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jimmystewart · 08-31-2009, 05:02 AM

The only one of these I didn't know about was Gibson for Gladiator. I am not a fan of either Crowe or Gibson but I am glad Crowe got the part.

Tyger · 08-31-2009, 05:34 AM

I still think that Katie Holmes thing is just a fairytale

Harrison Ford dominates all roles apparently, haha

Val Kilmer turned down the role of Jeffrey Beaumont in Blue Velvet, which went to Kyle MacLachlan. Kyle's a great match with Lynch, but I think Val could've done a great job too.

adh56 · 08-31-2009, 05:57 AM

Jack Nicholson wasn't the first choice in any of his Oscar winning roles.

-One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest: James Caan
-As Good As It Gets: John Travolta
-Terms Of Enderment: Burt Reynolds, Paul Newman & Harrison Ford

Jack is the man!

Suntory_Times · 08-31-2009, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Tyger

I still think that Katie Holmes thing is just a fairytale

Harrison Ford dominates all roles apparently, haha

Val Kilmer turned down the role of Jeffrey Beaumont in Blue Velvet, which went to Kyle MacLachlan. Kyle's a great match with Lynch, but I think Val could've done a great job too.

Harrison Ford turned down Val Kilmers role in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

Petra_Kalbrain · 08-31-2009, 07:18 AM

I saw an interview for League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen where Sean Connery said that he read the script for The Matrix and didn't understand it, so he turned it down. It became a massive success. Same thing happened when he read the Lord Of The Rings scripts. He didn't understand them, so he turned THEM down. They became a massive success. When he read the League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen script, same thing happened. He didn't understand it. So, knowing what happened with the last two scripts that he didn't understand, he accepted thinking that it would be a massive success.

Suntory_Times · 08-31-2009, 09:35 AM

^ You can't really blame Connery for that though. At least his thought was for the better (despite the film being a pile of something not very nice). I remember seeing it in cinemas, and being absolutely shocked at how bad it was. I'm glad he wasn't in LOTR though, I can't imagine his Scottish accent would have been very good.

Speaking of which Alison Doody (played Elsa in Indiana Jones and the last crusade) was Peter Jacksons first choice for Galdriel. I think we are also lucky here as Cate Blanchett was perfect for the role.

Happy_Evil_Dude · 08-31-2009, 10:50 AM

There's literally hundreds of examples, this is not at all an uncommon phenomenon.

The Rock turned down The One
Natalie Portman turned down The Constant Gardener, X-Men and Lolita
Nicolas Cage turned down Lord Of The Rings
Dougray Scott turned down X-Men
Tom Cruise turned down Alexander and I Am Legend
Brad Pitt turned down Bride & Prejudice, About A Boy, American Psycho, The Departed, The Fountain, State Of Play
Arnold Schwarzenegger turned down Die Hard
Julia Stiles turned down The Fog
Cameron Diaz turned down The Crow
Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme turned down Demolition Man
Julia Roberts turned down Basic Instinct, Sleepless In Seattle, Shakespeare In Love, The Gofather Part III and Intolerable Cruelty
Jet Li turned down The Matrix
Jackie Chan turned down Lethal Weapon 4
Sophie Marceau turned down The English Patient
Denise Richards turned down Showgirls
Johnny Depp turned down Interview With The Vampire, Titanic, Sin City
Aishwarya Rai turned down Hitch, Mr & Mrs Smith, Troy, Rush Hour 3 and a number of highly succesful Indian films

Etc, etc, etc.....

OrlandoEastwood · 08-31-2009, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by MCT

Face/Off was originally supposed to be a Stallone/Schwarzenegger flick. My mind can't even begin to process how awesome that could have been.

My head would have exploded at how awesome that would be. The Travolta/Cage film was good too, even the minor appearance of Thomas Jane as the prisoner in that movie too.

Man, the biggest surprise to me was Mel Gibson in Gladiator. Holy S***!

tbizzle · 08-31-2009, 11:41 AM

Wow!

Vic Vega was supposed to come back for Pulp Fiction?! That would've been epic, but also would've changed the movie too much. John Travolta as his brother Vincent was classic. I remember hearing something about Tarantino wanting to bring back Vic someday, that would be pretty sweet

CYMBOL · 08-31-2009, 11:46 AM

I'm soooooo glad Will Smith wasn't Neo in the Matrix. That would have been aweful.

Hendricks4333 · 08-31-2009, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Suntory_Times

Harrison Ford turned down Val Kilmers role in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

Thank the lord. Val Kilmer and RDJ were perfect toegther. One of my favorite movies.

Ernest Rister · 08-31-2009, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by cvm

I could not imagine Gibson in Gladiator.

Really? Seems like a natural for the part.

The real question is, can you imagine Crowe as Braveheart?

Turns out I can.

Ernest Rister · 08-31-2009, 01:01 PM

Sean Connery claims he turned down Morpheus in The Matrix.

ScarredLungs · 08-31-2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

Really? Seems like a natural for the part.

The real question is, can you imagine Crowe as Braveheart?

Turns out I can.

I think I can agree with Crowe in Braveheart. AS far as Gladiator, I can not imagine Gibson pulling it off.

Steve · 08-31-2009, 02:03 PM

That was a pretty interesting read. Sandra Bullock was the first choice to play Maggie in Million Dollar Baby, and that role ended up going to Hillary Swank.

As far as Katie Holmes and TDK, I've always heard that she wasn't asked to return, but I guess that wasn't the case.

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08-31-2009, 05:02 AM	#21
jimmystewart Active Member Member since:Aug 2009 Blu-ray collection:34	The only one of these I didn't know about was Gibson for Gladiator. I am not a fan of either Crowe or Gibson but I am glad Crowe got the part.

08-31-2009, 05:34 AM	#22
Tyger Power Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Sacramento, CA 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- iTunes collection:- Trading Score:1	I still think that Katie Holmes thing is just a fairytale Harrison Ford dominates all roles apparently, haha Val Kilmer turned down the role of Jeffrey Beaumont in Blue Velvet, which went to Kyle MacLachlan. Kyle's a great match with Lynch, but I think Val could've done a great job too.

08-31-2009, 05:57 AM	#23
adh56 Senior Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Hollywood, CA 4K collection:67 Blu-ray collection:3401	Jack Nicholson wasn't the first choice in any of his Oscar winning roles. -One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest: James Caan -As Good As It Gets: John Travolta -Terms Of Enderment: Burt Reynolds, Paul Newman & Harrison Ford Jack is the man!

08-31-2009, 07:18 AM	#25
Petra_Kalbrain Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:561 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:20	I saw an interview for League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen where Sean Connery said that he read the script for The Matrix and didn't understand it, so he turned it down. It became a massive success. Same thing happened when he read the Lord Of The Rings scripts. He didn't understand them, so he turned THEM down. They became a massive success. When he read the League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen script, same thing happened. He didn't understand it. So, knowing what happened with the last two scripts that he didn't understand, he accepted thinking that it would be a massive success.

08-31-2009, 09:35 AM	#26
Suntory_Times Blu-ray Champion Member since:Mar 2008 Location:The Grid Blu-ray reviews:16 Trading Score:23	^ You can't really blame Connery for that though. At least his thought was for the better (despite the film being a pile of something not very nice). I remember seeing it in cinemas, and being absolutely shocked at how bad it was. I'm glad he wasn't in LOTR though, I can't imagine his Scottish accent would have been very good. Speaking of which Alison Doody (played Elsa in Indiana Jones and the last crusade) was Peter Jacksons first choice for Galdriel. I think we are also lucky here as Cate Blanchett was perfect for the role.

08-31-2009, 10:50 AM	#27
Happy_Evil_Dude Senior Member Top contributor Member since:May 2009 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:138 Blu-ray reviews:3	There's literally hundreds of examples, this is not at all an uncommon phenomenon. The Rock turned down The One Natalie Portman turned down The Constant Gardener, X-Men and Lolita Nicolas Cage turned down Lord Of The Rings Dougray Scott turned down X-Men Tom Cruise turned down Alexander and I Am Legend Brad Pitt turned down Bride & Prejudice, About A Boy, American Psycho, The Departed, The Fountain, State Of Play Arnold Schwarzenegger turned down Die Hard Julia Stiles turned down The Fog Cameron Diaz turned down The Crow Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme turned down Demolition Man Julia Roberts turned down Basic Instinct, Sleepless In Seattle, Shakespeare In Love, The Gofather Part III and Intolerable Cruelty Jet Li turned down The Matrix Jackie Chan turned down Lethal Weapon 4 Sophie Marceau turned down The English Patient Denise Richards turned down Showgirls Johnny Depp turned down Interview With The Vampire, Titanic, Sin City Aishwarya Rai turned down Hitch, Mr & Mrs Smith, Troy, Rush Hour 3 and a number of highly succesful Indian films Etc, etc, etc.....

08-31-2009, 11:41 AM	#29
tbizzle Blu-ray Ninja Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Folsom, CA Home Theater Gallery:61 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:571 Trading Score:55	Wow! Vic Vega was supposed to come back for Pulp Fiction?! That would've been epic, but also would've changed the movie too much. John Travolta as his brother Vincent was classic. I remember hearing something about Tarantino wanting to bring back Vic someday, that would be pretty sweet

08-31-2009, 11:46 AM	#30
CYMBOL Blu-ray Knight Member since:May 2007 Location:I move around a lot. Blu-ray collection:8	I'm soooooo glad Will Smith wasn't Neo in the Matrix. That would have been aweful.

08-31-2009, 01:01 PM	#33
Ernest Rister Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:100 Blu-ray collection:590 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Sean Connery claims he turned down Morpheus in The Matrix.

08-31-2009, 02:03 PM	#35
Steve Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Anna, TX 4K collection:128 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:41	That was a pretty interesting read. Sandra Bullock was the first choice to play Maggie in Million Dollar Baby, and that role ended up going to Hillary Swank. As far as Katie Holmes and TDK, I've always heard that she wasn't asked to return, but I guess that wasn't the case.

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