Jodie Foster, Princess Leia Before the role of Princess Leia was offered to Carrie Fisher, it went to Foster, who would have been around 14 at the time. Unfortunately, Foster had to turn down the role due to a scheduling conflict, as she was filming Taxi Driver at the time.
Apparently the other actress who was the closest to getting the part was Jodie Foster. Foster had already had multiple roles as a child actor, and was still one of the youngest people considered for the part at the time of auditions.
Although he was presented with the opportunity of starring as a character who would become one of popular culture's most recognisable icons, Pacino turned it down. He claimed that he could not understand the screenplay when he got around to reading it.
Egerton, 32, listened to his gut, which told him that stepping into Harrison Ford's shoes wasn't the right move for him. So he stepped away from the next round of auditions. "It just felt to me like I didn't feel...
The person picked for Han Solo in that second set was Christopher Walken. While Lucas probably made the right choice given the success of Star Wars with the three actors that he ended up going with, Walken would become a breakout star of his own just a year later with his performance in The Deer Hunter.
Despite kickstarting his career and giving him the leg-up that led to classic roles including Indiana Jones, the actor seems to want to distance himself from the character that made him an icon. Ford has even gone as far as admitting he wanted Han Solo to be killed off early in the Star Wars timeline.
The filmmakers had a lot of trouble finding ANYone to play the role of Vivian, as she existed in the script for 3000. Michelle Pfeiffer and Daryl Hannah both turned it down, as well, with the idea being that it was just too dark.
Beyond his gripe with the character, Ford hasn't been a fan of how long it has lingered either. As he once said about the prospect of reprising his role without the promise of a death: “No, no, no. Han Solo was very good to me at a certain point in my career. But I'm done.
As well as Han Solo, Pacino rejected an offer to play Travis Bickle in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver. He wasn't the only one. Dustin Hoffman also turned down the role, later admitting that he did so because he thought Scorsese must be some sort of psychopath.
Yet he only has one Oscar nomination, for 1985's "Witness." So it's nice to see that he and Hamill can remain friends over the many films and decades they've shared together. Ford told Jake's Takes in 2020 regarding Hamill, "He's just a really straightforward, nice guy. He's really a sweet guy."
While you see the face of Mark Hamill when you think of Luke Skywalker, in another timeline, there could be another actor that is brought to mind when you think of the Jedi Knight. Probably the most famous person to audition for the role of Luke was Kurt Russell.
Jodie Foster, Princess Leia
Before the role of Princess Leia was offered to Carrie Fisher, it went to Foster, who would have been around 14 at the time. Unfortunately, Foster had to turn down the role due to a scheduling conflict, as she was filming Taxi Driver at the time.
6. Some soon-to-be-major actresses (including some who would become faces of their own respective franchises) that auditioned for Bella Swan included Emily Browning (Meyer's early first choice), Michelle Trachtenberg, Lily Collins and Jennifer Lawrence.
Who kissed leia first han or luke - assured, that. Hot Network Questions. Answer: Ewoks. He tries to explain this to her when she visits him in the medical bay, but when he goes in for a kiss, ever-reliable C-3PO interrupts.
As the story goes, J.K. Rowling's first and only choice to play the role of Severus Snape was Alan Rickman. Before she got her way, the producers offered the role to Tim Roth, who in turn turned it down to star in Planet Of The Apes.
Jason Momoa may be Emilia Clarke's one and only Khal Drogo but believe it or not, another familiar face actually auditioned to play the most famous (deceased) Dothraki warrior in Game of Thrones – Britain's very own David Harewood.
Another A-list actor heavily considered to play Qui-Gon in 1998 was Kurt Russell, who at the time was a bonafide star following iconic turns in Tombstone, The Thing, Escape From New York, and Executive Decision.
As with the principal female character of each trilogy, there was fierce competition for the role of Padme Amidala before Natalie Portman was eventually cast in the role. One of the contenders was a British actress named Vinette Robinson, now best-known for her role as Rosa Parks in Doctor Who.
Though there was some debate that Anakin Skywalker's son, Luke Skywalker, was actually the Chosen One since he caused his father to destroy Darth Sidious, the debate was settled when George Lucas himself confirmed in an interview that Anakin, even after becoming Darth Vader, was still officially the Chosen One and not ...
George Lucas himself has stated that Anakin is the Chosen One and that the prophecy is true, although it had been misinterpreted by the entire Jedi Order. Lucas believes that both the dark side—greed— and the light side—compassion—are integral parts of human beings.
The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor isn't the only one who turned down the opportunity to take a soon-to-be iconic role. In 2015, Paltrow admitted that she could have starred in 1997's box office hit, Titanic. “I look back at the choices I've made and think, 'Why the hell did I say yes to that and no to that?'
Disney didn't want Julia Roberts for the role of Vivian, instead they wanted Meg Ryan. Demi Moore turned down the role of Kit. Drew Barrymore auditioned for the role of Vivian, but was turned down because director Garry Marshall felt that she was too young for the part.
Marshall originally envisioned Karen Allen for the role; when she declined, auditions went to many better-known actresses of the time including Molly Ringwald, who turned it down because she felt uncomfortable playing a prostitute. Winona Ryder auditioned, but was turned down because Marshall felt she was "too young".