36 Iconic Characters Almost Played by the Last Person You’d Expect

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36 Iconic Characters Almost Played by the Last Person You’d Expect

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Christina Ricci was up for Claudia in Interview with the Vampire. Other actresses who lost out to Kirsten Dunst in the end were Natalie Portman, Julia Stiles, and Evan Rachel Wood. CRACKED.COM

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REORUM Ewan McGregor wasn't the first choice to play adult Danny Torrance in Doctor Sleep. Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Matt Smith, and Dan Stevens were all being considered for the part before McGregor snatched it up. CRACKED.COM

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Will Smith wanted to change everything about Quentin Tarantino's movie. DJANGO TONOHAINED Smith insisted that Django should be the one who kills the villain, Calvin Candie. Не also wanted to tone down the violence and make the film more of a love story. CRACKED.COM

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Pierce Brosnan thought he'd look ridiculous in Batman's costume. BATMAN Tim Burton wanted Brosnan to play Bruce Wayne in Batman (1989). During a Reddit AMA session, Brosnan recalled the time when the director showed him the suit, he said: Any man who wears underpants outside his pants just cannot be taken seriously. CRACKED.COM

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Frank Sinatra used an eight-year-old injury as an excuse. DirtyHarry While filming The Manchurian Candidate, he suffered a broken wrist. Due to that injury, which occurred almost a decade prior, Harry Callahan's iconic magnum felt like Thor's hammer to Sinatra. Не said he couldn't lift it. CRACKED.COM

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CRACKED.COM Al swearengen was written for Ed O'Neill. Deadwood creator David Milch intended loser Al Bundy to play scary pimp Swearengen. But HBO said no because, well, he was loser Al Bundy. Then lan McShane made Swearengen his own and no one looked back.

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CRACKED.COM Lisa Kudrow wasn't a good ROZ. Kudrow and Peri Gilpin were the two final choices for Roz Doyle in Frasier- and the producers went with Kudrow. But her quirky style wasn't a good fit for the character, so the runner-up stepped up after a short time.

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36 Iconic Characters Almost Played by the Last Person You’d Expect

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CRACKED.COM Marty MCFly just wasn't funny. Back to the Future started production with Eric Stoltz as Marty. But Stoltz' comedic energy was just not there. Michael Fox replaced him after five weeks, and the whole movie was shot again from scratch.

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