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Nothing is really certain when you’re an actor. Even if you shot one of the most iconic movies in Hollywood, it’s not guaranteed that you're ever going to book another successful gig. And when a star lands a role they’re excited to start filming, it’s still not set in stone that they won’t be replaced by someone else. Below, our Bored Panda team has collected a list of instances when actors or actresses were recast due to some unfortunate circumstances. It shows that even legends like Johnny Depp, Ryan Gosling, and Anne Hathaway aren’t safe from the firm hand of directors or even fate, for that matter.
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#1
Sylvester Stallone In Beverly Hills Cop
When production for Beverly Hills Cop first started it was Stallone, not Murphy, who was playing Axel Foley. The original script was very much the comedy the movie became but Stallone had different ideas. He stepped in to rewrite parts of the movie, as Stallone turned Axel into more of action hero. That take was rejected and Stallone was subsequently removed from the film. This, thankfully, allowed Eddie Murphy to take the role and become a comedic superstar.
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#2
Stuart Townsend In Lord Of The Rings
When the massive production of Lord of the Rings got off the ground, it was 27-year-old newcomer Stuart Townsend who playing Aragorn, the future king of Gondor. Townsend went through months of training but only managed to only film a couple days. Jackson quickly decided Townsend was far too young. Townsend was replaced with Viggo Mortenson, who is 14 years his senior.
#3
Dougray Scott Was First Cast As Wolverine. 1999 Was A Big Year For Scott As He Was Cast As The Villain In Mission Impossible II And Was Lined Up To Play Wolverine In Bryan Singer’s X-Men
Yet production on Mission Impossible ran longer than expected. While X-Men waited for a month for Scott to become available, they eventually had to recast. Hugh Jackman landed the role instead and spandex history was made.
Wang Zhuang 2 weeks ago
It's hard for me to imagine Wolverine being played by any other person than Hugh
Casting an actor for a role can be a long and tiring process as it involves a lot of moving factors and decision-making. And it’s up to the casting director to find the missing piece that will fit with everything else together to create the right picture for a movie or TV show.
If you ever wondered how this process goes, you’re in luck, as we’re going to discuss it today in brief. The casting for specific roles usually starts immediately after a pilot (a short film serving as a prototype to sell it to producers) is picked up by a network.
#4
Eric Stoltz Was Initially Cast As Marty Mcfly In Back To The Future, But His Method Acting And Drama Skills Didn't Translate To Screwball Comedy As Well As Production Hoped. So, A Couple Weeks Into Filming, Director Robert Zemeckis And Writer Bob Gale Made A Deal With Studio Head Sid Sheinberg Behind His Back — They'd Keep Filming With Him Until They Could Bring In The Lead Actor They Really Wanted. He Was Replaced By, Of Course, Michael J. Fox
#5
Richard Harris In Harry Potter. The Actor Died In 2002, Before The Franchise's Second Film, Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, Was Released. It Was The Final Harry Potter Film He Acted In
Replaced by Michael Gambon, beginning with the third film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Eunice Probert 2 weeks ago
*facepalm* Of course it was "the final Harry Potter film he acted in" as he was dead. It was the one and only film he acted in.
#6
Nicole Kidman In Panic Room. She Dropped Out Of The Film After A Knee Injury She Sustained While Filming Moulin Rouge. Replaced By Jodie Foster
Then, casting directors start thinking about actors who might be suited for this specific role. Casting veteran Victoria Thomas, with more than four decades of experience, shared how she begins her casting process.
“You kind of start out with certain ideas you might have, and you make a list for producers in the studio—kind of see where they’re coming from in terms of what they want to get out of casting a lead or a couple of leads. They may be going for some name value, or you may be allowed to cast some unknowns.”
#7
Andre Braugher In The Upcoming Shonda Rhimes Series, The Residence. The Actor Died In 2023 While The Show Was On Pause From Filming Amid The 2023 Wga And Sag Strikes. Replaced By Giancarlo Esposito
#8
Anne Hathaway In Knocked Up
It seems like it was destined for the leading lady of Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up to be dissatisfied with her role. The actress who played Alison in the finished movie, Katherine Heigl, infamously trashed the film and her character in public. Heigl isn’t the only famous actress who had problems with Allison.
It was Anne Hathaway who first signed onto Knocked Up to play Allison. Shortly into production Hathway quit the role when she found out one very specific detail of the movie.
When Hathway discovered that footage of a real birth would be used in the film's climax, with the accompanying nudity, she backed out. The actress felt that the graphic shot was unnecessary and unneeded. Even though the nudity in question wouldn’t even have involved Hathaway but another person entirely.
#9
In The Truman Show, Christof Was Originally Played By Dennis Hopper, But He Was Reportedly Replaced Because He Couldn't Remember His Lines. Ed Harris Took Over The Role
She delves deeper to understand the director’s vision and works closely with the creative team to make it come true. “Talking to producers, the studio—figuring out what you’re all going for. Making that list or putting that breakdown out. Talking about the characters and just motivations and who these people are. So in that sense that’s the creative conversation I kind of like to have.”
#10
A Few Days In Filming Demolition Man, Lori Petty Was Fired From Her Role As Lenina Huxley. Producer Joel Silver Blamed The Decision On "Creative Differences," But Lori Attributed It To Her Personality Clash With Lead Actor Sylvester Stallone, Telling Entertainment Weekly, "Sly And I Were Like Oil And Water." She Was Replaced By Sandra Bullock
#11
Lisa Kudrow Was Originally Cast As Roz In Frasier And Even Worked On The Pilot For Three Days Before Being Replaced By Peri Gilpin, Who Went On To Play The Role For The Rest Of The Series
#12
Lance Reddick In Percy Jackson And The Olympians. The Actor Died In 2023 Before Season 1 Premiered. Replaced By Courtney B. Vance For The Upcoming Second Season
Scott Rackley 2 weeks ago
Lance was one of the most dapper and handsome men I've seen in film. Plus he could act like nobody's business.
Binky Melnik 2 weeks ago
I first saw him in “The Wire.” He was CRAZY-good! Courtney B Vance strikes me as Lance’s shadow. I feel bad for people who watch that show and will hafta deal with him being gone. 😰
Ozymandias73 2 weeks ago
I was going to comment the same thing. You could recognize his voice instantly.
Load More Replies... Caffeinated Ape 2 weeks ago
Absolutely! I still tear up a little at his passing. Loved him in Horizon and Fringe.
What Thomas is describing here is known as character breakdown in the movie industry. It’s a description that highlights the most important attributes of a character, which is often used to cast movies, plays, and TV shows. They routinely include information about physical appearance (age, race, height), skills, and personality traits.
#13
Initially, Harvey Keitel Was Supposed To Play Us Army Captain Benjamin Willard In Apocalypse Now, But Director Francis Ford Coppola Famously Replaced Him A Week Into Filming. Denying The Director's Claims In Coppola's Monster Film: The Making Of 'Apocalypse Now', That He Was Fired Because He "Didn't Want To Stay In The Jungle," Harvey Told Insider, "Well, Harvey Keitel Spent Three Years In The United States Marines Corps In The Jungle." He Was Replaced By Martin Sheen
#14
Initially, James Remar Was Going To Play Dwayne Hicks In Aliens. However, He Was Let Go A Month Into Filming Because He Was Arrested For Drug Possession After Police Raided His Apartment In London. He Was Replaced By Michael Biehn
#15
Kevin Spacey Filmed The Entirety Of All The Money In The World Before He Was Cut From The Movie Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations. Christopher Plummer Stepped In To Replace Him And Had To Refilm The Entire Movie, Which Took Nine Days And Cost $10 Million On Top Of The Movie's $40 Million Budget
Once this is done, as Thomas already mentioned, casting directors may have initial ideas for actors that could play that part and contact them to audition for it. If they want more options or are simply lacking inspiration, then they advertise these roles to casting agencies. After receiving the character breakdown, agents submit the actors who fit the role. The submission usually includes such information as the actor's headshots, showreels, and CV.
#16
Henry Cavill In The Witcher. The Actor Left The Ongoing Netflix Series After Three Seasons. Replaced By Liam Hemsworth
Patrick H 2 weeks ago (edited)
Wow, what a lack of information. Cavill left because Netflix refused to take suggestions from the author of the source material. They had an agenda and didn't care what the original creator had to say. For as long as Hollywood has been making movies and TV shows, people have vehemently complained when the movies or shows deviate from the source material. Why would Netflix think that would have changed?
#17
Chris Farley In Shrek. The Comedian Died In 1997, Before The Film's Release In 2001. Replaced By Mike Myers
#18
In Valley Of The Dolls, Judy Garland Was Originally Set To Play Helen Lawson. However, Due To Her Contentious Working Relationship With Director Mark Robson And Complications From Her Struggles With Alcohol Abuse, She Was Fired. She Was Replaced By Susan Hayward
PunchinelloTX 2 weeks ago
Judy was treated badly on VOTD. It’s interesting to read about it. Patty Duke corroborated that Judy was kept waiting for hours at a time to do scenes and in the interim self-medicated as she was prone to do. Duke suggested that Robson set up Judy to be rid of her. A big mess.
At this point, the casting director is flooded with actors’ headshots and has to make a decision on which ones to invite for an audition. After they decide who they want to see, they contact their agent and share the material needed for auditioning. The actor prepares for it, comes and (hopefully) nails it. Lastly, all that’s left to do is pick the best ones and present them to the director and producers who make the final decision and offer the role.
#19
Actor Ed Skrein Played Daario Naharis From Game Of Thrones Replaces By Michiel Huisman. Apparently Ed Is The One Who Decided To Leave The Show To Be In Transformers
#20
Mariska Hargitay Was Supposed To Play Queen Dulcea In Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie In 1995. Filming Was In Australia, But They Kept Her On Hold For So Long That, On December 21, She Went Home To The Us For Christmas. After The Holidays, She Reached Out To Production, Who Told Her She'd Been Fired. She Was Replaced By Gabrielle Fitzpatrick
#21
Rachelle Lefevre Played Victoria — One Of The Franchises' Main Villains — In Twilight And The Twilight Saga: New Moon, But Was Let Go Due To Her 10-Day Long Commitment On Dustin Hoffman’s Film, Barney’s Version
Rachelle had a contract to return for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and was "fully committed" to the movie having turned down other roles because of it. She was stunned to find out the studio had recast the role with Bryce Dallas Howard.
Motivated sloth 2 weeks ago
Oof, this sounds like nepotism at its finest after the success of the first movie.
However, sometimes, even after going through such a process, actors don’t always end up in the final movie or TV show. Filmmakers can backpedal on their decisions after starting shooting, mid-production, and even after the movie was filmed. There are several reasons for this, like schedule conflicts, financial disputes, creative differences, personal issues, or on-set behavior.
#22
Aaliyah Was Originally Cast As Zee In The Matrix: Reloaded And She Had Even Filmed Part Of The Movie Before She Died In A Plane Crash In 2001. After Her Death, The Studio Held Auditions For A Replacement And Nona Gaye, Marvin Gaye's Daughter, Was Cast To Play Zee In The Matrix: Reloaded And The Matrix: Revolutions
#23
In Her, Samantha Morton Was The Original Voice Of Samantha. However, When The Movie Got To The Editing Stage, Writer/Director Spike Jonze "Realized That What The Character/Movie Needed Was Different From What Samantha And [he] Had Created Together." Scarlett Johansson Replaced Her
#24
Jake T. Austin Played Jesus For Two Seasons Of The Fosters But Left The Show After Learning His Role Would Be Reduced In The Show's Third Season
Season 2 even ended with Jake's Jesus getting into a nearly fatal car accident and leaving viewers to wonder if the character survived. Then Season 3 began with Jesus surviving the crash and now being played by a totally new person, Noah Centineo.
Lady Eowyn 2 weeks ago
Reminds me of a soap opera in, I believe, the 70s. The character was horribly burned, and when the bandages came off, the role was being played by the first actor's brother! I've been trying to remember more details, but it was a long time ago and not something I watched on a regular basis.
Undeniably, being replaced or having to replace another actor isn’t the easiest or most pleasant experience. However, those who get replaced often go on to succeed in other roles, while those who come to replace them frequently nail it and receive praise from the audience and fans.
#25
Initially, Ryan Gosling Was Set To Play Jack Salmon In The Lovely Bones. He Decided To Gain 60 Founds To Fit His Personal Vision For The Character, But The Director And Producers Didn't See Eye To Eye With Him. So, He Was Let Go Only A Few Days Before Filming Started. He Was Replaced By Mark Wahlberg
Wang Zhuang 2 weeks ago
Wow, that sucks to gain all that weight for a part he didn't get to play
#26
Mark Webber Was Cast In Stumptown But Ended Up Being Replaced By Jake Johnson Because He Wasn't "Handsome Enough For The Executives."
#27
Helen Mccrory In His Dark Materials. The Actress Died In 2021. She Played The Snow Leopard Stelmaria In Seasons 1 And 2. Replaced By Victoria Hamilton For Season 3
#28
Katie Holmes In Christopher Nolan's Batman Franchise. After Appearing In Batman Begins, Holmes Didn't Return For The Second Film, The Dark Night. Replaced By Maggie Gyllenhaal
Motivated sloth 2 weeks ago
Unpopular opinion, I didn’t think either of them were right for that role.
#29
Before Brooke Shields Stepped Into The Role, Jackie’s Mom In That 70s Show, Pamela, Was Played By Eve Plumb And The Vibe Was All Kinds Of Different
#30
In Chicken Little, The Titular Character Was Originally A Little Girl Voiced By Holly Hunter. However, After Her Lines Were Recorded, Disney's Then-CEO Reportedly Said, "I Don't Want It To Be A Girl, I Want It To Be A Boy." The Movie Ended Up Getting A Full Overhaul. Holly Was Replaced By Zach Braff
BeesEelsAndPups 2 weeks ago
Holly Hunter is one of the greatest actors in history. But this wasn't exactly a great film.
#31
Friends Actress Jane Sibbett Was Replaced With Anita Barone Who Played As Carol Willick
The first Carol from Friends left the show because she wanted to have a bigger role on a show. While Carol Willick, later Willick Bunch, was not in a lot of episodes, she did pretty well for a guest star. She was in fifteen episodes scattered throughout the series up through season seven.
#32
In The Show The O.c., Mini Coop Went Away To Boarding School And Came Back Not So Mini. Shailene Woodley Was Not Old Enough To Play The Older Version, So The Show Tapped Willa Holland
#33
Naya Rivera In Step Up. Rivera Died In 2020 In Between Seasons 2 And 3. Replaced By Christina Milian For Season 3
#34
Janet Hubert In The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. She Left The Showing Following Season 3. Replaced By Daphne Maxwell Reid
Wang Zhuang 2 weeks ago
Janet was reportedly difficult to work with and had beef with the star, Will Smith. They eventually mended fences years later on the reunion special.
#35
Lisa Robin Kelly Originally Played Laurie On That '70s Show For Seasons 1, 3, And 5 But The Role Was Recast With Christina Moore For The Sixth Season
#36
When Ross Butler Was Playing Reggie Mantle On Season One Of Riverdale, The Role Was Very Minor. Butler Traded It Out For A Bigger Role On 13 Reason's Why. Since Then, Mantle's Role On The Show Has Grown, Especially In Season 3. We Don't Hear Charles Melton Complaining
#37
Jenna Fisher Was Originally Cast Opposite Friends Star, Matt Leblanc, In His Sitcom Man With A Plan. She Even Filmed The Pilot Episode Before She Was Fired From The Show And Replaced With Liza Snyder
JuniorCJ82 2 weeks ago
Weren't they supposed to be brother and sister? I'd never believe he and Jenna are related.
#38
Delores Pasternak's Character From Two And A Half Men Was Played By Actress Missi Pyle Which Later Was Replaced By Alicia Witt, Only For Missi To Inexplicably Return For The Series Finale
#39
Kimberly J. Brown Originated The Role Of Marnie Cromwell In Disney's Halloweentown Franchise And Played The Role For Three Movies Before Being Replaced By Sara Paxton For Return To Halloweentown
#40
The Character Mandy Milkovich In Shameless For The First Five Episodes Was Played By Jane Levy But She Left The Show To Star In A Sitcom. Actress Emma Greenwell Took On The Role
#41
Sean Young Was Reportedly Fired From Her Role As Tess Trueheart In D**k Tracy Because She Didn't Come Off As "Maternal Enough". She Was Replaced By Glenne Headly
persephone134 2 weeks ago (edited)
Now they are censoring names. Díck in this case is the character's name, presumably short for Richard.
#42
Naomi From Private Practice
Before Audra McDonald took on the role, Naomi was played by Merrin Dungey. Variety reported that the switch was “partly a chemistry thing between Merrin and Taye Diggs, who played Naomi’s estranged husband, Sam.” The outlet also suggested the recasting was hard for EP Shonda Rhimes, since she’s close friends with Merrin.
#43
In The Lords Of Flatbush, Richard Gere Was The Original Actor Cast As Chico. However, He "Never Hit It Off" With His Costar Sylvester Stallone. On A Particularly Difficult Day, An Argument Over Mustard LED To A Physical Altercation, And The Director Decided To Fire Richard And Keep Sylvester. Perry King Took Over The Role
#44
The First Toby On Pretty Little Liars Was Only On Screen For A Few Minutes. True Fans Will Make Note Of The Difference. James Neate Was Replaced By Keegan Allen
#45
In Once Upon A Time, Robin Hood Played By Tom Ellis Was Recast Due To Scheduling Conflicts. Belle, Who Met Robin As Tom Ellis, Later Recognized Him As Sean Macguire
StumblingThroughLife 2 weeks ago
Is Tom Ellis the one that Plays Lucifer in the TV Series? I haven't watched it, but my daughter does, so have very occasionally seen small bits of it when visiting.
#46
When The Show "Supergirl" Switched It's Filming Location Laura Benanti Couldn’t Very Well Work On A Show, A Play, And Be A “Supermom” All At Once, So Erica Durance Took The Wheel
#47
On American Housewife, Julia Butters Left The Role Of Anna-Kat Otto After Four Seasons So That She Could Go After New Opportunities. For The Final Season, Giselle Eisenberg Played Anna-Kat
Ron Man 2 weeks ago
Yeah, poor Julia. Her and her parents believed all the hype and praise Tarantino and DiCrapio heaped on her for the small role in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and they thought she was going to be a huge movie star so they pulled her out of a successful TV show and her career really went nowhere. She's not a bad actress, but she certainly wasn't (at 10 years old) the new Meryl Streep like DiCrapio called her. Tarantino and DiCrapio pumped up her hype as a way to get more interest in the movie and it ended up really killing her career. After leaving the TV show with no notice (because she was going to be a big 10 year old movie star) she's now seen as hard to work with and she's just done a couple of movies in the las few years,
#48
Fans Were Not Happy When Jackie Geary Was Recast On The Goldbergs. Originally Played By Rowan Blanchard, The Role Was Taken Over By Alexis G. Zall At The Start Of Season 6
Rumors swirled that the recast was the decision of the producers, but Rowan is the one that passed on the season.
#49
Fans Enjoyed Hiroyuki Sanada As Satoshi Takeda, Emily’s Sensei On Revenge, But He Looked More Like A Businessman Than An All-Knowing Master Of Martial Arts
This is why many were disappointed when Takeda reappeared in season two as Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, who looks exactly like one would expect a sensei to look.
T'Mar of Vulcan 2 weeks ago
I never got his (Hiroyuki Sanada's) vibe as Toranaga in the Shogun remake either. But then I'm the kind of person who sat watching it going, "That wasn't in the book!" the whole time. Whereas EVERY scene in the 1980 mini-series with Richard Chamberlain WAS in the book! (Also, Richard is a better actor. I mean, nobody had any idea he was gay until he told us.)
#50
Ruby Rose In Batwoman. The Actress Starred In Season 1 Of Batwoman In 2019 And 2020. Replaced By Javicia Leslie
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Michael Largey 2 weeks ago
What about D**k Sargeant taking the place of D**k York on "Bewitched"? (Yeah, yeah, I know - that sure was a d**k move.)
Carl Roberts 2 weeks ago
BP censoring their names is also a d-i-c-k move.
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Dog Mom to Zoe 2 weeks ago
The replacement was due to D**k York having back issues stemming from an accident while filming another movie.
Michael Largey 2 weeks ago
Quite right. York wanted to come back later, but the network didn't want to make another switch (and York sadly hadn't really recovered.)
Carl Roberts 2 weeks ago (edited)
Star Trek Voyager. Geneviève Bujold was cast to play Captain Janeway, but quit on the second day of filming. She was replaced by Kate Mulgrew, and the rest is history. And who can forget when "Roseanne" replaced Lecy Goranson with Sarah Chalke as Becky in season 6, and then brought Lecy back for season 8, only to replace her with Sarah a second time for season 9, and then replaced her with Lecy again for season 10. What a mess that was.
Daniel Atkins 2 weeks ago
I'm surprised the Terrance Howard being switched with Don Cheadle In the Iron man /Avengers movies did not make the list.
Chris the Bobcat 2 weeks ago
Tom Selleck was the first choice to play Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark, but he was already contracted to play the lead in Magnum P.I. and chose to honor his contract. I think his replacement did a pretty good job though.
Apatheist Account2 2 weeks ago
Some of these are just "replaced", not "replaced in seconds" which would suggest at least that production had started.
Blah Blah Blah 1 week ago
I always appreciated how they acknowledged it in a humorous way instead of just ignoring it.
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Michael Melfa 2 weeks ago
Surprised that Godfather 3 isn't here. Rebecca Schaeffer was originally set to play Mary, but she was tragically m******d by a fan. She was replaced by Winoa Ryder, who dropped out due to illness, before Sophia Coppola was given the role.
Scott Rackley 2 weeks ago
Tim Colceri was originally cast as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket. Until R. Lee Ermey showed up.
El Cucuy 2 weeks ago
erm, not exactly. Ermey was there the whole time. He was originally hired as a technical advisor. Ermey recorded several 30-minute sessions on videocassette with Colceri, where they hurled insults at a group of extras. Stanley Kubrick had intended these rehearsals as a way for Colceri to learn how drill instructors could remove the civilian mindset from the personalities of new recruits. Ermey, realizing that Kubrick was watching the tapes he recorded with Colceri, treated the recordings as an audition for the role of Hartman. To this end, Ermey not only continued berating recruits long after Colceri's 30-minute practice session had ended, but had stagehands pelt him with tennis balls and oranges as he did it, showing a real drill instructor's level of concentration while at work. His unmatched performances ultimately led to Ermey replacing Colceri before filming started. Source: wikipedia
Chris the Bobcat 2 weeks ago
The character Mandy Baxter in Last Man Standing was originally played by Molly Ephraim, but during the year hiatus before the show resumed on a new network, Ms. Ephraim had found work on another project. She was replaced with Molly McCook, who looks nothing like Ms. Ephraim. In the show, her on-screen love even comments that Mandy looked different, being taller and blonder. I don't think I've ever seen a show replace a character and then have the show's characters comment on it before.
Šimon Špaček 2 weeks ago
Yeah, sometimes it is funny to imagine how the original cast would look. For me the hardest is Red Dwarf - first face for Dave Lister was Alan Rickman and first choice of Arnold Rimmer was Hugh Laurie. They are both amazing and I think that Hugh Laurie would be a great Rimmer, but I'm glad that they took two guys nobody knew at all.
Stannous Flouride 1 week ago
This is a very sloppily written post. It can't make up its mind whether to have a teaser headline/photo/caption explanation or just a headline explanation/photo (which is because of the capitalization is hard to read). @Eglė Bliabaitė has posted many good articles here but this one just doesn't work.
Lee Gilliland 2 weeks ago
They missed the cop on the original "V" series. Can't remember why he was replaced, but he was, in the second miniseries.
Michael Largey 2 weeks ago
What about D**k Sargeant taking the place of D**k York on "Bewitched"? (Yeah, yeah, I know - that sure was a d**k move.)
Carl Roberts 2 weeks ago
BP censoring their names is also a d-i-c-k move.
Load More Replies... Dog Mom to Zoe 2 weeks ago
The replacement was due to D**k York having back issues stemming from an accident while filming another movie.
Michael Largey 2 weeks ago
Quite right. York wanted to come back later, but the network didn't want to make another switch (and York sadly hadn't really recovered.)
Carl Roberts 2 weeks ago (edited)
Star Trek Voyager. Geneviève Bujold was cast to play Captain Janeway, but quit on the second day of filming. She was replaced by Kate Mulgrew, and the rest is history. And who can forget when "Roseanne" replaced Lecy Goranson with Sarah Chalke as Becky in season 6, and then brought Lecy back for season 8, only to replace her with Sarah a second time for season 9, and then replaced her with Lecy again for season 10. What a mess that was.
Daniel Atkins 2 weeks ago
I'm surprised the Terrance Howard being switched with Don Cheadle In the Iron man /Avengers movies did not make the list.
Chris the Bobcat 2 weeks ago
Tom Selleck was the first choice to play Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark, but he was already contracted to play the lead in Magnum P.I. and chose to honor his contract. I think his replacement did a pretty good job though.
Apatheist Account2 2 weeks ago
Some of these are just "replaced", not "replaced in seconds" which would suggest at least that production had started.
Blah Blah Blah 1 week ago
I always appreciated how they acknowledged it in a humorous way instead of just ignoring it.
Load More Replies... Michael Melfa 2 weeks ago
Surprised that Godfather 3 isn't here. Rebecca Schaeffer was originally set to play Mary, but she was tragically m******d by a fan. She was replaced by Winoa Ryder, who dropped out due to illness, before Sophia Coppola was given the role.
Scott Rackley 2 weeks ago
Tim Colceri was originally cast as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket. Until R. Lee Ermey showed up.
El Cucuy 2 weeks ago
erm, not exactly. Ermey was there the whole time. He was originally hired as a technical advisor. Ermey recorded several 30-minute sessions on videocassette with Colceri, where they hurled insults at a group of extras. Stanley Kubrick had intended these rehearsals as a way for Colceri to learn how drill instructors could remove the civilian mindset from the personalities of new recruits. Ermey, realizing that Kubrick was watching the tapes he recorded with Colceri, treated the recordings as an audition for the role of Hartman. To this end, Ermey not only continued berating recruits long after Colceri's 30-minute practice session had ended, but had stagehands pelt him with tennis balls and oranges as he did it, showing a real drill instructor's level of concentration while at work. His unmatched performances ultimately led to Ermey replacing Colceri before filming started. Source: wikipedia
Chris the Bobcat 2 weeks ago
The character Mandy Baxter in Last Man Standing was originally played by Molly Ephraim, but during the year hiatus before the show resumed on a new network, Ms. Ephraim had found work on another project. She was replaced with Molly McCook, who looks nothing like Ms. Ephraim. In the show, her on-screen love even comments that Mandy looked different, being taller and blonder. I don't think I've ever seen a show replace a character and then have the show's characters comment on it before.
Šimon Špaček 2 weeks ago
Yeah, sometimes it is funny to imagine how the original cast would look. For me the hardest is Red Dwarf - first face for Dave Lister was Alan Rickman and first choice of Arnold Rimmer was Hugh Laurie. They are both amazing and I think that Hugh Laurie would be a great Rimmer, but I'm glad that they took two guys nobody knew at all.
Stannous Flouride 1 week ago
This is a very sloppily written post. It can't make up its mind whether to have a teaser headline/photo/caption explanation or just a headline explanation/photo (which is because of the capitalization is hard to read). @Eglė Bliabaitė has posted many good articles here but this one just doesn't work.
Lee Gilliland 2 weeks ago
They missed the cop on the original "V" series. Can't remember why he was replaced, but he was, in the second miniseries.
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