13 Actors and Actresses Who Were Unexpectedly Replaced During Filming

Actors and actresses are real stars, that’s a fact. But, in front of the cameras, they are people subject to a contract with a relationship of subordination. And, behind the scenes, not everything is so idyllic, despite having the privileges of big celebrities. Bad working conditions, disagreements over interpretation methods, accidents at work, etc., there are several reasons why some actors terminate their contracts.

At the awesome.club we are always looking for new stories and preparing anecdotes about some celebrities involving the decision to leave certain films.

Penélope Cruz became pregnant in the middle of filming. She had to use a stunt double to film some scenes. Fortunately, her own sister, actress Mónica Cruz, can take on this difficult task.

ABC Family’s Quebec series, The Fosters: Foster Family was taping its 3rd season when one of its main actors, Jake T. Austin (Jesus Adams Foster) decided not to continue. The reason? He didn’t think he would have enough time for other projects. Who replaced him was Noah Centineo, unknown until that moment.

If you watched the series Me, the Mistress and the Children, maybe you didn’t understand why Jazz Raycole, in the role of Claire Kyle in the 1st season, abandoned filming. It seems that the mother of the young actress did not agree with the new themes addressed by the director. Who took over was Jennifer Freeman, grateful for the opportunity.

This zombie movie recently came out on the Netflix platform, in May 2021. Chris D’Elia had just started playing the role of a helicopter pilot, when some court scandals knocked on his door. He was then replaced by Tig Notaro. However, taking into account that the filming was done during the pandemic, the director decided to resume the scenes with Tig Notaro with a green background, without equipment.

This movie classic became famous for the clothes worn by its main character. As you can imagine, wearing the mask while filming was extremely difficult. That’s why James Purefoy refused to continue after six weeks of filming, understanding that he should wear the mask until the end. Hugo Weaving replaced him.

The Batwoman series has been broadcast since 2019 with the participation of actress Ruby Rose. Sadly, fans of her were surprised to discover that the character’s face had drastically changed in Season 2. We don’t know if it was the actress who decided to leave the set, due to the difficult shooting conditions, or if she was fired. Anyway, from now on, the bat lady will be played by Javicia Leslie.

In this sci-fi film, a divorced author falls in love with the female voice of his OS1 operating system. The setting is quite avant-garde, but the director wanted to create a real connection between the actors. As he didn’t notice that between Samantha Morton and Joaquin Phoenix, he decided to replace the actress’s voice with Scarlett Johansson’s.

This series, which takes place in the 1960s in the United States, focuses on Don Draper, director of an advertising agency. Don has a son, Bobby Draper, and none of the fans can really understand who plays this character: Mason Vale Cotton, Maxwell Huckabee, Aaron Hart or Jared S. Gilmore.

Elizabeth Spriggs was replaced by Dawn French due to the actress’ unfortunate passing.

Robert Downey Jr. is known for improvising most of his roles. Initially, he was supposed to be Sandra Bullock’s setmate. However, things did not go as planned. In fact, the film Gravity required the use of very specific technologies to record certain scenes. Therefore, the director preferred George Clooney, as it was easier to deal with his personality during filming.

Another unfortunate passing story: Heath Ledger. Director Terry Gilliam decided to keep the scenes already shot, mainly because he had already finished filming all the real-world scenes. What was his idea? Using other actors for scenes in the imaginary world: Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell. An excellent and ingenious game of waist.

As difficult as it may seem, Ryan Gosling was rejected because of his physique. In fact, on the set of Um Olhar do Paraíso, the director discovered that he was too overweight to take on the role he had been assigned. Mark Wahlberg, who replaced him, certainly had to keep himself in line after that.

We finally finish this selection with actress Natalie Portman. We had seen her in the movie Thor: The Dark World, playing Jane Foster. In the continuation of the adventures of the Marvel universe, she was again called to play this role. However, the actress refused. The production’s reaction: reusing scenes of Thor with Jane Foster to incorporate them into Avengers: Endgame.

Whether they had time to appear on screen or not, these changes impacted the continuity of filming and even the success of the films or series. What did you think of these changes? Did you notice any of them? Leave your opinion in the comments.