Robert De Niro In Big And 6 Other Famous Roles Actors Have Missed Out On
04/08/21 AT 10:25 AM
Whether it s a personal decision, a scheduling conflict, or a change of heart, casting is ever-changing in Hollywood. Here are seven famous roles that actors missed out on playing:
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Robert De Niro In Big
De Niro was initially tapped to play the lead in the 1988 movie Big, a role which eventually went to Tom Hanks. Elizabeth Perkins, who portrayed adult Josh s love interest in the iconic film, appeared on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen on Wednesday and talked about the casting change-up.
Big star Elizabeth Perkins reveals Robert De Niro was originally the movie s lead
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Elizabeth Perkins insists her love scene with Tom Hanks in Big would never be allowed today.
The actress played Hanks love interest in the 1988 comedy, in which a teenager lands his dream job for a toy company after exchanging bodies with an adult, and she tells Page Six there s no way Hollywood bosses would have signed off on a scene that suggests Perkins character, Susan, fooled around with an underaged boy. We don’t see them having sex but he does take my shirt off, she explains. Actually, I take my shirt off and he touches my breast, then we cut to the elevator door opening and he’s got a big smile on his face. We never say, Oh they slept together , but they definitely fooled around.
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Big would never be allowed today.
The actress played Hanks love interest in the 1988 comedy, in which a teenager lands his dream job for a toy company after exchanging bodies with an adult, and she tells Page Six there s no way Hollywood bosses would have signed off on a scene that suggests Perkins character, Susan, fooled around with an underaged boy.
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