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Nicole Kidman it wasn’t “known enough” or “talented enough” (in her words) to be cast opposite Hugh Grant in the 1999 film Notting Hill – Despite “really wanting” it, being in the industry for 16 years and starring in movies like batman forever When practical magic.
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By contrast, Harry Styles is this year’s Elvis A biopic, but it wasn’t cast for Baz Luhrmann Felt “He’s Harry Styles. He’s already an icon.”
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So did singer Tom Jones. consideration At one point he was wanted for the role of James Bond, but producer Cubby Broccoli apparently decided that Jones was too famous as a “singer with a big character” and that “people called him James Bond.” Will they accept him as Bond? Will they be able to get the past when he was Tom Jones?”
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Jim Carrey was considered for the role of Buzz Lightyear in the 1995s. toy story, However according to “Disney put Kibosh on who they wanted in Buzz Lightyear. He wasn’t famous enough to use Jim Carrey,” said Joss Whedon, who helped write the film. Carey’s fame skyrocketed in 1994. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Dam and DunbarWhen maskbut these had not yet been released at the time of casting.
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Tobey Maguire cut pie life Ahead of its release, director Ang Lee said, “We decided to go with a fully international cast.”However, the source report That’s because he was “too famous” for small roles, especially in movies without big stars beyond Maguire. Englishman Rafe Spall reshot the role.
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Charlize Theron it wasn’t “It was well known at the time” was selected as the leading role show girlThe role went to Elizabeth Berkley instead. Saved by Bell. the movie bombed, put in a tank Elizabeth Berkley’s career, while Theron won an Oscar and became a major star, may have been for the best.
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lions gate apparently felt Christian Bale wasn’t famous enough to play the lead role american psycho, casting Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role instead. (To be fair, Bale was in movies like little woman When Newsiesbut he was nowhere near DiCaprio at the post at the timeTitanic-Luckily, DiCaprio left the project and the original writer/director (Mary Harron), who was pushing for Bale, returned. The rest is history.
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In another instance where a movie ended with an actor “not famous enough”, Christopher Plummer reportedly was originally thought all the money in the world, But the studio wanted a bigger name, so it went to Kevin Spacey. shot His scenes for 9 days. He was nominated for an Oscar for that performance.
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In yet another similar example, Mark Ruffalo said largely cast as Hulk Incredible Hulk Instead of Edward Norton — but according to director Louis Leterrier, Marvel told him to cast Norton “because he’s more famous.” the avengers and all other Marvel movies.
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Gal Gadot she said There used to be ‘there weren’t enough names’ for various high-profile projects wonder woman“They always need someone… It’s always been me and the ‘big name’,” she added, saying she’d be in a screen test before being dropped. it was about the role Mad Max Fury Road. Instead, Charlize Theron got the role.
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Dustin Hoffman is too recognizable I’m in elephant manOne of the producers, Jonathan Sanger, pointed out, “We’ll always see where Elephant Man ends and Dustin Hoffman begins.”Not at Hoffmann’s level of fame, which just appeared on Kramer vs Kramer (He won an Oscar), of course he was starring in Graduate Over ten years ago.
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Carey Mulligan is apparently said In 2010, she wasn’t famous enough to make a cameo GreeShe was in movies like Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps When maximum. this was during season 2 GreeCelebrities such as Britney Spears, Katie Couric, and Gwyneth Paltrow made guest appearances.
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By contrast, Carla Gugino says mad men Creator Matthew Weiner told her was ‘Too famous’ to appear mad men, And he didn’t want to “hire anyone whose fame could compromise her ability to disappear into a role.”
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Larry David reportedly felt That Richard Kind was ‘too famous’ curb your enthusiasm — However, in this case, Kind was able to convince him that he was not, and ended up appearing on the show.
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Fox reportedly I wanted bigger star office space, Like Ben Affleck or Matt Damon. Writer-director Mike Judge objected and cast Ron Livingston (who was little known at the time) in the cast.
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studio at that time claimed The female lead became a major star, leading to Jennifer Aniston (Her Days friend) is being cast. However, they were initially concerned that she was actually “too famous” for the role because she was “little”.
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Similarly, beast of no nation Writer/Director Carrie George Fukunaga idea Idris Elba may be ‘too famous’ to want roles in his films. He started out just wanting to cast non-actors. Elba was nominated for a Golden He Globe Award and for his work in the film he won an SAG Award.
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La Vie En Rose Director Olivier Dahan always wanted Marion Cotillard to play singer Edith Piaf, faced According to Dahan, “Some of the film’s financiers didn’t think she was physically similar enough to Piaf or famous enough for the budget. Cutting back on spending, Dahan figured out how to make the film with less money so she could keep Cotillard.
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And finally, Oprah auditioned suspicion But director John Patrick Shanley apparently lost the role Said“It wasn’t long enough [of a scene] Losing the Oprah element. The role went to Viola Davis, who was nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of Mrs. Miller.
