| 1 |
Natalie Wood in
The Unforgiven?
Wood was considered for the role of Rachel Zachary in this Western film. |
| 2 |
Steve Martin in
Up in The Air?
Jason Reitman said that although the part of Ryan Bingham was written for George Clooney, in the case Clooney rejected him, he would have rewritten the script for Steve Martin and the film would have been much different. |
| 3 |
Susan Hayward in
The Night of The Iguana?
Hayward was thought of for the role of sexy Marion Faulk in the film version of the play by Tennessee Williams. |
| 4 |
Jose Ferrer in
All About Eve?
Ferrer was first choice for the role of Addison De Witt, but was not cast. |
| 5 |
Christina Applegate in
Titanic?
Christina Applegate auditioned to play Rose. |
| 6 |
Gwyneth Paltrow in
Resident Evil?
Gwyneth Paltrow turned down the lead role. |
| 7 |
June Allyson in
Dream Wife?
Allyson was the first actress attached to play Effie Effington. |
| 8 |
Jean Seberg in
The Klansman?
Director Terence Young flew from his home in Rome to Paris in order to try to convince Seberg to take a co-starring role alongside Richard Burton and Lee Marvin. |
| 9 |
Peter Bogdanovich in
The Godfather?
Peter himself claims that Paramount was eager for him to direct a number of their prestigious productions, including "The Godfather" and "Chinatown", but he preferred to develop his own films. |
| 10 |
Anthony Perkins in
Torn Curtain?
Perkins was suggested to Universal Studios by Alfred Hitchcock himself for the male lead in "Torn Curtain", but the studio preferred box-office champ Paul Newman. |
| 11 |
Karen Black in
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex?
In a 2009 interview Black recalled being sent the script by Woody Allen who envisioned her playing Gina. |
| 12 |
George Peppard in
Period of Adjustment?
Peppard turned down a starring role opposite Jane Fonda in this film. |
| 13 |
Charles Boyer in
Rosebud?
Had talks to play Fargeau. |
| 14 |
Garret Dillahunt in
The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford?
Was cast as "Charley Ford" but instead had to take a smaller role because of a TV commitment. |
| 15 |
Anthony Rogers in
On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
Peter Hunt put Rogers through makeup, costume, fight and acting tests to assess his ability to be the new James Bond. |
| 16 |
Hans De Vries in
On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
De Vries was among the top five final candidates to play James Bond, along with John Richardson, Anthony Rogers, Robert Campbell and George Lazenby. |
| 17 |
John Richardson in
On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
Director Peter Hunt screen-tested the handsome actor to play 007. |
| 18 |
Vera Miles in
Invasion of The Body Snatchers?
The gorgeous blonde had the inside track for the female lead in director Don Siegel's sci-fi classic but producer Walter Wanger insisted on casting an actress he was trying to promote. |
| 19 |
Joan Bennett in
Moontide?
The star's pregnancy forced her out of co-starring in this unusual, compelling film noir waterfront drama in which the great French star Jean Gabin made his American film debut. |
| 20 |
Robert Campbell in
On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
Although George Lazenby won the role of 007 and John Richardson was widely the runner-up, handsome and rugged Robert Campbell was among the five finalists. |
| 21 |
Judy Garland in
Mame?
The great star, who gave what people called a "legendary" and "brilliant" audition to replace Angela Lansbury in the Broadway musical, held out hope that she might be cast in the film version. |
| 22 |
Sam Wanamaker in
Funny Girl?
The fine actor was screen-tested for the role of Nick Arnstein. |
| 23 |
David Janssen in
Funny Girl?
The popular star of TV's "The Fugitive" was reported in newspapers as being Barbra Streisand's personal choice to play Nick Arnstein. |
| 24 |
Vince Edwards in
Funny Girl?
Newspaper reports of the day mentioned the "Ben Casey" star as a possibility for the role of Nick Arnstein. |
| 25 |
Robert Culp in
Funny Girl?
The handsome and dashing "I Spy" and "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" star was widely reported in the press to have signed a deal to play Nick Arnstein. |
