30 Iconic Movies And Series That Had To Recast Actors And Actresses

None of the guys that "replaced" Heath accepted payment for the roles, either. IIRC, the money they would have made went to Heath's family instead. They all showed the utmost of class and generosity when they accepted their respective roles.

I didn't see this one. Didn't know Johnny had been in it.

I can't think of a Sylvester Stallone movie that wouldn't be improved by replacing him with Eddie Murphy. Rocky fans - I know you'll hate me for saying it - but think about it for a minute and you'll realize that I'm right.

It would've definitely been movie, as in singular.

I haven't even seen the movies, and I can't imagine Stallone in them.

Yes, every time a list like this goes up. You are the one this time.

Foley wasn't an established character, it wasn't done to appease the Twitter crowd (or their equivalent back then) and the talent of Eddie Murphy was the reason he was hired and not his skin colour. Would work nowadays, too

Thank you!

I think they filmed a few weeks of the first movie and it just wasn't working with Stoltz .. then came MJFox and saved the movie

Can't imagine the role played by anyone else.

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Justice for that old wife beater is jail. His liver isn't going to last if he keeps guzzling booze the way he has. He settled with Heard for a mere million while his costs are several million, & Depp's been forced to settle several lawsuits, including one right after he falsely accused Heard where he ALSO falsely accused the crew member he punched. He claimed the man was yelling at a black homeless woman who Depp defended----and invented, because she never before appeared in his previous lies about the case. He settled, but after forcing another NDA on another of his victims.

They didn't! Mads still has the heterochromia in the movie. The issue is his eyes are so much smaller than Johnny's so you don't see it. I'll never understand why they chose to recast an actor that looks SO DIFFERENT to the original. I love Mads and he was an entertaining Grindelwald, but it was so bizarre.

They recast because Amber Heard claimed Johnny was an abusive junkie alcoholic. JK Rowling didn't want that associated to the Harry Potter world so they dropped him immediately, even though there was zero evidence that Johnny was ever abusive. Amber destroyed her career while trying to destroy his and he lost the role. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with your claim about the passage of time, otherwise Jude Law would have aged too. Without Johnny, they don't have a wizarding world.

Maybe Mads Mikklesen couldn't wear the contact lenses. Daniel Radcliffe couldn't which is why he didn't have the green eyes talked about in the books.

Mikkelsen was good but I still liked Depp more as Grindelwald. Probably because I always imagined him more as an eccentric than a reserved gentleman.

Shrek was originally started in the 90s, but Farley's passing prevented the movie's completion. They essentially had to restart the making of the movie. The version we know today came out in 2001

It was poorly worded. Usually a film is dated by its release, which was 2001. Looking it up in Wikipedia, 1995 was when they secured the rights and started working on it.

Movies go into production years before they are released.

It takes YEARS to make animated movies.

Shrek came out in 2001

It was planned in 95 and not released till 2000. They had to completely override and do the movie over which took time.

Yeah, but he's known for doing different voices and accents, especially the scottish one. You cannot tell me that you wouldn't instantly recognize his Scottish voice.

Me too but I have always liked him better mainly because of the Ocean 11 movies he did.

Yes, Don was better.