Alternate casting choices in famous films

The most famous archaeologist of all times, Indiana Jones, has been notoriously portrayed by Harrison Ford. However, before Ford was cast the role originally belonged to someone else, but who was it?

“The Matrix” is one of the greatest movie sci-fi franchises of all time. Keanu Reeves plays Neo (an anagram of “one” ) the hacker who takes on a machine dictatorship that keeps mankind under its yoke. Reeves has been unanimously cheered for his performance. Too bad that Wachovski’s original choice was someone else.

Quentin Tarantino has shaped the face of American cinema since the nineties with “Pulp Fiction” arguably being his manifesto. Among his merits, includes bringing John Travolta into the spotlight after a rather rough patch for the actor in the the eighties. It’s hard to believe that someone else should have played the black-suited ruthless killer Vincent Vega, along with Samuel L. Jackson. Guess who?

Tom Hanks won two Oscars in a row, starring as the main character in both “Philadelphia” and “Forrest Gump.” Who would have thought that he would have to contend for the role of Gump with another actor. Who?

The Vietnam veteran John Rambo is one of the best-known action heroes of all time, and with this role Sylvester Stallone gained movie immortality. Except when it comes to tough guys, Hollywood has quite a lot to offer. Who could have played Rambo in his place? 

Rubeus Hagrid is among the most memorable characters in Harry Potter. Can you believe that, Robbie Coltrane, who was born to play the role, wasn’t the original suggestion? 

Jennifer Aniston owes her successful career to her portrayal of Rachel Green in “Friends.” As with a number of movies, she was not the original choice for this role. Who was? 

Han Solo is arguably the most famous smuggler in the history of cinema and  the character is indissolubly tied to Harrison Ford. Curiously, he was only supposed to help the actors with their lines. Han Solo was actually supposed to be played by?

Did “X-Files” give you the creeps when you were younger like it did me? Well, you probably remember Gillian Anderson for her role as Agent Dana Scully; but guess what? Someone else had been considered for the role… who?

One of the most famous sorcerers of the 19th century is undoubtedly Gandalf. The wizard played by Sir Ian Mckellen in the film version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s famous trilogy, should have been played by another soft-spoken British actor, who?