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 Who was considered for Ocean's Eleven?

Alan Arkin
Arkin as originally cast as Saul Bloom but had to pull out of the project for personal reasons.
Actor who got the part: Carl Reiner

Warren Beatty
Beatty was considered for the part of Terry Benedict.
Actor who got the part: Andy Garcia

Michael Douglas
Considered for the role of Terry Benedict.
Actor who got the part: Andy Garcia

Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes was considered for the part of Terry Benedict.
Actor who got the part: Andy Garcia

Dennis Franz
Dennis Franz was considered for the part of Reuben.
Actor who got the part: Elliott Gould

Danny Glover
Danny Glover turned down the part of Frank Catton.
Actor who got the part: Bernie Mac

Ewan McGregor
Considered at one point for the role of Basher Tarr.
Actor who got the part: Don Cheadle

Sydney Pollack
Pollack was considered to play Reuben in the remake of Ocean's Eleven.
Actor who got the part: Elliot Gould

Brett Ratner
Originally, Brett Ratner was going to direct the remake of Ocean's Eleven and he wanted Sean Penn to be in it, but eventually, Ratner had to move on to another project, and Soderbergh took over.
Actor who got the part: Steven Soderbergh

Mark Wahlberg
Wahlberg was originally supposed to play the part of Linus.
Actor who got the part: Matt Damon

Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis turned down a role in the film.

Luke Wilson
Luke & Owen Wilson were set to play the Malloy brothers but dropped out. The roles went to Casey Affleck and Scott Caan.

Owen Wilson
Owen & Luke Wilson were set to play the Malloy brothers but dropped out. The roles went to Casey Affleck and Scott Caan.



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