For Burt Lancaster was pursuing the role of Vito Corleone since I knew he was going to shoot the film adaptation of the work by Mario Puzo. Came to plead for a screen test Coppola, without success. But Burt was not the only candidate. Other names for this paper sounded like Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles and Ernest Borgnine. However, none got as Coppola was very clear from the beginning there were only two players able to play Vito Corleone. One was Lawrence Olivier, but he was so sick that he rejected the role. The other was Marlon Brando.
Vito Corleone is the only character who has had more than one nomination to be interpreted. Ottro example is "Lawrence of Arabia ." The producer Sam Spiegel announced that it would be Marlon Brando but David Lean was refused. Brando himself resolved the dispute by accepting the role of " Bounty." Next on the list was Albert Finney. Conducted tests that are considered incredibly good, but when he was offered the contract rejected it saying that the plan divo overproduction could destroy the actor playing the protagonist. So desperate means to the test was a stage actor with a reputation for party animal and womanizer named Peter O'Toole. This is thoroughly prepared for the test because he realized it was a unique opportunity. He succeeded and only put a condition to give the paper. Must have a nose job.
But probably the character with more "girlfriends" was that of Scarlett O'Hara for " What the Wind." David O. Selznick had the brilliant idea of \u200b\u200bmaking a advertising casting nationwide. In reality he was very clear that the role of Scarlett should be for a professional actress, but each time the caravan arrived casting a U.S. city is creating great excitement and of course was news in every newspaper and local radio . However, the search Scarlet was long. Among the many candidates were Bette Davis, Lana Turner, Joan Fontaine, Susan Hayward, Katharine Hepburn, Carole Lombard, Joan Crawford. Among the many candidates Olivia de Havilland was a finalist and won the consolation prize by playing the virtuous Melania. But the upper hand it was Vivien Leigh.
At the other extreme are the papers that are rejected by the stars and these are then crashed. Is the case with Andy Dufresne in the movie "Chain perpeuta ." Tom Hanks is understandable that rejected him because at that time was heavily involved with "Forrest Gump ." Is less understandable that it rejected Tom Cruise and Charlie Sheen as both were favorites of the production. What is laughable and Kevin Costner is that they let it go at that time was to get involved with the production of "Waterworld ." Perhaps that was the reason for his baldness as I believe is still pulling their hair.
females with one of the clearest examples of lost opportunity is "Pretty Woman ." The first choice for the role of Vivian went to Molly Ringwald, followed by Meg Ryan and Michelle Pfeiffer, but the three rejected it because it did not feel comfortable playing a prostitute. Daryl Hannah on the other hand refused because he thought the role was demeaning to women . Valeria Golino Italian thought his accent was not with the paper. Jennifer Jason Leigh initially accepted but then decided to retire. Julia Roberts finally accepted the role of Cinderella that lead to fame.
And you do not know where the rabbit can jump.
