Believe it or not, some actors really DID pass on a bunch of greatest roles in the history of movie filming. Some of them had solid reasons at the time, some really didn't, some of them regret it every day and others don't. Despite all that, we have gathered a list of 10 major roles that didn't end up being cast as planned, but however, still turned out to be great.
"Gravity" (2013)
"The Lord of the Rings" (2001-2003)
Sean Connery passed, went to Ian Mckellen.
"Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013)
Benicio Del Toro passed, went to Benedict Cumberbatch.
"Fifty Shades of Grey" (2014)
"X-Men" (2000)
Dougray Scott passed, went to Hugh Jackman.
"Oldboy" (2013)
Will Smith passed, went to Josh Brolin.
"The Lord of the Rings" (2001-2003)
Stuart Townsend passed, went to Viggo Mortensen.
"Ocean's Eleven" (2001)
Mark Wahlberg passed, went to Matt Damon.
"Lincoln" (2012)
Liam Neeson passed, went to Daniel Day-Lewis.
"Despicable Me 2" (2013)
Al Pacino passed, went to Benjamin Bratt.
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ReplyDeleteWow that really is dull
ReplyDeleteStuart Townsend didn't "pass" on LORD OF THE RINGS. He was fired and replaced.
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