30 Movie Roles Obviously Designed For Other Actors

Some of the most iconic roles in cinema could have turned out very differently… 00:00 Intro 01:10 Jerry Maguire – Tom Hanks was the original inspiration 02:21 Django Unchained – Will Smith passed because Django wasn’t the “lead” 03:21 Kill Bill – Warren Beatty was nearly the titular Bill 04:23 The Fifth Element – Prince was first choice for Ruby Rhod 05:45 The One – Written for The Rock to fight… The Rock 07:07 Clueless – Sarah Michelle Gellar nearly played Amber 08:07 Sister Act – Bette Midler turned down Delores/Sister Mary Clarence 08:54 X-Men – Rachael Leigh Cook said no to Rogue 09:58 Spies Like Us – John Belushi was the original fit for Emmett 10:39 What Just Happened – Alec Baldwin inspired the “beard” subplot 12:07 Once Bitten – Michael J. Fox & Elvira were early targets 13:32 Cinderella – Emma Watson was in talks before Lily James 14:08 Almost Famous – Brad Pitt dropped out as Russell Hammond 15:42 Breakfast at Tiffany’s – Capote wanted Marilyn Monroe as Holly 16:41 The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown pictured Harrison Ford as Langdon 17:39 Prometheus – Max von Sydow was Ridley Scott’s Weyland pick 19:10 Blazing Saddles – Richard Pryor was meant to be Sheriff Bart 20:04 American Psycho – DiCaprio was pursued for Patrick Bateman 21:10 The Godfather Part III – Winona Ryder exited days before filming 22:42 The Avengers – Early scripts wrote Wasp for Zooey Deschanel 23:40 Avatar – Matt Damon turned down Jake (and a 10% gross deal) 24:32 Jurassic Park – Harrison Ford passed on Dr. Grant 25:34 Jack Frost – George Clooney swap led to Keaton’s snow-dad 26:53 Dr. No – Christopher Lee nearly debuted as Bond’s first villain 28:15 The Suicide Squad – Deadshot plans pivoted to Bloodsport 29:38 Ghostbusters – Candy, Belushi & Murphy were in early drafts 31:05 Iron Man – Tom Cruise flirted with being Tony Stark 31:48 Blow Dry – Casting drifted far from the writer’s intent 33:08 Beverly Hills Cop – Stallone rewrote it as a straight actioner 34:55 Reservoir Dogs – James Woods never got Tarantino’s offer For more awesome content, check out: http://whatculture.com/ Follow us on Facebook at:   / whatculture   Catch us on X: https://x.com/whatculture