20 Actors Who Left A Movie For SHOCKING Reasons

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  • We're always up for some Hollywood gossip! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most outrageous incidents of an actor exiting a film production, for whatever reason. Our countdown includes departures from movies “V for Vendetta”, “The Lovely Bones”, “Apocalypse Now” and more! Which acting castings that NEARLY happened do you wish did? Cillian Murphy as Batman? Brad Pitt as Jason Bourne? Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone in “Face/Off”? Or something else? Let us know below!
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  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  22 дні тому +20

    Which acting castings that NEARLY happened do you wish did? Cillian Murphy as Batman? Brad Pitt as Jason Bourne? Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone in “Face/Off”? Or something else? Let us know below!
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  • @joaquinhernandez6940
    @joaquinhernandez6940 20 днів тому +59

    R.I.P Carl Weathers. Apollo Creed was one of his best characters, and him, as Schwarzenegger's co-star in "Predator," was great chemistry.

    • @omnione12
      @omnione12 19 днів тому +5

      Dillon!!!, Followed up with the manliest handshake in Cinema history

  • @chelseacanales8763
    @chelseacanales8763 20 днів тому +41

    Ian McKellan is the best casting choice playing Gandalf. It would be weird seeing Sean Connery playing the wizard

    • @white-dragon4424
      @white-dragon4424 20 днів тому +1

      I just have to wonder how he couldn't understand the plot of a world famous fantasy novel. What rock had he been living under?

    • @competitionglen
      @competitionglen 19 днів тому

      Ian McKellan "I am not trying to rob you, I am trying to seduce you". Just kidding.

    • @krizwatcher
      @krizwatcher 17 днів тому

      @@white-dragon4424 Honestly, considering what happened with The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Connery probably had his fill of fantastical plots.

    • @richardsussens490
      @richardsussens490 16 днів тому

      I agree,no 1 could play Gandalf batter then Ian Mckellan

  • @infinitejest.4994
    @infinitejest.4994 19 днів тому +19

    I can’t believe someone would find dementia amusing.

  • @cweaver4080
    @cweaver4080 19 днів тому +7

    None of these were SHOCKING, merely INTERESTING.

  • @keepgoing7533
    @keepgoing7533 18 днів тому +6

    Face Off had the best 2 possible actors to portray each other. Top 6 at least.

  • @SonnyBurnett02
    @SonnyBurnett02 20 днів тому +29

    Charlie Hunnam dodged a bullet. Good for him!

    • @Nenernener123
      @Nenernener123 19 днів тому

      Crimson Peak sadly bombed! I always lol when people imply he dropped out due to the spicy material. My man was on Queer as Folk!

  • @mirthenary
    @mirthenary 19 днів тому +11

    What?!! Billy Idol as the T1000? That I just can't see. Robert IS the T1000

    • @krizwatcher
      @krizwatcher 17 днів тому

      That would definitely have been weird.

  • @stanleekirby3384
    @stanleekirby3384 19 днів тому +5

    The Predator looked completely different when Van Damme was playing it. He left and they changed the whole design to what it is now. Its was an absolute blessing.

    • @sheemalmighty
      @sheemalmighty 19 днів тому

      He tried to change the movie as well, he wanted to Predator to do mma

  • @undoneonion90
    @undoneonion90 19 днів тому +7

    I actually read about Buddy Ebsen being allergic to the Tin Man's makeup.

  • @kevinmurker8980
    @kevinmurker8980 19 днів тому +5

    But Sir Ian McKellen did a wonderful job at portraying Gandalf in the movies. So it was still very good.

  • @omnione12
    @omnione12 19 днів тому +3

    Left a role do for a bike crash and being hospitalized is not exactly a reason to call it a shocking reason.

  • @mortalkombatarcadelover4479
    @mortalkombatarcadelover4479 18 днів тому +2

    Michael Jai White was almost Jax in Mortal Kombat Annihilation, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with Spawn.

  • @BlenderStudy
    @BlenderStudy 20 днів тому +2

    Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! Informative video, shedding light on the complex and sometimes surprising journeys of our favorite actors. A perfect balance of trivia, humor, and respect for the talent involved..!!

  • @terryasheim9038
    @terryasheim9038 19 днів тому +3

    Buddy Ebsen's voice still appears in The Wizard of Oz in a song.

  • @emtsampa
    @emtsampa 19 днів тому +4

    It's called a vest. Marty McFly wore a red vest. 😊

  • @mayetchells8884
    @mayetchells8884 17 днів тому +2

    Will Smith as Neo would not have worked, his swaggering arrogance could not play well as that character. I think he might have been good in Django Unchained, but the nuance of Jamie Foxx was superb, and the fun, respectful chemistry between he and Christoph Waltz was incredible

  • @kleine.5438
    @kleine.5438 20 днів тому +2

    IF you can find more actors that were swapped out for another, will DEFINITELY be HOPING for an eventual part 2 PLEASE 🥺🤞?

  • @LordOfLight
    @LordOfLight 19 днів тому +2

    I understood Van Damme was just too short for the part - Arnold is about 6' 2" and Van Damme Around 5' 9" - so he was replaced by hall who stands at 7' 1".

  • @seanpyne592
    @seanpyne592 19 днів тому +1

    Is it me or did Daniel Day Lewis look and sound just like Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm) in that scene where Lewis yells " I am a Revelation!" 😅

  • @edwardsales5177
    @edwardsales5177 19 днів тому +2

    “ i wanted to be iron mayne mayne …but they picked that junky instead.”

    • @ydcee3123
      @ydcee3123 17 днів тому +1

      Dope fiend move not speaking up for Howard. Howard gave up 1 million and practically begged them to hire RDJ. RDJ wouldn't. But he spoke up for Mel Gibson. Wonder why???

  • @MarkLaw13
    @MarkLaw13 18 днів тому +1

    I was just waiting for Denzel Washington turning down Se7en.

  • @Nenernener123
    @Nenernener123 19 днів тому +1

    I love when people question if Charlie Hunnam dropped out of 50 Shades for the spicy material. Man was on Queer as Folk!

    • @loribroadbent8573
      @loribroadbent8573 15 днів тому

      Not to mention Sons of Anarchy also had spicy material. Great series.

  • @joeb.evrythngEclectic5571
    @joeb.evrythngEclectic5571 20 днів тому +3

    Stoltz was still in the movie for 1 shot

  • @matthewpaul6904
    @matthewpaul6904 19 днів тому +1

    Ian McKellan was perfect as Gandalf. Shame that Connery could have ended his career on a much higher note.

  • @timalice-2833
    @timalice-2833 15 днів тому

    I remember reading a long time ago that the former Disney ceo, Ike perlmutter, said it didn’t matter that don cheadle replaced Terrance Howard because all “black people look alike” and so the audience wouldn’t even notice. He wasn’t directly involved in marvel much after this.

  • @daviddurbin7682
    @daviddurbin7682 20 днів тому +3

    Uh I really can't see Bale as Jobs

  • @mirthenary
    @mirthenary 19 днів тому +2

    I never liked Don Cheadle as James Rhodes (War Machine), Terrence was much better, should've just paid him what he wanted, would've been worth it

  • @williamsummerson1204
    @williamsummerson1204 20 днів тому +1

    John Travolta was originally scheduled to play Forest Gump but he decided not to play it.

    • @ernapalomar8267
      @ernapalomar8267 18 днів тому

      All because he was busy working on Pulp Fiction.

  • @PuertoRicoChico
    @PuertoRicoChico 15 днів тому +1

    14:40 American Psycho dropped in 2000? Or am I crazy.

  • @ThePinkDragon
    @ThePinkDragon 15 днів тому +2

    michael j fox is marty

  • @Jamal-bl7yh
    @Jamal-bl7yh 20 днів тому +2

    This Reminds Me Of The Time When I was set to watch Farscape (1999-2004) on The Sci Fi Channel but some kid In my Speech and Language class walked Into Traffic and Died see I was In Special Ed back In School and I totally forgot to tune In that night why did I get stuck with a Learning Disability I'm 99x smarter than the kids I had class with

  • @chichiboypumpi
    @chichiboypumpi 18 днів тому

    Many replacements turned out positive, but hmm the spoiled prince as Neo, well it could’ve been cool.

  • @Destinychanged
    @Destinychanged 19 днів тому

    I thought Van Damme dropped out of Predator because all the other actors were >6 feet. Van Damme I believe is 5’9”.
    An Alien who’s shorter isn’t very intimidating.

  • @Jeremiah_Rivers76
    @Jeremiah_Rivers76 19 днів тому +4

    Terrence Howard’s pay dispute wouldn’t have led to Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine if Howard had agreed to what he earned from his work. I can’t see anyone other than Cheadle playing good old Rhodey.

    • @UpperDarbyDetailing
      @UpperDarbyDetailing 19 днів тому +1

      There wouldn’t have been a pay dispute if there wasn’t a pay dispute? What an insight.

  • @elzurdorodriguez6650
    @elzurdorodriguez6650 20 днів тому

    James Remar was also Raiden in the awful 'Mortal Kombat: annihilatiom' replacing Christopher Lambert

  • @Nenernener123
    @Nenernener123 19 днів тому

    Pretty sure only a couple of these can even be considered as shocking in any way!

  • @randolphwh9551
    @randolphwh9551 20 днів тому +1

    Wish Shawn was in the movie it raise the bar of that movie

  • @dominicvandermerwe2092
    @dominicvandermerwe2092 20 днів тому +1

    he wanted to consume human flesh, what a freak.

  • @lizardog
    @lizardog 18 днів тому +2

    What a pity the Reagan movie didn't get made. That man needs to be exposed as the beginning of the end of the US as we knew it.

    • @CrimsonNineTail
      @CrimsonNineTail 16 днів тому

      I feel that if it were anyone else they wouldn't have any problem making the movie.

  • @robertmartin6746
    @robertmartin6746 20 днів тому

    Remar was also in Blade Trinity

  • @alankeith7866
    @alankeith7866 15 днів тому

    Tom Selleck as Indiana Jones...

  • @josh72456
    @josh72456 19 днів тому

    I knew about number 20, maybe 17, I knew about 16 too, as well as 15, 13, 11, 10, maybe 8, 6 I knew of, as well as 5 2 and 1

  • @jeffm9770
    @jeffm9770 17 днів тому +1

    Connery would have been awful as Gandalf

  • @melskitchenservices5923
    @melskitchenservices5923 19 днів тому +5

    So glad Will Smith didn't get the MATRIX role.

  • @tylerhill9120
    @tylerhill9120 18 днів тому +1

    The nice guys was released in 2016 not 2023

  • @omma5094
    @omma5094 16 днів тому

    so glad Will did not do the matrix. he was NOT the one. 🤨

  • @karlc2869
    @karlc2869 19 днів тому

    At least Buddy Ebsen became Barnaby Jones!

  • @michaelburgess3779
    @michaelburgess3779 19 днів тому

    If your character is so masked, you don’t know who it is there is really no point of playing a role, jar jar binks should be a great example. Anyone with a talent for acting can play those roles… Vann was right to walk away.

  • @seanpyne592
    @seanpyne592 19 днів тому

    "The Nice guys" did not come out in (2023)* that's what you guys put

  • @12345Kainan
    @12345Kainan 20 днів тому +2

    Nothing matters folks. We are incessantly indulged into watching UA-cam while the world is changing for the worst. By 2040 society will have collapsed

  • @sheemalmighty
    @sheemalmighty 19 днів тому

    Top 10 Replaced Actors That Possibly Would OF Played A Legendary Role Even Better?!?!?!

    • @sheemalmighty
      @sheemalmighty 19 днів тому

      Faceoff is decent but definitely would of been a legendary movie if it was Stallone vs. Schwarzenegger

    • @mlynettepinky595
      @mlynettepinky595 19 днів тому

      They are supposedly making a sequel with both actors.

  • @user-rt9zq8rs9k
    @user-rt9zq8rs9k 19 днів тому

    James Remar really messed up . About the only thing I like about Jame Cameron is he didn't go public trashing Remar over his stupid drug use problem

  • @beaufonville4454
    @beaufonville4454 20 днів тому

    Where's the "Top 20 Best Supervillain Teams" video?! #WatchMojo

  • @bernardomello842
    @bernardomello842 20 днів тому +1

    Hammer is the hottest cannibal

  • @bernardomello842
    @bernardomello842 20 днів тому

    Danny Day Lewis seems like a pretentious nightmare.

  • @Animeguy300
    @Animeguy300 19 днів тому +1

    Never know the facts

  • @Twiggymaster666
    @Twiggymaster666 20 днів тому +2

    2:35 allegedly it was because the guys on SOA wouldn’t stop taking the piss

  • @wendeboyd503
    @wendeboyd503 18 днів тому

    So sick of hearing about the Iron Man whining! Don Cheadle is the perfect Rhodes.

  • @Funny.Man101
    @Funny.Man101 20 днів тому +4

    What’s the most musical part of the chicken? The drumstick.

    • @jimbo9208
      @jimbo9208 20 днів тому +3

      NOT FUNNY GET A LIFE

    • @CandiceVidito
      @CandiceVidito 20 днів тому +2

      You are not funny and you'll never will be

    • @Bensinat
      @Bensinat 20 днів тому

      ​@jimbo9208 you must be fun at comedy shows

    • @jimbo9208
      @jimbo9208 20 днів тому +2

      @@Bensinat well tell me how this is funny then

    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 20 днів тому +1

      ​​@@Bensinat mr funny man is a spammer. He has spam replied his pointless jokes in multiple videos before in the comments.

  • @lauriemhaysom1396
    @lauriemhaysom1396 19 днів тому

    Will Smith didn't leave the matrix was never cast as Neo so false title

  • @josephcooter5763
    @josephcooter5763 19 днів тому

    It is a good thing they didn't make Reagan. I think it would have been a disaster. Regardless of how you feel about the man or his policies I think we can all agree that Alzhiemers is not funny and trying to portray the story of a man who is battling this illness should not be portrayed as a comedy. Whomever came up with the idea of making it a comedy should be ashamed. And whomever decided that would be a good idea to hire Will Farrell should never work in Hollywood again.

    • @user-rt9zq8rs9k
      @user-rt9zq8rs9k 19 днів тому

      I could care less . By the way , Reagan was and will always be known as EVIL . Finally , after Clinton left the White House , Reagan's fascist Nazi party turned America into a third world country with Reaganomics .

  • @nastradamus215
    @nastradamus215 20 днів тому +2

    Wassup y’all

  • @DirtyRoomKnives
    @DirtyRoomKnives 19 днів тому

    Hardly "SHOCKING". Clickbait bs.

  • @tylergoodman3560
    @tylergoodman3560 20 днів тому +1

    Not everyone's a professional. 🎉

    • @wingnut5404
      @wingnut5404 19 днів тому +1

      I know you have to have headlines that get people to click, but SHOCKING doesn't really cover all of these, lol. A scheduling conflict or not understanding a script probably happen in Hollywood all the time. But fun list 🙂

  • @jorgeadairramos7469
    @jorgeadairramos7469 20 днів тому +1

    Hello good afternoon 😮😮😮😮😮😮

  • @jmos005
    @jmos005 20 днів тому +1

    Will Smith would’ve been awesome as Neo in the matrix. Wild Wild West was trash.

  • @joeb.evrythngEclectic5571
    @joeb.evrythngEclectic5571 20 днів тому

    I have a vision... it's television!

  • @MuddieRain
    @MuddieRain 20 днів тому +1

    They died

  • @nathangregory_
    @nathangregory_ 19 днів тому +1

    Terrence Howard leaving Ironman because he was getting screwed by the studio is shocking? Are you serious? Wait, wait, wait. Is this clickbait? What is so damn "Shocking" about any of there actors?

  • @lillydee5978
    @lillydee5978 19 днів тому +1

    The reason they replaced Eric Stoltz with Michael J Fox was simply because MJF was super popular with teen girls at that time due to Family Ties. They wanted a more bankable lead. They aren't fooling anyone. ES would have been a great Marty, likely an even a better Marty. They are full of crap.

    • @user-rt9zq8rs9k
      @user-rt9zq8rs9k 19 днів тому +2

      No . The footage with Stoltz just wasn't working .

    • @mlynettepinky595
      @mlynettepinky595 19 днів тому +2

      No, he got fired because he wasn't good for the role

  • @tbecker97204
    @tbecker97204 20 днів тому

    I heard Terrence Howard left the MCU because of his role in the Fox series, *"Empire."*

    • @Bman32x
      @Bman32x 20 днів тому +2

      Absolutely not. He was fired because he wanted more money than RDJ and claimed he got him the part. Lying mayne.

  • @randolphwh9551
    @randolphwh9551 20 днів тому

    So many people leaving due to dumb reasons Megan fix would have sold way more tickets than her replacement n will Smith way better than Keanu

  • @randolphwh9551
    @randolphwh9551 20 днів тому

    So dumb u get rid of an actor for method acting how u a director and can't handle a style of acting that gives the best results it seems like dissonance they'll remove someone difficult bc their not on the hook if the movie fails if it was a director slash producer he would have definitely not let go of dd Lewis

  • @N7Tigger
    @N7Tigger 20 днів тому +3

    So whitewashing is bad but when a white character from the source material is replaced with a black actor it's good?

    • @ganggang3788
      @ganggang3788 19 днів тому +1

      You don’t know the history of whitewashing 😂😂😂

    • @irwinwilliams548
      @irwinwilliams548 18 днів тому

      The mentality of true ignorance is to simply shield that behavior by calling out whatever you can , no matter what it is, without a true understanding due to a deeply rooted hatred of those you choose to go against before completing research and gaining an understanding of others complaints. We don't have blacks walking around thinking powder (white face) is everyone acceptable when mocking whites but a lot of whites see no issues with this. @N7Tigger Research before you start speaking about black people doing anything, when they had majorly limited and stereotypical roles.

    • @WaterborneCamper
      @WaterborneCamper 18 днів тому

      Name and example.

    • @N7Tigger
      @N7Tigger 18 днів тому +1

      @@WaterborneCamper Will Smith as Deadshot (Suicide Squad)
      Michael B Jordan as Johnny Storm (Fantastic Four)
      Idris Elba as Roland (The Dark Tower)
      Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury (Avengers)
      Rachel Zeglar as Snow WHITE (Snow White)
      Halle Bailey as Ariel (The Little Mermaid)
      Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter (James Bond)
      Michael Clarke Duncan as Kingpin (Daredevil)
      Billy Dee Williams as Harvey Dent (Batman)
      Idris Elba as Heimdall (Thor)
      B.D. Wong as Hugo Strange (Gotham)
      Lawrence Fishburn as Perry White (Man of Steel)
      Ciara Renee as Hawkgirl (Arrow)
      Mehcad Brooks as Jimmy Olsen (Supergirl)
      Jason Momoa as Aquaman (Aquaman)
      Anna Dip as Starfire (Titans)
      Jeffrey Wright as Jim Gordon (The Batman)
      Marlon Wayans as Rip Cord (G.I. Joe)
      Tony Revolori as Flash Thompson (Spiderman)
      Kerry Washington as Alicia Masters (Fantastic Four)
      Dev Patel as Gawain (The Green Knight
      Quvenzhane Wallis as Little Orphan Annie (Annie)
      Ann Wolf as Artemis (Wonder Woman)
      Dania Ramirez as Callisto (X-men)
      Tadanobu Asano as Hogun (Thor)
      Will Smith as Robert Neville (I Am Legend)
      Mos Def as Ford Prefect (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
      Samuel L Jackson as John Arnold (Jurassic Park)
      Will Smith as James West (Wild Wild West)
      Daniel Henney as Zero (X-men Origins: Wolverine)
      Bill Duke as Trask (X-men: Last Stand)
      Zazie Beats as Domino (Deadpool 2)
      Chiwetel Ejiofor as Baron Mordo (Dr Strange)
      Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie (Thor: Ragnarok)
      Adele James as Cleopatra (Queen Cleopatra)
      Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn (Anne Boleyn
      Dev Patel as David Copperfield (David Copperfield)
      Yara Shahidi as Tinkerbell (Peter Pan & Wendy

  • @randolphwh9551
    @randolphwh9551 20 днів тому +1

    Sean Connery is the best wise old man in the game if he was gandalf he would do way better he always seems wise Ian's gandalf is wise but more unbelievably so

  • @americanpride5540
    @americanpride5540 20 днів тому +12

    Funny how race swapping a character is only a problem if it's whitewashing but not a person raises a complaint when you black wash something

    • @ganggang3788
      @ganggang3788 19 днів тому

      Ahh the second idiotic comment that doesn’t know the history of whitewashing 🤣🤣

    • @tresmith81
      @tresmith81 18 днів тому +1

      Give me some examples

    • @shauncain3280
      @shauncain3280 18 днів тому +1

      I wonder if you ever realized how dumb that was

    • @americanpride5540
      @americanpride5540 18 днів тому +1

      @tresmith81 I'll give you a nice cross section from the different cinematics.
      There's aquaman played by a jason mamoa, a polynesian individual.
      Then there's mary jane from the spider man movies.
      And who could forget the time they made the doctor from doctor who a woman and after that a black guy.
      I could go on but I think i've made my point.

    • @americanpride5540
      @americanpride5540 18 днів тому +1

      @@shauncain3280 The facts of the facts and the facts say i'm right.

  • @jeffbebe5085
    @jeffbebe5085 20 днів тому +2

    Jean-Claude Van Damme was not fired or quit. He was negotiated to leave because the whole ninja crab like alien was not going to work out against a bunch of tall muscle men. HOWEVER ... he was still in contract and to this day gets a paycheck when ever the movie is played or sold etc. He said he has no regrets. I seen the footage. It looks crazy. He was tiny and jumping around. Peter hall was the better choice obviously.