John Wayne turned down the role of which Marshall, James Arness eventually playing the role for 20 years?
"with him in ""Big Jim McLain"", ""Hondo"", ""Island in the Sky"", and ""The Sea Chase"", and starred in ""Gun the Man Down"" for Wayne's company. He also starred in a 1988 TV remake of Wayne's 1948 classic ""Red River"" An urban legend has it that John Wayne was offered the leading role of Matt Dillon in the longtime favorite television show ""Gunsmoke"", but he turned it down, instead recommending James Arness for the role. The only part of this story that is true is that Wayne did indeed recommend Arness for the part. Wayne introduced Arness in a prologue to"
"first episode was introduced by John Wayne in a brief film clip in which Wayne predicted that James Arness would become a major star. He went on to play the part for the next twenty years. A popular story holds that Wayne himself had been offered the part and had turned it down. Charles Marquis Warren, who produced the first year of the television version of ""Gunsmoke"" and made the major casting decisions, stated that he had jokingly asked Wayne whether he would be interested in the part in a casual social setting. He added that Wayne had indicated in"
"Dennis Weaver's comments on the 50th Anniversary DVD, Disc One, Episode ""Hack Prine"", John Wayne was never considered for the role; to have done so would have been preposterous since Wayne was a top movie leading man. The belief that Wayne was asked to star is disputed by Warren. Although he agrees Wayne encouraged Arness to take the role, Warren says, ""I hired Jim Arness on the strength of a picture he's done for me ... I never thought for a moment of offering it to Wayne."" According to Thomas ""Duke"" Miller, a TV/movie/celebrity expert, this story was told to"
"no uncertain terms that he had no interest whatsoever. (Wayne was arguably the cinema's foremost box office attraction at the time.) Warren stated that the inquiry had not been serious inasmuch as Wayne could not realistically have been expected to abandon a thriving movie career for a less certain and immensely less lucrative television role. Wayne did, however, recommend James Arness for the part and his offer to introduce the first episode was readily accepted by CBS. Others who had auditioned for the part included Raymond Burr, Richard Boone, Denver Pyle, and William Conrad. All would go on to other"
"him by legendary actor James Stewart: ""Jimmy said he was in the office with Charles Warren when Mr. Wayne came in. Mr. Warren asked Wayne if he knew James Arness, and Mr. Wayne said yes. Mr. Warren told Mr. Wayne about the transition of the show from radio to TV, and Mr. Wayne readily agreed that James Arness would be a terrific choice for the part of Matt Dillon. I have no reason to doubt the story, because Jimmy absolutely knew everybody."" In the end, the primary roles were all recast, with Arness taking the lead role of Marshal Matt"
"uncomfortable playing a sex worker. Winona Ryder auditioned, but was turned down because Marshall felt she was ""too young"". Jennifer Connelly was also dismissed for the same reason. Emily Lloyd turned it down as it conflicted with her shooting for the film ""Mermaids"". Meg Ryan, who was a top choice of Marshall's, turned it down as well. According to a note written by Marshall, Mary Steenburgen was also among the first choices. Diane Lane came very close to being cast (the script was much darker at the time); they had gone as far as costume fittings, but due to scheduling"
"characters did not flee to South America. When Goldman protested that that was what had happened, the studio head responded, ""I don't give a shit. All I know is John Wayne don't run away."" Goldman rewrote the script, ""didn't change it more than a few pages, and subsequently found that every studio wanted it."" The role of Sundance was offered to Jack Lemmon, whose production company, JML, had produced the film ""Cool Hand Luke"" (1967) starring Newman. Lemmon, however, turned down the role; he did not like riding horses, and he felt he had already played too many aspects of"
"film ran into problems when Crichton learned that he could not use a real gorilla to portray the character of Amy, which led to him leaving the project. From there, it was offered to several directors including Steven Spielberg and John Carpenter who both declined. A brief attempt was made to revive the project in the late 1980s but to no avail. Eventually, Frank Marshall directed the film with little, if any, involvement from Crichton. The film's teaser credits John Patrick Shanley and Crichton as co-screenwriters, but the subsequent trailer and the film itself credit Shanley alone. In the US"
"with the intention of having John Amplas, who had starred in George Romero's ""Martin"", in the lead role. The role instead went to Sean Harris, who had responded strongly to the idea of starring in the film after reading the script. Initially Holness had been concerned whether the actor would be able to such an emotionally dark place: ""the great thing about Sean is that he immerses himself in his characters and is able to go to those places and come back with something that's very affecting and truthful."" Holness worked very closely with Harris on developing the character of"
"Before Frank Oz was hired to direct, Garry Marshall was considered, and Woody Allen was approached to play Dr. Leo Marvin. Allen was also considered to direct and possibly co-write the script with Tom Schulman. However, because Allen had always generated his own projects rather than getting handed an existing property to make his own, Oz was officially hired to direct. Allen also declined the role, thus Richard Dreyfuss was ultimately cast. Patrick Stewart was also considered for the role. Early in development, Robin Williams was attached to the project. Oz admitted in interviews that there was tension on the"
"(Navy), and Clint Walker (Merchant Marine). Marvin served as a private first class in the Marines in the Pacific War and provided technical assistance with uniforms and weapons to create realistic portrayals of combat, yet bitterly complained about the falsity of some scenes. He thought Reisman's wrestling the bayonet from the enraged Posey to be particularly phony. Aldrich replied that the plot was preposterous, and that by the time the audience had left the cinema, they would have been so overwhelmed by action, explosions and killing, that they would have forgotten the lapses. John Wayne was the original choice for"
"Matthew."" Alan Ruck later told the ""AV Club"" that Anthony Michael Hall, who had previously worked with Hughes on three films, was originally offered the part but turned it down. Other actors who were considered for the role included Jim Carrey, John Cusack, Tom Cruise and Michael J. Fox. Sara surprised Hughes when she auditioned for the role of Sloane Peterson. ""It was funny. He didn't know how old I was and said he wanted an older girl to play the 17-year-old. He said it would take someone older to give her the kind of dignity she needed. He almost"
"casting difficulties. He wanted Alec Baldwin for the lead role, but Baldwin turned it down. Steve Martin and Kevin Kline were considered, though Kline turned it down for family reasons. Ramis did not agree with the casting of Tim Allen as Jason Nesmith, and Parisot took over as director within three weeks. After seeing the film, Ramis said he was ultimately impressed with Allen's performance. About his role, Allen stated that he based his performance on Yul Brynner instead of William Shatner. Linda DeScenna, production designer of the film, was interested in the project because it would not have the"
"Wayne plays real-life James Smith, an American coping with British rule in colonial America. The supporting cast includes Brian Donlevy, George Sanders and Chill Wills. Claire Trevor and John Wayne also headed the cast of John Ford's ""Stagecoach"" the same year, and in ""Allegheny Uprising"" Trevor is top-billed over Wayne, due to her greater name value at the time. The film did not fare well in its initial release. The superficially similar John Ford film ""Drums Along the Mohawk"" had been released only one week prior. In the United Kingdom, where the film kept the original title, it was initially"
"real poignancy to this huge guy's helplessness that's great. I thought it was a fantastic choice, and I'd never thought of it."" Rupert Crosse was cast as Mule. The project stalled for 18 months while Nicholson made ""The King of Marvin Gardens"". Guber told Ayres that he could get Burt Reynolds, Jim Brown, and David Cassidy and a new writer, and he would approve production immediately. Ayres rejected this proposal, and the studio agreed to wait because they were afraid that the producer would take the film to another studio. Ashby and Ayres read navy publications and interviewed current and"
"again. John Garfield took his place. MGM were going to borrow him to co-star with Norma Shearer in ""The World We Make"" but the film was never made. Raft also turned down the leads in ""High Sierra"" (which had been turned down by Paul Muni) and ""The Maltese Falcon"" (1941). Both roles were played by Humphrey Bogart. Instead Raft made ""Manpower"" (1941), with Edward G. Robinson and Marlene Dietrich. During filming, Raft and Robinson came to blows, with photographs splashed across newspapers. Raft then turned down the lead in ""All Through the Night"" (1942), refusing to turn up on the"
"offers to do so. Todd allowed Cantinflas to appear in the film as a Latin, ""so,"" the actor said himself, ""...to my audience in Latin America, I'll still be Cantinflas."" More than 40 famous performers make cameo appearances, including Marlene Dietrich, Ronald Colman, George Raft, and Frank Sinatra. The film was significant as the first of the so-called Hollywood ""make work"" films, employing dozens of film personalities. John Wayne turned down Todd's offer for the role of the Colonel leading the Cavalry charge, a role filled by Colonel Tim McCoy. Promotional material released at the time quoted a Screen Actors"
"declined the offer. Twenty years later, he would be cast as Lewis in the 1996 television adaptation. Initially, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby were proposed for the leads, but Simon was opposed to the idea, as he felt the roles required Jewish comedians. Several actors, including Groucho Marx and Phil Silvers were considered and the roles eventually were given to real-life vaudevillian veterans Red Skelton and Jack Benny. Skelton declined after realizing his income was higher performing his stand-up comedy than what he was offered for the film; he was replaced by the younger Matthau. Benny was forced to withdraw"
"in September 2000, Darren Aronofsky signed on to direct the film adaptation, with Miller as the screenwriter, and supposedly Aaron Eckhart (who would go on to play Harvey Dent in ""The Dark Knight"") as Jim Gordon, and several actors, including Ben Affleck (who would go to play Batman in the DC Extended Universe), Brendan Fraser, Josh Hartnett, and Christian Bale (who would go to play Batman in ""The Dark Knight Trilogy""), for the part of Batman. Thus, because the movie division did not want to compete with a television series, the planned show was shelved. The pilot is bookended by"
"star Emma Roberts. Roberts remained in the role from July 23, 2010, until April 11, 2011, and hasn't been seen since. Casting was announced on June 17, 2010, by ""TV Guide"" among other sources. Before appearing, his storyline was revealed to involve the scandalous and scheming Adam Wilson (Michael Muhney), who escaped from prison and then faked his own death –– and Vance would represent him in court. His character's appearance was initially to span just over August. In 2010, Adam Newman and his new wife, Skye hired Vance due to charges (from his own family) that Adam was facing."
"and he eventually agreed to play Lewis. He reportedly started off much more active in his role; but Garry Marshall took him aside and said ""No, no, no, Richard. In this movie, one of you moves and one of you does not. Guess which one you are?"" Julia Roberts was not the first choice for the role of Vivian, and was not wanted by Disney. Many other actresses were considered. 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"
"causes, including rallying support for the Vietnam War by producing, codirecting, and starring in the financially successful, critically panned ""The Green Berets"" (1968). Due to his status as the highest profile Republican star in Hollywood, wealthy Texas Republican Party backers asked Wayne to run for national office in 1968, as had his friend and fellow actor Senator George Murphy. He declined, joking that he did not believe the public would seriously consider an actor in the White House. Instead, he supported his friend Ronald Reagan's runs for Governor of California in 1966 and 1970. He was asked to be the"
"wore the gloves on the set to avoid being burned when handling hot lights, and Sellers, recognizing the potential connection to Lang's work, found them to be menacing. Slim Pickens, an established character actor and veteran of many Western films, was eventually chosen to replace Sellers as Major Kong after Sellers' injury. Terry Southern's biographer, Lee Hill, said the part was originally written with John Wayne in mind, and that Wayne was offered the role after Sellers was injured, but he immediately turned it down. Dan Blocker of the ""Bonanza"" western television series was approached to play the part, but"
"portray Lonny. Both Anne Hathaway and Amy Adams declined to play a journalist who interviews Jaxx during the song ""Wanted Dead or Alive"" and is easily seduced by him. The two declined due to scheduling conflicts, with Hathaway filming ""The Dark Knight Rises"" and Adams filming ""Man of Steel."" Catherine Zeta-Jones joined the cast on April 20, and portrayed an original character added to the story line. The unnamed character is described as ""the Villainess of the movie"" who ""wants to shut down rock’n roll in the great city of Los Angeles."" On May 1 Bryan Cranston joined the cast"
"originally attached to direct the film adaptation of ""A Sound of Thunder"" based on Ray Bradbury's short story, but left to helm this movie instead. Gerard Butler was set to the play the role of Lucas Harper, but dropped out to star in ""Timeline"". Ryan Phillippe was also considered for the part, before Jonny Lee Miller eventually signed on. Phillippe's then-wife, Reese Witherspoon, was offered to play Sara Moore, but she turned it down and Kathryn Morris was later cast. Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen and Gary Busey were all offered the part of Jake Harris, but they rejected the film"
"tries to interview him about his remarkable feats. Call ignores the reporter's questions, aside from ironically agreeing with him that he was a man of vision. Call then walks away as the sun sets on Lonesome Dove. Larry McMurtry's original novel was based upon a screenplay that he had co-written with Peter Bogdanovich for a movie that was intended to star John Wayne as Call, James Stewart as Gus, and Henry Fonda as Jake Spoon, but the project collapsed when John Ford advised Wayne to reject the script. Most Hollywood studios were at first not interested in the rights to"
"and abusive on the set. John Wayne had previously looked forward to working with her, but allegedly came to despise what he saw as unprofessional behavior. David Niven was originally cast as Cap Carson, but withdrew from the film. After one of the early script rewrites, he complained that the movie was turning into ""a typical John Wayne film"" and that his role had been reduced. Frank Capra was originally scheduled to direct, but quit during pre-production over disagreements with Wayne's favored screenwriter, James Edward Grant. Capra wanted to use his own script, which Wayne insisted Grant rewrite. Capra also"
"been focusing on directing, and had just left directing the play ""The Caine Mutiny Court Martial"", agreed to play the lead. (Mitchum was penalised $40,000 by RKO fore refusing the role.) Alvy Moore, who had understudied David Wayne on stage in ""Mister Roberts"", was signed to play the role originally intended for Wayne and then Mickey Rooney. Anne Francis was borrowed from 20th Century Fox - just before being dropped by that studio. She thought the film ""will probably do more for me than any of the others"" because ""I'm given the chance to act and not just be a"
"cast Tommy Lee Jones in the role, after having worked with him on ""The Client"". Jones was reluctant to accept the role, but did so after his son's insistence. Robin Williams was in discussions to be the Riddler at one point. In a 2003 interview, Schumacher stated Michael Jackson lobbied hard for the role, but was turned down before Jim Carrey was cast. Robin appeared in the shooting script of ""Batman Returns"" but was deleted due to too many characters. Marlon Wayans had been cast in the role, and signed for a potential sequel. It was decided to replace Wayans"
"role. Janus told Digital Spy, ""I would love the idea that this mad, iconic male [Archie] comes back into our lives. It needs to be someone dark — someone that gives a really wiry performance."" Simons added, ""I don't know why I've got this thing about Bob Hoskins. I've always wanted him to be my dad."" Other actors mentioned by Janus and Simons include Terence Stamp, Malcolm McDowell, Michael Caine, Ian McShane and Ray Winstone. Winstone, a friend of Janus, denied claims that he would be playing Archie, joking ""I'll play [Ronnie's] fella but I'm not playing her dad!"" Veteran"
"casting the lead role of Edward, several actors were considered; Fox was insistent on having Burton meet with Tom Cruise. ""He certainly wasn't my ideal, but I talked to him"", Burton remembered. ""He was interesting, but I think it worked out for the best. A lot of questions came up"". Cruise asked for a ""happier"" ending. Tom Hanks and Gary Oldman turned down the part, Hanks in favor of critical and commercial flop ""The Bonfire of the Vanities"". Oldman declined as he did not understand the story, but said of the finished film: ""Literally two minutes in, I went, 'Yeah,"
"supported Jim Brown and Raquel Welch in another Western, ""100 Rifles"" (1969), later saying ""I spent the entire time refereeing fights between Jim Brown and Raquel Welch."" In a 1969 interview he expressed interest in playing roles like the John Garfield part in ""The Postman Always Rings Twice"", but no one sent him those sort of roles. ""Instead, the producer hands me a script and says 'I know it's not there now kid but I know we can make it work'."" Reynolds had been offered a lead role in ""MASH"" (1970), but turned it down after ""they told me the"
"S. Baker, the producer of both series, was brought in an executive producer of the film. In a 1997 interview with Des O'Connor for his ITV show, Hugh Grant says he passed on the role after a meeting with Noyce because he didn't like the director's approach to the character. Mel Gibson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Costner, and Johnny Depp all refused the role. Val Kilmer was cast after declining to reprise the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in Joel Schumacher's ""Batman & Robin"" and the script was rewritten by Wesley Strick to suit his style. Strick's rewrite relocated the action to"