Paramount offered a role to Edward Norton so he could fulfill a contractural obligation to the studio. He declined the role.

Refused to parody his beloved role as the Frankenstein monster.

Universal Studios executives thought Bela Lugosi was dead, so they had Keith in mind to play Dracula. Keith had been the orginal choice to play Dracula in 1931.

Raines dropped out of the film at the last moment. She would have played "Joan Raymond."

Michael Dunn died during production of this fim, though the name of the actor who doubled for him as The Dwarf is unknown.

Clooney was considered for the role of Will.

Russell Crowe was considered for the role of Will.

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.

McGregor was considered for the role of Will.

Brad Pitt turned down the lead role of Will.

Turned down a role in About a Boy.

Curtis Armstrong auditioned for the role of Bernie played by Jim Belushi.

Phoebe Cates auditioned for the role of Debbie.

Thomas Haden Church was originally considered for the role of Randall Hertzel.

Weaver turned down the role of the ADA.

Barbara Stanwyck was sought after for the part of Wilma Tuttle, a psychology professor who has committed murder.

Jim Carrey reportedly asked Grier to play the role that Tone Loc played. David said it wasn't the direction he wanted to go at the time.

Arthur was offered a part in this movie version of playwright Moss Hart's autobiography. But she declined it.

Debbie was held up on production of Give a Girl a break and could not make this movie.

Cher was overly picky after a few lacklustre films and didn't trust her better judgment on the offer to play Morticia!

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).

Carson had a guest on his show (Harold Robbins maybe) who was involved in the making of "The Adventurers." Carson was offered the lead role during the interview, but in spite of the approving applause, he turned down the part.

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

Turned down the role of "Sue Ann Daley" in the movie version of Harold Robbins' best-seller.

For the movie version of Harold Robbins' novel, Hamilton turned down the role of international playboy "Dax Xenos."

According to her autobiography, turned down a lead part in "The Adventurers." It is not clear whether it was the part eventually played by Leigh Taylor-Young or Candice Bergan.

Foster turned down the lead role.

Brando was Gilliam's original choice for Vulcan.

Connery was signed for the part of King of the Moon but budget troubles forced Terry Gilliam to cut great portions of the moon sequence. With his role diminished, Connery left the project.

Was considered for the role of the Baron.

Palin was originally slated to play the Prime Minister of the Moon, but budget contraints cut out the planned sequence.

Was considered for the role of the Baron.

Jason Donovan turned down the role of Adam because he thought he would look like a hypocrite if he played a dragqueen so soon after suing the FACE magazine for alledging he was gay.

This film masterpiece was originally planned for the great Cagney.

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).

Kibbee was the original choice to play the role of Friar Tuck.

Lost the role intended for him of "Will Scarlett" because he was vacationing in England.

Orson Welles was offered the role of Friar Tuck or King Richard, but he turned them both down.

Demi showed interest in this role in 1997 before it was put on the back burner. Aeon creator Peter Chung although disapproved of the casting of Moore.

Rodriguez was originaly cast for the lead role in 2003.

Ingrid Bergman was the first choice for the role of Terry McKay.

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

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.

When this long-delayed project re-materialized in 1949, after coming apart in 1938, the velvet-voiced superb actor Mason was the choice to play "Charlie Allnut."

The debonair Niven would have played "Charlie Allnut" had the movie been made in 1938, as originally planned.

Hepburn turned down the role of the Countess Ellen Olenska in this first film adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel.

Val Kilmer signed on to play the character Lance Stone in the Warwick Davis production but had to drop out secondary to sustained production delays.

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

Anjelica Huston wanted Rosie O'Donnell to play the title part. After O'Donnell turned it down, Huston decided to play the part.

According to her autobiography, Patricia Neal said "no" to a major role because of personal problems in her life at the time.

Geraldine Page originated the role of Mother Miriam Ruth in the Broadway play by John Pielmeier, but was overlooked for the film.

The brilliant Amanda Plummer was passed over by director Norman Jewison for the part of Sister Agnes, although she had originated it on stage and won a Tony.

The role of the President was originally written for Costner but after complications with another film (The Postman), Costner had to drop out. He offered the part to Harrison Ford.

George Kennedy was furious that he missed the chance to spoof himself in this movie. He would later get that opportunity in the Naked Gun series.

In his autobiography, Christopher Lee states that he turned down the role of Dr. Rumack.

David Letterman screen tested for the role of Ted Striker. Jerry Zucker later brought the tape along to a Late Night appearance. Dave was not amused.

Barry Manilow was reportedly considered to play Ted Striker.

The role of Murdock (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) was originally going to go to Pete Rose.

Jack Webb turned down a role in this movie.

Willard turned down the role of Ted Striker.

Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. turned down a role in Airplane! according to the DVD commentary.

Booth turned down the chance to return to the screen as Ada Quonsett in Airport, for which Helen Hayes won an Oscar.

Offered the role of "Gwen Meighen" in the box-office blockbuster.

Colbert turned down the role of Ada Quonsett (Helen Hayes accepted the part and her second Academy Award for her efforts).

She turned down roles in both Airport 1975 & Airport '77.

She turned down roles in both Airport 1975 & Airport '77.

Garbo was offered a part in the film but found it boring to play "an aged actress".

Brad Kane was originally hired to be BOTH the speaking and singing voice of Aladdin, but at the last moment they gave the speaking voice to Scott Weinger.

Already filmed his dialogue for the Genie in the film, but it was all thrown out by Disney when Robin Williams agreed to come back.

Clark Gable was reportedly considered for the Travis role and Burt Lancaster for the Bowie role.

Director John Wayne offered the part of Jim Bowie to Charlton Heston, who did not want to be directed by Wayne, and declined.

Clark Gable was reportedly considered for the Travis role and Burt Lancaster for the Bowie role.

Ron Howard was originally attached to direct the Alamo with Russell Crowe on board.

Sean Connery was originally considered for the role of Philip (Val Kilmer).

Director Oliver Stone originally wanted Tom Cruise in the lead role.

Before being cast as King Philip, Stone was considering him for the lead.

Considered for the role of Alexander (Colin Farrell).

Brad Pitt was considered for the role of Hephaestion, but turned down the role due to personal concerns with the character.

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.

Cast by her "Moulin Rouge" director Baz Luhrmann in the role of the hero's extraordinary mother, "Olympia." The rival Oliver Stone movie of Alexander's life contributed to the derailment of Luhrmann's long-planned epic.

Turned down the title role in the classic version of the film about a handsome, womanizing louse.

The singer-actor-composer was among the actors who turned down the role of a bachelor who manipulates and uses women, but gets his comeuppance in the end.

Producers wanted him for the lead role, but he declined.

In 1956 Judy was announced to star in a remake of the Katharine Hepburn 1935 film about a small town girl with social ambitions, opposite Eddie Albert.

According to her autobiography, before Ellen was given the role of Alice Hyatt, Anne Bancroft was attatched to the project.

Shirley MacLaine turned down the role of Alice Hyatt. She admitted regreting it.

Streisand turned down the lead, feeling she was too young at the time.

Sigourney Weaver was cast in the film but had to drop out due to a conflicting schedule.

Set to play "Ripley," she learned she had been replaced and was instead offered the role of "Lambert".

According to Premier Magazine, Jill Clayburgh turned down the lead role.

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.

Ford turned down the Captain Dallas role.

Joss Whedon reportedly wrote a part in the film specifically for Yun-Fat Chow.

Jolie was turned down for the role of Call.

When Danny Boyle was on the project, he planned to cast Ewan McGregor as Vriess.

The part of Dr. Wren was originally written for Bill Murray.

Remar was originally cast as Cpl. Hicks but was fired by James Cameron shortly after shooting began.

Claudette Colbert was set to play tempestuous, fragile, aging Broadway legend Margo Channing but an injury sustained on a previous movie prevented her from doing the film.

Miss Crain was one of the actresses considered to portray the two-faced Eve.

Zsa Zsa Gabor was considered by the producers to play Miss Caswell.

In 1955, Judy was approached about appearing in a musical remake of All About Eve.

Lansbury was considered for the role of Miss Caswell.

The great stage star refused to act in a film that required her character to appear drunk; the director also refused to change a scene so that Lawrence could sing a torch song.

Donna Reed was considered for the role of Eve Harrington.

Producer Darryl F. Zanuck had Barbara Stanwyck in mind when he first read the script.

Lisa Eichhorn was "unceremoniously dropped from the film". The role of Cheryl Gibbons went to Barbra Streisand.

The actor flirted with the idea of playing the Bob Fosse-like choreographer.

The actor was cast by director Bob Fosse as the driven, womanizing, Fosse-like choreographer but withdrew from the dramatic musical just before production.

Bob Fosse offered the role of Audrey Paris to MacLaine, who claims she gave Fosse the inspiration to make a movie about his experiences as a heart attack survivor. Some say MacLaine turned Fosse down because he couldn't meet her salary demands.

According to his biography by Eric Lax, Paul Newman turn down the leading role in All That Jazz.

Pulled out of the movie remake of the Robert Penn Warren novel before filming began.

John Wayne was offered the part of Willie Stark by director Robert Rossen, but he turned it down.

The British director turned down the film because he believed that the shocking story of Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal should be directed by an American.

Turned down the role of John Grady Cole in the movie version of Cormac McCarthy's fine novel.

Irene Dunne was first choice for the role of the governess Henriette Delusie Deportes, but Bette Davis returned from vacation and demanded the role.

Jack Black tried out for the supporting role of Lester Bangs.

Dunst auditioned for and almost got the role of Penny in Almost Famous.

Jon Favreau auditioned for the role of Lester Bangs.

Kate Hudson was originally supposed to play William's sister, Anita, but was given the role of Penny Lane when Sarah Polley dropped out.

The role of Russell was originally written for Brad Pitt who dropped out saying "I just don't get it enough to do it."

Had accepted the part of Penny but dropped out to do another film.

According to director Cameron Crowe, Portman auditioned for the part of Penny.

Jane Wyman went on suspension rather than play the leading lady in this Kirk Douglas western.

Costner was offered the role, but turned it down.

Turned down a role in the movie Always.

According to wikipedia, Branagh was replaced by Tom Hulce at the "eleventh hour" for the role of Mozart.

Curry auditioned to play Mozart.

Mel Gibson auditioned to play Amadeus Mozart.

Hamill was considered for the lead role after playing Mozart on Broadway.

Mick Jagger auditioned to play Antonio Salieri.

Elizabeth McGovern tested for the role of Mazart's wife Constanze.

Meg Tilly had been cast as Constance, Mozart's wife. She injured her leg the day before shooting began and had to be replaced by Elizabeth Berridge.

Pitt, Liam Neeson, Tea Leoni, Martin Sheen and Madonna were reportedly attached to this 'psychological thriller' to be directed by Brian DePalma. Never got off the ground.

Pitt, Liam Neeson, Tea Leoni, Martin Sheen and Madonna were reportedly attached to this 'psychological thriller' to be directed by Brian DePalma. Never got off the ground.

Pitt, Liam Neeson, Tea Leoni, Martin Sheen and Madonna were reportedly attached to this 'psychological thriller' to be directed by Brian DePalma. Never got off the ground.

Pitt, Liam Neeson, Tea Leoni, Martin Sheen and Madonna were reportedly attached to this 'psychological thriller' to be directed by Brian DePalma. Never got off the ground.

Pitt, Liam Neeson, Tea Leoni, Martin Sheen and Madonna were reportedly attached to this 'psychological thriller' to be directed by Brian DePalma. Never got off the ground.

Emily Watson had to turn the lead role down because she didn't speak French.

Robert Downey Jr. was the first choice for Eddie Thomas, but his personal/legal problems interfered.

Read for the part of Angela Hayes.

Chevy Chase turned down the lead role of Lester.

Jeff Daniels was considered for the part of Lester.

Majandra Delfino auditioned for the role of Angela Hayes.

Kirsten Dunst turned down the lead role of Angela (Mena Suvari).

Terry Gilliam turned down the chance to direct American Beauty.

Jake Gyllenhaal auditioned for the role of Ricky Fitts.

Leto actively campaigned for the Wes Bentley role.

Garson was to be cast in this color film written by Carl Sandburg. It was to be a historical film from Plymouth Rock to WW II, with Garson playing many women. But it was not made. Producers at the time thought it would be her best role.

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.

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

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."

Ramirez was originally cast as Eva Kendall-Lucas but the project was shelved for a time and when it finally got off the ground again, the role was recast.

Didn't like the erotic nature of the film and claims that the part was largely rewritten at Richard Gere's request.

Christie was attached at one time to play Michelle Stratton - the politician's wife.

Christopher Reeve turned down the lead role.

Patrick Swayze turned down the lead role.

One of several films that Travolta turned down the lead role before it was offered to Richard Gere.

Director Tony Kaye was unhappy with the finished film and tried to remove his name from the project. He wanted to use the pseudonym "Alan Smithee" but the Director's Guild would not allow it.

Charisse was set to play the leading female role but discovered she was pregnant so, before production began, she was replaced.

Had been director Vincente Minnelli's top pick to play "Henri Baurel."

Top choice to play chic "Milo Roberts," but Nina Foch's reading so impressed director Vincente Minnelli, Foch won the role.

Alyson Hannigan was originally offered the part of Heather but declined. She aksed to play Michelle instead.

At one time, both Robert Redford and Emma Thompson were to play the leads that Michael Douglas and Annette Bening eventually played. This is when the film was due to be a more political film.

Diaz was considered to play Evelyn Williams.

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

Edward Norton turned down the lead role.

Pitt was offered the lead role at one point but turned it down.

Woods was considered for the part of Donald Kimball.

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

Akroyd was reportedly the studio's choice to star but John Landis refused.

Was considered for the supporting role of LT. Cmdr. "Bus" Cummings, but instead got the leading role when William Holden turned it down.

The top actor and box-office star was first offered the role of Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison in the comedy drama.

Passed on the role of John Quincy Adams.

Cuba Gooding Jr. turned down the lead role.

Washington was considered for the role of Cinque.

Wayans reportedly auditioned for the role of Cinque, but was told he didn't look dark enough for the role.

Fox auditioned for the role of Lisa but she did not get the part.

Reedus turned down the role of "George Lutz" in the 2005 remake of the 1979 ghost tale.

Julianna Margulies turned down the lead role in Anaconda.

Alfred Hitchcock turned down the chance to direct the drama about a mysterious imposter posing as the Grand Duchess. Or is she an imposter?.

Miss Jones was Fox's President first choice to play the title role, but had to refuse due to pregnancy. Ingrid Bergman, who replaced her, won an Oscar for her work.

The legendarily difficult director Otto Preminger offered Ives the role of the judge.

The legendary actor turned down the role of the judge. In the end, the role was played by the real-life judge who participated in the Army-McCarthy hearings.

Shooting had aready began but she and director Otto Preminger couldn't get along and she walked. Lee Remick replaced her at the last minute.

Dan Aykroyd was the original choice to play stage manager Garth Holliday.

Alec Baldwin was the first choice to play competing news anchor Frank Vitchard.

Will Ferrell in an interview said that he knew his "Stranger Than Fiction" co-star Gyllenhaal from her audition for "Anchorman."

The original draft of the screenplay had an attached page of cast ideas, which suggested that Ed Harris play newsroom boss Ed Harken.

John C. Reilly was the first choice to play sports commentator Champ Kind. (He co-starred in Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's next movie, "Talladega Nights").

Ben Stiller was the original choice to play Brian Fantana. He does have a brief cameo in the film as a Spanish news anchor.

Dustin Hoffman was reportedly interested in playing Valentin.

Streisand turned down the part of a French singer (whose songs include some of Streisand's early standards) in Claude Lelouch's film.

Harpo had spent several weeks on the film version of George Bernard Shaw's play when Howard Hughes decided he was too old and replaced him with Alan Young (Wilbur on "Mr. Ed").

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.

The producers really wanted Brigitte Bardot for the lead role but Bardot had other contracts at the time.

Brando was oringaly considerd to play Louis Chyper.

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

Michael Douglas was considered for the role of Harry Parker.

Jack Nicholson was considered for the lead role of Harry Parker.

Pacino was considered to play Harry Parker.

This project (originally called "Angie, I Says") was created with Madonna in mind for the starring role, but then scheduling conflicts arose with the filming of Dangerous Game and she was replaced by Geena Davis.

Kathy Najimy was considered to play the title role.

Marisa Tomei was considered to play the title role.

Dan Aykroyd turned down the role of D-Day due to a prior commitment. The role was reportedly written with him in mind.

Director John Landis wanted to cast Chevy Chase as Otter, but he had a scheduling conflict.

If John Belushi would have refused the part of Bluto, Meat Loaf was going to be the next pick.

Animal House was set to be filmed at the University of Missouri until the president read the script. Then the university of Oregon reluctantly allowed the use of their campus but limited them to just 30 days of filming.

The director's original choice for Boon was Bill Murray, but he was commited to another project.

Novak was the original choice to play Dean Wormer's wife.

Webb was the original choice to play Dean Wormer.

Thompson turned down the role of Anna.

Kate Winslet turned down the lead role in Anna and The King.

Many fine actresses wanted this role, but only a few were offered it. One was Jean Arthur and she declined it so she could be in the play Born Yesterday.

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.

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

When production was delayed on this film due to Irene Dunne's husband being ill and she needing to be with him, the producers almost replaced her with Myrna Loy.

McGuire was very strongly considered for this role, along with many other actreses, but did not win the part of Mrs. Anna.

There was talk in the 1940's of remaking this role with Lansbury as Anna Christie, but it did not happen.

Joan dated Don Barry in the 1940's, who tried to purchase the rights to this play for Joan to star as the title character.

Columbia pictures wanted Susan to play the title role but at the last minute replaced her.

Julie Christie turned down the role of Anne Boleyn.

Faye Dunaway turned down the lead role.

Olivia reportedly turned the part down. She had been the first choice to play Anne Boleyn.

Taylor begged producer Hal Wallis to give her the part of Anne Boleyn so she could keep a close eye on Richard Burton who was cast in the role of Henry VIII. Wallis thought she was much too old for the role and cast 26-year-old Genevieve Bujold instead.

Jack Nicholson had agreed to play Daddy Warbucks, but dropped out after the films original producer left the project.

Berkeley was fired from the film after the studio was unhappy about the footage he had shot with Judy Garland. Judy disliked Berkeley intensely after he had caused her collapse on the set of Girl Crazy, so why MGM hired him again to direct Garland is a mystery. Judy would also be fired from the film.

Fired from the big film version of Irving Berlin's Broadway hit after she had recorded the songs and began filming.

Considered to replace Judy Garland as Annie Oakley before Betty Hutton was hired.

When Judy Garland was dismissed from the project, leggy and hugely popular movie star Grable lobbied Darryl F. Zanuck to loan her to MGM to play the role.

Frank Morgan who was cast as Buffalo Bill died whilst the film was on hiatus in between Judy Garland being fired and Betty Hutton hired to play Annie Oakley.

Rogers wanted to play Annie and famously said "I would have done the part for one dollar if someone had asked me."

Director Charles Walters replaced Busby Berkeley and, later, Walters himself was replaced.

Danny Aiello was in a restaurant scene that was cut from the film.

According to the DVD commentary, Garson was the first choice for the role fo Mrs. Taggart in this bizarre "comedy."

Gloria Grahame was offered and declined the role of Laurette Sincee in this prequel to The Little Foxes.

Original cast member Jane Alexander was replaced by Betty Buckley for unknown reasons.

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.

Original cast member Ben Gazzara was replaced by Gene Hackman for unknown reasons.

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

Arnold was considered for a role in the film.

Filmed some scenes for the film but they were cut.

Diddy was considered for the lead role but was replaced by Jamie Foxx.

David Duchovny was considered to play Ollie Powers.

Rhames was considered to play Julian Washington.

Filmed some scenes for the film but they were cut.

Chris Tucker was considered to play Willie Beaman.

Originally turned down the part of Ann because of a required nude scene. The script was rewritten to get her back.

Was cast by director Billy Wilder as businessman and cheating husband "Jeff D. Sheldrake," but died before filming began.

First choice to play Col. Lucas (Harrison Ford) but he wanted too much money.

Hackman was considered for an early role in the film.

Harvey Keitel was actually cast as Willard but was fired 2 weeks into production.

George Lucas was originally going to direct Apocalypse Now before Coppola chose to direct himself.

Coppola considered having friend Malick, director of Badlands etc, and his sister Talia Shire play characters from Conrad's Heart of Darkness but decided against adding the characters.

Steve McQueen turned down the role of Captain Willard. Reportedly the first actor to be offered the part.

Jack Nicholson turned down the role of Willard.

Considered for the part of Willard.

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