Marlon Brando was almost Father Laurence instead of Pete Postlethwaite. But it was around the time Brando's son was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the death of his half-sister's boyfriend, so he had to drop out due to "family problems". Romeo And Juliet Leonardo, Romeo Juliet 1996, Pete Postlethwaite, Baz Luhrmann, Sisters Boyfriend, Romeo Und Julia, Young Leonardo Dicaprio, Romeo Y Julieta, Family Problems