“Over there is the exit, the door is there”: actors who were not wanted for their famous roles (12 photos)

Now we cannot imagine other actors in the place of the heroes of the film or series, but many of them simply had to bite into their roles and keep up with the director until he approved them.





It would seem that Reese Witherspoon is ideal for the role of the legally blonde, but initially the filmmakers considered her too repulsive and not at all a nice girl, even prim. Therefore, the actress had to lie to the director that she was actively involved in the life of her college and special women's clubs, although this never happened, and she dropped out of college. Reese finally got her role, and it’s hard to imagine anyone else in her place.



Christian Bale wanted to play the role of an American psychopath so much in the film of the same name that he pitted DiCaprio and Ewan McGregor against the role, because they were the directors who wanted to see them in the leading role. He convinced the actors that the role would look bad in their filmography, and the directors had to invite the obsessive Bale to play the lead role.





Julia Roberts did not get the role in the film “Mystic Pizza” because of her appearance, because the filmmakers needed an actress with a Portuguese appearance. After leaving the audition, Roberts went to the store and bought hair dye, dyed it and came to the directors with a new color, thereby getting the role.



They didn’t want to cast Lady Gaga in the film A Star Is Born, considering that her provocative image did not fit in with the dramatic role. The producers insisted on her auditioning, and the girl proved that she was suitable for the role and could transform herself without being shocking.



Robert Pattinson, who now hates the role of Edward in Seven, did a lot to get it. So, he had to lose a dozen extra pounds, change his hairstyle, and also collect a mini-library for a vampire, which his hero shows to Kristen Stewart’s heroine in the film.



Zach Braff, the main character of the TV series Scrubs, came to the first filming with a wild hangover, and the director, after watching a few seconds of his audition video, immediately dismissed the candidate. The actor’s name did not appear anywhere, thanks to which he was able to come to the auditions again.



The directors planned to cast a dancer for the role of the main character of the ballerina in the film “Changing Reality,” but Emily Blunt got a meeting with the director and brazenly declared that they were wrong and the role was written for her. He agreed, and the actress studied ballet for 8 months. As a result, she looks natural in the frame.



To star in Crazy Rich Asians, Constance Wu wrote to the directors asking them to reschedule filming. She was involved in other projects and could not come to the audition. The directors agreed to this, although it was not even about filming, but only about casting.



Henry Cavill dreamed of playing Geralt in The Witcher series, but the directors initially turned him down. Moreover, they called him pushy and annoying. But after about 200 more candidates, they gave up and called the actor. His agent suggested turning down the role out of pride, but Cavill didn’t care at all about it, because it was his dream.



It took Matthew Gray Gubler five attempts to land a role on Criminal Minds.



Emma Watson wanted to get rid of the Hermione Granger label from Harry Potter so much that she literally asked for the role of Nicky in the film Elite Society. Nicky is the diametric opposite of the “Gryffindor nerd,” and the actress herself claims that Nicky has those terrible qualities that the actress doesn’t have.