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Have you ever looked at a movie character and felt nobody could’ve been better than them for that particular role? Well, it turns out they’re not always the first pick of the studios. Check out these 15 movie characters that were almost played by someone else.
1. Zachary Levi ofShazamfame was initially considered for the role of Peter Quill inGuardians of the Galaxy. Although Levi missed by an inch, James Gunn was impressed enough to recommend him for the main role in Shazam.
2. Before Tobey Maguire donned the mantle ofSpider-Man,the studios offered the role to Leonardo DiCaprio who turned it down. When the filmmakers contacted him, Leo quoted that he didn’t feel ready enough to put on that suit yet.
3. Billy Idol was the studio’s first choice to play T-1000 in Terminator 2. The sketches of The T-1000 that James Cameron made even had a resemblance to Billy Idol. James couldn’t do the movie as he broke his leg in a motorcycle accident before filming started.
4. Lana Condor ofTo All the Boys I’ve Lovedbefore fame was being considered to play Rose Tico. Lana and John Boyega did a read together for the filmmakers to see their chemistry but it didn’t work out.
5. Cameron Diaz was very close to playing Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat. She even started her martial arts training for the film but an accident before filming was about to start, broke Cameron’s wrist and lost her the role.
6. Ryan Gosling once auditioned for a role inGilmore Girls. Although it was a minor “football role,” his audition didn’t work out well for him.
7. Amanda Seyfried turned down the role of Gamora inGuardians of the Galaxybecause she felt that nobody would want to watch a movie about a talking tree and racoon.
8. Scarlett Johansson lost the role of Salander inThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoobecause she was too sexy for it according to David Fincher
9. Michael Jackson was very keen to play Jar Jar Binks inStar Wars. However, since he refused to use CGI and insisted on using prosthetics and makeup, director George Lucas refused to take him in.
10. Tupac Shakur was going to play Mace Windu. According to Death Row Records engineer Rick Clifford, Tupac quoted that he was going to read for a new George Lucas movie.
11. Eddie Murphy was the studio’s first pick to play Winston inGhostbusters.
12. Bruce Willis’ character inWhat Just Happenedwas designed for (and based on) Alec Baldwin.
13.Mission: Impossiblefilmmakers wanted Peter Graves to play the villain in the first installment of the franchise. Although Graves was on board at first, he changed his mind when learned he was going to be a bad guy.
14. The character of Kincade in Skyfall was written for Sean Connery
15. Instead of Micahel Keaton, George Clooney was supposed to play the lead character in Jack Frost. The snowman puppet was even designed to look like Clooney.
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Muneer is an Indian writer at FandomWire who plans to visit all countries in this world to eat the food on their streets. Obsessed with joggers, he sings and plays the strings too.
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