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4	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'':
5	** Aladdin's initial design was based on Creator/MichaelJFox. He, after almost half of the film was drawn, was redesigned to look more like Creator/TomCruise [[MrFanservice for better appeal]]. The DVDCommentary points out when this starts to become more obvious.
6	** Creator/{{Disney}} had finished recording ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'' with Creator/DanCastellaneta as Genie (Creator/RobinWilliams had voiced Genie in [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} the original movie]] only, and Castellaneta had replaced him for [[WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries the TV series]] and ''[[WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar The Return of Jafar]]''). Then, when the filmmakers managed to persuade Williams to return for ''King of Thieves'', they just threw out Castellaneta's work and re-recorded all of Genie's lines.
7	* The teaser trailer for ''WesternAnimation/AnimalCrackers2017'' had Zoe and Owen voiced by Creator/TaraStrong and Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor, while the characters were officially cast with Creator/EmilyBlunt and Creator/JohnKrasinski. They did however have different roles in the film, with Tara as Talia and James as Buffalo Bob.
8	* ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'': Creator/LloydBridges was originally cast as Preston B. Whitmore, but he died before production began, being replaced by Creator/JohnMahoney.
9	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}'': Creator/BrendanFraser was initially cast as Steele and recorded all of his dialogue. However, he didn't test well in early screenings and Creator/{{Jim Cummings\|1952}} ended up replacing him shortly before release.
10	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bionicle}}'':
11	** ''Mask of Light'' originally had Creator/AndrewFrancis as the main character Takua and Jason Michas as his buddy Jaller. Sometime during recording, the directors realized the two actors' real persona was the complete opposite of their characters, so they simply switched roles. Gali was also originally going to be voiced by Lesley Ewen (who plays Nokama in the film) due to Creator/KathleenBarr being unavailable, but in the end Barr did manage to do her lines. Very early press material still listed Ewen as her voice.
12	** The trailer for ''Legends of Metru Nui'' used considerably more dramatic alternate takes for all of its lines, and Lhikan in particular had a completely different, uncredited voice compared to the final movie.
13	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'': Creator/ChloeGraceMoretz was the first choice to voice the role of Penny, and apparently voiced the character for the entire film. But she was replaced by a stunt-cast Music/MileyCyrus, who went on to re-record most of Penny's dialogue for marketing reasons, Moretz's voice for Penny as a child still remains, and Mortez also voiced the replacement actress for Penny seen at the end of the film, after Penny quitted the ShowWithinAShow
14	* Nancy Giles was originally cast as Sawyer's speaking voice in ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance''. The animation was almost finished by the time Giles dropped out and Jasmine Guy took over.
15	* The title character of ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'' was originally written to be a girl and Creator/HollyHunter was cast in the role. She recorded all her dialogue before ExecutiveMeddling changed the character into a boy. The revised character was voiced by Creator/ZachBraff.
16	* Cal in ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'' was originally voiced by Creator/TracyMorgan, but was replaced by Bobb'e J. Thompson at some point late in the production, as the art book still lists Morgan as Cal's voice actor, and a number of animation reels still have his voice in them (this can be seen at 0:50 and 1:37 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ3q4MfE7pc here]]).
17	* Creator/AlPacino was cast as El Macho in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe2'' but was replaced late in post-production with Creator/BenjaminBratt due to Pacino leaving over creative differences. His name could still be seen on most of the trailers leading up to the movie's release.
18	* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' was initially conceived as a ''The Prince and the Pauper''-esque story titled ''Kingdom of the Sun''. In ''Kingdom'', Pacha was originally a lookalike of Kuzco (who was called "Manco"), and was played by Creator/OwenWilson. When the story was substantially retooled, Pacha's design was changed, so Wilson's vocals were dropped entirely and he was replaced by Creator/JohnGoodman.
19	* Creator/WilliamHMacy was originally cast as Marlin in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and recorded all the dialogue for the film before he was replaced with Creator/AlbertBrooks, whom the filmmakers felt was a better fit for Marlin's neuroses and overprotective manner.
20	* The ''entire cast'' of ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodDinosaur'', save for Creator/FrancesMcDormand, was swapped out during the film's TroubledProduction. For instance, protagonist Arlo was to be voiced by 29-year-old Lucas Neff. After the story was revised, Arlo was made younger and thus voiced by 13-year-old Raymond Ochoa.
21	* Creator/TJMiller was set to reprise his role as Tuffnut in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragonTheHiddenWorld''. However, his [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor behavior in 2018]] led to him being replaced with Justin Rupple.
22	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'':
23	** Creator/JohnLithgow was the original voice of Hades. While he had recorded the majority of the dialogue, Lithgow was ultimately replaced by Creator/JamesWoods because the producers felt he wasn't energetic enough.
24	** Creator/JoshKeaton originally both spoke and sang for Young Hercules. However, because of puberty and a pop music background, he couldn't hold the IncrediblyLongNote at the end of "Go the Distance (reprise)". In the final movie, Roger Bart sings for Young Hercules instead.
25	* In the initial announcements for ''WesternAnimation/TheIceAgeAdventuresOfBuckWild'', Creator/SeannWilliamScott and Creator/JoshPeck were slated to reprise their roles as Crash and Eddie from the previous films. They are replaced respectively by Creator/VincentTong and Aaron Harris.
26	* ''WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie'': Creator/JanetWaldo was originally going to reprise her role as Judy Jetson, and apparently recorded her lines for the film. However, she was replaced by Tiffany, who was originally only supposed to be [[NonSingingVoice Judy's singing voice]], at the insistence of the latter's manager. As a result, the voice director, Andrea Romano, refused to take credit.
27	* In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueThroneOfAtlantis'', the sequel to ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueWar'', Sean Patrick Thomas had originally replaced Shemar Moore as Cyborg due to other commitments the latter had. [[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=56203 However, when Moore became available again,]] the producers decided to redub it in order to provide Cyborg better continuity.
28	* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'':
29	**Creator/RebelWilson was originally cast as Mei Mei, the ribbon-dancing Panda. The extended production schedule forced Wilson to drop out, so Creator/KateHudson took over the role. Mei-Mei's scenes were re-animated to accommodate the change.
30	** Creator/MadsMikkelsen was originally cast as [[BigBad Kai]] but was replaced by Creator/JKSimmons when the character's personality was rewritten during the production.
31	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'':
32	** In the German dub, Uwe Paulsen was originally cast as Zazu. However, the part was recast and went to Eberhard Prüter. Paulsen can be heard in the original soundtrack version of "Ich will jetzt gleich König sein" ("I Just Can't Wait to be King") and in the radio play version.
33	** The Italian dub was originally recorded with Luigi Ferraro and Renato Montanari as Timon and Pumbaa, but for some reason they were redubbed by Creator/ToninoAccolla and Augusto Giardino in the final product. For a mixing error, the 2004 DVD release uses the original recording of Timon and Pumbaa's voices. The 2011 release featured once again the classic voices.
34	* ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'':
35	** Creator/VincentPrice was originally cast as the Narrator/Santa Claus and even recorded the opening narration. Due to the death of his wife, Coral, and his own failing health,[[note]]Price passed away three days after the film was released.[[/note]] Price's voice was too weak for the role, so the role was recast with Edward Ivory.
36	** Creator/PatrickStewart was also considered for the role; he recorded the opening and closing narration on the film's soundtrack.
37	* ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' originally had Cassie Steele [[https://ew.com/movies/raya-last-dragon-first-look-kelly-marie-tran/ in]] the role of Raya. Come August 2020, and it was announced that Kelly Marie Tran has taken on the role.
38	* In the Creator/GoodTimesEntertainment ''[[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1998 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer]]'' Film, Creator/ScottMcNeil had originally recorded lines for both Slyly the Fox and Leonard the Bear before being replaced by Creator/EricIdle and Creator/BobNewhart, respectively.
39	* ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'':
40	** Shrek was originally supposed to be a vehicle for Creator/ChrisFarley, but Farley died before he could complete recording and was replaced by Creator/MikeMyers. This turned out to be a good thing for the film, because Myers decided he didn't like the screenplay and pushed for a major revision. Amazingly, the writers obliged, and the rest is history.
41	** Creator/JaneaneGarofalo was initially cast as Princess Fiona opposite Farley's Shrek. However, with Myers stepping in as Shrek, the producers thought that Janeane's sarcastic princess was no longer suitable, so she was replaced with Creator/CameronDiaz.
42	** The French dub originally had Creator/EmmanuelCurtil (who also dubbed Mike Myers in most of his other movies) as Shrek, having recorded his performance for the entire movie and one of the trailers. However, it was eventually decided to replace him with a CelebrityVoiceActor, resulting in Creator/AlainChabat being cast instead for both this movie and all the sequels.
43	* Maile Flanagan was originally cast as Colin in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', but was replaced at some point with Creator/TressMacNeille.
44	* ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'': Hans Conried, who voiced Captain Hook/George Darling in ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', was considered to voice King Stefan. In fact, he did record several voice lines for Stefan in the demo recording with his normal voice and allegedly with his higher pitch voice as Lord Duke in the final cut. But since Conried was replaced by Taylor Holmes for the voice role for Stefan, we may never know the mystery of Duke’s voice that is still never solved. Also, Bill Scott, who voiced Dudley Do Right in ''WesternAnimation/DudleyDoRight'', was supposed to voice Lord Duke until he was supposedly replaced by Hans Conried, who was himself replaced by Holmes for the voice role of Stefan. However, Conried's normal voice for his lines as Stefan and Scott's voice as Duke can be found in ''The Legacy Collection: Sleeping Beauty'' and the second disc of the 2008 DVD of ''Sleeping Beauty''.
45	* In the European French dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', Bowser was originally voiced by Creator/ChristopheLemoine (who regularly provides the European French dub for Creator/JackBlack roles) and his performance can be heard in the first trailer, but he is played by Creator/JeremieCovillault in the final film.
46	* In the teaser teailer for ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies'', Creator/PhilLaMarr voiced Balloon Man while the character was officially cast with Creator/JamesCorden. However, when the actual movie came out, he was voiced by Greg Davies.
47	* The [[DevelopmentHell long and]] TroubledProduction of ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler'' saw much of its cast replaced throughout its various incarnations (the 1992 workprint, 1993's ''The Princess and the Cobbler'' and 1995's ''Arabian Knight'').:
48	** Tack was originally voiced by an unknown actor for his one and only line. Creator/SeanConnery was cast for that line, and is credited in the ''Recobbled Cut'', but he never showed up to the studio, so a friend of Creator/RichardWilliams's wife filled in. The subsequent edits gave Tack an expanded speaking role, and Steve Lively was cast in ''The Princess and the Cobbler''. Lively was demoted to Creator/MatthewBroderick's [[NonSingingVoice singing double]] in ''Arabian Knight.'' Broderick also replaced an uncredited actor as the narrator, [[note]]who, in ''The Princess and the Cobbler'', was an older Tack[[/note]] who was voiced by Felix Aylmer in the workprint.
49	** The Thief was conceived as TheVoiceless, save for a few grunts, which were voiced by Ed E. Carroll in ''The Princess and the Cobbler''. ''Arabian Knight'' gave him a running internal monologue courtesy of Creator/JonathanWinters.
50	** Hilary Pritchard was cast as Princess Yum-Yum, but was replaced in the workprint by Sarah Crowe. Crowe was replaced by Bobbi Page in ''The Princess and the Cobbler'', who, in turn, was demoted to Creator/JenniferBeals's singing double in ''Arabian Knight''.
51	** Yum-Yum's nurse and The Witch [[ActingForTwo were both voiced by]] Creator/JoanSims in the workprint, then by Creator/MonaMarshall in ''The Princess and the Cobbler'', and by Creator/ToniCollette in ''Arabian Knight.''
52	** Anthony Quayle voiced King Nod in the workprint, but was re-dubbed by Creator/CliveRevill (save for a speech scene) in the re-edits.
53	** Williams originally cast Paul Matthews, a delivery man he met during production of ''WesternAnimation/RaggedyAnnAndAndyAMusicalAdventure'', as the Mighty One-Eye. But he was eventually replaced with Christopher Greener in the workprint and Kevin Dorsey in the re-edits.
54	** Phido the Vulture was originally voiced with shrieks by Creator/DonaldPleasence. ''Arabian Knight'' gave him an internal monologue courtesy of Eric Bogosian.
55	* ''Animation/TheTragedyOfMan'' had numerous casting changes due to the incredibly lengthy production. Each scene was produced out of order and exhibited as individual shorts while the creators desperately tried to raise more funds. About 20 years separated the first preliminary scenes and the completed film, so certain actors were replaced simply because the originals were too old or passed away during production. God, Lucifer and the Spirit of Earth all kept their original voices, but they had to be re-recorded as well in better quality and with clearer, stronger performances.
56	* Creator/JohnMalkovich was originally cast as Professor Screweyes in ''WesternAnimation/WereBackADinosaursStory''. About midway through production, he was replaced by Kenneth Mars. Some snippets of his voicework, along with the deleted scenes explaining his missing eye and the crows, can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCzHlm9Wr3A here.]]
57	* Creator/WaltDisney personally picked Ride/{{Disneyland}} entertainer Wally Boag to voice Tigger in ''Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day'', in the hopes that Boag's animation debut could segue into a long career writing and acting at the studio. Then Disney died in 1966 and the other creatives at the studio, who were more than a little envious of Boag's treatment under Walt, quickly replaced him with Creator/PaulWinchell. Winchell himself underwent this treatment in 1998, when he was hired to reprise his role in ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie''. After just a day of recording lines, he was told that his voice had become too old and scratchy to play Tigger, and he was replaced by Pooh's voice actor Creator/{{Jim Cummings\|1952}} (who had already been filling in for Winchell here and there and also did Tigger's [[NonSingingVoice singing voice]]). When the Disney Imagineers heard about this they felt bad for Winchell, so they hired him to voice Tigger in ''The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' attraction that was under construction in Disney World's Magic Kingdom, in what would become Winchell's final performance.
58	* Creator/JeffreyTambor was to voice Boomer the Bear in ''WesternAnimation/WonderPark'', but was replaced by Ken Hudson Campbell due to allegations of sexual misconduct.
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62	* Creator/PatriciaNeal was cast as Dr. Cartwright in ''Film/SevenWomen'' but when she had a stroke during production, she was replaced by Anne Bancroft
63	* Creator/GeorgeSegal was cast as [[TheDanza George Webber]] in ''Film/Ten1979'', but walked off the set due to CreativeDifferences early on and was replaced by Creator/DudleyMoore. Segal and director Creator/BlakeEdwards sued each other over this.
64	* The ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' film series:
65	** Creator/JonFinch had been cast in the role of Kane for ''Film/{{Alien}}'', but had fallen very ill due to his diabetes and was replaced by Creator/JohnHurt.
66	** Creator/JamesRemar was originally cast as Cpl. Hicks in ''Film/{{Aliens}}'', but Creator/JamesCameron had him replaced with Creator/MichaelBiehn a few days into shooting. A few shots of Remar from behind still made into the film.
67	* ''Film/{{All Quiet on the Western Front\|1930}}'' originally had comedienne Zasu Pitts as Paul's Mother. A preview audience kept laughing when she appeared on-screen, forcing director Lewis Milestone to reshoot her scenes with Beryl Mercer.
68	* ''Film/AllTheMoneyInTheWorld'' is an extreme example. The film had been completed for a Christmas 2017 release, a trailer had been issued, and the studio had planned an Oscar campaign for Creator/KevinSpacey, who played the significant supporting role of J. Paul Getty, when Spacey was accused by numerous men of sexual misconduct. Only a month before the planned release date, the studio and director Creator/RidleyScott decided to reshoot all of Spacey's scenes with Creator/ChristopherPlummer, who was his original choice to play J. Paul Getty, and working at breakneck speed completed all of Plummer's scenes in nine days and issued a new trailer on the day reshoots concluded. Scott has stated the Spacey version of the film will likely never be released, and the original trailer is the only viewable footage of Spacey in the role.
69	* ''Theatre/AnnieGetYourGun'':
70	** Betty Hutton replaced Creator/JudyGarland after Creator/{{MGM}} had recorded Garland's songs and filmed a few of her scenes.
71	** Frank Morgan was cast as Buffalo Bill, but died just after filming one scene. He was then replaced by Louis Calhern.
72	* The role of Willard in ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' was originally played by Creator/HarveyKeitel, but Creator/FrancisFordCoppola quickly found him to be wrong for the role and he was fired about a week into shooting and replaced by Creator/MartinSheen. Sheen later suffered a heart attack during filming, and several scenes in the finished film actually feature his brother Joe Estevez as a stand-in and voice double instead. This, and much more, is shown in the making-of documentary ''Film/HeartsOfDarknessAFilmmakersApocalypse''.
73	* ''Film/ArmyOfTheDead'': Creator/TigNotaro's character replaced that of Chris D'Elia, due to [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor sexual misconduct allegations]] against D'Elia. Some scenes he appeared in had to be reshot, while in others he was digitally removed and replaced by Notaro via green screen. Notaro is often seen in close-up shots for this reason.
74	* ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' is the {{Trope Namer}}, and as such, there are a few examples of this:
75	** Creator/EricStoltz, the [[TropeNamer trope naming]] Other Marty. Until the Blu-ray release, the only publicly released footage of Stoltz as Marty were still images. The Blu-ray release has, for the very first time, actual ''video'' of Stoltz as Marty - as part of a half-hour bonus feature covering pre-production as a whole, with his scenes amounting to about ''ten seconds'' total, with no audible dialogue. Footage of Stoltz as Marty survives in the finished film during the scene when Marty is trying to outrun the terrorists. Much of the driving footage features Stoltz behind the wheel ([[http://aardwolfpack.tumblr.com/post/63356381846 see here]]), though he is barely visible through the windshield. Creator/ThomasFWilson also confirmed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=180&v=0JGNkfdFy-8 Marty punching Biff]] still retains footage done with Stoltz.
76	** The recasting of Marty also affected the casting of Jennifer. Claudia Wells was originally cast for the role, but left to shoot a TV pilot, so Creator/MeloraHardin took over. When Stoltz was replaced, Hardin was dismissed when the filmmakers determined she was too tall opposite Fox. By then, Wells's pilot wrapped, and she got the part back ([[TheOtherDarrin only to be replaced herself, ironically, by Elizabeth Shue]] in the remaining two films, [[FlashbackWithTheOtherDarrin even in a flashback from the first film in the second film]]).
77	** J. J. Cohen was the other Biff. Originally, Cohen was cast as Biff Tannen, but he didn't look so imposing next to Stoltz, so Thomas F. Wilson was cast as Biff while Cohen was recast as Skinhead, one of Biff's {{mook}}s (it probably helped in recasting Marty that, height differences aside, Eric Stoltz and Creator/MichaelJFox look very similar). According to Bob Gale, had Michael J. Fox been cast as Marty from the beginning, Cohen would definitely have landed the role of Biff[=/=]Griff[=/=]Buford Tannen instead of Wilson.
78	* ''Film/{{Barbarella}}'': The actor originally chosen to play disorganized RebelLeader Dildano was Antonio Sabato Sr., and the scene was shot with him. However, his performance was deemed too serious and he was replaced by David Hemmings. Photos of Antonio Sabato in character exist.
79	* Creator/SeanYoung was originally cast as Vicki Vale in ''Film/Batman1989'', but she sprained her ankle while rehearsing a horse-riding scene that was scrapped. She was replaced by Creator/KimBasinger.
80	* ''Film/TheBlackHole'' originally saw Jennifer O'Neill cast as Dr. Kate McCrae, a role which she reluctantly agreed to have her hair cut short provided she'd be given some wine. She ended up drinking throughout the session and ended up completely drunk and got into a crash on her way home. The role was promptly recast with Yvette Mimeux.
81	* Creator/GigYoung was originally cast as The Waco Kid in ''Film/BlazingSaddles''. He collapsed on his first day on the set due to alcohol withdrawal and Creator/GeneWilder immediately replaced him. Some shots of Young as the Waco Kid still remain in the film, such as the reverse angle shots of the Sheriff coming to wake the Kid.
82	* The 1976 film version of ''Theatre/TheBlueBird'' originally cast James Coco as Tylo, the dog. Coco suffered a gallbladder attack, so he was replaced by George Cole.
83	* ''Blue Skies'' originally cast tap dancer Paul Dapper as Jed Potter. Dapper was dismissed a week into production due to his speech impediment and overbearing criticism of co-star Joan Caulfield's dancing abilities and was replaced by Creator/FredAstaire.
84	* ''Film/BrideOfTheMonster''. Loretta King replaced Creator/EdWood's girlfriend Dolores Fuller, because Wood believed King when she said she could finance the rest of the film. Fuller was given a minor role, and the one instance in the film in which the two actresses interact is [[TeethClenchedTeamwork strained, at best]]. Give Fuller credit for keeping her cool and being a professional about the whole thing.
85	* Creator/BruceWillis was cast as Phil Stern in Creator/WoodyAllen's ''Film/CafeSociety'', but was let go after a week when he became unbearable to work with. He was subsequently replaced with Creator/SteveCarell.
86	* Music/FrankSinatra was originally cast as Billy Bigelow in the 1950s film version of ''Theatre/{{Carousel}}''. Because they had to shoot each scene twice, once in standard 35mm film and once in the new 55mm film, he left the production, and ''Theatre/{{Oklahoma}}'' co-star Gordon [=MacRae=] was cast instead. Though nothing was ever filmed, they had started sound recordings before Sinatra left. Ironically, a few weeks into production, a conversion process was discovered, rendering multiple takes unnecessary.
87	* The title role of ''Film/TheCatInTheHat'' initially went to Creator/TimAllen. Allen, who never liked the [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat book that was the basis of the movie]], wanted to make the character [[DarkerAndEdgier more cynical than it already was]], and was also having issues with another project he was doing at the time, ''Film/TheSantaClause2''. In the end, the conflicts forced filming to be delayed, and Allen was ultimately replaced with Creator/MikeMyers, who [[ScrewedByTheLawyers only signed on to fulfill a legal settlement he had with production studio]] Creator/{{Universal}}.
88	* For ''Film/ChristopherRobin'', Creator/ChrisODowd was cast as the voice of Tigger. However, he was let go due to test audiences not liking the voice, and the second trailer had Creator/{{Jim Cummings\|1952}}, already reprising Pooh, also reprise his role as Tigger.
89	* An unnamed American child actor was cast as Cleopatra and Caesar's son, Caesarian, in ''Film/{{Cleopatra}}''. When production stalled on Cleopatra's entrance into Rome, the actor grew too tall during the interim, and Italian Loris Loddi took over.
90	* Creator/CharlesLaughton was originally cast as Mr. Micawber in the 1935 film of ''Film/{{David Copperfield\|1935}}'', but dropped out after two days of filming when he felt he was wrong for the part. He recommended Creator/WCFields, a Dickens scholar, as his replacement.
91	* In ''Film/DeepRising'', Creator/ClaireForlani was cast as Trillian St. James, but she left a few days into filming due to CreativeDifferences with the director Creator/StephenSommers, and Creator/FamkeJanssen eventually took her place.
92	* Creator/AaronEckhart was cast as Andrew in ''Film/{{Divergent}}'', but dropped out at the last minute, and was replaced with Tony Goldwyn.
93	* Lynn Lipton was originally cast as Marge Houseman in ''Film/DirtyDancing'', but fell ill a week into filming. Kelly Bishop, originally cast as Vivian Pressman, took over the role while Miranda Garrison filled in the vacant role of Vivian.
94	* Creator/BradleyCooper was originally the voice of Bailey the Dog in ''Literature/ADogsPurpose'', but was replaced at some point by Creator/JoshGad.
95	* For ''Film/DoubleJeopardy'', Creator/JodieFoster was originally cast in the role of Libby Parsons, but she became pregnant and Creator/AshleyJudd signed on to replace her.
96	* In addition to the three roles [[note]]Col. Mandrake, President Muffley and the title character.[[/note]] he did play in ''Film/DrStrangelove'', Creator/PeterSellers was also cast as Major Kong. Sellers sprained his ankle just as they started filming and could not work in the cramped B-52 set. Slim Pickens stepped in to play Kong.
97	* Aldo Ray was cast as Gurney Halleck in ''Film/Dune1984'', but he was immediately dismissed when he showed up to the set in poor health due to his alcoholism. Creator/PatrickStewart was quickly summoned to replace him. An article in Prevue Magazine erroneously credited Ray as Halleck even after Stewart replaced him.
98	* In ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', Elaine Baker (wife of makeup designer Creator/RickBaker) did makeup tests for the Emperor, but was replaced with Marjorie Eaton in the final film. This would be unremarkable except that a mix-up led to Elaine Baker being widely credited for the role (the actual film doesn't credit either of them, and only credits Clive Revill, who provided the voice dub), before things were finally cleared up by Pablo Hidalgo. Creator/IanMcDiarmid, who played the role in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' and the prequel trilogy, later reshot the Emperor's scene which is used in all post-2004 releases of the film.
99	* ''Film/EnterTheNinja'' was originally supposed to star black-belt champion Mike Stone, who was also responsible for the film's story. ExecutiveMeddling intervened after shooting started, and Stone was reduced to being Creator/FrancoNero's StuntDouble.
100	* The original cut of ''Film/TheExorcistIII'' had Creator/BradDourif play "Patient X", later revealed to be Father Karras possessed by The Gemini Killer. When the producers demanded someone from the first film to appear, director William Peter Blatty brought back Jason Miller to reprise Karras and re-shoot many of Dourif's scenes. In the final film, "Patient X" alternates between Miller and Dourif depending on whose perspective the audience is seeing him from.
101	* During the long production of ''Film/EyesWideShut'', this occurred twice. First Creator/HarveyKeitel left to do ''Finding Graceland'', being replaced by Creator/SydneyPollack. Then Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh was already in Canada filming ''Film/EXisteNz'' when Creator/StanleyKubrick asked her to return to London and refilm her scene, leading Marie Richardson to fill in her part.
102	* For his final film ''Film/FamilyPlot'', Creator/AlfredHitchcock had wanted Creator/WilliamDevane to play the villain, but he had other commitments, so Hitchcock cast Roy Thinnes in the role. Early in the shoot, Devane notified Hitchcock that he was available. Hitchcock wasn't too happy with Thinnes anyway, so he had no problem getting rid of him and bringing Devane on board, including having Devane refilm the scenes Thinnes had already completed. However, shots of Thinnes where his face isn't visible still made it into the finished film.
103	* ''Film/TheFallGuy2024'' provides an in-universe example with the [[ShowWithinAShow movie within a movie]], ''Metalstorm''. The movie started production with Tom Ryder as the "Space Cowboy." However, after he was [[EngineeredPublicConfession tricked into confessing to killing his stunt double]], Henry, [[spoiler:[[SelfDisposingVillain and accidentally blows himself up with pyrotechnics]]]], the role was recast with Creator/JasonMomoa.
104	* ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheSecretsOfDumbledore'' started production with Creator/JohnnyDepp reprising his role as Gellert Grindelwald in late September 2020. A few months earlier Depp had been through a high profile defamation lawsuit against The Sun (a tabloid) in the UK for calling him a “wife beater”. The judgment came down about six weeks later in early November and found that there was enough evidence to find the allegations against Depp “substantially true” (meaning more likely than not) and his claim was dismissed. He was almost immediately fired after only filming one scene. Creator/MadsMikkelsen was very quickly cast to take over the role.
105	* In 1954, Creator/AbbottAndCostello were shooting a comedy called ''Fireman Save My Child'' when Lou Costello fell ill and had to drop out of the film. Universal replaced Abbott and Costello with Hugh O'Brian and Creator/BuddyHackett, and made Music/SpikeJones and his City Slickers, originally just guest stars, into the [[AscendedExtra main attraction]]. Abbott and Costello are still visible in the completed film, in some long shots.
106	* Creator/JasonRobards was originally cast in the title role of ''Film/{{Fitzcarraldo}}'' but fell ill early into filming. Director Creator/WernerHerzog eventually cast his frequent collaborator Creator/KlausKinski in the role.
107	* In ''Film/FlightOfTheIntruder'', for the court martial scene, the prosecutor was played by Creator/EdONeill. During a test screening, the moment O'Neill appeared onscreen in his army uniform, there was laughter from the audience because of O'Neill's other role, Al Bundy on the sitcom ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''. The scene had to be reshot with Fred Thompson playing the role.
108	* In ''Film/{{Freaky Friday\|2003}}'' (2003), Creator/JodieFoster, who played the daughter in the original movie, was originally cast as the mother before Foster decided that such a [[StuntCasting casting stunt]] would hurt the film's overall merit. Creator/AnnetteBening was cast instead, but she herself dropped out of the film to focus on her family, and Creator/JamieLeeCurtis was cast in the role four days before filming began. It ended up paying off, as Curtis was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance.
109	* Creator/LindaFiorentino was set to play the role of Julie Redlund in ''Film/{{Freejack}}'' but dropped out at the last minute due to scheduling conflicts. Creator/ReneRusso was cast in her place.
110	* ''Film/FridayThe13thPartVIJasonLives'': Dan Bradley, the stunt coordinator originally cast as Jason. Paramount higher-ups felt he was too bulky when they saw the first day's rushes and replaced him with [[EvilIsBigger the enormous C.J. Graham]]. Since the character wears a mask throughout the entire film, the scenes that Dan Bradley shot were not redone and some of his footage remains in the film, as he plays Jason during the paint balling sequence. If you look closely, you can tell it’s a different actor during the sequence as Dan Bradley is considerably shorter than C.J. Graham. This is also why Jason's eye color changes during the film.
111	* In the film version of ''Film/TheFugitive'', Richard Jordan was originally cast as Dr. Charles Nichols, but he was extremely ill (he ended up passing away a few weeks after its release), thus being replaced with Creator/JeroenKrabbe.
112	* ''Gardens of Stone'' originally cast Griffin O'Neal as Albert Wildman. During the production, O'Neal was involved in a speedboating accident that took the life of Gian-Carlo Coppola, [[Creator/FrancisFordCoppola the director's]] son. O'Neal bowed out and was replaced by Casey Siemaszko.
113	* ''Film/{{Geostorm}}'' originally cast Katheryn Winnick as Olivia Lawson. Winnick was replaced at some point during the film's [[TroubledProduction protracted reshoots]] by Julia Denton.
114	* Creator/NonsoAnozie was originally cast as Iorek Byrnison in ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'' and his voice featured in an early trailer. He was replaced late into post-production by Creator/IanMcKellen when Creator/NewLineCinema [[ExecutiveMeddling wanted a bigger name for the role]]. An unknown voice actress voiced Hester in the same trailer, but was replaced in the final film by Creator/KathyBates. Meanwhile, Adam Godley, the original voice of Pantalaimon, was replaced by Freddie Highmore when the filmmakers felt the character needed to sound closer in age to Lyra.
115	* Trailers for ''Film/Goosebumps2HauntedHalloween'' had Avery Lee Jones, the puppeteer for Slappy, providing the dummy's voice. However, a later-released clip of the film had Slappy's voice sound like Creator/JackBlack (who played R.L. Stine and voiced Slappy in the first ''Film/{{Goosebumps\|2015}}'' and had, by the time the film was released, was fresh off ''Film/TheHouseWithAClockInItsWalls''). By the time the film was released, however, Slappy was voiced by Creator/MickWingert (Wingert had previously voiced another of Black's characters, Po, on ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness'').
116	* ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'' originally had cast Creator/HelenMcCrory as Bellatrix Lestrange, until her pregnancy forced her to drop out midway through filming and the role be recast with Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter. Once [=McCrory=]'s maternity leave was over, she would later be casted in the last three film adaptations as Bellatrix's sister Narcissa Malfoy.
117	* Kian Lawley was cast as Chris in ''Literature/TheHateUGive'' and filmed all his scenes for the completed film. He was fired in February 2018 when a video resurfaced of him making racist comments and was replaced by KJ Apa.
118	* Greta Nissen played Helen in ''Film/HellsAngels'' when it was originally a silent film. When it [[MidDevelopmentGenreShift turned into a talkie]], Nissen's Norwegian accent made her incompatible with the role of a British aristocrat. She was replaced by Jean Harlow in her StarMakingRole.
119	* Creator/SamanthaMorton was cast as the voice of the operating system in Creator/SpikeJonze's ''Film/{{her\|2013}}'', and it was her voice that Creator/JoaquinPhoenix acted off of on the set. She was replaced by Creator/ScarlettJohansson who re-recorded all of Morton's lines. Morton is, however, credited as an associate producer.
120	* In ''Film/TheHobbit'', Rob Kazinsky was originally cast as Fili, but shortly after filming began, had to drop out and was replaced by Dean O'Gorman. There are rumors that Kazinsky can be seen, at least from the back or side, in Bag End.
121	* ''Film/HotToTrot'' was originally shot with Creator/ElliottGould as the voice of Don the Horse and Joan Rivers as the human lead. The film was re-tooled after a poor test screening to have Creator/BobcatGoldthwait as the human (Fred P. Chaney in the final film) and Creator/JohnCandy ([[ThrowItIn who ignored the rewritten script]]) as Don the Horse.
122	* ''Literature/TheHours'':
123	** Zeljko Ivanek was originally cast as Richie Brown's friend, Louis Waters. He filmed his part, but was replaced by Creator/JeffDaniels when producer Scott Rudin felt he was too young to act opposite Creator/EdHarris.
124	** Betsy Blair was initially cast as older Laura Brown when the filmmakers felt that they couldn't convincingly age Julianne Moore (young Laura) for the role. They changed their minds after reviewing Blair's dailies, so they got Moore to play older Laura as well.
125	* ''Film/HowardTheDuck'' originally had Creator/RobinWilliams cast as the voice of the title character. Williams was frustrated over the dubbing process and left after three days; he was replaced by Creator/ChipZien.
126	* Lily Rabe was cast as Commander Lyme in ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjayPart1'', but had to back out of Part 2 due to theatre commitments. Her scenes from Part 1 were cut, and Creator/GwendolineChristie replaced her for Part 2.
127	* Klaus Maria Brandauer was originally cast as Captain Marko Ramius in ''Film/TheHuntForRedOctober'', but two weeks into filming, quit because of other commitments. He recommended Creator/SeanConnery, with whom he starred in ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain'', to take over the role.
128	* Creator/BetteDavis and Creator/JoanCrawford loathed each other and constantly feuded on the set of ''Film/WhateverHappenedToBabyJane''. When they were paired again on ''Film/HushHushSweetCharlotte'', Crawford faked an illness and left the set two weeks into production, in an ill-advised power play. She was fired from the movie. Creator/OliviaDeHavilland was hired on short notice and played Crawford's part. Production stills of Crawford acting in the movie have survived.
129	* When Creator/HeathLedger died during production of ''Film/TheImaginariumOfDoctorParnassus'', casting got creative and combined this with TheNthDoctor to have himself, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Creator/JudeLaw, and Creator/ColinFarrell all play his character. Each of the replacements donated their salaries from the film to a fund for Ledger's daughter Matilda, since he had died before revising his will to include her.
130	* A sort of a reversal of this: In ''Film/TheIncrediblyStrangeCreatures'' the actress who was to play the "good girl" love interest got fired before filming any of her scenes, which should have saved the film from this. However, she was replaced by Sharon Walsh, an extra who HAD already shot some scenes, and can still be spotted as an anonymous dancer in a couple of musical numbers. One actress/two parts rather than two actresses/one part.
131	* ''Film/InOldArizona'' started production with Creator/RaoulWalsh directing and starring as The Cisco Kid. During production, Walsh lost his right-eye when a Jackrabbit jumped through the windshield of his car, forcing Irving Cummings and Warner Baxter to step in as director and star, respectively.
132	* ''Film/TheIslandOfDrMoreau1996'' originally cast Creator/ValKilmer as the protagonist Edward Douglas. Shortly after filming began, Kilmer asked director Richard Stanley for a reduced schedule, so he received the smaller role of Dr. Montgomery, while Creator/RobMorrow was cast as Douglas. When the production went off the rails after four days, Stanley was dismissed, and Morrow exited right away. The role was finally played by Creator/DavidThewlis.
133	* From the EON Productions ''Film/JamesBond'' series:
134	** ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' began production with Creator/JamesBrolin as Franchise/JamesBond himself. It was decided to bring Creator/RogerMoore back to the role due to the fact that ''Octopussy'' would be going up against the rival Bond film ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain'', and EON Productions decided to go with the safer bet. Brolin's screen test for the role, also featuring an interview with the man himself, is part of the film's special features.
135	** With ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'', Creator/AnthonyHopkins was pencilled in and assumed for the role of main antagonist Elliot Carver for almost all of pre-production. Creator/JonathanPryce getting the role was a very late last-second decision once it was clear that Hopkins wouldn't be available.
136	* ''Film/JaneGotAGun'' started production with Creator/MichaelFassbender as Dan Frost and Creator/JoelEdgerton as John Bishop. Before shooting started, Fassbender dropped out, leading to Edgerton taking his role and Creator/JudeLaw stepping in as Bishop. Law left production with director Lynne Ramsay when the latter dropped out, so Creator/BradleyCooper took over. And when Cooper left to shoot ''Film/AmericanHustle'', Creator/EwanMcGregor finally stepped in.
137	* ''Film/JoeDirt'''s parents were originally played by Creator/RoseanneBarr and Creator/GaryBusey, but the director felt Roseanne's star power, in particular, was too distracting. So their scenes were reshot with Caroline Aaron and Fred Ward.
138	* For ''Film/JohnWickChapter3Parabellum'', Creator/HiroyukiSanada was originally cast as the film's main antagonist, Zero. He took on the role shortly after having surgery to treat an injury to his Achilles tendon, and had to drop out of the film when he didn't recover from the surgery as fast as expected, necessitating a replacement by Creator/MarkDacascos. This also lead to the character of Zero being rewritten quite significantly, going from a serious ConsummateProfessional to an AffablyEvil {{Fanboy}} of the titular character, all of which was inspired by Dacascos' take on the character. Eventually, Hiroyuki Sanada had a proper debut in the franchise thanks to ''Film/JohnWickChapter4'' - and him being cast as Shimazu Koji, a consummate professional character.
139	* Creator/BillyWilder's ''Film/KissMeStupid'' began filming with Creator/PeterSellers in the key role of a struggling composer, but when Sellers suffered multiple heart attacks, the film was reshot with Creator/RayWalston in the role.
140	* Gail Strickland was originally cast as Margaret Phelps in ''Film/KramerVsKramer''. She became so intimidated by Creator/DustinHoffman's MethodActing that she developed a nervous stammer, making her lines unintelligible. She was replaced after a week by Jane Alexander, who previously co-starred with Hoffman in ''Film/AllThePresidentsMen''.
141	* ''The Last Run'' began production with Tina Aumont as the female lead, Claudie Scherrer. She did not get along with star Creator/GeorgeCScott and quit the production after numerous fights with him. Her replacement, Trish Van Devere, became [[RomanceOnTheSet Scott's fourth wife]].
142	* ''Film/LawrenceOfArabia'':
143	** Edmond O'Brien was originally cast as the journalist Bentley. He filmed at least two scenes before having a heart attack onset; Creator/DavidLean replaced him with Arthur Kennedy. O'Brien is supposedly visible in long shot during the movie's Jerusalem scenes.
144	** Creator/AlbertFinney was Lean's first choice for T.E. Lawrence but was fired after two days of principal photography for unclear reasons. It soon became Creator/PeterOToole's StarMakingRole after Lean saw him in ''The Day They Robbed the Bank of England.''
145	* ''Film/TheLayover'' originally cast Creator/LeaMichele and Creator/KateUpton as the leads, but not long into filming Michele was replaced with Creator/AlexandraDaddario.
146	* In ''Film/LifeAsAHouse'', William Russ was cast as Officer Walker. He managed to shoot one scene before a motorcycle accident made him unable to film the rest of his role and was eventually replaced by Creator/ScottBakula. The DVD even features the scene including Russ.
147	* ''Film/LifeOfPi'' originally featured Creator/TobeyMaguire as the Writer in the film's FramingDevice. His scenes were reshot with Creator/RafeSpall when director Creator/AngLee determined he was too well-known for such a small role.
148	* ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'':
149	** The film originally featured Paul Dooley in the minor role of Patrick Martin. During the shooting of a FocusGroupEnding before release, Creator/JamesBelushi replaced Dooley, who still received a "Special Thanks" credit. Dooley's performance eventually received a public release in the bonus features of the original ''Little Shop'' DVD. Years after that disc became recalled, the Director's Cut Blu-ray and DVD put Paul Dooley back into the movie, even swapping his and Jim Belushi's positions in the end credits.
150	** Bill Mitchell originally voiced the opening narration which appeared in the original cut and the film's official soundtrack. Stan Jones replaced him as the narrator for the theatrical cut.
151	* Creator/BillyWest, who played Elmer Fudd and the Creator/PeterLorre Scientist in ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'', had recorded dialogue for Bugs Bunny, Tweety, and Marvin the Martian as well; for some reason, these roles were replaced by Joe Alaskey and Eric Goldberg. West was reportedly not pleased.
152	* Creator/JTWalsh was originally cast as Grimmer in ''Film/LooseCannons'' but was removed after two days by co-star Creator/DanAykroyd and replaced by Paul Koslo. Walsh had previously starred in the Creator/JohnBelushi {{biopic}} ''Wired'', whose infamous portrayal of Belushi infuriated Aykroyd.
153	* This happened in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' when Stuart Townsend was playing Aragorn for two weeks before they replaced him with Creator/ViggoMortensen. WordOfGod is that Creator/PeterJackson decided Townsend was too young to play Aragorn, and he was replaced with Mortensen mere days before filming began.
154	* Nedra Volz replaced Edith Massey when the latter passed away during the filming of ''Film/{{Lust in the Dust}}''.
155	* Rosie Bailey was originally cast as Jesse Rockatansky in ''Film/MadMax'', but broke her leg in a bike accident four days into shooting and was replaced by Joanne Samuel.
156	* ''Film/ManhattanMurderMystery'' was to star Creator/WoodyAllen's then-partner Creator/MiaFarrow, but their nasty break-up resulted in Creator/DianeKeaton replacing her.
157	* The [[DevelopmentHell long and]] TroubledProduction of ''Film/TheManWhoKilledDonQuixote'' saw several actors considered for the roles of Don Quixote and Toby Grummett/Sancho Panza. Creator/TerryGilliam's aborted attempt in 2000 had Creator/JeanRochefort and Creator/JohnnyDepp in those roles, while the final version in 2017 cast Creator/JonathanPryce and Creator/AdamDriver, respectively.
158	* During the filming of ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'', Music/{{Aaliyah}} died in a plane crash and was replaced by Nona Gaye, and all previously filmed scenes were subsequently reshot.
159	* ''Film/MenInBlackII'': Creator/FamkeJanssen was originally cast as Serleena, and completed some scenes before dropping out due to a death in the family. The role of Serleena was subsequently recast with Creator/LaraFlynnBoyle.
160	* ''Film/{{Mermaids\|1990}}'': Emily Lloyd was originally cast as Charlotte and began filming, when Music/{{Cher}} complained that the blonde Lloyd looked nothing like her or Creator/ChristinaRicci, who have raven hair (Cher and Ricci were playing Charlotte's mother and sister, respectively). Lloyd was replaced by Creator/WinonaRyder, and Lloyd later sued Creator/OrionPictures and was given a cash settlement.
161	* Gabrielle Fitzpatrick was originally slated to play Dulcea in ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''. Because she had surgery around this time, Fitzpatrick was replaced by Mariska Hargitay. When filming ran long, Fitzpatrick was able to return for the role, but some scenes involving Dulcea training the Rangers couldn't be reshot and were cut entirely.
162	* Creator/GerardButler was originally going to play the role of Lucas Harper in ''Film/{{Mindhunters}}'', but he dropped out to work on ''Literature/{{Timeline}}'' instead and Creator/JonnyLeeMiller was cast in his place.
163	* Creator/DudleyMoore was originally cast as Henry Fine in ''Film/TheMirrorHasTwoFaces'', but he had trouble remembering his lines, a symptom of the progessive supranuclear palsy that killed him in 2002, and was replaced by Creator/GeorgeSegal.
164	* During the turnaround as the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the filming of ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning'', Creator/NicholasHoult had to drop out and Creator/EsaiMorales took over his villainous role.
165	* Creator/CameronDiaz was originally cast as Sonya Blade in ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'', but broke her wrist during training and was replaced by Bridgette Wilson.
166	* Part of the [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment extremely long delay for]] ''Film/MonsterTrucks'' was caused by the original design for Creech. The original design [[NightmareFuel horrified]] the kids at a test screening, which led to over half the audience walking out and the crew getting an earful from angry parents. The design was toned down to an UglyCute look for the final product.
167	* ''Move Over Darling'', which started production under the title ''Something's Got to Give'', had Creator/MarilynMonroe and Creator/DeanMartin in the lead roles. Monroe's frequent absences forced Fox, already suffering from the TroubledProduction of ''Film/{{Cleopatra}}'', to fire her early on. Dean Martin, a friend of Monroe's, objected to the decision and threatened to quit. Fox re-hired her, but production shut down after she died. The film was subsequently re-tooled into its current form, with Creator/DorisDay and Creator/JamesGarner in the lead roles.
168	* In ''Film/MuppetClassicTheater'', near the end of the "Shoemaker and the Elves" segment, Rizzo comes to give advice to Kermit and Robin on how to thank the elves. In this brief scene Rizzo was voiced by David Goelz instead of Steve Whitmire, the reason being Whitmire was already puppeteering and voicing Kermit. Goelz puppeteered Rizzo instead and also performed the voice, and the editors simply forgot to replace Goelz's recording with Whitmire's.
169	* ''Film/MurderInTheFirst'' originally cast Creator/OliverStone as Mr. Henkin, but when he failed to show up, director Marc Rocco called up Creator/StephenTobolowsky as a last-minute replacement.
170	* ''Film/MusicOfTheHeart'' was due to star Music/{{Madonna}}, who even took violin lessons for the role, but she left (reportedly over CreativeDifferences with director Creator/WesCraven) and Creator/MerylStreep stepped into the breach.
171	* ''Film/{{Network}}'' originally cast Creator/RobertsBlossom as [[OneSceneWonder Arthur Jensen]]. Blossom had previously played Guernsey in Paddy Chayefsky's ''Film/TheHospital'', but Chayefsky, who had final control over the film, was unsatisfied with his performance and fired him. Creator/SidneyLumet recast the part with Creator/NedBeatty, who received an Oscar nomination for the role.
172	* ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreetPart2FreddysRevenge'': Creator/RobertEnglund was not initially asked to return as Freddy, because Creator/NewLineCinema thought they'd be able to use any old stuntman for the part and thus be able to pay him on the cheap. Within a week of filming, it was clear that the stuntman in question (whose name has never been publicly stated) was not up to the task; his movements have been described as more akin to FrankensteinsMonster than Freddy, and absolutely lifeless. He was fired and replaced with Englund, but a small bit of his footage remains in the shower scene. It works out well, since that scene is actually supposed to be Jesse doing the kill anyway.
173	* Creator/BurtReynolds was cast as George Spahn in ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood'', but died a few days before he was scheduled to start filming his scenes. The role was recast with Creator/BruceDern.
174	* Creator/ColinFirth was originally cast as the voice of Paddington in ''Film/Paddington2014'' and had already recorded the dialogue and a trailer had been issued advertising his presence in the film, but a few months before the film's release he and the producers mutually agreed his voice didn't fit the character, as they sought a "slightly more open and younger voice". The part was later rerecorded by Creator/BenWhishaw.
175	* Creator/NicoleKidman was initially cast as the lead in ''Film/PanicRoom'', and had shot about two weeks worth of scenes when she dropped out due to a recurring knee injury from the filming of ''Film/MoulinRouge'' that had not completely healed. She was replaced with Creator/JodieFoster shortly thereafter. Kidman did have a part in the finished film, and has a vocal cameo as the girlfriend of Meg's ex-husband.[[note]]Creator/HaydenPanettiere was also replaced by the completely dissimilar [even then] Creator/KristenStewart as Meg's daughter, but it doesn't count as this trope because Panettiere never shot any scenes.[[/note]]
176	* Creator/MaudAdams was supposed to play Olga Bariosova in ''Film/ThePinkPantherStrikesAgain'' and filmed a few scenes before she was replaced by Lesley-Anne Down.
177	* The title monster of ''Film/{{Predator}}'' was originally conceived as a thin, agile creature and Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme was cast in the role. Van Damme actually filmed footage with the Predator's invisibility effect, but found the suit unbearable to wear. Eventually, the producers decided the Predator needed to be a physical match for star Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger and cast [[EvilIsBigger the enormous Kevin Peter Hall]] as the redesigned monster.
178	* Creator/MichaelKeaton was originally cast as Tom Baxter/Gil Shepherd in ''Film/ThePurpleRoseOfCairo''. Keaton was let go ten days later when Woody Allen felt that his performance was too contemporary for the period setting, and the dual role was recast with Creator/JeffDaniels.
179	* Creator/ZachGalifianakis was supposed to play Roy Pulsipher in ''Film/{{RIPD}}'', until he was forced to withdrew due to scheduling conflicts and Creator/JeffBridges eventually took over the part.
180	* Creator/AnnetteBening was originally cast as Dr. Elizabeth Clay in ''Film/RoadHouse1989'' before she was replaced with Creator/KellyLynch, who was under contract to United Artists. According to Lynch, Bening was fired due to a lack of chemistry with Creator/PatrickSwayze.
181	* Practically the ''entire cast'' of ''Film/TheRoom2003'' save for Creator/TommyWiseau himself) was swapped during the shoot: For instance, the actor who portrays the love interest, Lisa, was originally a stagehand. One of the more obvious instances is Pete, the psychiatrist character, whose actor quit before his scenes could be finished. Rather than get a new actor, Wiseau kept all the scenes that had been shot, and simply put another, never before seen character in the film's finale, where he catches Lisa and Mark together and berates them for betraying Johnny.
182	* Originally Scott Innes voiced Scooby in Film/ScoobyDoo but was replaced at some point by Neil Fanning, Innes still voiced Scrappy Doo in the final film.
183	* ''Film/ScoobyDooAdventuresTheMysteryMap'' has this. [[https://scoobydoo.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:TheAtomicLight/An_Interview_With..._Stephanie_D%27Abruzzo According]] to Stephanie D'Abruzzo, all the roles were originally done with the puppeteers doing both the puppeteering and voice work. In the final product, only her voice work for Velma and Shirley was kept in, while the gang kept their regular voice actors and everyone else had professional voice actors.
184	* ''Film/ShockTreatment'': During "Looking for Trade", Brenda Drill is played by a different actress than Creator/ClaireToeman, who portrays her in all scenes before and after the song.
185	* The Creator/WoodyAllen film ''Film/September1987'' infamously recast about half its cast when Allen was unsatisfied with the first results. Creator/SamShepard, Charles Durning and Maureen O'Sullivan were replaced by Creator/SamWaterston, Creator/DenholmElliott and Elaine Stritch, respectively. Earlier, Shepard replaced Creator/ChristopherWalken after he filmed a few scenes when Allen felt he was miscast.
186	* Woody Allen's ''Film/ShadowsAndFog'' began production with Creator/BobBalaban as the doctor. He was dismissed a week later and replaced with Creator/DonaldPleasence.
187	* In ''Film/SmallSoldiers'', the Commando Elite member Link Static was originally voiced by Richard Jaeckel. However, he died in the middle of production and was replaced by Creator/BruceDern.
188	* ''Film/{{Solo}}'' originally cast Creator/MichaelKWilliams as Dryden Vos, who was originally conceived as a lion-like alien. Williams was unavailable when Creator/RonHoward took over as director and was replaced by a more humanoid Vos played by Creator/PaulBettany.
189	** Maul's dialogue was recorded by both Creator/PeterSerafinowicz, who had originally voiced Maul in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', and Creator/SamWitwer, who had voiced Maul in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' and ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels''. Witwer's performance ended up in the final film, while Serafinowicz's performance was scrapped.
190	* Creator/TyronePower was cast as Solomon in ''Solomon and Sheba'', but when filming a dueling scene, Power complained of a pain in his left arm, and was given brandy to ease the pain. Based on differing accounts, Power was either taken to the hospital in Creator/GinaLollabrigida's car and died on arrival, or he died in his dressing room. On November 16, producer Edward Small offered the part of Solomon to Creator/YulBrynner, which he accepted. Power is still visible in some long shots.
191	* Creator/KathSoucie was set to reprise her role as WesternAnimation/LolaBunny from ''Film/SpaceJam'' in the sequel, ''Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy'' and has reportedly finished her voicework, but late during post-production, she ended up being recast with Creator/{{Zendaya}} for marketing reasons.
192	* Creator/MattBomer had been cast as Superman in ''Superman: Flyby'', which was to be directed by Creator/BrettRatner. The project [[DevelopmentHell failed to materialize]] and ''Film/SupermanReturns'' was made instead, with Brandon Routh cast in the part instead. Bomer did eventually voice Superman in the 2013 animated film ''WesternAnimation/SupermanUnbound''.
193	* ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze'' originally intended to feature the aforementioned Kevin Peter Hall for the part of Super Shredder - the respective costume was designed to accomodate Hall's massive stature. However, the actor became gravely ill before the idea came to fruition, and eventually passed away a month after the film premiered; the professional wrestler Wrestling/KevinNash stepped in.
194	* Kel O'Neill was originally cast as Eli Sunday in ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'' only to be replaced two weeks into the shoot with Creator/PaulDano (who already played a bit part as Eli's brother Paul, thus turning them into twin brothers). An article on ''The New York Times Magazine'' claimed this was because O'Neill was intimidated by Creator/DanielDayLewis' notorious intensity and tendency to remain in character off set though both Day-Lewis and the director denied this.
195	* Ernest Thesiger was originally the Luddite leader Theotocopulos in ''Film/ThingsToCome'', but Creator/HGWells found his performance unsatisfactory and had the scenes reshot with Cedric Hardwicke. Reportedly, Thesiger only learnt about this when he went to see the premiere.
196	* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'' originally had John Bellis voicing Thomas and Creator/MichaelAngelis (the UK narrator of the show) voicing Percy and James. Bellis was replaced with Eddie Glen and Angelis was replaced with Linda Ballantyne (as Percy) and Susan Roman (as James), as test audiences found that they sounded too old and their Liverpudlian accents too thick.
197	* For an unspecified reason, Creator/OliverJacksonCohen was replaced by Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as the Duke of Buckingham in 2023's ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers\|2023}}'' after filming began.
198	* Adolph Caesar was cast as Leon Little in ''Tough Guys'', but when he died a month into filming, the role was recast with Creator/EliWallach.
199	* Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor was cast as the titular villain in ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' and voiced him in the video game adaptation, but Creator/MichaelBay decided to go for Creator/TonyTodd for the film.
200	* In ''Film/TheTrumanShow'', Creator/DennisHopper had been cast as Christof but left over creative differences with Creator/PeterWeir; Hopper was replaced with Creator/EdHarris, who scored an Oscar nomination.
201	* Creator/JamesPurefoy was originally cast as V in ''Film/VForVendetta'', and was replaced with Creator/HugoWeaving. Since the character wears a mask throughout the entire film, the scenes that Purefoy had shot were not redone, and Weaving simply dubbed over the lines. And since the mask muffled the voice so much, all the lines had to be redubbed anyway. If you look closely, you can tell which scenes are Purefoy and which scenes are Weaving, due to the fact that Weaving is visibly taller and thinner than Purefoy.
202	* Creator/JudyGarland was originally cast as Helen Lawson in ''Film/ValleyOfTheDolls''. This would have been her first film role in five years (the last being ''I Could Go On Singing'', which was unsuccessful). She filmed wardrobe tests and recorded "I'll Plant My Own Tree". She was fired after one week due to her substance abuse issues and replaced by Creator/SusanHayward. She was paid half of her promised fee and was allowed to keep her copper-colored sequined pant suit designed by Travilla. She later complained about the press coverage:
203	-->The studio hadn't even built the set yet, and the tabloids had me walking off it.
204	* The 1934 film ''Film/VivaVilla'' originally had Lee Tracy cast as journalist Jonny Sykes. While on location in Mexico City, Tracy caused an international incident by disrupting a parade. [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor Tracy was promptly replaced by Stuart Erwin]].
205	* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'':
206	** Creator/PaulReubens voiced Roger Rabbit in the early test footage, opposite Peter Renaday and Russi Taylor as Eddie Valiant and Jessica Rabbit, respectively. The final film had Charles Fleischer, Creator/BobHoskins and Creator/KathleenTurner in those roles.
207	** Creator/MelBlanc did all of Daffy Duck's speaking lines, however at the end of the piano duel sequence his "woo hoos" were done by animator David Spafford, because Blanc was elderly and didn't have the energy to do them the way he did 40 years prior.
208	** Also, Mel Blanc originally recorded Yosemite Sam's voice, but it was decided Blanc's voice was too weak and not energetic enough due to his old age so Creator/JoeAlaskey was hired to re-record his lines. Blanc was unaware he'd been replaced; when viewing the final film he told the crew "they made him sound great".
209	* ''Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet'': Originally the 14 year old Creator/NataliePortman was cast as Juliet, but director Creator/BazLuhrmann thought that the much older Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio looked like he was "molesting her", so the 16 year old Creator/ClaireDanes was hired instead. Danes was only three years older than Juliet.
210	* In ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'':
211	** Creator/BuddyEbsen was originally cast as the Scarecrow, then swapped parts with Creator/RayBolger for the Tin Man, Sadly, there was aluminum powder in his makeup and he grew very sick as a result of breathing it in. He was hospitalized two weeks into filming, and replaced by Creator/JackHaley, whose makeup was made from aluminum ''paste''. Haley completed the movie, and no footage of Ebsen as the Tin Man has been released, if it still exists; just photographs and some audio of Ebsen singing "If I Only Had a Heart". Ebsen can be heard, if not seen, in the finished film, when the four main characters sing "We're Off to See the Wizard" (the Tin Man's solo numbers were re-recorded by Haley). Ebsen later titled his autobiography ''The Other Side of Oz''.
212	** The Wicked Witch of the West was originally supposed to have been played by Gale Sondergaard and the character was originally supposed to be a glamorous witch inspired by the wicked Queen in ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''. However, when producer Creator/MervynLeRoy decided that having an attractive Wicked Witch created a plot hole, as it played against the notion that only bad witches were ugly, the character was made into the familiar "ugly hag" and Sondergaard, looking hideous in the makeup, left the production and was replaced by Creator/MargaretHamilton.
213	* In ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'', Czech actor Jan Werich was originally cast as Blofeld, but he fell ill during filming, thus being replaced by Creator/DonaldPleasence. Some accounts also state that the crew was unsatisfied with Werich's Santa Claus-esque appearance, and picked Pleasance because of his more intimidating looks.
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