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Matthew McConaughey was a favourite to play Jack in Titanic.
Jennifer was seventeen when she auditioned for Bella, but has since said she's glad she didn't get the part.
Lindsay was all set to play Regina, but after the success of Freaky Friday it was decided that she should play the lead as people wouldn't accept her as a villain.
The director has said it was "a tough call" between him and Taron Egerton, who went on to get the part.
Alexander was pretty close to getting the role, he even filmed an audition in the costume.
He turned down the role because Richard Harris, who played Dumbledore in the first two films before passing away, had apparently described him (and fellow actors Kenneth Branagh and Derek Jacobi) as "technically brilliant but passionless." Ian said that "I couldn't take over the part from an actor who I know disapproved of me."
Rachel was approached for the movie but turned it down multiple times, as she wanted to step back from doing mainstream movies for a while.
Christina turned the role down as she was worried the character would be too similar to the one she played on Married…with Children, and says "I got scared of kind of repeating myself."
The script for the film had been floating around for a decade prior to its 2003 release, but got stuck in development. By the time it was actually being made, Carrey had long left the project.
The role was first offered to Ryan, but he apparently turned it down as he didn't want to sign up for multiple movies.
Billie was called in to audition after they were struggling to find someone for the lead, but ultimately she was given the role of Lieutenant Connix.
According to Kate Winslet, Matthew McConaughey was a favourite for the role and she even did an audition with him.
Director James Gunn has said that if Chris hadn't gotten the part, there's a good chance it would have gone to Glenn.
She was offered the lead but turned it down. This was before she knew there was going to be a live-action Beauty and the Beast, and she's said that the role of Belle resonated more with her.
He turned it down so that he could star in Wild Wild West.
She declined a chance to star in the film because she was worried that the amount of nudity in the film would lead to her being typecast, as she also did nude scenes in Game of Thrones.
He was set to star in it, but had to leave to work on Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.
She was up for the lead role, but while she would have been amazing it's hard to imagine anyone other than Jennifer Garner as Jenna.
She was offered the role but couldn't accept it due to her contract with All My Children.