Actors Who ALMOST Played Iconic Roles Part 2

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00:00Eminem has almost been in a bunch of action movies, like Southpaw.

00:03After he earned critical acclaim for his portrayal of a white rapper from Detroit in 8 Mile,

00:07the lead role in Southpaw was actually written with Eminem in mind.

00:10And he was very close to starring in it.

00:12But a few weeks before he needed to begin training, he bowed out to focus on his music.

00:16So instead, we got Jake Gyllenhaal and the Marshall Mathers LP too.

00:19Russell Crowe was actually the first choice to play Wolverine in the X-Men movies,

00:23but the role went to Hugh Jackman.

00:24And Liam Neeson could have been one of our James Bonds.

00:27But his then-girlfriend at the time, now late wife Natasha Richardson,

00:31said she wouldn't marry him if he took it.

00:32Blake Lively was originally cast as Jennifer in Jennifer's Body before Megan Fox,

00:36but had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts with Gossip Girl.

00:40Kate Hudson, Kirsten Dunst, Natalie Portman, Claire Danes, Scarlett Johansson,

00:43and Juliette Lewis were all in line to play Andy Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada.

00:47Rachel McAdams actually turned down the role three times.

00:51Anne Hathaway was weirdly their ninth choice to play.