Russell Crowe was originally attached as the male lead.

Heath Ledger was attached to this film, but dropped out to play The Joker in The Dark Knight (2008).

Tom Cruise was attached as the lead in the 90s, when Steven Spielberg was set to direct.

In 1998, Ron Howard was set to direct, with John Travolta in the lead.

According to IMDB, Spike Jonze was once in talks to direct the movie.

According to IMDB, Steven Spielberg was attached to the film, in the late 1990s. He would have had Tom Cruise star.

According to IMDB, John Travolta was set to star as lead, when Ron Howard was set to direct.

According to IMDB, Rachel Weisz was considered the role of Daisy, but turned down because of scheduling conflicts.

Bettany was considered for the role of the Joker.

Brody was considered for the role of the Joker.

Abbie Cornish was considered for the role of Rachel Dawes after Katie Holmes departed.

Damon reportedly turned down the role of Harvey Dent.

Katie Holmes turned down the chance to reprise the role of Rachel Dawes in this sequel to the hit 'Batman Begins'.

Hulme was considered for the role of the Joker.

Roache was to reprise his role as Thomas Wayne in flashbacks but his scenes were eventually cut from the script.

Rockwell was considered for the role of The Joker.

Williams was considered for the role of the Joker.

Writer-director John Patrick Shanley offered the role of the young nun in his movie version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

Oprah reportedly called John Patrick Shanley and asked to play the part of Mrs. Miller. He did not think she would be appropriate.

Warren was considered to play Richard Nixon in the film of the Peter Morgan play.

Clooney told playwright Peter Morgan how badly he wanted to direct the film version of his play.

Sam Mendes was said to be considered to direct along with George Clooney.

Martin Scorsese was considered to direct along with Sam Mendes and many more.

Lee was offered the role of King Balor, but had to turn down the role due to other commitments.

The star of "Veronica Mars" was a candidate for the role of Pepper Potts.

As early as 1997, Nicolas Cage expressed interest in being cast in the lead role.

Tom Cruise was long considered for the project's lead role.

Was up for the role of "Pepper Potts".

Rachel McAdams was originally considered for the role of Tony Stark/Iron Man's love interest, Pepper Potts.

Quentin Tarantino was reportedly approached to write and direct the film in 1999.

Bradley Cooper auctioned for the role that eventually went to James Franco.

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

Evans wanted the role of Scott Smith, the love interest of Harvey Milk, but was turned down in favor of Franco.

Rossellini was originally set to star as Abby, but backed out. Debra Winger replaced her.

Juliette Binoche was considered to star when Nicole Kidman dropped out.

Angelina Jolie was considered for the lead role.

Kidman was to have taken the role of Hana Schmitz once she'd finished Australia, but pregnancy prevented her from taking the role.

Kate Winslet was Stephen Daldry's original choice for the role of Hanna. However, she originally turned down the role due to a scheduling conflict with REVOLUTIONARY ROAD.

Owen Wilson was set to film a cameo but dropped out after being hospitalized for an attempted suicide.

Berry, whose likeness was used for the character in the original comic book, was considered for the role of The Fox.

Eminem, who was said to be the inspiration for the character in the comic, was briefly considered for the role of Wesley Gibson.

Farrell was the original writer Mark Millar's choice for the role of Wesley Gibson.

Pinkett Smith was the original author Mark Millar's choice for the role of The Fox.

Nicolas Cage was originally going to be the main character in the movie "The Wrestler" but later turned down the role.