Some TV and film characters are SO good, you could not think about anybody else enjoying them — however what if another person did? Auditions are commonplace in Hollywood, so it is no shock different stars had been as soon as thought-about for roles that later went to a different particular person. From Depraved to Dune, here is a take a look at all of the actors who may have been forged:
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To begin, Amanda Seyfriend auditioned for Glinda in Depraved whereas she was filming The Dropout. “I actually bent over backward whereas enjoying the toughest position of my life,” she stated. The main position later went to Ariana Grande.
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Jennifer Lawrence may have been forged as Bella Swan in Twilight. “They turned me down instantly,” she stated. “I did not even get a callback, however my life would’ve been completely totally different.” Kristen Stewart obtained the main position within the saga.
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Liam Aiken was the one American to audition for the position of Harry Potter. They finally handed on him as a result of writer J.Okay. Rowling solely needed British actors within the movie.
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Reese Witherspoon revealed she “auditioned so exhausting for Clueless and did not get it.” Alicia Silverstone was forged as Cher Horowitz.
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Jason Momoa turned down the position of Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy. “Dave [Bautista] is ideal for that position,” he stated. “It did not actually slot in my time as a result of I’ve completed so many issues the place I do not say a lot and I am coloured up and I’ve my shirt off once more.”
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Jessica Biel had fairly the story when she learn for the position of Allie Hamilton in The Pocket book. “That is one which I needed so badly. I used to be in the course of taking pictures Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath, and I auditioned with Ryan Gosling in my trailer — lined in blood,” she stated. Rachel McAdams later obtained the half.
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The Star Wars franchise may have appeared utterly totally different if Leonardo DiCaprio had landed the position of Anakin Skywalker as a substitute of Hayden Christensen. “I did have a gathering with George Lucas,” he stated. “I simply did not really feel able to take that dive at that time.”
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Hailee Steinfeld was a frontrunner for Katniss Everdeen in The Starvation Video games, however Jennifer Lawrence grew to become the face of the franchise as a substitute.
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Matthew McConaughey was *this* near getting the lead position as Jack Dawson in Titanic earlier than Leonardo DiCaprio grew to become the main man. “The audition went very well,” he stated. “Nicely sufficient the place once I left I used to be being glad-handed and slapped on the again like, ‘That is what we had been in search of, you bought it.'”
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Earlier than Emma Myers obtained her position as Enid Sinclair, she auditioned for Wednesday Addams within the Netflix collection Wednesday. Jenna Ortega actually nails that goth woman aesthetic, and nobody else may play her BFF Enid besides Emma.
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Miles Teller was within the working for Lucius in Gladiator II, however Paul Mescal finally grew to become the main man.
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Nicole Kidman was set on enjoying Anna Scott reverse Hugh Grant in Notting Hill. “I wasn’t well-known sufficient, and I wasn’t gifted sufficient,” she stated. Julia Roberts later obtained forged because the love curiosity within the iconic rom-com.
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Imply Women would not be the identical with out Lindsay Lohan, nevertheless it may have appeared utterly totally different if she obtained forged as the pinnacle of the Plastics. She needed to painting Regina George, however director Mark Waters and Tina Fey insisted she play Cady. She did simply that and completely killed it.
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Talking of Imply Women, Rachel McAdams initially auditioned for Cady and ended up as queen bee Regina George as a substitute.
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Freddie Prinze Jr. made it to the closing audition to play Billy Loomis in Scream, however Skeet Ulrich grew to become our foremost man ultimately.
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Dwayne Johnson put his title within the hat to be the star in Jack Reacher. “I went after the position, however [Tom] Cruise obtained it,” he stated on X. “[It] was nice motivation for me to at all times keep hungry.”
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Jake Gyllenhaal was up for the lead position of Frodo in Lord of the Rings however the audition did not go fairly his method. With no particular strains, Jake needed to improv all the pieces. The kicker? Nobody knowledgeable him to have an accent ready, so the half went to Elijah Wooden.
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Judd Nelson’s efficiency as unhealthy boy John Bender was virtually completed by John Cusack, however he needed to drop out of Sixteen Candles as a consequence of manufacturing delays.
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Glen Powell was featured in High Gun: Maverick as Hangman, however do you know he initially auditioned for the a part of Rooster? Tom Cruise referred to as Glen to pitch the concept of Hangman after information broke about him dropping the lead position to Miles Teller. Actually, it was a win-win since each guys ended up the film.
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Lastly, Jenna Ortega revealed she auditioned for Dune when she was 15. “I feel it was Chani,” she stated. “However they weren’t saying that. All the things was very secret.” Jenna was in good firm since Zendaya ended up with the position.
Would you’ve forged a special actor in a serious film or TV position? Share your ideas within the feedback!