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Aaron Eckhart
   was considered for the role of   
 Wolverine in X-Men (2000)
Hugh Jackman got the part


Adam Sandler
   was considered for the role of   
 Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Johnny Depp got the part


Adam West
   was considered for the role of   
 James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
George Lazenby got the part


Albert Finney
   was considered for the role of   
 Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Peter O'Toole got the part


Alec Baldwin
   was considered for the role of   
 Sam in Ghost (1990)
Patrick Swayze got the part


Alec Guinness
   was considered for the role of   
 Mohandas K. Gandhi in Gandhi (1982)
Ben Kingsley got the part


Alan Ladd
   was considered for the role of   
 Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Peter O'Toole got the part


Alan Ladd
   was considered for the role of   
 Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (1944)
Fred MacMurray got the part


Al Pacino
   was considered for the role of   
 Capt. Willard in Apocalypse Now (1979)
Martin Sheen got the part


Al Pacino
   was considered for the role of   
 Edward in Pretty Woman (1990)
Richard Gere got the part


Al Pacino
   was considered for the role of   
 Han Solo in Star Wars (1977)
Harrison Ford got the part


Al Pacino
   was considered for the role of   
 Lenny Bruce in Lenny (1974)
Dustin Hoffman got the part


Al Pacino
   was considered for the role of   
 Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Richard Dreyfuss got the part


Al Pacino
   was considered for the role of   
 Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976)
Robert De Niro got the part


Alan Thicke
   was considered for the role of   
 Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List (1993)
Liam Neeson got the part


Amy Irving
   was considered for the role of   
 Princess Leia in Star Wars (1977)
Carrie Fisher got the part


Andrew Dice Clay
   was considered for the role of   
 Vinny Gambini in My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Joe Pesci got the part


Andy Garcia
   was considered for the role of   
 Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia (1993)
Tom Hanks got the part


Angelina Jolie
   was considered for the role of   
 Velma in Chicago (2002)
Catherine Zeta-Jones got the part


Anita Louise
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


Anjelica Huston
   was considered for the role of   
 Annie Wilkes in Misery (1990)
Kathy Bates got the part


Anne Baxter
   was considered for the role of   
 Bernadette Soubirous in Song of Bernadette (1943)
Jennifer Jones got the part


Anne Shirley
   was considered for the role of   
 Melanie Wilkes in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Olivia de Havilland got the part


Ann-Margret
   was considered for the role of   
 Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Faye Dunaway got the part


Ann-Margret
   was considered for the role of   
 Cat in Cat Ballou (1965)
Jane Fonda got the part


Ann Sheridan
   was considered for the role of   
 Ilsa in Casablanca (1942)
Ingrid Bergman got the part


Anthony Hopkins
   was considered for the role of   
 Mohandas K. Gandhi in Gandhi (1982)
Ben Kingsley got the part


Anthony Perkins
   was considered for the role of   
 Joe/Josephine in Some Like It Hot (1959)
Tony Curtis got the part


Anthony Perkins
   was considered for the role of   
 Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972)
James Caan got the part


Anthony Perkins
   was considered for the role of   
 Tom Hagen in The Godfather (1972)
Robert Duvall got the part


Anthony Perkins
   was considered for the role of   
 Tony in West Side Story (1961)
Richard Beymer got the part


Anthony Quinn
   was considered for the role of   
 Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972)
Marlon Brando got the part


Arnold Schwarzenegger
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman, The Movie (1978)
Christopher Reeve got the part


Arnold Schwarzenegger
   was considered for the role of   
 John McLane in Die Hard (1988)
Bruce Willis got the part


Arthur Edmund Carewe
   was considered for the role of   
 Count Dracula in Dracula (1931)
Bela Lugosi got the part


Ashton Kutcher
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman Returns (2006)
Brandon Routh got the part


Audie Murphy
   was considered for the role of   
 Scorpio in Dirty Harry (1971)
Andy Robinson got the part


Audrey Hepburn
   was considered for the role of   
 Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (1962)
Anne Bancroft got the part


Audrey Hepburn
   was considered for the role of   
 Maria in West Side Story (1961)
Natalie Wood got the part


Barbara Stanwyck
   was considered for the role of   
 Sondra in Lost Horizon (1937)
Jane Wyatt got the part


Barbara Streisand
   was considered for the role of   
 Bree Daniels in Klute (1971)
Jane Fonda got the part


Barbara Streisand
   was considered for the role of   
 Dwan in King Kong (1976)
Jessica Lange got the part


Barbara Streisand
   was considered for the role of   
 Sally Bowles in Cabaret (1972)
Liza Minelli got the part


Barry Manilow
   was considered for the role of   
 Ted Striker in Airplane! (1980)
Robert Hays got the part


Basil Rathbone
   was considered for the role of   
 Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Clarke Gable got the part


Beatrice Lillie
   was considered for the role of   
 Glinda in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Billie Burke got the part


Bela Lugosi
   was considered for the role of   
 Larry Talbot in The Wolf Man (1941)
Lon Chaney Jr got the part


Bela Lugosi
   was considered for the role of   
 The Monster in Frankenstein (1931)
Boris Karloff got the part


Ben Stiller
   was considered for the role of   
 Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Johnny Depp got the part


Bette Davis
   was considered for the role of   
 Daisy Werthan in Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Jessica Tandy got the part


Bette Davis
   was considered for the role of   
 Elizabeth in Frankenstein (1931)
Mae Clarke got the part


Bette Davis
   was considered for the role of   
 Ellie Andrews in It Happened One Night (1934)
Claudette Colbert got the part


Bette Davis
   was considered for the role of   
 Mina Harker in Dracula (1931)
Helen Chandler got the part


Bette Davis
   was considered for the role of   
 Rose Sayer in The African Queen (1951)
Katherine Hepburn got the part


Bette Davis
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


Bette Midler
   was considered for the role of   
 Annie Wilkes in Misery (1990)
Kathy Bates got the part


Bette Midler
   was considered for the role of   
 Sister Mary Clarence in Sister Act (1992)
Whoopi Goldberg got the part


Betty Grable
   was considered for the role of   
 Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1952)
Marilyn Monroe got the part


Billie Dove
   was considered for the role of   
 Belle Watling in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Ona Munson got the part


Bill Murray
   was considered for the role of   
 Daryl Van Horne in The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Jack Nicholson got the part


Bill Murray
   was considered for the role of   
 Forrest in Forrest Gump (1994)
Tom Hanks got the part


Bill Murray
   was considered for the role of   
 Joe Miller in Philadelphia (1993)
Denzel Washington got the part


Bill Murray
   was considered for the role of   
 John Kimble in Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Arnold Schwarzenegger got the part


Bill Murray
   was considered for the role of   
 Larry Flynt in The People Vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Woody Harrelson got the part


Bill Murray
   was considered for the role of   
 Willie in Bad Santa (2003)
Billy Bob Thorton got the part


Bill Murray
   was considered for the role of   
 Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Johnny Depp got the part


Billy Dee Williams
   was considered for the role of   
 Han Solo in Star Wars (1977)
Harrison Ford got the part


Billy Idol
   was considered for the role of   
 Jim Morrison in The Doors (1991)
Val Kilmer got the part


Bing Crosby
   was considered for the role of   
 Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls (1955)
Marlon Brando got the part


Bobby Darin
   was considered for the role of   
 Tony in West Side Story (1961)
Richard Beymer got the part


Bob Dylan
   was considered for the role of   
 Clyde Parker in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Warren Beatty got the part


Bob Hope
   was considered for the role of   
 Lt. Cmdr. Sherman in Operation Petticoat (1959)
Cary Grant got the part


Bob Hope
   was considered for the role of   
 Mortimer in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Cary Grant got the part


Bob Hope
   was considered for the role of   
 Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls (1955)
Frank Sinatra got the part


Bo Derek
   was considered for the role of   
 Dwan in King Kong (1976)
Jessica Lange got the part


Boots Mallory
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


Boris Karloff
   was considered for the role of   
 The Invisible Man in The Invisible Man (1933)
Claude Rains got the part


Boris Karloff
   was considered for the role of   
 Larry Talbot in The Wolf Man (1941)
Lon Chaney Jr got the part


Brad Pitt
   was considered for the role of   
 Patrick Bateman in American Psycho (2000)
Christian Bale got the part


Brad Pitt
   was considered for the role of   
 Turkish in Snatch (2000)
Jason Statham got the part


Brad Pitt
   was considered for the role of   
 Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Johnny Depp got the part


Brendan Fraser
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman Returns (2006)
Brandon Routh got the part


Brian Aherne
   was considered for the role of   
 Peter Blood in Captain Blood (1935)
Errol Flynn got the part


Britney Spears
   was considered for the role of   
 Kitty in Chicago (2002)
Lucy Liu got the part


Broderick Crawford
   was considered for the role of   
 Enrique Claudin in Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Claude Rains got the part


Brooke Shields
   was considered for the role of   
 Regan in The Excorcist (1973)
Linda Blair got the part


Brooke Smith
   was considered for the role of   
 Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Jodie Foster got the part


Bruce Boxleitner
   was considered for the role of   
 Luke Skywalker in Star Wars (1977)
Mark Hamill got the part


Bruce Jenner
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman, The Movie (1978)
Christopher Reeve got the part


Bruce Willis
   was considered for the role of   
 Cadet Mahoney in Police Academy (1984)
Steve Guttenberg got the part


Bruce Willis
   was considered for the role of   
 Sam in Ghost (1990)
Patrick Swayze got the part


Buddy Ebsen
   was considered for the role of   
 The Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Jack Haley got the part


Burt Lancaster
   was considered for the role of   
 Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur (1959)
Charlton Heston got the part


Burt Lancaster
   was considered for the role of   
 Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972)
Marlon Brando got the part


Burt Reynolds
   was considered for the role of   
 Capt. John Francis Xavier 'Trapper John' McIntyre in MASH (1970)
Elliott Gould got the part


Burt Reynolds
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman, The Movie (1978)
Christopher Reeve got the part


Burt Reynolds
   was considered for the role of   
 Han Solo in Star Wars (1977)
Harrison Ford got the part


Burt Reynolds
   was considered for the role of   
 John McLane in Die Hard (1988)
Bruce Willis got the part


Burt Reynolds
   was considered for the role of   
 Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972)
Al Pacino got the part


Burt Reynolds
   was considered for the role of   
 Rocky Balboa in Rocky (1976)
Sylvester Stallone got the part


Burt Reynolds
   was considered for the role of   
 Tony in West Side Story (1961)
Richard Beymer got the part


Burt Reynolds
   was considered for the role of   
 Zed in Zardoz (1974)
Sean Connery got the part


Burt Ward
   was considered for the role of   
 Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate (1967)
Dustin Hoffman got the part


Cameron Diaz
   was considered for the role of   
 Roxie in Chicago (2002)
Renee Zellweger got the part


Carole Lombard
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


Carol Lombard
   was considered for the role of   
 Ellie Andrews in It Happened One Night (1934)
Claudette Colbert got the part


Carol Lynley
   was considered for the role of   
 Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Faye Dunaway got the part


Cary Grant
   was considered for the role of   
 Bert the Chimney Sweep in Mary Poppins (1964)
Dick Van Dyke got the part


Cary Grant
   was considered for the role of   
 Commander Shears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
William Holden got the part


Cary Grant
   was considered for the role of   
 Count Leon D'Algout in Ninotchka (1939)
Melvyn Douglas got the part


Cary Grant
   was considered for the role of   
 George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
James Stewart got the part


Cary Grant
   was considered for the role of   
 Holly Martins in The Third Man (1949)
Joseph Cotton got the part


Cary Grant
   was considered for the role of   
 James Bond in Dr. No (1962)
Sean Connery got the part


Cary Grant
   was considered for the role of   
 John Ballentine/Dr. Anthony Edwardes in Spellbound (1945)
Gregory Peck got the part


Cary Grant
   was considered for the role of   
 Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Peter O'Toole got the part


Cary Grant
   was considered for the role of   
 Norman Maine in A Star is Born (1954)
James Mason got the part


Charles Bronson
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman, The Movie (1978)
Christopher Reeve got the part


Charles Grodin
   was considered for the role of   
 Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate (1967)
Dustin Hoffman got the part


Charles Laughton
   was considered for the role of   
 Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Alec Guinness got the part


Charles Laughton
   was considered for the role of   
 Cyrano De Bergerac in Cyrano De Bergerac (1950)
Jose Ferrer got the part


Charles Laughton
   was considered for the role of   
 Mr. Micawber in David Copperfield (1935)
W.C. Fields got the part


Charlie Sheen
   was considered for the role of   
 Maverick in Top Gun (1986)
Tom Cruise got the part


Charlize Theron
   was considered for the role of   
 Roxie in Chicago (2002)
Renee Zellweger got the part


Charlton Heston
   was considered for the role of   
 Ambassador Thorn in The Omen (1976)
Gregory Peck got the part


Charlton Heston
   was considered for the role of   
 Chief Brody in Jaws (1975)
Roy Scheider got the part


Charlton Heston
   was considered for the role of   
 The Great Leslie in The Great Race (1965)
Tony Curtis got the part


Cher
   was considered for the role of   
 Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Faye Dunaway got the part


Chevy Chase
   was considered for the role of   
 Forrest in Forrest Gump (1994)
Tom Hanks got the part


Chevy Chase
   was considered for the role of   
 Lester in American Beauty (1999)
Kevin Spacey got the part


Chris O'Donnell
   was considered for the role of   
 J in Men In Black (1997)
Will Smith got the part


Christina Ricci
   was considered for the role of   
 Claudia in Interview With a Vampire (1994)
Kirsten Dunst got the part


Christina Ricci
   was considered for the role of   
 Juliet in Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Claire Danes got the part


Christopher Reeve
   was considered for the role of   
 Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia (1993)
Tom Hanks got the part


Christopher Reeve
   was considered for the role of   
 Edward in Pretty Woman (1990)
Richard Gere got the part


Christopher Reeve
   was considered for the role of   
 Jack Colton in Romancing The Stone (1984)
Michael Douglas got the part


Christopher Walken
   was considered for the role of   
 Capt. Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Johnny Depp got the part


Christopher Walken
   was considered for the role of   
 Han Solo in Star Wars (1977)
Harrison Ford got the part


Christopher Walken
   was considered for the role of   
 Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Michael Madsen got the part


Christopher Walken
   was considered for the role of   
 Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Johnny Depp got the part


Cicely Tyson
   was considered for the role of   
 Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Diana Ross got the part


Cindy Williams
   was considered for the role of   
 Princess Leia in Star Wars (1977)
Carrie Fisher got the part


Clarke Gable
   was considered for the role of   
 C. Dexter Haven in The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Cary Grant got the part


Clarke Gable
   was considered for the role of   
 Joe Massara in Little Ceasar (1931)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr got the part


Clarke Gable
   was considered for the role of   
 Tarzan in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1932)
Johnny Weissmuller got the part


Claudette Colbert
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


Clint Eastwood
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman, The Movie (1978)
Christopher Reeve got the part


Clint Eastwood
   was considered for the role of   
 Graham Hess in Signs (2002)
Mel Gibson got the part


Clint Eastwood
   was considered for the role of   
 K in Men In Black (1997)
Tommy Lee Jones got the part


Clive Owen
   was considered for the role of   
 James Bond in Casino Royale (2006)
Daniel Craig got the part


Colin Farrell
   was considered for the role of   
 James Bond in Casino Royale (2006)
Daniel Craig got the part


Constance Bennett
   was considered for the role of   
 Ellie Andrews in It Happened One Night (1934)
Claudette Colbert got the part


Crispin Glover
   was considered for the role of   
 Marty McFly in Back to the Future (1984)
Michael J. Fox got the part


C. Thomas Howell
   was considered for the role of   
 Marty McFly in Back to the Future (1984)
Michael J. Fox got the part


Cyd Charisse
   was considered for the role of   
 Eve Kendall in North by Northwest (1959)
Eva Marie Saint got the part


Dana Carvey
   was considered for the role of   
 Marcus Burnett in Bad Boys (1995)
Martin Lawrence got the part


Daniel Day-Lewis
   was considered for the role of   
 Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia (1993)
Tom Hanks got the part


Daniel Day-Lewis
   was considered for the role of   
 Aragorn in Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Viggo Mortensen got the part


Daniel Day-Lewis
   was considered for the role of   
 Lestat in Interview With a Vampire (1994)
Tom Cruise got the part


Danny DeVito
   was considered for the role of   
 John Kimble in Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Arnold Schwarzenegger got the part


Danny DeVito
   was considered for the role of   
 Sallah in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
John Rhys-Davies got the part. Danny DeVito couldn't take the part due to TV commitments.


Danny Kaye
   was considered for the role of   
 Bert the Chimney Sweep in Mary Poppins (1964)
Dick Van Dyke got the part


Danny Thomas
   was considered for the role of   
 Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972)
Marlon Brando got the part


Darryl Hannah
   was considered for the role of   
 Vivian in Pretty Woman (1990)
Julia Roberts got the part


Dave Chapelle
   was considered for the role of   
 Bubba in Forrest Gump (1994)
Mykelti Williamson got the part


David Alan Grier
   was considered for the role of   
 Bubba in Forrest Gump (1994)
Mykelti Williamson got the part


David Boreanaz
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman Returns (2006)
Brandon Routh got the part


David Bowie
   was considered for the role of   
 The Acid Queen in Tommy (1976)
Tina Turner got the part


David Bowie
   was considered for the role of   
 Capt. Hook in Hook (1991)
Dustin Hoffman got the part


David Bowie
   was considered for the role of   
 Elrond in Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Hugo Weaving got the part


David Bowie
   was considered for the role of   
 Lawrence Jamieson in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Michael Caine got the part


David Letterman
   was considered for the role of   
 Ted Striker in Airplane! (1980)
Robert Hays got the part


David Niven
   was considered for the role of   
 Charlie Allnut in The African Queen (1951)
Humphrey Bogart got the part


David Niven
   was considered for the role of   
 George Conway in Lost Horizon (1937)
John Howard got the part


David Niven
   was considered for the role of   
 Will Scarlett in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Patric Knowles got the part


David Schwimmer
   was considered for the role of   
 J in Men In Black (1997)
Will Smith got the part


Dan Blocker
   was considered for the role of   
 Major Kong in Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Slim Pickens got the part


Dan Dailey
   was considered for the role of   
 The Waco Kid in Blazing Saddles (1974)
Gene Wilder got the part


Debbie Reynolds
   was considered for the role of   
 Doris Mann in Postcards From the Edge (1990)
Shirley MacLaine got the part


Debra Winger
   was considered for the role of   
 Alex in Fatal Attraction (1987)
Glenn Close got the part


Dean Martin
   was considered for the role of   
 Jerry Langford in The King of Comedy (1983)
Jerry Lewis got the part


Dean Martin
   was considered for the role of   
 Roger Thornhill in North by Northwest (1959)
Cary Grant got the part


Dean Martin
   was considered for the role of   
 Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls (1955)
Marlon Brando got the part


Demi Moore
   was considered for the role of   
 Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct (1992)
Sharon Stone got the part


Dennis Hopper
   was considered for the role of   
 Bud Stamper in Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Warren Beatty got the part


Dennis Quaid
   was considered for the role of   
 Josh in Big (1988)
Tom Hanks got the part


Denzel Washington
   was considered for the role of   
 David Mills in Se7en (1995)
Brad Pitt got the part


Denzel Washington
   was considered for the role of   
 Det. Spooner in I, Robot (2004)
Will Smith got the part


Derek Jacobi
   was considered for the role of   
 Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Anthony Hopkins got the part


Diahann Carroll
   was considered for the role of   
 Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Diana Ross got the part


Diana Barrymore
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


Diana Ross
   was considered for the role of   
 Shug Avery in The Color Purple (1985)
Margaret Avery got the part


Dick Powell
   was considered for the role of   
 Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (1944)
Fred MacMurray got the part


Dominique Swain
   was considered for the role of   
 Claudia in Interview With a Vampire (1994)
Kirsten Dunst got the part


Doris Day
   was considered for the role of   
 Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate (1967)
Anne Bancroft got the part


Douglas Fairbanks Jr
   was considered for the role of   
 Robin Hood in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Errol Flynn got the part


Drew Barrymore
   was considered for the role of   
 Carol Anne in Poltergeist (1982)
Heather O'Rourke got the part


Dustin Hoffman
   was considered for the role of   
 Deckard in Blade Runner (1982)
Harrison Ford got the part


Dustin Hoffman
   was considered for the role of   
 Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Bob Hoskins got the part


Dustin Hoffman
   was considered for the role of   
 Franz Liebkind in The Producers (1968)
Kenneth Mars got the part


Dustin Hoffman
   was considered for the role of   
 Matt Hooper in Jaws (1975)
Richard Dreyfuss got the part


Dustin Hoffman
   was considered for the role of   
 Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972)
Al Pacino got the part


Dustin Hoffman
   was considered for the role of   
 Mohandas K. Gandhi in Gandhi (1982)
Ben Kingsley got the part


Dustin Hoffman
   was considered for the role of   
 Popeye in Popeye (1980)
Robin Williams got the part


Dustin Hoffman
   was considered for the role of   
 Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Richard Dreyfuss got the part


Eddie Murphy
   was considered for the role of   
 Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Bob Hoskins got the part


Ed Harris
   was considered for the role of   
 Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Bob Hoskins got the part


Edna Mae Oliver
   was considered for the role of   
 The Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Margaret Hamilton got the part


Edward Norton
   was considered for the role of   
 Patrick Bateman in American Psycho (2000)
Christian Bale got the part


Edward Norton
   was considered for the role of   
 Wolverine in X-Men (2000)
Hugh Jackman got the part


Ed Wynn
   was considered for the role of   
 The Wizard in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Frank Morgan got the part


Elizabeth Ashley
   was considered for the role of   
 Maria in West Side Story (1961)
Natalie Wood got the part


Elizabeth Taylor
   was considered for the role of   
 Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (1962)
Anne Bancroft got the part


Elizabeth Taylor
   was considered for the role of   
 Eve Kendall in North by Northwest (1959)
Eva Marie Saint got the part


Ellen Barkin
   was considered for the role of   
 Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct (1992)
Sharon Stone got the part


Ellen Degeneres
   was considered for the role of   
 Annie in Speed (1994)
Sandra Bullock got the part


Ellen Drew
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


Ella Fitzgerald
   was considered for the role of   
 Sam in Casablanca (1942)
Dooley Wilson got the part. It was originally intended for a female


Elvis Presley
   was considered for the role of   
 Bernardo in West Side Story (1961)
George Chakiris got the part


Elvis Presley
   was considered for the role of   
 Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Paul Newman got the part


Elvis Presley
   was considered for the role of   
 Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Jon Voight got the part


Elvis Presley
   was considered for the role of   
 John 'Joker' Jackson in The Defiant Ones (1958)
Tony Curtis got the part


Elvis Presley
   was considered for the role of   
 Tom Hagen in The Godfather (1972)
Robert Duvall got the part


Emma Thompson
   was considered for the role of   
 Alex in Fatal Attraction (1987)
Glenn Close got the part


Emma Thompson
   was considered for the role of   
 Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct (1992)
Sharon Stone got the part


Eric Bana
   was considered for the role of   
 James Bond in Casino Royale (2006)
Daniel Craig got the part


Eric Bana
   was considered for the role of   
 Xandier in XXX (2002)
Vin Diesel got the part


Eric Idle
   was considered for the role of   
 Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Johnny Depp got the part


Eric Stoltz
   was considered for the role of   
 Marty McFly in Back to the Future (1984)
Michael J. Fox got the part


Erin Moore
   was considered for the role of   
 Claudia in Interview With a Vampire (1994)
Kirsten Dunst got the part


Ernest Borgnine
   was considered for the role of   
 Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972)
Marlon Brando got the part


Errol Flynn
   was considered for the role of   
 Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Clarke Gable got the part


Ewan McGregor
   was considered for the role of   
 James Bond in Casino Royale (2006)
Daniel Craig got the part


Ewan Stewart
   was considered for the role of   
 James Bond in Casino Royale (2006)
Daniel Craig got the part


Fanny Brice
   was considered for the role of   
 Glinda in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Billie Burke got the part


Faye Dunaway
   was considered for the role of   
 Bree Daniels in Klute (1971)
Jane Fonda got the part


Faye Dunaway
   was considered for the role of   
 Dominique Derval in Thunderball (1965)
Claudine Auger got the part


Frances Dee
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


Frank Sinatra
   was considered for the role of   
 Harold Hill in The Music Man (1962)
Robert Preston got the part


Frank Sinatra
   was considered for the role of   
 Harry Callahan in Dirty Harry (1971)
Clint Eastwood got the part


Frank Sinatra
   was considered for the role of   
 Joe/Josephine in Some Like It Hot (1959)
Tony Curtis got the part


Frank Sinatra
   was considered for the role of   
 Jonathan Harrow in Easter Parade (1948)
Peter Lawford got the part


Frank Sinatra
   was considered for the role of   
 Roger Thornhill in North by Northwest (1959)
Cary Grant got the part


Frank Sinatra
   was considered for the role of   
 Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls (1955)
Marlon Brando got the part


Frank Sinatra
   was considered for the role of   
 Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972)
Marlon Brando got the part


Fred Astaire
   was considered for the role of   
 Bert the Chimney Sweep in Mary Poppins (1964)
Dick Van Dyke got the part


Fred Astaire
   was considered for the role of   
 George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1943)
James Cagney got the part


Frederick March
   was considered for the role of   
 Peter Warne in It Happened One Night (1934)
Clarke Gable got the part


Fred MacMurray
   was considered for the role of   
 Joe Gillis in Sunset Blvd. (1950)
William Holden got the part


Fred Stone
   was considered for the role of   
 The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Ray Bolger got the part


Fred Willard
   was considered for the role of   
 Ted Striker in Airplane! (1980)
Robert Hays got the part


Gale Sondergaard
   was considered for the role of   
 The Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Margaret Hamilton got the part


Gary Cooper
   was considered for the role of   
 Harry Powell in Night of the Hunter (1955)
Robert Mitchum got the part


Gary Cooper
   was considered for the role of   
 Norman Maine in A Star is Born (1954)
James Mason got the part


Gary Cooper
   was considered for the role of   
 Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Clarke Gable got the part


Gary Cooper
   was considered for the role of   
 The Ringo Kid in Stagecoach (1939)
John Wayne got the part


Gary Lockwood
   was considered for the role of   
 Tony in West Side Story (1961)
Richard Beymer got the part


Geena Davis
   was considered for the role of   
 Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct (1992)
Sharon Stone got the part


Gene Hackman
   was considered for the role of   
 Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Anthony Hopkins got the part


Gene Hackman
   was considered for the role of   
 Howard Beale in Network (1976)
Peter Finch got the part


Gene Hackman
   was considered for the role of   
 Rocky Balboa in Rocky (1976)
Sylvester Stallone got the part


Gene Hackman
   was considered for the role of   
 Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Richard Dreyfuss got the part


Gene Kelly
   was considered for the role of   
 Don Hewes in Easter Parade (1948)
Fred Astaire got the part


Gene Kelly
   was considered for the role of   
 Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls (1955)
Marlon Brando got the part


Gene Wilder
   was considered for the role of   
 Vin in The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Steve McQueen got the part


George Clooney
   was considered for the role of   
 Carl Denham in King Kong (2005)
Jack Black got the part


George Clooney
   was considered for the role of   
 Garrison Keillor in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
Garrison Keillor got the part


George Clooney
   was considered for the role of   
 Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Michael Madsen got the part


George C. Scott
   was considered for the role of   
 Howard Beale in Network (1976)
Peter Finch got the part


George Lazenby
   was considered for the role of   
 Jesus Christ in Life of Brian (1979)
Kenneth Colley got the part


George Raft
   was considered for the role of   
 Rick in Casablanca (1942)
Humphrey Bogart got the part


George Raft
   was considered for the role of   
 Roy Earle in High Sierra (1941)
Humphrey Bogart got the part


George Raft
   was considered for the role of   
 Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Humphrey Bogart got the part


George Raft
   was considered for the role of   
 Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (1944)
Fred MacMurray got the part


Geraldine Fitzgerald
   was considered for the role of   
 Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Mary Astor got the part


Gerard Butler
   was considered for the role of   
 James Bond in Casino Royale (2006)
Daniel Craig got the part


Gig Young
   was considered for the role of   
 The Waco Kid in Blazing Saddles (1974)
Gene Wilder got the part


Glenn Danzig
   was considered for the role of   
 Wolverine in X-Men (2000)
Hugh Jackman got the part


Gloria Swanson
   was considered for the role of   
 Judith Traherne in Dark Victory (1939)
Bette Davis got the part


Goran Visnjic
   was considered for the role of   
 James Bond in Casino Royale (2006)
Daniel Craig got the part


Grace Kelly
   was considered for the role of   
 Eve Kendall in North by Northwest (1959)
Eva Marie Saint got the part


Gregory Peck
   was considered for the role of   
 Max Cady in Cape Fear (1962)
Robert Mitchum got the part


Gregory Peck
   was considered for the role of   
 Prof. Henry Jones in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Sean Connery got the part


Gregory Peck
   was considered for the role of   
 Roger Thornhill in North by Northwest (1959)
Cary Grant got the part


Greta Garbo
   was considered for the role of   
 Marie Curie in Madame Curie (1944)
Greer Garson got the part


Greta Scacchi
   was considered for the role of   
 Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct (1992)
Sharon Stone got the part


Groucho Marx
   was considered for the role of   
 Dr. Fassbender in What's New Pussycat (1965)
Peter Sellers got the part


Groucho Marx
   was considered for the role of   
 Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Clarke Gable got the part


Gwyneth Paltrow
   was considered for the role of   
 Roxie in Chicago (2002)
Renee Zellweger got the part


Halle Berry
   was considered for the role of   
 Annie in Speed (1994)
Sandra Bullock got the part


Harrison Ford
   was considered for the role of   
 Capt. Billy Tyne in The Perfect Storm (2000)
George Clooney got the part


Harrison Ford
   was considered for the role of   
 Capt. Miller in Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Tom Hanks got the part


Harrison Ford
   was considered for the role of   
 Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Bob Hoskins got the part


Harrison Ford
   was considered for the role of   
 Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Alec Baldwin got the part


Harrison Ford
   was considered for the role of   
 Josh in Big (1988)
Tom Hanks got the part


Harrison Ford
   was considered for the role of   
 Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List (1993)
Liam Neeson got the part


Harrison Ford
   was considered for the role of   
 Sam in Ghost (1990)
Patrick Swayze got the part


Harrison Ford
   was considered for the role of   
 Ships Captain Dallas in Alien (1979)
Tom Skerritt got the part


Harry Reems
   was considered for the role of   
 Coach Calhoun in Grease (1978)
Sid Caesar got the part


Harvey Keitel
   was considered for the role of   
 Capt. Willard in Apocalypse Now (1979)
Martin Sheen got the part


Harvey Keitel
   was considered for the role of   
 Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976)
Robert De Niro got the part


Hayden Christensen
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman Returns (2006)
Brandon Routh got the part


Hazel Scott
   was considered for the role of   
 Sam in Casablanca (1942)
Dooley Wilson got the part. It was originally intended for a female


Heath Ledger
   was considered for the role of   
 James Bond in Casino Royale (2006)
Daniel Craig got the part


Henry Cavill
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman Returns (2006)
Brandon Routh got the part


Henry Cavill
   was considered for the role of   
 James Bond in Casino Royale (2006)
Daniel Craig got the part


Henry Fonda
   was considered for the role of   
 Howard Beale in Network (1976)
Peter Finch got the part


Henry Fonda
   was considered for the role of   
 McDonald Walling in Executive Suite (1954)
William Holden got the part


Howard Keel
   was considered for the role of   
 Don Lockwood in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Gene Kelly got the part


Hugh Jackman
   was considered for the role of   
 Billy Flynn in Chicago (2002)
Richard Gere got the part


Hugh Jackman
   was considered for the role of   
 James Bond in Casino Royale (2006)
Daniel Craig got the part


Humphrey Bogart
   was considered for the role of   
 Commander Shears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
William Holden got the part


Humphrey Bogart
   was considered for the role of   
 Norman Maine in A Star is Born (1954)
James Mason got the part


Ice Cube
   was considered for the role of   
 Bubba in Forrest Gump (1994)
Mykelti Williamson got the part


Ian Keith
   was considered for the role of   
 Count Dracula in Dracula (1931)
Bela Lugosi got the part


Ian McKellen
   was considered for the role of   
 Carl Denham in King Kong (2005)
Jack Black got the part


Ingrid Bergman
   was considered for the role of   
 Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (1962)
Anne Bancroft got the part


Ingrid Bergman
   was considered for the role of   
 Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Mary Astor got the part


Ingrid Bergman
   was considered for the role of   
 Sister Luke in The Nun's Story (1959)
Audrey Hepburn got the part


Ingrid Bergman
   was considered for the role of   
 Terry McKay in An Affair to Remember (1957)
Deborah Kerr got the part


Irene Dunne
   was considered for the role of   
 Marie Curie in Madame Curie (1944)
Greer Garson got the part


Irene Dunne
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


Ian Somerhalder
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman Returns (2006)
Brandon Routh got the part


Jack Benny
   was considered for the role of   
 Stanley Banks in Father of the Bride (1950)
Spencer Tracy got the part


Jack Nance
   was considered for the role of   
 Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate (1967)
Dustin Hoffman got the part


Jack Nicholson
   was considered for the role of   
 Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate (1967)
Dustin Hoffman got the part


Jack Nicholson
   was considered for the role of   
 Capt. Willard in Apocalypse Now (1979)
Martin Sheen got the part


Jack Nicholson
   was considered for the role of   
 Det. Tracy in Dick Tracy (1990)
Warren Beatty got the part


Jack Nicholson
   was considered for the role of   
 Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Bob Hoskins got the part


Jack Nicholson
   was considered for the role of   
 Gordon Gekko in Wall Street (1987)
Michael Douglas got the part


Jack Nicholson
   was considered for the role of   
 Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Anthony Hopkins got the part


Jack Nicholson
   was considered for the role of   
 John Kimble in Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Arnold Schwarzenegger got the part


Jack Nicholson
   was considered for the role of   
 Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972)
Al Pacino got the part


Jack Nicholson
   was considered for the role of   
 Tank in Space Cowboys (2000)
James Garner got the part


Jack Nicholson
   was considered for the role of   
 Willie in Bad Santa (2003)
Billy Bob Thorton got the part


Jack Palance
   was considered for the role of   
 Gort in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Lock Martin got the part


Jake Gyllenhaal
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman Returns (2006)
Brandon Routh got the part


Jake Gyllenhaal
   was considered for the role of   
 Frodo in Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Elijah Wood got the part


James Caan
   was considered for the role of   
 Capt. John Francis Xavier 'Trapper John' McIntyre in MASH (1970)
Elliott Gould got the part


James Caan
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman, The Movie (1978)
Christopher Reeve got the part


James Caan
   was considered for the role of   
 Deckard in Blade Runner (1982)
Harrison Ford got the part


James Caan
   was considered for the role of   
 Han Solo in Star Wars (1977)
Harrison Ford got the part


James Caan
   was considered for the role of   
 Popeye Doyle in The French Connection (1971)
Gene Hackman got the part


James Caan
   was considered for the role of   
 Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Richard Dreyfuss got the part


James Cagney
   was considered for the role of   
 Robin Hood in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Errol Flynn got the part


James Cagney
   was considered for the role of   
 Roy Earle in High Sierra (1941)
Humphrey Bogart got the part


James Caviezel
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman Returns (2006)
Brandon Routh got the part


James Dean
   was considered for the role of   
 Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Paul Newman got the part


James Earl Jones
   was considered for the role of   
 Sheriff Bart in Blazing Saddles (1974)
Cleavon Little got the part


James Mason
   was considered for the role of   
 Charlie Allnut in The African Queen (1951)
Humphrey Bogart got the part


James Mason
   was considered for the role of   
 Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Alec Guinness got the part


James Mason
   was considered for the role of   
 James Bond in Dr. No (1962)
Sean Connery got the part


James Stewart
   was considered for the role of   
 Roger Thornhill in North by Northwest (1959)
Cary Grant got the part


James Woods
   was considered for the role of   
 Mr. Orange in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Tim Roth got the part


Jane Fonda
   was considered for the role of   
 Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Faye Dunaway got the part


Jane Fonda
   was considered for the role of   
 Deanie in Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Natalie Wood got the part


Jane Powell
   was considered for the role of   
 Kathy Selden in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Debbie Reynolds got the part


Janet Leigh
   was considered for the role of   
 Doris Mann in Postcards From the Edge (1990)
Shirley MacLaine got the part


Jason Behr
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman Returns (2006)
Brandon Routh got the part


Jason Lee
   was considered for the role of   
 Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights (1997)
Mark Wahlberg got the part


Jason Patric
   was considered for the role of   
 Jim Morrison in The Doors (1991)
Val Kilmer got the part


Jayne Mansfield
   was considered for the role of   
 Judy in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Natalie Wood got the part


Jeanette MacDonald
   was considered for the role of   
 Magnolia Hawks in Show Boat (1951)
Kathryn Grayson got the part


Jeanne Moreau
   was considered for the role of   
 Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate (1967)
Anne Bancroft got the part


Jean Arthur
   was considered for the role of   
 Billie Dawn in Born Yesterday (1950)
Judy Holliday got the part


Jean Arthur
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


Jean Arthur
   was considered for the role of   
 Sondra in Lost Horizon (1937)
Jane Wyatt got the part


Jeff Bridges
   was considered for the role of   
 Josh in Big (1988)
Tom Hanks got the part


Jeff Bridges
   was considered for the role of   
 Matt Hooper in Jaws (1975)
Richard Dreyfuss got the part


Jeff Bridges
   was considered for the role of   
 Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976)
Robert De Niro got the part


Jeff Goldblum
   was considered for the role of   
 Doc Brown in Back to the Future (1984)
Christopher Lloyd got the part


Jean Harlow
   was considered for the role of   
 Anne Darrow in King Kong (1933)
Fay Wray got the part


Jean Harlow
   was considered for the role of   
 Marion Kerby in Topper (1937)
Constance Bennett got the part


Jean Harlow
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


Jennifer Jason Leigh
   was considered for the role of   
 Roxie in Chicago (2002)
Renee Zellweger got the part


Jennifer Jason Leigh
   was considered for the role of   
 Vivian in Pretty Woman (1990)
Julia Roberts got the part


Jennifer Love Hewitt
   was considered for the role of   
 Juliet in Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Claire Danes got the part


Jeremy Irons
   was considered for the role of   
 Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Anthony Hopkins got the part


Jeri Ryan
   was considered for the role of   
 Mystique in X-Men (2000)
Rebecca Romijn got the part


Jerry Lewis
   was considered for the role of   
 Jerry/Daphne in Some Like It Hot (1959)
Jack Lemmon got the part


Jerry Lewis
   was considered for the role of   
 Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls (1955)
Frank Sinatra got the part


Jim Carrey
   was considered for the role of   
 Capt. Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Johnny Depp got the part


Jim Carrey
   was considered for the role of   
 Edward in Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Johnny Depp got the part


Jim Carrey
   was considered for the role of   
 Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Johnny Depp got the part


Jan Michael Vincent
   was considered for the role of   
 Matt Hooper in Jaws (1975)
Richard Dreyfuss got the part


Jo Anne Savers
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


Joan Bennett
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


Joan Crawford
   was considered for the role of   
 Kay Miniver in Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Greer Garson got the part


Joan Crawford
   was considered for the role of   
 Marie Antoinette in Marie Antoinette (1938)
Norma Shearer got the part


Joan Crawford
   was considered for the role of   
 Mary Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1943)
Joan Leslie got the part


Joan Crawford
   was considered for the role of   
 Mona Leslie in Reckless (1935)
Jean Harlow got the part


Joan Crawford
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


Jodie Foster
   was considered for the role of   
 Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct (1992)
Sharon Stone got the part


Jodie Foster
   was considered for the role of   
 Princess Leia in Star Wars (1977)
Carrie Fisher got the part


Joel McCrea
   was considered for the role of   
 Antonio Galvan in The Devil is a Woman (1935)
Ceasar Romero got the part


Joel McCrea
   was considered for the role of   
 Jack Driscoll in King Kong (1933)
Bruce Cabot got the part


Joan Fontaine
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


John Carradine
   was considered for the role of   
 Harry Powell in Night of the Hunter (1955)
Robert Mitchum got the part


John Carradine
   was considered for the role of   
 The Monster in Frankenstein (1931)
Boris Karloff got the part


John Cleese
   was considered for the role of   
 Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Johnny Depp got the part


John Cusack
   was considered for the role of   
 Billy Flynn in Chicago (2002)
Richard Gere got the part


John Garfield
   was considered for the role of   
 Joe Bonaparte in Golden Boy (1939)
William Holden got the part


John Hurt
   was considered for the role of   
 Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Anthony Hopkins got the part


John Hurt
   was considered for the role of   
 Mohandas K. Gandhi in Gandhi (1982)
Ben Kingsley got the part


John Lennon
   was considered for the role of   
 Dr. Falken in War Games (1983)
John Wood got the part


John Lithgow
   was considered for the role of   
 Doc Brown in Back to the Future (1984)
Christopher Lloyd got the part


John Lithgow
   was considered for the role of   
 Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Anthony Hopkins got the part


Johnny Carson
   was considered for the role of   
 Jerry Langford in The King of Comedy (1983)
Jerry Lewis got the part


Johnny Carson
   was considered for the role of   
 The Waco Kid in Blazing Saddles (1974)
Gene Wilder got the part


Johnny Depp
   was considered for the role of   
 Count Olaf in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Jim Carrey got the part


Johnny Depp
   was considered for the role of   
 Graham Hess in Signs (2002)
Mel Gibson got the part


Johnny Depp
   was considered for the role of   
 Johnny Blaze in Ghost Rider (2007)
Nicholas Cage got the part


Johnny Depp
   was considered for the role of   
 Lestat in Interview With a Vampire (1994)
Tom Cruise got the part


John Travolta
   was considered for the role of   
 Billy Flynn in Chicago (2002)
Richard Gere got the part


John Travolta
   was considered for the role of   
 Forrest in Forrest Gump (1994)
Tom Hanks got the part


John Travolta
   was considered for the role of   
 Jim Morrison in The Doors (1991)
Val Kilmer got the part


John Travolta
   was considered for the role of   
 Maverick in Top Gun (1986)
Tom Cruise got the part


John Travolta
   was considered for the role of   
 Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Michael Madsen got the part


John Travolta
   was considered for the role of   
 Paul Edgecomb in The Green Mile (1999)
Tom Hanks got the part


John Travolta
   was considered for the role of   
 William Hayes in Midnight Express (1978)
Brad Davis got the part


John Wayne
   was considered for the role of   
 General George S. Patton in Patton (1970)
George C. Scott got the part


John Wayne
   was considered for the role of   
 Harry Callahan in Dirty Harry (1971)
Clint Eastwood got the part


John Wayne
   was considered for the role of   
 Major Kong in Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Slim Pickens got the part


John Wayne
   was considered for the role of   
 Major Reisman in The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Lee Marvin got the part


John Wayne
   was considered for the role of   
 Taggart in Blazing Saddles (1974)
Slim Pickens got the part


John Wayne
   was considered for the role of   
 Willie Stark in All the Kings Men (1949)
Broderick Crawford got the part


Jon Lovitz
   was considered for the role of   
 Mike Lowrey in Bad Boys (1995)
Will Smith got the part


Jon Voight
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman, The Movie (1978)
Christopher Reeve got the part


Jon Voight
   was considered for the role of   
 Jack Torrance in The Shining (1980)
Jack Nicholson got the part


Jon Voight
   was considered for the role of   
 Matt Hooper in Jaws (1975)
Richard Dreyfuss got the part


Joseph Cotton
   was considered for the role of   
 John Ballentine/Dr. Anthony Edwardes in Spellbound (1945)
Gregory Peck got the part


Josh Hartnett
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman Returns (2006)
Brandon Routh got the part


Judge Reinhold
   was considered for the role of   
 Cadet Mahoney in Police Academy (1984)
Steve Guttenberg got the part


Judy Garland
   was considered for the role of   
 Careen in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Ann Rutherford got the part


Judy Garland
   was considered for the role of   
 Ellen Bowen in Royal Wedding (1951)
Jane Powell got the part


Judy Garland
   was considered for the role of   
 Julie LaVerne in Show Boat (1951)
Ava Gardner got the part


Judy Garland
   was considered for the role of   
 Kathy Selden in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Debbie Reynolds got the part


Judy Garland
   was considered for the role of   
 Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate (1967)
Anne Bancroft got the part


Judy Holliday
   was considered for the role of   
 Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Jean Hagen got the part


Judy Holliday
   was considered for the role of   
 Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1952)
Marilyn Monroe got the part


Julie Christie
   was considered for the role of   
 Dominique Derval in Thunderball (1965)
Claudine Auger got the part


Julie Christie
   was considered for the role of   
 Sally Bowles in Cabaret (1972)
Liza Minelli got the part


Julian McMahon
   was considered for the role of   
 James Bond in Casino Royale (2006)
Daniel Craig got the part


Julia Roberts
   was considered for the role of   
 Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct (1992)
Sharon Stone got the part


June Allyson
   was considered for the role of   
 Ellen Bowen in Royal Wedding (1951)
Jane Powell got the part


June Allyson
   was considered for the role of   
 Kathy Selden in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Debbie Reynolds got the part


Karen Allen
   was considered for the role of   
 Princess Leia in Star Wars (1977)
Carrie Fisher got the part


Karen Carpenter
   was considered for the role of   
 Mattie Ross in True Grit (1969)
Kim Darby got the part


Kate Winslet
   was considered for the role of   
 Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Renee Zellweger got the part


Kate Winslet
   was considered for the role of   
 Juliet in Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Claire Danes got the part


Katherine Hepburn
   was considered for the role of   
 Judith Traherne in Dark Victory (1939)
Bette Davis got the part


Katherine Hepburn
   was considered for the role of   
 Marie Curie in Madame Curie (1944)
Greer Garson got the part


Katherine Hepburn
   was considered for the role of   
 Mildred Rogers in Of Human Bondage (1934)
Bette Davis got the part


Katherine Hepburn
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


Kathy Bates
   was considered for the role of   
 Mama Morton in Chicago (2002)
Queen Latifah got the part


Keanu Reeves
   was considered for the role of   
 Aragorn in Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Viggo Mortensen got the part


Keanu Reeves
   was considered for the role of   
 Wolverine in X-Men (2000)
Hugh Jackman got the part


Kelly Lynch
   was considered for the role of   
 Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct (1992)
Sharon Stone got the part


Kelly McGillis
   was considered for the role of   
 Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct (1992)
Sharon Stone got the part


Kenneth Branagh
   was considered for the role of   
 Mozart in Amadeus (1984)
Tom Hulce got the part


Kevin Bacon
   was considered for the role of   
 Sam in Ghost (1990)
Patrick Swayze got the part


Kevin Costner
   was considered for the role of   
 Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Alec Baldwin got the part


Kevin Costner
   was considered for the role of   
 The President in Air Force One (1997)
Harrison Ford got the part


Kevin Kline
   was considered for the role of   
 Matt Hooper in Jaws (1975)
Richard Dreyfuss got the part


Kevin Kline
   was considered for the role of   
 Peter Pan in Hook (1991)
Robin Williams got the part


Kevin Spacey
   was considered for the role of   
 Billy Flynn in Chicago (2002)
Richard Gere got the part


Kim Basinger
   was considered for the role of   
 Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct (1992)
Sharon Stone got the part


Kim Novak
   was considered for the role of   
 Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Audrey Hepburn got the part


Kirk Douglas
   was considered for the role of   
 Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur (1959)
Charlton Heston got the part


Kirk Douglas
   was considered for the role of   
 Kid Shelleen in Cat Ballou (1965)
Lee Marvin got the part


Kirk Douglas
   was considered for the role of   
 Sergeant Sefton in Stalag 17 (1953)
William Holden got the part


Kris Kristofferson
   was considered for the role of   
 Clark Kent/Superman in Superman, The Movie (1978)
Christopher Reeve got the part


Kurt Russell
   was considered for the role of   
 Han Solo in Star Wars (1977)
Harrison Ford got the part


Lance Henriksen
   was considered for the role of   
 The Terminator in Terminator (1984)
Arnold Schwarzenegger got the part


Lana Turner
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


Laurence Olivier
   was considered for the role of   
 Cyrano De Bergerac in Cyrano De Bergerac (1950)
Jose Ferrer got the part


Laurence Olivier
   was considered for the role of   
 Harry Powell in Night of the Hunter (1955)
Robert Mitchum got the part


Laurence Olivier
   was considered for the role of   
 Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Peter O'Toole got the part


Laurence Olivier
   was considered for the role of   
 Lord Essex in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
Errol Flynn got the part


Laurence Olivier
   was considered for the role of   
 Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972)
Marlon Brando got the part


Lee Majors
   was considered for the role of   
 Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Jon Voight got the part


Lee Marvin
   was considered for the role of   
 Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of the Worlds (1953)
Gene Barry got the part


Lee Marvin
   was considered for the role of   
 Ed Gentry in Deliverance (1972)
Jon Voight got the part


Lee Marvin
   was considered for the role of   
 Quint in Jaws (1975)
Robert Shaw got the part


Lee Remick
   was considered for the role of   
 Deanie in Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Natalie Wood got the part


Lena Horne
   was considered for the role of   
 Julie LaVerne in Show Boat (1951)
Ava Gardner got the part


Lena Horne
   was considered for the role of   
 Sam in Casablanca (1942)
Dooley Wilson got the part. It was originally intended for a female


Lenny Kravitz
   was considered for the role of   
 Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element (1997)
Chris Tucker got the part


Leonardo DiCaprio
   was considered for the role of   
 Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights (1997)
Mark Wahlberg got the part


Leonardo DiCaprio
   was considered for the role of   
 The Interviewer in Interview With a Vampire (1994)
Christian Slater got the part


Leonardo DiCaprio
   was considered for the role of   
 Patrick Bateman in American Psycho (2000)
Christian Bale got the part


Leslie Howard
   was considered for the role of   
 Dr. Henry Frankenstein in Frankenstein (1931)
Colin Clive got the part


Leslie Nielsen
   was considered for the role of   
 Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Johnny Depp got the part


Lily Tomlin
   was considered for the role of   
 Olive Oyl in Popeye (1980)
Shelley Duvall got the part


Lon Chaney
   was considered for the role of   
 Count Dracula in Dracula (1931)
Bela Lugosi got the part


Lon Chaney Jr
   was considered for the role of   
 Enrique Claudin in Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Claude Rains got the part


Loretta Young
   was considered for the role of   
 The Lady in Song of Bernadette (1943)
Linda Darnell got the part


Loretta Young
   was considered for the role of   
 Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Vivien Leigh got the part


Louis Gossett Jr.
   was considered for the role of   
 Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Anthony Hopkins got the part


Louis Hayward
   was considered for the role of   
 George Conway in Lost Horizon (1937)
John Howard got the part


Lucille Ball
   was considered for the role of   
 Billie Dawn in Born Yesterday (1950)
Judy Holliday got the part




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