Marshall and the Movies

I’m fascinated by alternative casts of movies.  I like to think about how different it would be to watch a movie with different stars.  For instance, I can’t imagine how much different “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” would have been with John Travolta as the titular character!  The thought actually bothers me…

Thanks to Moviefone, you can visualize more of these potential casts that might shock you – I also found myself shocked by the sight of Johnny Depp as Ferris Bueller!  But here are some that Moviefone didn’t feel like sharing.

• Matt Damon as Captain Kirk in “Star Trek” (role went to Chris Pine)
• Jake Gyllenhaal as Jake Sully in “Avatar” (role went to Sam Worthington)
• Leonardo DiCaprio as Neo in “The Matrix” (role went to Keanu Reeves)
• Jim Carrey as Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Caribbean” (role went to Johnny Depp)
• Mel Gibson as Maximus in “Gladiator” (role went to Russell Crowe)
• John Travolta as Forrest Gump (role went to Tom Hanks)
• Tom Hanks as Jerry Maguire (role went to Tom Cruise)
• Tom Hanks as Andy Dufresne in “The Shawshank Redemption” (role went to Tim Robbins)
• Chevy Chase as Lester Burnham in “American Beauty” (role went to Kevin Spacey)