The movies Brad Pitt almost *did not* star in
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- DirectorTerrence MalickStarsBrad PittSean PennJessica ChastainThe story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.Heath Ledger as Mr. O'Brien.
Back in 2005, Colin Farrell as set to play the role but the film's production went into many troubles. Pitt's Plan B production company later came in to assist, and in 2007 the lead role went to Heath Ledger. However, in just two months, Ledger dropped out and was replaced by Pitt due to heath concerns. Ledger passed away a month later in 2008. - DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittCate BlanchettTilda SwintonTells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences.Many actors as Benjamin Button.
Attempts to adapt the short story to the big screen began in the 80s.- In 1989, director Frank Oz was attached with the lead role to Martin Short. The project was abandoned as Oz could not work out the screenplay.
- In 1991, director Steven Spielberg was attached with Tom Cruise starring, but it did not work out.
- In 1998, Ron Howard is attached as director with John Travolta in the lead but they subsequently left the project.
- In 2004, the script went back into director David Fincher's hand (He passed it in the early 90s) and Pitt was cast as the lead in 2005.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsBrad PittAngelina JolieAdam BrodyA bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other.Will Smith or Johnny Depp as Mr Smith.
Brad Pitt and Nicole Kidman were originally cast as the leads when Doug Liman received the script. However, Kidman's shooting schedule conflicted with Liman's at the time and she had to exit the film, and Pitt dropped out as a result. Liman then considered Will Smith and Catherine Zeta-Jones as the leads; Johnny Depp and Cate Blanchett were also set to be cast. Pitt returned when Gwyneth Paltrow was cast as Jane. - DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittEdward NortonMeat LoafAn insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.Russell Crowe as Tyler Durden.
Producer Ross Bell met with actor Russell Crowe to discuss his candidacy for the role of Tyler Durden. Producer Art Linson, who joined the project late, met with Pitt regarding the same role. Linson was the senior producer of the two, so the studio sought to cast Pitt instead of Crowe. At the same time, Sean Penn was considered by the producers to play the Narrator, but ultimately, director David Fincher exercised his veto power and went with Edward Norton. - DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin SpaceyTwo detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.Denzel Washington as Detective Mills.
Denzel Washington said he was offered the role of Detective Mills at one point, but simply couldn’t see himself taking on the role when he read the script.
“I was like, man, it’s just too much,” he said at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday while promoting his new movie The Equalizer.
“Then I saw it and I was like, ‘Oh God.'” - DirectorEdward ZwickStarsBrad PittAnthony HopkinsAidan QuinnIn the early 1900s, three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of Montana are affected by betrayal, history, love, nature, and war.Tom Cruise as Tristan Ludlow.
The studio originally wanted Tom Cruise to star in the lead role, and director Edward Zwick met Cruise to discuss the role. However, Cruise had concerns with the moral of the character, which according to the director, likely conflicted with his Scientology beliefs. The role of Tristan Ludlow was also reportedly turned down by Johnny Depp. - DirectorNeil JordanStarsBrad PittTom CruiseAntonio BanderasA vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.Val Kilmer/ Cher as Louis de Pointe du Lac
Val Kilmer reportedly turned down the role of Louis. At one point, the character of Louise was written as a woman for the screenplay with Cher envisioned to star, due to writer Anna Rice’s concern about homophobia in Hollywood. - DirectorRidley ScottStarsSusan SarandonGeena DavisHarvey KeitelTwo best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two women escape for the crimes they committed.William Baldwin as JD.
I just thought, I’m the guy for this [film]. But they went through a couple of other actors. I didn’t get the part at first, and then it came back around and I didn’t get it again, and I went, “Huh. All right. Moving on.” And then it came back around again. I feel like it was three times.- Pitt, W Magazine 2023 interview