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If movies followed their original casting...
 3637  7.3  7.7 There were a handful of other actors considered for the parts of Ledger and Gylenhaal, among them Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Hartnett, Colin Farrel and Billy Crudup. Though, none is more interesting than the consideration of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.
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8324 7.8 8.7 Would you believe it? Will Smith was an early choice in playing Neo, but he turned it down to make "Wild Wild West." He admitted to regretting it.
 
2368 6 6.5 However, Will Smith wasn't the only choice to play superhero in this movie, George Clooney's name came up during casting.
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3994 6.6 7 Jim Carrey was the main choice that he even contributed jokes, including calling the lead character "Focker." Julia Stiles, was also a choice for the part of Teri Polo.
 
1763 5.4 5.4 Director Oliver Stone's primary choice was none other than epic king Russell Crowe. Sean Connery was listed in the role of King Philip that went to Val Kilmer.
 
3272 6.8 6.8 Nicolas Cage was the original choice to play John Constantine but backed out of the project.
 
2072 6.6 7.2 They had Tom Hanks and Winona Ryder at hello, the roles of Jerry Maguire and Dorothy Boyd being originally written for them. It went to Cruise and Zellwegger, eventually.
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2679 6.4 6.8 Panic Room could've been Nicole Kidman's movie easily, if not for a knee injury suffered during "Moulin Rogue." The role eventually went to Jodie Foster.
 
5238 8.1 8.7 The best role that landed on Jodie Foster's lap was that of Clarice Starling, which Michelle Pfeiffer rejected saying it was "too violent." Would she have won best actress if she had done it?
 
3204 7.3 7.6 Bret Easton Ellis' Patrick Bateman was offered to numerous actors before Christian Bale landed the gig. Among the hopefuls were Johnny Depp, Billy Crudup, Ben Chaplin, Robert Sean Leonard, Johnathon Schaech, Jonny Lee Miller, and Jared Leto. Edward Norton (pictured) was a close call.
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3234 6.4 6.4 Kevin Kline was the original choice for Peter Pan and David Bowie was offered the role of Captain Hook which he turned down.
 
1771 7.7 8.1 TRIVIA From IMDB: Robert Redford screen-tested with Candice Bergen for the part of Benjamin Braddock but was finally rejected by director Mike Nichols because Nichols did not believe Redford could persuasively project the underdog qualities necessary to the role. When he told this to Redford, the actor asked Nichols what he meant. "Well, let's put it this way," said Nichols, "Have you ever struck out with a girl?" "What do you mean?" asked Redford. "That's precisely my point," said Nichols.
The poster wouldn't have worked either.  geojones100's rating:
 
1028 7.9 8.2 Originally, a superstar pairing of Steve McQueen and Paul Newman, but McQueen dropped out of the project and was replaced by Robert Redford. Had he not, Redford would've had to find another name to call his film festival.
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4266 7.3 8.1 Lance Henriksen was a choice to play The Terminator. But O.J.?
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2765 6.8 7.3 Face/Off could've been bigger if the Ahnold/Sly tandem pushed through, but would the switching of faces vital to the story been convincing? John Woo didn't think so.
 
1642 5.9 6.3 The role of President James Marshall was supposedly written for Kevin Costner. He said no and concentrated on "The Postman."
 
4914 8 8.8 The casting of Star Wars is the stuff of legends. Kurt Russell (Han Solo), Cindy Williams (Princess Leia) and Robby Benson (Luke Skywalker), all screen tested and nearly got parts in the movie. The great Toshiro Mifune was considered as Obi-Wan. It could've been a very, very different Star Wars.
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- Dustin Hoffman, Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson as Michael Corleone in The Godfather.
- Al Pacino as Han Solo
- Orson Welles as Vito Corleone in The Godfather.
- Bill Murray, John Travolta and Chevy Chase as Forrest Gump.
- OJ Simpson or Lance Henriksen as The Terminator.
- Robert DeNiro as Scarface.
- Michael Keaton as Deckard in Blade Runner.
- Nick Nolte and Jeff Bridges as the leading stars in Heat.
- Colin Farrell, Russell Crowe and Edward Norton as Vincent in Collateral.
Now there's a few.
What about Van Damme as Wolverine in X-Men: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120903/trivia?tr0743097
"The Legend of Bagger Vance" originally cast Morgan Freeman and Robert Redford, later changed to Will Smith and Matt Damon.
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Angelina Jolie replaced Tom Cruise as the title character in "Salt."
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Nicole Kidman was originally cast as Mrs. Smith.
Johnny Depp was originally cast as John Smith, but turned it down after being overworked with other movies he was shooting.
Catherine Zeta-Jones was also considered for Mrs. Smith, while Johnny Depp and Will Smith were considered for Mr. Smith when it was not sure if Brad Pitt would sign on.
Cate Blanchett was also considered for the role of Mrs. Smith
Brad Pitt reportedly left the project after Nicole Kidman dropped out and her replacement had not yet been found. Once Angelina Jolie signed on, he returned to the project.
Would Brangelina have ever come to fruition if they never worked on this project together?
i'll look into face-off next...
UPDATE: so imdb also backs you guys up. my mistake i guess. though it also mentions how bothnicolas cage and ewan mgregor also turned down the role of neo because of family obligations. sean connery also turned down morpheous.
Btw, Sean Connery would've made an interesting Morpeus.
Here's a few for you:
Shirley Temple as Dorothy in Wizard of Oz
Clint Eastwood as K in Men in Black
Robert De Niro or Robin Williams as Jack Torrance in The Shining
Daniel Day Lewis as Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction
For Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs: Christopher Lloyd, Jack Nicholson, or Robert De Niro
Tom Selleck as Indiana Jones
John Belushi as Dr. Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters
Robin Williams as The Joker in Batman
Or as Bruce Wayne himself: Jeff Bridges, Harrison Ford, Robert Downey Jr., Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Murray, Pierce Brosnan, Tom Selleck, Daniel Day-Lewis, Tom Hanks and Bruce Willis
And one of my favorites: John Wayne as Dirty Harry
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Great list!
Role of Forrest Gump was originaly offered to John Travolta.
Tom Selleck turned down the part of Indiana Jones because he had a contract with Magnum PI. Later on, the role was offered to harrison Ford.
In the movie JFK, Harrison Ford was suposed to play Kevin Costner's part.
Sean Connerey was originaly imagined as Gandalf the Gray.
Tim Burton asked Bill Murray for the part of Bruce Wayne before he turned to Michael Keaton.
You also mentioned The Terminator. Arnold was originaly imagined as Kyle Reese, but he suggest to James Cameron to put him in the role of the machine...
I'd like to think that its a good thing things turned
out the way the movie had, but really, who knows
what it might have been.
Bill Murray as Batman? That would've been something
different, again, who knows!
Ringwald also turned down Demi Moore's role in "Ghost" that same year and both movies went on to become box office bonanzas in 1990.
I adore some of the posters, including Constantine and Terminator :)
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Double Indemnity...instead of Edward G. Robinson as Keys, wouldja believe Groucho Marx?
relatively common knowledge...Gale Sondergaard as the Wicked Witch in Wizard of Oz...hard to see her riding a bike, isn't it?