10 Actors Who Were FIRED From The Sets!
Did you think that actors can let a sigh of relief once they bag a role?
Well, job security is not very high when it comes to the entertainment industry even if
you are an A-lister!
Wondering why it is so?
Uhmm, movie making is a complex process that involves a lot of money, one wrong step and
it can cost millions to the producer!
So the famous faces must always slog to keep the makers convinced of their talent but there
are times when they fall short and are FIRED right from the sets!
Yea, that is shocking but also the harsh reality.
So wanna know the spicy stories to 10 of these terminations?
Number 10.
Stuart Townsend, Lord of the Rings How would you feel if you are hired for a
job and after months of training for it, you are chucked out at the last minute?
Ugghh that’ll be a big blow!
Well, that’s exactly what happened with Stuart Townsend who was supposed to play the
part of Aragorn in Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
The director, Peter Jackson decided to replace him with Viggo Mortensen as he felt the need
for an older actor for the role.
You don’t need us to tell you that Mortensen became iconic in the role of the rightful
King of Gondor!
Number 9.
Colin Firth, Paddington Michael Brown created a character for his
1958 book, A Bear Called Paddington that went on to become the most loved character for
children of all age groups.
In 2014 the character made its film debut in Paddington with Colin Firth giving voice
to the lead character.
All went well and the movie was made but just after the completion, Firth and the producers
felt that his mature voice didn’t suit the youthful bear!
Guess what?
They re-did the whole thing with Ben Whishaw as the voice of the lead.
Too much work that is!
Though the film grossed $76 million only, Whishaw’s work was applauded!
Number 8.
Chloe Grace Moretz, Bolt Chris Sanders conceptualized the idea for
Disney’s Bolt but was later removed from the project, sad!
The good part was that even though Sanders joined Dreamworks Animation, Disney still
casted Chloe Grace Moretz as decided initially for the role of Penny, the owner of Bolt.
So why is she on this list?
Uhmm after she had recorded for her part, Disney changed their decision and brought
in their star talent, Miley Cyrus to replace Moretz!
At least they kept Chloe’s voice for the role and was even credited as younger Penny!
The interesting thing is that while today Miley has left acting and joined the music
world, Moretz is bagging one role after another!
Number 7.
Terrance Howard, Iron Man 2 We all saw Terrance Howard co-starring in
the 2008 Iron Man film but what happened in the second part?
He was replaced by Don Cheadle, not that replacing actors in sequels of the original movies is
weird, but we have a story here, a spicy one at that!
Terrance Howard was offered $4.5 million for the first movie, $8 million for the second
and an undefined amount for the third as per their three picture deal.
But when the time came for making the second part, Howard was offered only $1 million and
was told that the film would be successful with or without him.
Not a courteous thing to say!
Number 6.
Megan Fox, Transformers franchise Now who can chuck out Megan Fox from a movie?
While she was filming for Transformers: Dark of the Moon, she had a major row with the
director, Michael Bay.
The reason behind this was that he asked Megan to put on 7-9 pounds and get a suntan.
This didn’t go well with her and in an interview with Wonderland magazine she commented, “He’s
like Napoleon and he wants to create this insane, infamous mad-man reputation.
He wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is.
So, he’s a nightmare to work for.”
You guessed it right, she was fired from the Transformers franchise after this!
Number 5.
James Purefoy, V for Vendetta You know about the freedom fighter V who tries
to bring down the fascist government, right?
This 2005 movie was supposed to be done with James Purefoy as the lead but that didn’t
happen!
Well after 6 weeks of filming, James started complaining about the mask and said that he
couldn’t wear it for the whole film.
Seems like James McTeigue, the director was happy to replace him and bring in Hugo Weaving
with the mask intact!
Number 4.
Ryan Gosling, The Lovely Bones Haven’t you have seen this movie, the one
that released in 2009?
We all loved Mark Wahlberg for his role in the movie, three cheers for him!
But did you know that he was not the first choice for the role and that Ryan Gosling
was supposed to be in his place?
Now it’s shocking how the heartthrob was dismissed few weeks before filming was scheduled
but we can furnish you with the details!
Seems like Ryan’s idea of how Jack Salmon should look like included some weight gain
uhmm 60 pounds to be precise.
Unfortunately, Peter Jackson, the director of the film didn’t agree and fired him for
being too fat for the role!
Number 3.
Edward Norton, The Avengers This isn’t a simple firing case because
Norton was never a part of Joss Whedon's superhero mega-hit movie.
Since all the Marvel actors were playing the same characters from their respective earlier
films in this collaboration film, Norton was expected to reprise his role as the Hulk.
In fact, the actor himself showed interest in the movie but Whedon decided to overlook
him as a possibility because apparently Mark Ruffalo was easier to work with than Norton!
Things happen!
Number 2.
Anne Hathaway, Knocked Up Not many know that the lead role in the movie
Knocked Up played by Katherine Heigl first went to Anne Hathaway.
Now any idea why she didn’t make it to the movie?
Uhmm it was only after the filming started that Hathaway got to know about a childbirth
scene in the movie.
Well, she didn’t want to be involved in something like that and quarreled with the
director about it.
Yes, that’s right, she was replaced and Heigl was brought in!
Number 1.
Robert Downey Jr., Gravity The 2013 science fiction thriller written
and directed by Alfonso Cuarón starred the great actor, George Clooney.
So far so good, right?
But only few know that Clooney’s part was initially given to Robert Downey Jr.!
It was his brilliant sense of improvisation on the camera that got him the role but only
a few days into the filming, they knew Robert wasn’t right for the role!
As per the director, "Robert is incredibly talented, but the technological aspects of
the movie presented a big obstacle to his style of acting."
That made way for Clooney’s entry, yippee!
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