Did you know that TOM CRUISE almost got the lead in "Titanic"? Tom's agent actually reached out to director JAMES CAMERON when the project was announced. As we all know, LEONARDO DICAPRIO ended up with the part.Here are some other casting near-misses, according to E! Online . . .
ROBERT PATTINSON isn't the only guy who had a shot at Edward Cullen in the "Twilight" franchise. BEN BARNES, who plays Prince Caspian in the "Narnia" movies, and JACKSON RATHBONE, who plays Jasper Hale in the "Twilight" flicks, also tried out for it.
The studio tried to pressure director FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA into casting the very Sicilian-looking ROBERT REDFORD as Michael Corleone in "The Godfather". He went with AL PACINO.
"Batman Begins" director CHRISTOPHER NOLAN was torn between CHRISTIAN BALE and JAKE GYLLENHAAL. Bale won.
Pixar originally wanted BILLY CRYSTAL for the part of Buzz Lightyear in "Toy Story". To this day he says it's the only role he regrets passing on. His loss was TIM ALLEN'S gain.
This one is actually pretty well-known: TOM SELLECK was originally offered the part of Indiana Jones in "Raiders of the Lost Ark". But he couldn't take it because he was committed to the TV series "Magnum, P.I.". So they went with HARRISON FORD.
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