13 Comedians Who Nearly Played Major Movie Characters

Imagine watching Bill Murray as Han Solo.
13 Comedians Who Nearly Played Major Movie Characters

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Turns out, famous comedians were in the running for many, many of your favorite roles (both dramatic and comedy). 

Edward Scissorhands

COMEDY NERD Turns out, Jim Carrey nearly played Edward Scissorhands in, well, Edward Scissorhands. Не was one of the actors they were looking at-but, at that point (in 1990), Carrey didn't have a lot of experience in drama, and that might have nixed the deal. CRACKED.COM

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