Imagine if Tom Cruise has starred in Iron Man instead of Robert Downey Jr? Little did they know at the time, but that could have been a multi-billion dollar
casting decision.
So in honor of what could have been, here are some
uber-famous Hollywood casting that never happened.
1
Sean Connery Said No To Playing Gandalf In “The Lord Of The Rings”, Ian Mckellen Took The Part
2
Tom Cruise Was Considered For The Part Of Iron Man, But Robert Downey, Jr Was Cast
3
Ryan Gosling Was Considered For The Role Of Doctor Strange, Eventually Played By Benedict Cumberbatch
4
Michelle Pfeiffer Was Considered For The Role Of Clarice Starling In “The Silence Of The Lambs”, Eventually Played By Jodie Foster
5
Saoirse Ronan Auditioned For The Part Of Rey In “Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker”, Eventually Played By Daisy Ridley
6
Eddie Murphy Was Considered For The Part Of Grinch In “How The Grinch Stole Christmas”, But Jim Carrey Was Cast
7
Bette Midler Turned Down The Part Of Sister Mary Clarence In “Sister Act”, Eventually Played By Whoopi Goldberg
8
Hugh Jackman Turned Down The Role Of James Bond, Eventually Played By Daniel Craig
9
Henry Cavill Was The First Pick To Play Edward Cullen In “Twilight”, Robert Pattinson Was Cast For The Role
10
Emilia Clarke Turned Down The Role Of Anastasia Steele In “Fifty Shades Of Grey”, Eventually Played By Dakota Johnson
11
Eddie Redmayne Auditioned For The Part Of Star-Lord In “Guardians Of The Galaxy”, But Chris Pratt Was Cast
12
Gwyneth Paltrow Turned Down The Role Of Rose Dewitt Bukater In “Titanic”, Kate Winslet Got The Part
13
Robin Williams Wanted To Play Rubeus Hagrid In “Harry Potter” But Was Rejected, Robbie Coltrane Got The Part
14
Ian Mckellen Turned Down The Part Of Albus Dumbledore In “Harry Potter”, Michael Gambon Was Cast
15
Jack Nicholson Passed On The Role Of Michael Corleone In “The Godfather”, Eventually Played By Al Pacino
16
Christina Applegate Was Considered For The Role Of Elle Woods In “Legally Blonde”, Eventually Played By Reese Witherspoon
17
Jim Carrey Was Considered To Play Edward Scissorhands, Johnny Depp Got The Part
18
Cameron Diaz Was Considered For The Role Of Mia Thermopolis In “The Princess Diaries”, But Anne Hathaway Got The Part
19
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Was Considered For The Part Of Ant-Man, But Paul Rudd Was Cast
20
Thomas Brodie-Sangster Auditioned For The Part Of Ron Weasley In “Harry Potter”, Rupert Grint Was Cast
21
John Krasinski Auditioned For The Part Of Captain America, But Chris Evans Was Cast
22
Emily Blunt Was The First Choice To Play Black Widow, But Scarlett Johansson Got The Part
23
Marilyn Monroe Was Considered For The Part Of Holly Golightly In ” Breakfast At Tiffany’s”, Eventually Played By Audrey Hepburn
24
Al Pacino Turned Down The Part Of Han Solo In “Star Wars”, Eventually Played By Harrison Ford
25
Anna Popplewell Auditioned For The Part Of Hermione Granger In “Harry Potter”, Eventually Played By Emma Watson
