20 Actors Who Were About to Star in Some of Our Favorite Movies

When Matthew McConaughey read the script for “Titanic”, he told James Cameron that he would not participate in such a boring film, thinking that this cinematic work would be a failure at the box office. “Titanic” has become a movie classic, and McConaughey has regretted his decision more than once. Many actors understand Matthew, as they too have turned down roles that could have brought them the most glory.

At the awesome.clubwe decided to imagine what would have happened if everything had been different and other actors had starred in productions that became box office hits.

Six Oscar statuettes, 7 Golden Globe awards, one win from 5 nominations at the BAFTA ceremonies. this is the movie La La Land, a wonderful musical adored by millions of viewers. The main roles in this film became a real triumph for Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, but it turns out that their characters in the film could have been played by other actors.

The role of Mia was offered to Emma Watson, but the girl was busy on the set of Beauty and the Beast and decided that the film adaptation of the fairy tale project was more important. The role of Sebastian could have been played by Miles Teller, however he was not satisfied with the fee (he was paid 4 million dollars, but asked for a minimum of 6 million dollars).

It’s hard to imagine what Macaulay Culkin’s career would have been like if Jack’s role in Titanic it had been for him. The film’s producers were already willing to make the comedy star They forgot me the main character of the dramatic work, but James Cameron intervened. The director saw Leonardo DiCaprio in the male lead role of his film and therefore rejected Macaulay Culkin.

Christian Bale, Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp, in addition to the aforementioned Matthew McConaughey, who turned down the job, were also quoted for the role of Jack.

Late 80’s Cult Movie Star Breakfast Club, Molly Ringwald had every chance of starring in the romantic comedy Pretty Woman. Julia Roberts, who played Vivian, wasn’t even initially considered for this role and the Disney company didn’t like it.

The film’s director, Garry Marshall, offered Molly the lead role, but she turned it down: she didn’t want to play a prostitute. In an interview after the premiere of A beautiful womanthe actress said that she regretted her rejection and that, if she could go back to the past, she would have accepted Marshall’s proposal.

The main role in the film MIB men in Black was offered to David Schwimmer but, at the time, Ross from Friends was busy with his own directing project. since we left and rejected the offer. Schwimmer didn’t want to disappoint the people he had already promised roles in his film. And although David’s directorial debut was a failure, the actor demonstrated high moral qualities.

The fact that Pamela Anderson was a candidate for the lead role in X file was revealed by Gillian Anderson, who ended up playing Agent Scully: “She was a more regular person on television at the time. They were looking for an actress with more chest, longer legs and taller
than me. The producers could not have imagined that the series, starring me and David, could be so successful.”

Director Neil Blomkamp saw rapper Eminem in the lead role of his sci-fi movie. The musician agreed, but put one condition: filming should take place in Detroit. The producers decided not to get carried away by the star and gave the lead role of Elysium to Matt Damon.

Anne Hathaway was the first candidate for the role of Tiffany in the film The good side of life and even started acting in the movie. However, she was forced to abandon the project due to disagreements with the director.

In the end, Anne was replaced by Jennifer Lawrence, for whom the character became a milestone: it was this film that helped her win the Oscar.

Many actors were one step away from the role of James Bond. Clint Eastwood, Henry Cavill, Clive Owen, Jude Law and Mel Gibson are among them. The last applicant was rejected because the film’s producer, Albert Broccoli, was sure that only an Englishman should play James Bond.

the television series Ugly Betty taught millions of viewers that the most important thing is not looks, but a good heart. The main role in this series brought America Ferrera fame. But in her place could be Salma Hayek, who ended up becoming the producer of the same series.

Warner Bros. offered the role of the Joker to Ryan Gosling, who turned it down due to the terms of the contract, which involved acting in the film’s sequels. As a result, the supervillain of the DC Comics universe was played by Jared Leto.

Many Hollywood actresses aspired to the role of Mia Thermopolis in the film. Princess’ diary🇧🇷 Among them, Reese Witherspoon, Kirsten Dunst, Kate Hudson, Alicia Silverstone and Cameron Diaz. The producers chose Anne Hathaway.

To play the role of Tyler Durden in The Fight ClubSean Penn and Matt Damon were selected, but the film’s producers decided that Brad Pitt looked more convincing than the others in this character.

the comedy Very Crazy Friday about a daughter and a mother who switch bodies was the favorite movie of many 2000s teens. It’s hard to imagine anyone other than Lindsay Lohan playing one of the lead roles in this movie. But she could easily have been replaced by Kelly Osbourne, who at the last moment decided not to participate in the project.

Later, Kelly said that she regretted her decision, and most of her friends are sure that this refusal was the biggest mistake in her life.

The author of the novel series Twilight, Stephenie Meyer, dreamed that Henry Cavill would play the role of the vampire Edward in the film adaptation of his work. “The only actor I see playing Edward is Henry Cavill,” she wrote. But Mayer didn’t even offer Cavill the role, considering he was too adult for his film (at the time Henry was 24 and Robert Pattinson, who got the job, was 22).

In one of her interviews, Charlize Theron said she was about to become the star of the musical Chicago🇧🇷 The actress was approved for the film, but after the director changed, she had to leave the project. Rob Marshall did not see her in the lead role in this film. Charlize says that Rob’s refusal was a huge blow to her.

Han Solo’s role in Star Wars it was offered to Al Pacino, but after reading the script he turned it down. It seemed to him that this story was too complicated to attract a large number of viewers.

“I didn’t understand the script when I read it,” said Al Pacino in an interview with MTV.

Emma Watson was asked to play Cinderella, but she refused, as she considered the protagonist of the fairy tale to be a bad example for girls around the world. He believes that the modern princess should be independent and curious, not wait for her prince to ask the fairy godmother for help, as Cinderella does.

In the end, Cinderella was played by actress Lily James, and Emma Watson got the role of another Disney princess: Bella.

The 20th Century Fox studio wanted the work to star only famous actors, as the film’s budget reached 237 million dollars. So, it was decided to invite Matt Damon to the main role, but the actor refused because of his tight schedule.

After the success of avatar, Matt regretted more than once not having accepted James Cameron’s proposal. “The most important character in my life that I rejected was in avatar”, said Damon.

When French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet wrote the screenplay for The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain, he already knew which actress he would like to see playing the lead role. he loved the movie
Waves of Fate and its star Emily Watson. However, she declined the invitation because she knew little French and was not sure if she could act in a non-native language.

Fortunately, Jean-Pierre Jeunet was delighted with Audrey Tautou, who played Amélie.

The idea of ​​making a film about Freddie Mercury came about 8 years ago. The role of the cult musician was supposed to be played by Sacha Baron Cohen. In the end, the actor turned down the job because of disagreements with Queen members. Cohen wanted to make the film tougher and more realistic, the musicians insisted on family drama.

Sacha Baron Cohen was replaced in Bohemian Rhapsody by Rami Malek. The premiere of this cinematic work took place on November 1, 2018.