If they lived longer they would of made...

SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME (1956)

James dean was set to play the lead role,
'PAUL NEWMAN' Landed the role & it him a star.
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THE SPIRIT OF ST.LOUIS (1957)

Was set to play Charles Lindbergh in the 1957 biopic,
'JAMES STEWART' took the role.
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THE LEFT-HANDED GUN (1958)

Was set to play Billy the kid in the film,as with
Somebody Up There Likes Me','PAUL NEWMAN' Landed the
role.

MELVILLE GOODWIN,USA (a.k.a. TOP SECRET AFFAIR (1957))

Bogart & his wife Lauren bacall was set to star in
the film and even shot a costume test but bogart
feel ill & bacall bailed the movie to support him,
bogart died 16 days before the retooled movie
now starring 'KIRK DOUGLAS' in Bogart's role.

THE STRIPPER (1963)

Marilyn monroe was set to star in the film,
'JOANNE WOODARD' Took over.
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SOMETHING GOT TO GIVE (a.k.a. MOVE OVER,DARLING (1963))

Marilyn monroe filmed scenes for this movie but was
fired,Then when Dean martin threaten to walk Monroe
was rehired & director george cukor was replaced
with jean neglauso,but Monroe died and the film was
retool as MOVE OVER,DARLING.
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WHAT A WAY TO GO (1964)

Was set to star Monroe & Monroe's publist Arthur P.
Jacobs was the producer (He went on to produce
'Planet of the apes'),'SHIRLEY MacLAINE' Took over.

QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER (1990)

Had McQueen not fallen ill,the future 'TOM SELLECK'
western would been McQueen's next film.

VICTOR/VICTORIA (1982)

Sellers was set to play the role that got
'ROBERT PRESTON' An oscar nod.
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ROMANCE OF THE PINK PANTHER

Sellers co-wrote & was going to make another
pink panther sequel that was going to be the
first one in the sellers canon not to be
directed by Blake Edwards.
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LOVESICK (1983)

Sellers was going to star in the romanatic comedy,
'DUDLEY MOORE' Took over the role.

THELMA & LOUISE (1991)

The screenplay floated around hollywood for over
a decade Ridley scott's 1st choice for Thelma
was Natalie with Tuesday Weld set to play
Louise until Wood died,The film was eventually
made with 'GEENA DAVIS' Playing Wood's role.
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COUNTRY OF THE HEART

Wood was developing a movie that had her playing a
terminally ill woman who sparks a romance with
then-recent oscar-winner Timothy Hutton,The
film was dropped when Wood died.

GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)

Was set to play Peter Venkman,
'BILL MURRAY' Took over the role.
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (1984)

Had signed to the play Max in The Sergio Leone Epic,
'JAMES WOODS' Won the role,after Belushi died.
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SPIES LIKE US (1985)

Belushi agreed to appear in the John Landis Comedy &
Belushi & Dan aykroyd even talked about the movie when
they appeared on THE TODAY SHOW to promote NEIGHBORS,
'CHEVY CHASE' (Whom Belushi hated) took the role.

MORTAL KOMBAT (1995)

Lee was set to star to play Johnny cage in the film,
'LINDEN ASHBY' Was given the role.

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (1994)

Phoneix was set to play the interviewer,
'CHRISTIAN SLATER' Took over the role AND
donated his pay for the movie to Phoneix's
favorite charites
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SAFE PASSAGE (1994)

Was set to star alongside Susan Sarandon,
'SEAN ASTIN' Took over.
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TOTAL ECLIPSE (1995)

Was going to star as Arthur Rimbaud in the story
of a gay poet,'LEONARDO DiCAPRIO' Took over.

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT

Was planning to make his directorial debut with
an adaption of the 1983 Walter Tevis novel.