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Some of the most iconic roles in cinema could have turned out very differently…

00:00 Intro
01:10 Jerry Maguire – Tom Hanks was the original inspiration
02:21 Django Unchained – Will Smith passed because Django wasn’t the “lead”
03:21 Kill Bill – Warren Beatty was nearly the titular Bill
04:23 The Fifth Element – Prince was first choice for Ruby Rhod
05:45 The One – Written for The Rock to fight… The Rock
07:07 Clueless – Sarah Michelle Gellar nearly played Amber
08:07 Sister Act – Bette Midler turned down Delores/Sister Mary Clarence
08:54 X-Men – Rachael Leigh Cook said no to Rogue
09:58 Spies Like Us – John Belushi was the original fit for Emmett
10:39 What Just Happened – Alec Baldwin inspired the “beard” subplot
12:07 Once Bitten – Michael J. Fox & Elvira were early targets
13:32 Cinderella – Emma Watson was in talks before Lily James
14:08 Almost Famous – Brad Pitt dropped out as Russell Hammond
15:42 Breakfast at Tiffany’s – Capote wanted Marilyn Monroe as Holly
16:41 The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown pictured Harrison Ford as Langdon
17:39 Prometheus – Max von Sydow was Ridley Scott’s Weyland pick
19:10 Blazing Saddles – Richard Pryor was meant to be Sheriff Bart
20:04 American Psycho – DiCaprio was pursued for Patrick Bateman
21:10 The Godfather Part III – Winona Ryder exited days before filming
22:42 The Avengers – Early scripts wrote Wasp for Zooey Deschanel
23:40 Avatar – Matt Damon turned down Jake (and a 10% gross deal)
24:32 Jurassic Park – Harrison Ford passed on Dr. Grant
25:34 Jack Frost – George Clooney swap led to Keaton’s snow-dad
26:53 Dr. No – Christopher Lee nearly debuted as Bond’s first villain
28:15 The Suicide Squad – Deadshot plans pivoted to Bloodsport
29:38 Ghostbusters – Candy, Belushi & Murphy were in early drafts
31:05 Iron Man – Tom Cruise flirted with being Tony Stark
31:48 Blow Dry – Casting drifted far from the writer’s intent
33:08 Beverly Hills Cop – Stallone rewrote it as a straight actioner
34:55 Reservoir Dogs – James Woods never got Tarantino’s offer

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