Top 10 Actors Originally Considered for Famous Roles

[Darth Madden]

Back then I hated DiCaprio, but he's really upped his game in the last several movies he's made. I can only imagine how much cooler the prequels would've been with him as Anakin.

But it was still the same dialog and director so they still would have sucked.

 

[Giant Chicken]

Back then I hated DiCaprio, but he's really upped his game in the last several movies he's made. I can only imagine how much cooler the prequels would've been with him as Anakin.

I am actually glad Leo did not get the roll. DiCaprio has become quite the leading actor (Departed, Blood Diamond, Shutter Island, Inception) His career might have not of taken off if he were Anakin.

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10. Will Smith as Neo in the Matrix
3. Tom Selleck as Indiana Jones
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I could probably live with both of these. I am not a huge fan of the Matrix but I am sure that Will Smith would have done just fine.

Don't get me wrong... I love Harrison as Indy. But if we would have never known the difference Tom Selleck probably would have done well.

 

[Giant Chicken]

Also, Sam Neill auditioned for the roll of James Bond which Timothy Dalton ended up snagging.

On the first dvd edition of The Living Daylights you can watch his screen test. I believe the dvd extra was removed in later additions of the dvd.

 

[Darthrazz]

Seems like he did take up that role after all.

The ultimate method actor!

 

[hairlesswookiee]

Also, Sam Neill auditioned for the roll of James Bond which Timothy Dalton ended up snagging.

Now that would've been weird. Dalton is one of the better Bonds IMO.

 

[Ven]

bill murray as bruce wayne? horrible.

 

[PapitoMX]

I thought I read somewhere that Robert Englund read for the part of Luke Skywalker, but when he did not get it, he recommended Mark Hamil to try out for it?

 

[LChinoz]

I know mostly Batman trivia, a lot of which came from IMDB:

The following auditiond for Nolan's Batman to be Batman/Bruce Wayne: Christian Bale, Joshua Jackson, Eion Bailey, Hugh Dancy, Billy Crudup, Cillian Murphy, Henry Cavill and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Writer David S. Goyer wanted Gyllenhaal to play the role, but then saw Bale and changed his mind.

Ashton Kutcher was strongly considered for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman also.

Marilyn Manson was considered for Scarecrow in Batman Begins.

Chris Cooper turned down the role of Jim Gordon in Batman Begins. Also considered were Dennis Quaid and Kurt Russel.

Viggo Mortensen turned down the role of Ras Al Ghul in Batman Begins.

Anthony Hopkins turned down the role of Alfred in Batman Begins.

Lawrence Fishburne was considered for Lucious Fox in Batman Begins.

 

[jonny88]

l think al pacino was also considered for han solo.also eion bailey who played webster in band of brothers was in the top 3 actors to be picked for batman begins,wich of course went to bail.