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Some TV and film characters are SO good, you could not think about anybody else taking part in 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 have a look at all of the actors who may have been solid:1.
To start out, Amanda Seyfriend auditioned for Glinda in Depraved whereas she was filming The Dropout. “I actually bent over backward whereas taking part in the toughest position of my life,” she mentioned. The main position later went to Ariana Grande.3.
Jennifer Lawrence may have been solid as Bella Swan in Twilight. “They turned me down instantly,” she mentioned. “I did not even get a callback, however my life would’ve been completely totally different.” Kristen Stewart acquired the main position within the saga.4.
Liam Aiken was the one American to audition for the position of Harry Potter. They finally handed on him as a result of creator J.Okay. Rowling solely needed British actors within the movie.5.
Reese Witherspoon revealed she “auditioned so onerous for Clueless and did not get it.” Alicia Silverstone was solid as Cher Horowitz.6.
Jason Momoa turned down the position of Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy. “Dave is ideal for that position,” he mentioned. “It did not actually slot in my time as a result of I’ve finished so many issues the place I do not say a lot and I am coloured up and I’ve my shirt off once more.”7.
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 — coated in blood,” she mentioned. Rachel McAdams later acquired the half.8.
The Star Wars franchise may have seemed utterly totally different if Leonardo DiCaprio had landed the position of Anakin Skywalker as an alternative of Hayden Christensen. “I did have a gathering with George Lucas,” he mentioned. “I simply did not really feel able to take that dive at that time.”9.
Hailee Steinfeld was a frontrunner for Katniss Everdeen in The Starvation Video games, however Jennifer Lawrence turned the face of the franchise as an alternative.10.
Matthew McConaughey was *this* near getting the lead position as Jack Dawson in Titanic earlier than Leonardo DiCaprio turned the main man. “The audition went rather well,” he mentioned. “Effectively 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 on the lookout for, you bought it.'”11.
Earlier than Emma Myers acquired her position as Enid Sinclair, she auditioned for Wednesday Addams within the Netflix collection Wednesday. Jenna Ortega actually nails that goth lady aesthetic, and nobody else may play her BFF Enid besides Emma.12.
Miles Teller was within the working for Lucius in Gladiator II, however Paul Mescal finally turned the main man.13.
Nicole Kidman was set on taking part in Anna Scott reverse Hugh Grant in Notting Hill. “I wasn’t well-known sufficient, and I wasn’t gifted sufficient,” she mentioned. Julia Roberts later acquired solid because the love curiosity within the iconic rom-com.14.
Imply Women would not be the identical with out Lindsay Lohan, but it surely may have seemed utterly totally different if she acquired solid as the top 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.15.
Talking of Imply Women, Rachel McAdams initially auditioned for Cady and ended up as queen bee Regina George as an alternative.16.
Freddie Prinze Jr. made it to the closing audition to play Billy Loomis in Scream, however Skeet Ulrich turned our principal man ultimately.17.
Dwayne Johnson put his identify within the hat to be the star in Jack Reacher. “I went after the position, however Cruise acquired it,” he mentioned on X. “ was nice motivation for me to all the time keep hungry.”18.
Jake Gyllenhaal was up for the lead position of Frodo in Lord of the Rings however the audition did not go fairly his means. With no particular strains, Jake needed to improv the whole lot. The kicker? Nobody knowledgeable him to have an accent ready, so the half went to Elijah Wooden.19.
Judd Nelson’s efficiency as dangerous boy John Bender was virtually finished by John Cusack, however he needed to drop out of Sixteen Candles resulting from manufacturing delays.20.
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 shedding the lead position to Miles Teller. Truthfully, it was a win-win since each guys ended up the film.21.
Lastly, Jenna Ortega revealed she auditioned for Dune when she was 15. “I feel it was Chani,” she mentioned. “However they weren’t saying that. Every thing was very secret.” Jenna was in good firm since Zendaya ended up with the position.Would you’ve gotten solid a special actor in a serious film or TV position? Share your ideas within the feedback!
