10 Alternate Actors That Were Almost Cast in Popular Films
There are a lot of changes that can happen during the casting process of a movie. Many movies start out with one actor in mind for the lead role, but then a completely different actor lands the role in the process. It's hard to imagine some of these movies with different actors, but they could have ended up being completely different. For example, Nicolas Cage was famously wanted in the role of Neo for The Matrix before Keanu Reeves was cast.
ScreenRant has released a new video listing ten popular films that almost had different actors in the lead roles. The list includes Finding Nemo, Super Mario Bros., Pulp Fiction, and more. I wasn't previously aware of a lot of the information provided in this video so I learned some new bits of movie trivia today! For example, I didn't know Harrison Ford and Bill Murray were considered for the role of Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
When a movie becomes an overnight hit, or a box office bomb, it's often the cast that gets the credit or blame. But audiences might never ask how different things could have been if other actors or actresses were cast - or how close their favorite movies came to being something completely different. Here are Screen Rant's 10 Amazing Movie Castings That Almost Happened.