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Casting choices that were almost different



I'm not a big fan of The Office, but I love this video of other famous actors auditioning for roles in the show. Interesting to think of how differently the series could have been and how different the career trajectories of those actors could have been had they landed these roles.
 
DaaaaB's said:
He apparently hated filming that scene. When the guy playing the cop ad libbed the line "I've got a little kid at home" it really disturbed Madsen and he had trouble finishing the scene.
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Ya it’s pretty weird all the graphic violence I’ve seen in movies and tv shows over the years, that I’ve never gone back and rewatched Reservoir Dogs.

My young and innocent teen brain kind of pops up and says “hell nah dude!” any time adult me thinks about watching it.

Kind of wild TBTH because there are a bunch of actors in the film I really like.

Maybe one day, who knows.

Does he kill the cop? I can’t even remember that part.
 
Just an observation. With the McQueen turning down roles.

Michael Caine gave interview years ago after he was given a list of roles he turned down

He had not turned down any of the roles named.

He said "in one year I received about 500 scripts. I did 3 movies that year. In Hollywood language that means I turned down 497 movies. The amount of scripts that are given to actors vs movies they make? It is insane. Unless you have the actor saying he turned down the role and producers saying they offered the role, do not believe it. Sometimes it is all about getting the press.:
 
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Mr Jiggyfly said:
Ya it’s pretty weird all the graphic violence I’ve seen in movies and tv shows over the years, that I’ve never gone back and rewatched Reservoir Dogs.

My young and innocent teen brain kind of pops up and says “hell nah dude!” any time adult me thinks about watching it.

Kind of wild TBTH because there are a bunch of actors in the film I really like.

Maybe one day, who knows.

Does he kill the cop? I can’t even remember that part.
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He didn't but another character does.
 
Jean-Claude Van Damme was originally cast as the Predator with the intent that the physical action star would use his martial arts skills to make the Predator an agile, ninja-like hunter. But when the 5'9" Van Damme was compared to Schwarzenegger, Weathers, and Ventura — actors over 6 feet tall and known for their bodybuilding regimens — it became apparent a more physically imposing man was needed to make the creature appear threatening. Additionally, it was reported that Van Damme constantly complained about the monster suit being too hot and causing him to pass out. He allegedly had also repeatedly voiced reservations about only appearing on camera in the suit. Additionally, the original design for the Predator was felt to be too cumbersome and difficult to manage in the jungle and, even with a more imposing actor, did not provoke enough fear. Van Damme was removed from the film and replaced by the 7'2" Kevin Peter Hall.
 
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Jean-Claude Van Damme was originally cast as the Predator with the intent that the physical action star would use his martial arts skills to make the Predator an agile, ninja-like hunter. But when the 5'9" Van Damme was compared to Schwarzenegger, Weathers, and Ventura — actors over 6 feet tall and known for their bodybuilding regimens — it became apparent a more physically imposing man was needed to make the creature appear threatening. Additionally, it was reported that Van Damme constantly complained about the monster suit being too hot and causing him to pass out. He allegedly had also repeatedly voiced reservations about only appearing on camera in the suit. Additionally, the original design for the Predator was felt to be too cumbersome and difficult to manage in the jungle and, even with a more imposing actor, did not provoke enough fear. Van Damme was removed from the film and replaced by the 7'2" Kevin Peter Hall.
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Van damme was also pissed when he found out that he would be in costume all the time. It sounds like his agent suggested thst there would be scene explaining that the preditor used to be a man or something
 
One of my pet peeves with recasts is when people think that a certain actor that was originally cast/offered a role and doesn't end up playing the part, or when the original cast member passes away, then they go off on how the person who ended up playing the role was the best choice, or the person who died would have been better than who was eventually cast.

Take Indiana Jones and Shrek.

When Tom Selleck was originally cast as Indiana Jones and ended up dropping out due to scheduling conflicts with Magnum PI, everyone was saying that was a good thing and that they couldn't imagine anyone but Harrison Ford playing the part. C'mon, you all would be saying the same thing even if the roles were reversed.

Also, controversial opinion, but apparently Nick Nolte was also offered the role of Jones, and I think he would have been better than Ford.

Then you have Shrek. The original role for the title character was meant to be Chris Farley, but he tragically died before producing. Then a YT video came out with him and Eddie Murphy reading lines for their parts. And everyone was saying how much better Farley would have been over Mike Myers. Sorry, and no disrespect to the late Chris Farley, but I watched the video and there is no way he sounded better than Myers. He was good, but Myers was phenomenal and it sucked to learn that he got the role as a result of such tragic circumstances.
 
KallioWeHardlyKnewYe said:
One that seems wild now but actually makes a lot of sense when you stop to think is that Total Recall was originally intended for ... Richard Dreyfus. The original concept wasn't as action packed as it became with Arnold and having a less obvious more unassuming actor in the lead role really does make more sense in the sort of story of an everyman haunted by dreams of Mars and possibly a double life. Quaid originally was an office drone, not a construction worker.

Of course they end up going with Arnold and it becomes less thinky and more beefy and, frankly, COMPLETELY f***ING AWESOME.
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I haven't seen the Total Recall remake. Is it anything like that earlier concept? I'd actually be interested in watching that.
 
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