Who was up for a particular role or almost cast?

[I_Q]

Michael Jackson wanted the Peter Pan role in Hook.

He wanted to be Edward Scissorhands too but Tim Burton never called him back

 

[semicko82]

He wanted to be Edward Scissorhands too but Tim Burton never called him back

MJ also wanted Jar Jar Binks

 

[I_Q]

MJ also wanted Jar Jar Binks

Mike wanted to play a lot of weird shyt I'm glad he finally got that look in Men in Black 2

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Pacino for Jimmy Conway in GoodFellas (De Niro’s character). Turned it down bc he was a mobster in 2 other films released in 1990, GF3 & dikk Tracey

 

[semicko82]

Pacino for Jimmy Conway in GoodFellas (De Niro’s character). Turned it down bc he was a mobster in 2 other films released in 1990, GF3 & dikk Tracey

Wise decision

 

[semicko82]

OJ Simpson was turned for Terminator because he was too nice

 

[Jerz-2]

wonder if will chose the matrix, if we would've gotten a song about

micky micky matrix

Imagine if Will would have taken The Matrix. Between that, Bad Boys and Men In Black, he would have OWNED Hollywood at one time

Paul Bettany and Adrian Brody were considered for The Joker in The Dark Knight
Matt Damon turned down The Two Face role in the same movie

ALL of them would have been terrible castings.

 

[Jerz-2]

Michelle Pfiefer turned down the role of Clarice Starling in "Silence of the Lambs" because she wasn't cool with the movie's ending or its "evil" message.

Burt Reynolds turned down the male lead in "Pretty Woman" that ultimately went to Richard Gere. He also apparently turned down the James Bond role because he didn't think an American 007 was believable.

 

[Jerz-2]

Tom Cruise was originally supposed to be the lead in "Footloose", but he was filming "All the Right Moves" at the time so the role went to Kevin Bacon instead.

Angela Bassett was originally cast in the role that went to Halle Berry in "Monster's Ball", but she was like "I don't play prostitutes or pander to Black stereotypes, darling." #blackqueenshyt

 

[Jerz-2]

Ja Rule turned down the role that Ludacris plays in the "Fast & the Furious" franchise. John Singleton said Ja tried to play him to the left like he was too big to do the role, so Singleton was like "fine, screw him" and called Luda.

PRETTY sure Ja regrets that now.

 

[semicko82]

Tina Turner was offered a role in The Color Purple, but turned it down to Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

 

[EffedUp]

Martin Lawrence was the original choice for Pookie in New Jack City but later turned it down due to the death of mentor Robin Harris.

 

[semicko82]

Chris Rock and Tommy Davidson auditioned for the Smokey role in Friday

Chris Rock also auditioned for the George Constanza role in Seinfeld

David Alan Grier also auditioned for George Constanza

 

[semicko82]

Robert Englund (Freddy Kruger) auditioned for Luke Skywalker

 

[semicko82]

Michelle Pfiefer turned down the role of Clarice Starling in "Silence of the Lambs" because she wasn't cool with the movie's ending or its "evil" message.

Burt Reynolds turned down the male lead in "Pretty Woman" that ultimately went to Richard Gere. He also apparently turned down the James Bond role because he didn't think an American 007 was believable.

The bad guy kinda wins at the end of movie I just thought about that