7 stars that were brutally honest to lose major roles
Henry Cavill is not the only actor to have opened.
Once an actor plays a role, it is difficult to imagine someone else in their place. But many major stars have lost major works, whether it was not chosen in the first place or because They were and were then overhauled . In a recent example, Henry Cavill announced on December 14 that he would no longer play Superman in the extended world of DC, two months after having said to the fans that he would return to the character. He played the classic superhero in 2013 Steel man , 2016 Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and 2017 Justice League . His superman also had a cameo this year Black Adam .
After noting that he had just had a meeting with the leaders of DC Studios, Cavill wrote on Instagram , "[I] is the sad news, everyone. I will not come back, after all, from Superman. After being informed by the studio to announce my return in October, before their rental, this news is not The simplest, but it's life. " The next superman film will focus on a Younger version of the character .
The star then said that the "change of guard is something going on" and told fans that "it was a funny driving", that it could be.
Cavill is far from the only actor who has been opened with the public to lose a role. Read the rest for seven others.
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1 Tom Holland
Tom Holland Playing Spider-Man for years, but before he was interpreted as Peter Parker, he tried to make another cinema franchise.
Holland auditioned for 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens , but started to laugh in her hearing because a woman had to pretend to be a droid in the scene.
"I just remember having thought:" There is no way that this lady will read the lines of the robot in front of me, because it would be ridiculous "" "" Holland said on an episode 2021 from the YouTube series Hot . "And I don't remember my line, but it was:" Let's go back to the Falcon! "And then her lady, blessed her, sat there with a full commitment and she was just like," being-a-be-in-law ".
The Unexplored Star thought it was a joke at the start. "I'm just laughing," he said. "You knew when you realize that you have something so bad? I couldn't stop laughing."
But, he ultimately does not think that this is the reason why he did not do the part of Finn, a Stormtrooper. "I don't think that's why I didn't get the role," said Holland. "I think John Boyega It was just better for the role than me. ""
2 Amanda Seyfried
Amanda Seyfried Auditioned to play Glinda in the next cinematographic adaptation of the musical Mean but lost the role for Ariana Grande .
"I have dreams that I still have for Mean , " Seyfried said In the wings in July. "Last summer while I was playing Elizabeth [Holmes to The dropout ], the weekend, I was auditioning in person to play Glinda in the cinematic version of Mean - Because I wanted it so much that I said to myself: "What do you know?" Yeah, I have to play the last scene of The dropout tuesday. I'll give you my Sunday. I literally looked back while playing the most difficult role of my life. ""
Although she did not get the play, she obtained something from the hearing experience. "I think it also taught me how far I came as a singer, which I really wanted to prove," she said. "Because since [ Wretched ] I said to myself, I need to be better. I need to do better. So, anything then in terms of musicals, I am finally prepared. ""
3 Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore was originally thrown to play a role that ends up scoring another actor an nodal appointment. Moore had to play in the biopic Can you forgive me? , but the role ended up going to Melissa McCarthy . AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
During an appearance on Look at what's going on live In 2019, Moore was requested How it happened and replied: "I did not leave this film, I was dismissed. Yes, [original director] Nicole [Holofcener] dismissed me. So, yes, that's the truth. I think she didn't like what I was doing. ""
Moore explained that they had not yet filmed anything when it was replaced. "We had just repeated and pre-production and stuff. I think his idea of the place where the character was different from where my idea of the character was, and so she licensed, "she said.
The loss was still raw enough so that it did not see the final product at that time. "I don't have yet, because it's still a little painful," said Moore. "I love Melissa McCarthy. I love her. I think she's fantastic, so I'm sure she is great."
4 Lizzo
Pop star Lizzo also lost a role against McCarthy.
The singer (real name: Melissa Jefferson) hoped to play Ursula in the next Little Mermaid Live movie. But there is obviously no resentment. She and McCarthy ended up binding on their connection with the character, As Lizzo explained to The variety .
"She was like" Hi, I'm Melissa ", said Lizzo. "And I said to myself:" Hi, I'm Melissa. And I also auditioned for Ursula. "And she said to me:" Well, why did I hear have the play? ", Who is a classic thing Melissa McCarthy to say. And then I said to myself:" Girl, because my hearing was terrible "... and Then she left, "it's my daughter Vivian. And I say to myself:" Go out from here, because my name is Melissa Viviane ". We looked at ourselves as:" What's going on? " ""
Lizzo said that she didn't really think her hearing was "terrible", despite what she had been able to say to McCarthy. "Sometimes I like to make jokes," she said. "My hearing was good. You can ask Disney. I don't want to talk about it too much. The song was great. I'm just going to say that."
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5 Oprah Winfrey
Yes, Oprah Winfrey has also been refused for roles. In 2018, the animator and actor of Talk-Show told Apple d'Adam She wanted to be thrown away Doubt . The part she had been going Viola Davis .
When asked if she were to audition for films, Winfrey said that her fame could actually be a detriment. "I should audition for a role. And I was refused for the cause of the roles of the" Oprah factor "," she said. It was the problem with the 2008 drama. "I wanted to be Doubt , "she says." I mean, it's fantastic because Viola got it. She was wonderful. But the director [ John Patrick Shanley ] said no because it was not long enough to lose the "Oprah factor".
What Winfrey meant is that, because the role was support, there would not be enough time for her to escape in the character. Davis ended up being nominated for an Oscar for the film.
6 John Krasinski
John Krasinski revealed that he had auditioned to play Captain America Steve Rogers, part that ended up going Chris Evans , who played the role in several Marvel Cinematic Universe films.
During an appearance on The Ellen Degeneres show , Krasinski said Put a Captain America costume during the hearing, but quickly found himself intimidated when he saw Chris Hemsworth , who plays Thor.
"I was putting the costume, and I was halfway - no wearing other clothes other than that - and [the costume] was halfway. Just at the time, Chris Hemsworth passed and he was like , "You look good, boyfriend. ' And I was like, No. You know what, it's okay. We don't have to do this. He was just like jacked . ""
The actor added: "So I just left right there. No, I didn't do it. I acted my heart that day. But it didn't work."
7 Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman was thrown into a film and even started to repeat before being released. The actor was to lead the 1996 Romeo + Juliet opposite Leonardo DiCAPRI . But it was determined by the leaders of 20th Century Fox that she looked too young for the role.
"Fox said he seemed that Leonardo DiCaprio mogued me when we kissed," Portman said The New York Times In 1996. At the time, Portman was only 14 years old, while DiCaprio was 22 years old. Juliette's role was overwhelmed Claire Danes , who was 16 when the film shot.