Al Pacino could have been Han Solo in "Star Wars"
During the "An Evening with Pacino" event in 2013, the actor revealed that he could have played the iconic role of Han Solo in the Star Wars franchise. "He was mine, but I didn't understand the script," revealed the protagonist of The Godfather.
He also revealed that he turned down roles in Apocalypse Now and Pretty Woman, ultimately played by Marlon Brando and Richard Gere, respectively.
Marilyn Monroe could have been Holly Golightly in "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Truman Capote, the author of "Breakfast at Tiffany's," wanted Marilyn Monroe to play Holly, but Monroe turned him down because he was warned that portraying the role would be bad for her image. Finally, it was Audrey Hepburn took her place and established herself under the orders of Blake Edwards in 1961.
Matthew McConaughey could have been Jack Dawson in "Titanic"
In an interview with host Stephen Colbert on "The Late Show," Kate Winslet revealed that she auditioned for Titanic (1997) alongside Matthew McConaughey. "I auditioned with Matthew, isn't that weird?" said Winslet, who starred in the blockbuster production with Leonardo DiCaprio. In any case, there was room on that wooden door for only one.
Tom Selleck could have been Indiana Jones
After seeing Harrison Ford in Star Wars, director Steven Spielberg wanted him to play archaeologist Henry Walton Jones Jr., but George Lucas, who served as executive producer of Raiders of the Lost Ark, didn't want him in another of his projects.
Selleck was cast in that role but had to leave the project due to his contractual obligations to Magnum, P.I., so Lucas eventually relented and Ford was cast.
Emma Watson could have been Mia Dolan in "La La Land"
Emma Stone is thankful that the Harry Potter actress was so busy filming Beauty and the Beast that she didn't quite finish arranging to star in the musical La La Land. "It just didn't work," Watson told reporters. Meanwhile, Stone took her first Hollywood Academy statuette for her role as Mia Dolan in the Damien Chapelle film.
