22 Iconic Roles That Were Almost Played by Different Actors

Nathan Johnson Published 06/05/2020

It's funny to think how the actors who end up playing certain can roles end up influencing our memory of those characters more than anything else. Because who else could have played Spider-Man but Tobey Maguire? All other Spider-Men are simply irrelevant.

What's one movie role you could never see played by a different actor? It's probably Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 3, right? The best of all Spider-Man movies. Better than Pulp Fiction, many would argue.

Or maybe you're more of a Tim Allen Santa Clause purist. Which makes sense, because the only other guy who could play Santa Claus would be the real Santa Claus himself.

Anyway, just a reminder that a lot of these casting decisions are kinda random and it's weird that they have such lasting effects in our memories.

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Creators were ready to rewrite Neo’s role from The Matrix for Sandra Bullock.

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Matthew Broderick turned down the role of Walter White in Breaking Bad.

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Tom Hanks’s hectic schedule prevented him from playing the lead role in Jerry Maguire.

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Bradley Cooper dreamt of getting the role of The Green Lantern, but overdid it.

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Initially it was Tom Cruise who was supposed to be the main figure in the movie Salt.

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Halle Berry could’ve played in Homeland, the main spy series of the decade.

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Riz Ahmed was considered for the role of Jamal Malik in Slumdog Millionaire.

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Christopher Plummer can’t recall the exact reason why he turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings.

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Benedict Cumberbatch could have gotten the lead role in the True Blood TV series.

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Jennifer Lawrence could have become the “Easy A.”

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Uma Thurman turned down the offer to play Éowyn in The Lord of the Rings.

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Angelina Jolie eventually failed to embody the image of a research astronaut in the movie Gravity.

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Scott Eastwood refused to be in Fifty Shades of Grey because of the nude scenes.

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Paul Giamatti could’ve become one of the main characters in The Office series.

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Goldie Hawn talked her daughter, Kate Hudson, out of starring in the movie 10 Things I Hate About You.

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Cate Blanchett was supposed to play a role in the psychological drama Closer.

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Dwayne Johnson auditioned for the role of Jack Reacher in the movie of the same name.

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Elizabeth Banks could’ve become the girlfriend of the first Spider-Man, if not for her age.

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Millie Bobby Brown was dreaming of playing X-23 in the movie Logan.

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Scarlett Johansson had an audition for the role of Fantine in the Les Misérables movie.

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Cher was considered for the role of Morticia Addams in the movie about the scary family.

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Ian McKellen was offered the chance to become Dumbledore in the story about a wizard boy.

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