Lets take a moment and remember the actors who ALMOST played this years Oscar-nominated roles: Gary Oldman and Bill Nighy were considered for the part of Jon Du Pont in Foxcatcher before Steve Carell was cast. Leonardo DiCaprio was the first actor attached to the role of Alan Turing in The Imitation Game. Reese Witherspoon, Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt, Natalie Portman, Rooney Mara, Julianne Hough, Abbie Cornish, and Olivia Wilde were considered for the role of Amy in Gone Girl before Rosamund Pike was cast. Jennifer Lawrence, Scarlett Johansson, and Emma Watson were in the running for the lead role in Wild Michelle Pfeiffer, Julia Roberts, Diane Lane, and Nicole Kidman were offered the lead role of Still Alice Jack Nicholson and Tommy Lee Jones were considered for Robert Duvalls role in The Judge. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penelope Cruz, Kate Winslet, Donna Murphy, Idina Menzel, Miranda Richardson, and Nicole Kidman were among the acresses considered for the role of the Witch in Into the Woods.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:02:42 +0000