History TheOtherMarty / Film

* ''Film/TheFallGuy'' 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.

* ''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''.

** 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).

* In ''Film/LawrenceOfArabia'' 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.

* 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.

* ''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. On a lesser scale, Neil Crone, the voice of Diesel 10, originally delivered his lines in a Russian accent, only to have to re-record them without it.

** The film has a visual example: originally Jessica Rabbit had a different design. It can still be seen in the patty cake photos when Eddie spots the will.

* 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 consummate professional character.

** 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. Also, in a rare same actor version of this, Myers originally recorded the whole role in his own Canadian accent before deciding that Shrek should sound Scottish.

* ''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 Penny that seen at the end of the film, after Penny quitted [[ShowWithinAShow the TV show starred in]].

* ''WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie'' has a rare same-person situation. Creator/BillFarmer initially recorded Goofy's lines with his natural voice, with Jeffrey Katzenberg believing Goofy's trademark voice was too goofy for audiences to take seriously. After a few sessions, Farmer re-recorded his lines with Goofy's trademark voice, believing it wouldn't be Goofy without it.

* Visual example with the ''Film/{{Sonic The Hedgehog|2020}}'' movie. [[https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(film)?file=SonicMovieTrailer31.png The original design for Sonic]] that was [[ExecutiveMeddling mandated by Paramount executives]] was so widely reviled for its extreme UnintentionalUncannyValley nature that the studio allowed the crew the chance to redesign him to give him a more faithful design (spearheaded by frequent ''Sonic'' illustrator and animator Creator/TysonHesse), and even pushed the movie back by 3 months to give them extra time to reanimate him. The redesign effort paid off, with the movie being declared an aversion of VideoGameMoviesSuck and becoming a solid hit at the box office.

* During the turnaround as the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the filming of ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne'', Creator/NicholasHoult had to drop out and Creator/EsaiMorales took over his villainous role.

* ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreetPart2FreddysRevenge'': Creator/RobertEnglund was not initially asked to return as Freddy, because New Line 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.

* ''Film/{{Mermaids}}'': 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. Lloyd was replaced by Creator/WinonaRyder, and Lloyd later sued Creator/OrionPictures and was given a cash settlement.

** 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 Mervyn [=LeRoy=] 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.