27 Casting Shake-Ups That Completely Changed Famous TV & Movies
Casting is one of the most important parts of any television or movie production-- Sure, the scripts may be important, and French auteur theory posits that the director is the actual author of a film, but that doesn't change the fact that the actors are the literal face of any given production… By this logic, it shouldn't be controversial to say that major casting shake-ups would radically change how a movie or show could turn out. Would the Back to the Future films be the longstanding success that they are without the likable charisma of Michael J. Fox? We nearly lived in a world where we could have found out, and Eric Stoltz was the one travelling back to the 50s to mack on his Mom.
And that's nowhere near the most radical casting change-- Did you know that Sandra Bullock was offered the lead role of Neo in The Matrix? We don't know if the movie would have been better, but damn if we aren't curious about it!
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Source: 19 Roles That Were Almost Played By Waay Different Actors
The Matrix
Source: 19 Roles That Were Almost Played By Waay Different Actors
Source: 19 Roles That Were Almost Played By Waay Different Actors
Shrek
Source: 15 Actors Who Had To Be Replaced Mid-Production: First Episode / Last Episode
There Will Be Blood
Source: 15 Actors Who Had To Be Replaced Mid-Production: First Episode / Last Episode
The Departed
Source: 15 Actors Who Had To Be Replaced Mid-Production: First Episode / Last Episode
Her
Source: 15 Actors Who Had To Be Replaced Mid-Production: First Episode / Last Episode
Panic Room
Source: 15 Actors Who Had To Be Replaced Mid-Production: First Episode / Last Episode
Aliens
Frasier
The Lord of the Rings
Source: 15 Actors Who Had To Be Replaced Mid-Production: First Episode / Last Episode
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Source: 15 Actors Who Had To Be Replaced Mid-Production: First Episode / Last Episode
X-Men
Beverly Hills Cop
The A-Team
The Incredible Hulk
Alien
Predator
Source: 15 Actors Who Had To Be Replaced Mid-Production: First Episode / Last Episode
The Wizard of Oz
Source: 15 Actors Who Had To Be Replaced Mid-Production: First Episode / Last Episode
Knocked Up
Source: 15 Actors Who Had To Be Replaced Mid-Production: First Episode / Last Episode
Batman Returns
Source: 15 Actors Who Had To Be Replaced Mid-Production: First Episode / Last Episode
Apocalypse Now
Source: 15 Actors Who Had To Be Replaced Mid-Production: First Episode / Last Episode
Back to the Future
Batman: The Animated Series
Mortal Kombat
Deadwood
V for Vendetta
