Ocean's Eleven June 7, 2018 Ocean's Eleven Luke and Owen Wilson as the Malloy brothers; Joel and Ethan Coen as the Malloys; Ralph Fiennes as Terry Benedict; Alan Arkin as Saul; Mike Myers attached; Johnny Depp as Linus; Mark Wahlberg as Linus; Bruce Willis as Danny Ocean Read discussion ↗
Training Day May 31, 2018 Training Day Tobey Maguire trained for the Hawke role but Fuqua was never sold on him; Davis Guggenheim was set to direct Sam Jackson and Matt Damon; Eminem and Christian Bale turned down Jake Hoyt; Mickey Rourke was Fuqua's first choice for Roger;... Read discussion ↗
The Social Network May 24, 2018 The Social Network Shia LaBeouf declined Zuckerberg; Jonathan Groff nearly played Sean Parker; Aziz Ansari also auditioned; Eisenberg and Timberlake preferred Read discussion ↗
The Princess Bride April 12, 2018 The Princess Bride A serialized Renaissance caper; Matthew Goode as Westley; Buttercup unresolved; Wallace Shawn may return Read discussion ↗
Michael Clayton March 29, 2018 Michael Clayton Denzel Washington was offered Michael Clayton and turned it down; Mark Wahlberg as Michael Clayton (floated as a joke, rejected); Chris Cooper as Marty Bach (rejected, allowed as Barry) Read discussion ↗
Inception March 22, 2018 Inception Kate Winslet was approached for Mal before Marion Cotillard; Evan Rachel Wood, Emily Blunt, Rachel McAdams, Emma Roberts, Jesse Schramm (as transcribed), Taylor Swift and Terry Mulligan (as transcribed) were considered for Ariadne; James... Read discussion ↗
The Big Lebowski March 9, 2018 The Big Lebowski David Huddleston retained; Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Anthony Hopkins, and Gene Hackman considered Read discussion ↗
Good Will Hunting January 25, 2018 Good Will Hunting Castle Rock wanted Brad Pitt and Leo as Will and Chucky; Mel Gibson was attached to direct; Jeff Bridges or Dustin Hoffman imagined as Sean; Michael Mann wanted to direct the pair as car thieves and replace Damon Read discussion ↗
10 Things I Hate About You January 9, 2018 10 Things I Hate About You Larisa Oleynik wanted Kat and Julia Stiles wanted Bianca, per IMDb; Ashton Kutcher and Josh Hartnett also wanted Patrick Verona, which went to Heath Ledger in his first American film Read discussion ↗
Zodiac December 14, 2017 Zodiac Gary Oldman was to play Melvin Belli but was judged not heavy enough; Jennifer Aniston recommended Mark Ruffalo to Fincher; Andrew Garfield as a later Graysmith; Anthony Hopkins as Arthur Leigh Allen Read discussion ↗
48 Hrs. December 7, 2017 48 Hrs. Clint Eastwood and Richard Pryor nearly made it in the late seventies; Jeff Bridges turned down Jack Cates; Gregory Hines was the first choice for Reggie; Sylvester Stallone and Burt Reynolds reportedly turned down Jack Cates; the studio... Read discussion ↗
