashby
Van Damme was originally hired to play the predator, but filmmakers decided to go with a much bigger creature.
Actor who got the part: Kevin Peter Hall
The Oscar-winning actress from "East of Eden" was considered to play "Bernice Edgar," the complex, secretive, religiously pious mother of the troubled heroine.
Actor who got the part: Louise Latham
The director had wanted for years to make a film version of the E. Annie Proulx short story.
Actor who got the part: Ang Lee
According to "The Andy Warhol Diaries," Andy and some executives met with Vivian Vance and offered her the role of Hazel. She reportedly loved the script but feared it could damage her lucrative dinner theatre career.
Actor who got the part: Carroll Baker
Vance tested for the role of Vera Charles.
Actor who got the part: Coral Browne
She reportedly didn't want to live in a trailer during a Minnesota winter, for the money which was offered. Other reports say she didn't want to do a topless scene.
Actor who got the part: Apollonia
Was one of the top choices to play "Deanie" for director Elia Kazan in WIlliam Inge's touching screenplay.
Actor who got the part: Natalie Wood
The "Layer Cake" director bowed out of the big-scale sci fi project.
Actor who got the part: Brett Ratner
Turned down the role of "E.K. Hornbeck" to instead to "the Magnificent Seven."
Actor who got the part: Gene Kelly
Vaughn revealed on an episode of "Dinner for Five" that he almost had the part of Benny O'Donnell in Dazed and Confused.
Actor who got the part: Cole Hauser
Vaughn turned down the role of Donnie because he didn't like the idea of playing a 16 year-old.
Actor who got the part: Jake Gyllenhaal
Vince Vaughn was attached to play Racer X in a proposed version of Speed Racer that was circulating circa 2004.
Actor who got the part: Matthew Fox
Vaughn was considered to for the role of Pat Healy.
Actor who got the part: Matt Dillon
Vaughn was reportedly in negotiations for the part of Scott Summers (Cyclops).
Actor who got the part: James Marsden
The first leading lady attached to this project was Vera-Ellen. The role subsequently went to June Allyson, then Judy Garland (who both left the project) and finally Jane Powell.
Actor who got the part: Jane Powell
MGM originally announced Vera-Ellen to play Millie.
Actor who got the part: Jane Powell
Gwen Verdon was overlooked for the movie version of her stage hit in the title role, in spite of husband Bob Fosse directing.
Actor who got the part: Shirley MacLaine
Martha Vickers tested for the part of Veda.
Actor who got the part: Ann Blyth
Frank Vincent (who played Billy Batts in the film) is said to have originally wanted the role of Paulie Cicero.
Actor who got the part: Paul Sorvino
Steve Buscemi, Frank Vincent, William Hurt and Val Kilmer were attached to star in this film concerning the mafia. the production was initially delayed and then ultimately cancelled when the production company failed to secure financing.
Vincent was considered for the role of Hooper.
Actor who got the part: Richard Dreyfuss
Goran Visnjic (Dr. Kovac on ER) was in the running for the role of James Bond.
Actor who got the part: Daniel Craig
Vogel had to turn down the role of Angel because he was already shooting Poseidon.
Actor who got the part: Ben Foster
Jon Voight was considered for the role of Father Lamont.
Actor who got the part: Richard Burton
Jon Voight was considered for the role of Sam Gerard.
Actor who got the part: Tommy Lee Jones
Jon Voight was attached at one time.
Jon Voight originally turned down his part as Nate, but director Michael Mann talked him into taking the role.
Actor who got the part: Jon Voight
Jon Voight turned down the role of Hooper.
Actor who got the part: Richard Dreyfuss
Voight was the first choice for the role of Logan.
Actor who got the part: Michael York
Jon Voight turned down the role of Oliver.
Actor who got the part: Ryan O'Neil
The producers' favorite candidate to play Charlie Cappa, he turned down the role.
Actor who got the part: Harvey Keitel
Stephen King tried to talk director Stanley Kubrick into casting a more normal-looking actor as Jack Torrence to better dramatize a man's gradual descent into insanity.
Actor who got the part: Jack Nicholson
Jon Voight was actually cast as Superman but was let go by producers.
Max Von Sydow was offered the role of Krogstad in Joseph Losey's Doll's House but was not free.
Actor who got the part: Edward Fox
According to Bernard Eisenschitz's book on Nicholas Ray, Max Von Sydow was a choice for Jesus.
Actor who got the part: Jeff Hunter
Max Von Sydow was considered for the role of Sybok.
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