35 Last Second Casting Changes…

…That Altered Movie History.  A fun list from Cracked.com:

http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_843_35-last-second-casting-changes-that-altered-movie-history_p35/

A few of them I already knew (the casting of Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry, and the alternate choices considered are a favorite of mine).  However, some were genuinely surprising, including the #1 entry and Johnny Depp, especially the reasons he stated for why he turned down the role offered (it became probably the biggest, most memorable role for the actor who took it on…I’ll say no more!).

But perhaps the most bizarre of all the “could’a” been roles has to be #9.  Again, I was aware disgraced football player O. J. Simpson was considered for this particular role that ultimately went to…ah…I shouldn’t spoil it, should I?  If you don’t want to flip through the entire list, just click here:

http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_843_35-last-second-casting-changes-that-altered-movie-history_p35/#9

Its hard to imagine how different movie history would be had Mr. Simpson taken on this role rather than the person who got it.  After all, it was the incredible success of this role that enabled the actor playing it to parlay that success into the very robust series of films that followed…certainly no guarantee had Mr. Simpson been in the movie instead!