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Some stars never make it past the cutting room floor! Join us as we count down the most heartbreaking celebrity cameos that were brutally axed from major blockbusters. Our list features big-name talent from Marvel, DC, and Hollywood classics whose scenes were sacrificed for runtime, pacing, or behind-the-scenes drama. Which cut cameo stings the most for you?
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00:00Whenever you try something in life, really try it, something you believe in, regardless of the turnout, it's a success.
00:07Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for those tantalizing instances where big name stars film
00:13scenes from major blockbusters,
00:15only to be cast out to the cutting room floor.
00:17By the time they shot it, it'll be so many years from now that none of us will necessarily look
00:22the same, you know, so those scenes are gone.
00:23Number 30, Daniel Radcliffe, The Lego Movie 2, The Second Part.
00:27Here we have a meta moment that was just too magical to exist.
00:31We've all grown up except for you.
00:33Yeah, dude, you're a total Hufflepuff.
00:35Daniel Radcliffe, who has always been game to lampoon his own wizarding legacy, was all set to lend his voice
00:41to a Lego doppelganger in the sequel.
00:43Sort of.
00:44He'd voice Gary Potter, the unlicensed, tongue-in-cheek cousin to The Boy Who Lived.
00:49Harry Potter.
00:54The Boy Who Lived.
00:56It was a wink so bold that even the filmmakers got cold feet, worried that Potterheads might not appreciate the
01:02joke, even if Radcliffe was in on it.
01:04So they avada-kedavra-ed the whole thing and instead bet that Mary Poppins fans would be a little less
01:09likely to summon a fandom storm.
01:11There are no real heroes left.
01:13Only original Aquaman and unlicensed knockoff Larry Poppins.
01:18Well, I say a spoonful of salt helps the medicine go down.
01:21Number 29. Tom Hiddleston. Avengers Age of Ultron.
01:25The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a massive jigsaw puzzle, and sometimes the pieces just don't fit the final picture.
01:32If the water spirits accept me, I can return to my dream and find what I missed.
01:37Tom Hiddleston actually filmed a cameo for Age of Ultron in a dream sequence meant to haunt Thor with visions
01:43of his brother, who at this point he believes is dead.
01:46But when test audiences watched it, many thought Loki was secretly controlling Ultron, which risked confusing the already-packed story.
01:53It doesn't kill you.
01:59Just makes me stronger.
02:00So the scene was cut, leaving a rare gap in Loki's MCU story.
02:04For fans, it was a bittersweet loss since Hiddleston always raises the stakes, and it meant waiting even longer to
02:11see Loki face off with the Avengers again.
02:13I assure you, brother, the sun will shine on us again.
02:17Number 28. Lady Gaga. The Muppets.
02:19When you think of The Muppets, you think of a roster of guest stars, and Lady Gaga seems like a
02:25match made in felt heaven.
02:34The pop icon actually filmed a cameo for the 2011 movie The Muppets in a scene that promised a full
02:40-on diva showdown with Miss Piggy.
02:42But the moment was left on the cutting room floor in the name of pacing.
02:46Clearly, the movie only had room for one larger-than-life diva.
02:49There's only one Miss Piggy, and she is moi.
02:53Thankfully, Gaga still got her spotlight in The Muppetverse, sharing a moment with Tony Bennett in the sequel, and even
02:59headlining The Muppets Holiday Spectacular.
03:01We live for this collab almost as much as they live for the applause.
03:11Number 27. Various. Wicked for Good.
03:14For fans of Wicked, the promise of a true Emerald City reunion was almost too good to be true.
03:19I think we found a place where we belong.
03:22I wanna be in this boy's boy.
03:27While Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth naturally took center stage in the much-hyped Wiz-O-mania sequence,
03:33the original plan was to pack even more stagey magic into the mix.
03:36Several West End icons teased their involvement, and social media buzzed with behind-the-scenes photos of beloved cast members
03:43on set.
03:44And if you go and watch the second one, just look out for some familiar faces.
03:49You might see people who look a bit like us.
03:52Yeah, just purely friends.
03:54The now-mythic pink train scene glimpsed in the trailer was supposed to be their big moment,
03:58but with runtime already ballooning to epic proportions,
04:02director John M. Chu made tough calls for pacing.
04:05Sharp-eyed viewers can still try to spot their favorites in the deleted footage instead.
04:09You're so cherished, all your followers adore you,
04:13but your fingers could get tired,
04:16so we're here to sign things for you.
04:20Number 26. Matt Damon, Ocean's 8.
04:24This one had all the ingredients of a perfect little franchise wink.
04:27Matt Damon reportedly filmed a cameo for Ocean's 8 as Linus Caldwell,
04:31but the scene never appeared in the final movie.
04:34Oh, he didn't tell you?
04:35He didn't want me trading on his name.
04:38If you do this job, you'll be trading on yours.
04:40The reasons seem to have been a mix of cutting room decisions,
04:42and the film's desire to stand on its own.
04:45That makes sense on paper,
04:46but it also means the sequel lost a neat bridge to the original crew.
04:50Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face.
04:54Stars to fill my dreams.
04:57I am a traveler in both time and space.
05:01To be where I have been.
05:03Damon's comments about the Me Too movement at the time did not help either.
05:07Still, director Gary Ross insisted that Damon's,
05:10as well as Carl Reiner's cameos, were cut
05:12because they just didn't work within the story's context.
05:15I'm really excited to see what they do.
05:17Like, I've been talking to Soderbergh,
05:19because he's a producer on it,
05:20and he's been looking at the stuff they've been shooting,
05:23and he said it's great, and he's really happy.
05:25Number 25. Liam Neeson, The Hangover Part 2.
05:29The saga of the Bangkok tattoo artist in The Hangover Part 2
05:32is a story worthy of its own behind-the-scenes documentary.
05:35We just have a couple of questions.
05:37We're trying to figure out what went down last night.
05:39What went down?
05:41Take a look what you did outside.
05:42Out the neighborhood went down.
05:43First, Mel Gibson was apparently cast in the role.
05:46But after a wave of objections from cast and crew,
05:49the part was recast with Liam Neeson,
05:51who gamely stepped in and filmed his scenes.
05:53Just when it seemed settled,
05:55director Todd Phillips decided the sequence needed a reshoot.
05:58But Neeson was already off battling monsters in Wrath of the Titans.
06:02The role eventually went to Nick Cassavetes,
06:06and Neeson's performance was completely erased.
06:09Neeson has a particular set of skills,
06:11but apparently being in two places at once is not among them.
06:15Skills I've acquired over a very long career.
06:18Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.
06:20Number 24. Amy Poehler, Anchorman, The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
06:25Did you know there's an additional Anchorman movie made of deleted subplots?
06:28Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph were part of a cut storyline
06:31involving a group of bank-robbing radicals called the Alarm Clock.
06:35Um, what do your masks mean?
06:38Just fill the sack with cash!
06:40Just what point are you trying to make?
06:42Do you not like Lincoln?
06:45Their performances were energetic and hilarious,
06:47but the subplot was deemed too distracting from the main rivalry
06:50between Ron and Veronica Corningstone.
06:52The footage was eventually salvaged for the alternate movie
06:56Wake Up Ron Burgundy, The Lost Movie.
06:58Excuse me, sir. Could you lower your voice?
07:00Oh, hell no. Now you're calling me, sir?
07:03I am a man, ma'am!
07:05I'm sorry, I didn't know what sex the werewolf was.
07:08How many werewolves do you see around here wearing a skirt?
07:11It's wild to think two comedy legends were ghosts
07:14in one of the biggest comedies of the 2000s.
07:16Poehler later joked that she suspected their scenes would be trimmed
07:19given the film's already sprawling runtime.
07:22It's been a pleasure doing business with you.
07:24I'm coming back for you. You've got a bad attitude.
07:27You've got a bad attitude, sir.
07:29Jer- You're a jerk!
07:31Number 23. Akira Takarada, Godzilla.
07:34This cut was a true heartbreak for the kaiju community.
07:37Sensei was aćç©ćŠè
, so I don't want you to kill me.
07:40Akira Takarada was the star of the original 1954 Godzilla
07:44and appeared in numerous sequels, making him the human face of the franchise.
07:49He filmed a cameo as an immigration officer for the 2014 Gareth Edwards reboot,
07:54a beautiful nod to the series' roots.
07:56How long will you be staying?
07:57One day.
07:58For the nature of your visit, Mr. Brody?
08:01Family.
08:04Unfortunately, the scene was cut to tighten the movie's first act,
08:07a decision the director later admitted he deeply regretted.
08:10For longtime fans, this wasn't just a cameo.
08:13It was a symbolic passing of the torch,
08:15a blessing from the franchise's original human hero.
08:19Apparently, there was even a petition to have his cameo reinstated.
08:23Well, it sounds like we could use him.
08:24With all due respect, if that doesn't work, then what's plan B?
08:28Number 22. Sydney Sweeney, The Devil Wears Prada 2.
08:32When word got out that the Euphoria star had been spotted on set,
08:36the internet buzzed with speculation about her role
08:38in the long-awaited The Devil Wears Prada sequel.
08:43Am I having a hallucination?
08:45The plan was for Sweeney to appear as herself,
08:48making a brief but glamorous cameo as a celebrity client
08:51during Emily Charlton's grand reintroduction
08:54at the top of the Dior hierarchy.
08:55But when the film finally strutted onto screens,
08:58Sweeney was nowhere to be found,
09:00leaving fans to wonder what happened.
09:02Everyone gets it that your bag, your scarf,
09:05your perfume, your umbrella, write this down.
09:07It tells the world who you are, what you care about.
09:10While rumors swirled about her off-screen controversies,
09:13the director insisted it was simply a, quote,
09:16creative choice to drop the cameo,
09:17cutting it like it was last season's must-have couture.
09:20This isn't fair!
09:21It's not her fault!
09:22She's a writer!
09:23This isn't fair, Mom!
09:24How could she do this?
09:26Number 21.
09:27Anna de Armas, Yesterday.
09:29Sometimes, a cut cameo doesn't just disappear.
09:32It becomes the one thing everybody talks about.
09:35How did I get in the friend column?
09:37Instead of the and I love her column.
09:40Jack Malloy, where's Superstar?
09:42We could have been the perfect match.
09:44Anna de Armas was featured in the trailer for Yesterday,
09:47where she appeared to play a love interest for Jack,
09:49but her entire role was removed from the finished film.
09:52According to reporting at the time,
09:54test audiences didn't like how the character pulled attention away
09:57from the central romance between Jack and Ellie.
10:00You're asking me, will my love grow?
10:04I don't know.
10:07I don't know.
10:10Two fans were so upset that they sued the studio for, quote,
10:13deceptive marketing after watching the movie specifically to see her.
10:17It turns out, you can't just put a Bond girl in the trailer
10:20and then leave her on the cutting room floor without people noticing.
10:23They rented the movie for four bucks after watching the trailer
10:25and they were so upset by her lack of appearance
10:28that they sued Universal Studios in a class action lawsuit for $5 million.
10:33Now, Universal wants it all thrown out,
10:35but a judge has just decided that the suit can proceed
10:39subject to the California false advertising law.
10:42Number 20, William Shatner, Star Trek.
10:44The universe is absurd.
10:47William Shatner was originally supposed to appear as a cameo
10:50in the 2009 Star Trek reboot.
10:52The original idea had Leonard Nimoy's Spock
10:55receiving a birthday message from a previous timeline's Captain Kirk,
10:58who would be Shatner.
10:59However, it never came to be.
11:01Shatner, who had portrayed Kirk from 1966 to 1994,
11:06wanted a more significant role than just a voice recording.
11:08But the director of the reboot film, J.J. Abrams,
11:11thought it would detract too much from the narrative
11:13and the new actors and characters.
11:30The critically acclaimed 1983 comedy-drama The Big Chill
11:34defined an entire generation of people on the big screen.
11:37Originally, however, it was actually supposed to feature
11:40the superstar actor Kevin Costner.
11:42I consider it a really great honor.
11:44I was able to...
11:45He was cast as Alex,
11:46the deceased friend whose funeral brings the main characters together.
11:49While his character's death is the catalyst for the story of the film,
11:52Costner's face is never shown.
11:54He filmed several flashback scenes intended to show Alex's life
11:58and his connections to the other characters.
12:00However, director Lawrence Kasdan decided to cut all of the flashbacks,
12:04leaving Costner's only appearance as the corpse
12:06being dressed for his funeral during the movie's opening.
12:09Number 18.
12:10Liv Tyler.
12:11Everyone Says I Love You.
12:13Woody Allen's 1996 musical comedy
12:15Everyone Says I Love You
12:16was completely jam-packed with celebrity cameos,
12:19with names like Tim Roth,
12:21Natalie Portman,
12:22and many more.
12:23I'm through in love.
12:26I'll never fall again.
12:29What are you saying?
12:29You're 14 years old.
12:30You'll fall again.
12:32You guys, I am so sorry.
12:34I thought that you'd be happy for me.
12:37I hope in time you understand.
12:39But some of them ended up not making it to the final cut.
12:42Liv Tyler filmed several scenes with Lucas Haas,
12:44but they never made it into the movie.
12:46Just see in your eyes that you're thinking of her in some way.
12:50My favorite moment is the moment when you and your father
12:52are just in the abyss of blackness
12:55and the father and son lock like horns
12:58and you're fighting.
12:59Allen explained that he made the decision
13:01to shorten the film's runtime.
13:02Liv wouldn't even be the only celebrity who was cut,
13:05as Tracy Ullman similarly shot an entire storyline
13:08that also didn't make it.
13:10Number 17.
13:11Katherine Langford
13:12Avengers Endgame
13:13In a scene that otherwise would have been really touching
13:16in Avengers Endgame,
13:17Katherine Langford had starred in a sequence
13:19that would have given us a final emotional goodbye
13:21for Tony Stark.
13:22And I
13:25am
13:30Iron Man.
13:31After he snaps his fingers to defeat Thanos,
13:34Tony enters a metaphysical state.
13:36There, he's meant to have a conversation
13:38with the grown-up version of his daughter Morgan,
13:40played by Langford.
13:41The scene could have given Tony a moment of closure,
13:44as his older daughter would have forgiven him for his sacrifice.
13:46I mean, I'm such a huge fan of the Marvel films
13:49and the Russo brothers.
13:50So when Marvel reached out to me to play Iron Man's daughter,
13:53I was just like, that was such an honor.
13:55And ultimately, I didn't make it into the film.
13:57And creatively, like, that makes sense.
13:58And, you know, that's totally fine.
14:00I was just content with, like, having the memory in my head,
14:03you know, to play with, like,
14:04Robert Downey Jr. in the last scene.
14:06He was Iron Man on the last day.
14:07He was Iron Man.
14:08That was just, like, amazing.
14:10Yeah.
14:10Instead, test audiences found the exchange confusing
14:13and felt it didn't land emotionally.
14:16As a result, the scene was cut,
14:18leaving his final moments with the Avengers instead.
14:21Number 16.
14:21Ricky Gervais, The Muppets
14:23The 2011 reboot of The Muppets
14:25brought back the beloved puppets
14:27and featured an impressive lineup of celebrity cameos,
14:30with lots of them making it and lots of them getting cut.
14:33Ricky Gervais, together with stars like Lady Gaga,
14:35as mentioned earlier,
14:37Danny Trejo, and even Katy Perry
14:38all filmed scenes for the movie
14:40that were later kept out of the theatrical release.
14:42Play the music!
14:43It's time to light the lights!
14:46It's time to meet the Muppets
14:47on the Muppet Show tonight!
14:49Gervais' scene involved him as a presenter
14:51at a fake awards show,
14:52while the others had smaller comedic bits.
14:55Leonardo DiCaprio attended the premiere,
14:57and by the end, his date was too old for him.
15:00Although the film was a massive hit,
15:02director James Bobin had to make these difficult cuts
15:04due to time constraints.
15:06Number 15.
15:07Uma Thurman, Savages
15:08Director Oliver Stone's 2012 thriller Savages
15:12was an action-packed and fast-paced film
15:14with an already stacked cast
15:15that included Blake Lively,
15:17Taylor Kitsch, and Salma Hayek.
15:19Yet it could have been even more star-studded.
15:21Famed Kill Bill actress Uma Thurman
15:23was supposed to appear as the mother
15:25of Blake Lively's character Ophelia.
15:27So when do we do this?
15:29It all depends.
15:31When do you want to die?
15:34Tomorrow?
15:36The day after tomorrow?
15:37How about tonight, bitch?
15:39Splendid.
15:40Unfortunately, her scenes were removed
15:42during the editing process.
15:44Stone explained that he had to cut down
15:46the film's runtime
15:46and felt Thurman's storyline
15:48was not essential to the main plot.
15:50It's a shame we never got to see her
15:51in this gritty thriller.
15:53Hey, can you boys take me out somewhere nice?
15:57Come on, we can drink a little, relax.
16:02It's been a while.
16:04Number 14.
16:05Tobey Maguire, Life of Pi
16:06Tobey Maguire was originally supposed
16:09to have a role in the Oscar-winning movie
16:10Life of Pi.
16:11He was cast as the writer
16:12who interviews the adult Pi after his rescue.
16:15But after filming his scenes,
16:17director Ang Lee decided not to include him.
16:19Lee felt that Maguire's star power
16:20was too distracting
16:21and would take away
16:23from the incredible story being told.
16:30Instead, Lee reshot the scenes
16:32with another actor, Rafe Spall,
16:33who at the time had gone
16:34mostly under the radar.
16:36That's quite a story.
16:39I'd assumed your father was a mathematician
16:41because of your name.
16:42While it would have been fun with Tobey,
16:44it paid off to let the late Erfan Khan
16:46carry the scene with his amazing acting chops.
16:48Number 13.
16:49Tim Roth, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
16:52Quentin Tarantino fans were eagerly anticipating
16:55Tim Roth's cameo in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,
16:57but they were left disappointed when he didn't appear.
17:00The man who pulls the lever
17:02that breaks your neck
17:04will be a dispassionate man.
17:07And that dispassion
17:08is the very essence of justice.
17:12Roth, a frequent Tarantino collaborator,
17:14filmed scenes as J.C. Brings Butler,
17:16the character Raymond.
17:18He was part of a larger storyline
17:19involving Sebring's life
17:21before the Manson family murder.
17:22Tarantino ended up cutting out
17:24Roth's entire subplot
17:25to streamline the film's narrative instead,
17:27which is understandable
17:28considering the movie would have otherwise
17:30had a four-hour runtime.
17:32He's even listed in the credits,
17:34even though he isn't featured in the film.
17:35You don't have to take me
17:37and just strap me up to the front, man.
17:40Strap me on the sidewalk.
17:41I take care of myself.
17:46I won't tell him anything, man.
17:48I won't tell him anything.
17:49Number 12.
17:50LaToya Jackson, Bruno
17:52Sacha Baron Cohen is well-known
17:54for his outrageous
17:55and often very controversial antics,
17:57and his 2009 movie Bruno
17:59was no exception.
18:00One of the most talked-about
18:02deleted scenes of all time
18:03was an interview with LaToya Jackson.
18:05It's like being on a horse, isn't it?
18:07The production company had filmed
18:09what was essentially Bruno
18:10punking the pop singer,
18:11but a real-life tragedy
18:12would occur not long after.
18:14LaToya's brother,
18:15the king of pop himself,
18:17Michael Jackson,
18:17had passed away unexpectedly.
18:19This caused Universal Pictures
18:21to cut LaToya's part from the movie
18:22out of respect for the Jackson family.
18:26It's peaceful.
18:30Hmm.
18:34But it's nice to spend time with you.
18:36Number 11.
18:37Marlon Brando,
18:38The Godfather Part 2.
18:39In what would have been
18:40one of the most iconic
18:42cameo appearances
18:43in cinematic history,
18:44Marlon Brando was set
18:45to reprise his role
18:46as Vito Corleone
18:47in a flashback scene
18:48for The Godfather Part 2.
18:50Unfortunately,
18:51Brando had a major falling out
18:53with Paramount Pictures
18:54over his salary
18:55and treatment
18:55while filming
18:56the first Godfather movie.
18:58I'm gonna make him an offer
18:59he can't refuse.
19:04Just go outside,
19:05enjoy yourself,
19:06and forget about all this money.
19:11I want you to leave all to me.
19:13Still feeling mistreated,
19:14he famously failed
19:15to show up for the shooting
19:16with no notice.
19:17Director Francis Ford Coppola
19:19rewrote the scene
19:20on the spot,
19:20with Robert De Niro
19:21being the only actor
19:23in the role for the film,
19:24for which he would go on
19:25to earn himself an Oscar.
19:27You gotta understand
19:28that your father
19:29has plans for you.
19:30Now many times,
19:32he and I
19:33have talked about your future.
19:39Imagine Aragorn himself,
19:40Viggo Mortensen,
19:41making an appearance
19:42in a whimsical
19:42Woody Allen film,
19:43only for his scenes
19:45to be cut completely.
19:46Well, that's unfortunately
19:47what happened,
19:48as Viggo Mortensen's
19:49early acting gig
19:50was unceremoniously taken
19:51out of the film,
19:52The Purple Rose of Cairo.
19:53What a shame.
19:54It was such a good picture.
19:56Mortensen has gone on
19:57to describe his time on set
19:59as particularly strange,
20:01saying he wasn't given
20:02any direction at all.
20:03However,
20:04he gave it his best shot.
20:06Unfortunately,
20:06once the film was released,
20:08he sadly learned
20:08he didn't make the cut.
20:10It's a shame,
20:11as the cameo
20:11would have certainly
20:12given fans a sneak peek
20:13into his burgeoning talent.
20:15Is knowing how to set
20:15a broken bone
20:16or how to treat
20:17severe burn ridiculous?
20:18Knowing how to navigate
20:19by the stars
20:20in total darkness,
20:21that's ridiculous?
20:22Number 9.
20:23Jenna Malone,
20:24Batman vs. Superman,
20:26Dawn of Justice.
20:27Given that Batman vs. Superman's
20:29theatrical cut
20:30ran approximately
20:31two and a half hours,
20:32it's understandable
20:33that some scenes
20:33and characters
20:34would be removed.
20:35However,
20:36many were incredibly
20:37disappointed when
20:38Jenna Malone
20:39as scientist
20:40Janet Clyburn
20:40was cut from the final edit.
20:48Known for her roles
20:49in The Hunger Games
20:50and Pride and Prejudice,
20:52Malone's performance
20:53was rather anticipated,
20:54but her scenes
20:55only appeared
20:56in the ultimate edition
20:57of the film.
20:58Her absence
20:58left fans feeling
20:59shortchanged, however,
21:01as they missed out
21:01on what could have been
21:02a valuable addition
21:03to the film's
21:04impressive cast.
21:05Maybe if she'd played
21:06a character named Martha,
21:07she would have made the cut.
21:08Save Martha!
21:12Number 8.
21:13Paul Rudd,
21:14Bridesmaids.
21:15What?
21:15I was on the show.
21:16You were on the show?
21:17I love that show.
21:18Oh my god,
21:18how did I miss your episode?
21:19Which one was it?
21:20It didn't air.
21:21If you're a fan
21:21of the ageless Paul Rudd
21:23and frankly,
21:24who isn't,
21:24then this cameo removal
21:26surely stung.
21:27Known for his impeccable
21:28comedic timing,
21:29improv skills,
21:30and charm,
21:3160% of the time,
21:32it works
21:34every time.
21:35Rudd seemed perfect
21:36for the Paul Feig
21:37directed comedy
21:37Bridesmaids.
21:38Sadly,
21:39all of Rudd's scenes
21:40ended up being cut
21:41from the final version
21:42due to the film's length.
21:44The affable actor's cameo
21:46would have seen him
21:46in A Date Gone Wrong
21:47opposite Kristen Wiig's
21:48Annie at a skating rink.
21:50His nice guy act
21:51would be proven a facade
21:52when he accidentally
21:53cuts a finger
21:54with an ice skate.
21:55What happened?
21:55What happened to you?
21:56My shoulder stinks.
21:57Oh, you see?
21:58They're big deal.
21:59This is bleeding.
22:00Can you sit down?
22:01It's bleeding.
22:02It's bleeding.
22:03It was a true
22:05missed opportunity
22:06for comedy gold
22:07from Rudd.
22:08Number 7.
22:09Sienna Miller
22:10Black Mass
22:11Celebrated actress
22:12Sienna Miller
22:13had originally filmed scenes
22:14for the Johnny Depp
22:15starring biographical
22:16mob film Black Mass,
22:17where she played
22:18Catherine Gregg.
22:19As the girlfriend
22:20and accomplice
22:21to notorious gangster
22:22Whitey Bulger,
22:23this surely would have been
22:24a great addition
22:24to Miller's impressive
22:25filmography, right?
22:27Thanks to, quote,
22:28narrative restructuring,
22:30her small role
22:30was removed.
22:32Apparently,
22:32the filmmakers
22:33wanted to focus
22:34more tightly
22:34on Bulger's
22:35criminal activities
22:36rather than
22:36his time with Catherine,
22:37which were, quote,
22:38less dramatic.
22:39It's your neighborhood,
22:40Whitey.
22:41Is that right?
22:42What we will make.
22:43The exclusion felt
22:44particularly harsh, however,
22:46as Miller's performance
22:47reportedly brought
22:48further depth
22:49and nuance
22:49to Bulger's complex life.
22:51And,
22:51according to several critics,
22:53the film could have
22:54certainly used it.
22:55I thought it was
22:56a family secret.
23:02It's a recipe.
23:04No.
23:06No.
23:08Number 6.
23:09Jack Whitehall,
23:10Frozen.
23:11It's technically
23:11my second Disney film.
23:13You've been,
23:14sorry.
23:14Well,
23:14I was actually in Frozen,
23:16so...
23:16Oh.
23:17Yeah,
23:18just hold that.
23:20Hold that thought.
23:21He's still not over it, folks.
23:23British comedian
23:23Jack Whitehall
23:24was reportedly
23:25extremely excited
23:26about his role
23:27in Disney's 2013
23:28animated hit Frozen,
23:29believing he delivered
23:30his lines, quote,
23:32perfectly.
23:32I had one line.
23:33I had one line.
23:34Could you do it?
23:35We're all waiting.
23:36Can you do it tonight?
23:37Yeah.
23:38I trollfully pronounce
23:40you man and wife.
23:41Whoa!
23:42He proudly told
23:43everyone he knew
23:44about his part
23:45and eagerly went
23:46to the theater
23:47to hear himself on screen.
23:48However,
23:49when he watched,
23:50his character,
23:50a troll named Gothi,
23:51was about to speak
23:52but was cut off
23:53by Anna's song.
23:54I was shouting
23:55at the screen,
23:56Jimmy.
23:56I was like,
23:56hey,
23:56excuse me,
23:57Elsa,
23:57zip it,
23:58go if he had something
23:59to say.
24:00Confused,
24:01he called his agent
24:02who revealed
24:03that Disney
24:03had reduced his role.
24:04And he goes,
24:05hey, kid,
24:05calm down.
24:06You gotta just let it go.
24:07I was like,
24:07don't give me
24:08let it go.
24:10Don't let it go.
24:12Let it go.
24:12Don't you dare.
24:15A frustrated Whitehall
24:16said his agent
24:17then told him
24:17to, quote,
24:18let it go.
24:19But he clearly hasn't.
24:21Let it go.
24:22Let it go.
24:24I am one
24:25with the wind and sky.
24:28Let it go.
24:29Let it go.
24:31Number five,
24:32Harrison Ford,
24:33E.T.
24:33the Extraterrestrial.
24:35Yep,
24:36you heard that right.
24:37Harrison Ford
24:38was to appear
24:38in Steven Spielberg's
24:39sci-fi classic E.T.
24:41Heck,
24:41he even filmed
24:42all his scenes.
24:43I see you
24:44fine young people
24:45from good homes,
24:48every advantage,
24:49your whole life
24:50laid out in front of you.
24:53Ford played
24:54Elliot's school principal,
24:55but sadly,
24:55it was all for naught.
24:57Spielberg himself says
24:58the decision
24:59was a very tough one
25:00given his working
25:00relationship with Ford.
25:02Snakes.
25:03Why did it have to be snakes?
25:06And while he says
25:07he did what was right
25:08for the film,
25:09the cut still stings.
25:19Ford's unique appearance
25:21would have definitely
25:21added gravitas to the picture,
25:23considering his immense
25:24popularity at the time.
25:25However,
25:26we suppose when you've got
25:27that much star power,
25:29it can overshadow
25:30the rest of the film,
25:31even if it is just a cameo.
25:50Deadpool and Wolverine
25:52is celebrated in part
25:53for its plethora
25:54of amazing cameos.
25:55Unfortunately,
25:57not everyone
25:57made the final cut.
25:58However,
25:59Rob McElhenney's cameo,
26:01which was set to reunite him
26:02with his Welcome to Wrexham
26:03co-star and friend
26:04Ryan Reynolds,
26:05is perhaps the most
26:06brutal axing.
26:11Despite flying to London
26:12to film his scenes,
26:13McElhenney's appearance
26:14was removed because,
26:15as Reynolds explained,
26:17quote,
26:17the sequence wasn't working
26:18the way they originally
26:19constructed it.
26:20In a behind-the-scenes image
26:21shared on social media,
26:23McElhenney can be seen
26:24dressed as a TVA soldier,
26:26hinting at what could have been.
26:27Here's hoping that
26:28his appearance features
26:29in some sort of
26:30future director's cut.
26:32Let's f***ing go!
26:34Number 3.
26:35Shailene Woodley
26:36The Amazing Spider-Man 2
26:37A major player
26:39in the Spider-Man mythos
26:40is MJ Watson,
26:41and the actresses
26:42who have played
26:43the role on film
26:44have been Kirsten Dunst,
26:45Zendaya,
26:46and Shailene Woodley.
26:47Er, scratch that last one.
26:48You see,
26:49the Divergent series
26:50heroine was originally
26:51cast as MJ
26:52in the sequel
26:52to the Andrew Garfield-led
26:53Spider-Man franchise.
26:54I bet they're
26:56hunting Divergence.
26:58That's all they talk
26:59about in Aria Dive these days.
27:00However,
27:01filmmakers decided
27:02to streamline the story
27:03to focus solely
27:04on Peter and Gwen Stacy's
27:05arc instead.
27:06I didn't get love
27:07last night.
27:08I got more of a want
27:08to kill me
27:09with his electricity vibe.
27:10That's actually
27:11kind of what it's like
27:12to love you.
27:12This meant the MJ cameos
27:14would be scrapped
27:14altogether.
27:15While Woodley says
27:17she understands
27:17the reasons behind it,
27:18it no doubt broke
27:19the hearts of countless
27:20comic book fans
27:21who wanted to see
27:22the beloved character
27:23on screen again.
27:24It really didn't make sense
27:25to introduce such
27:26a vital character
27:26to the comic books
27:27in a movie that had
27:29so much else going on.
27:33The Terrence Malick-helmed
27:35World War II epic
27:36The Thin Red Line
27:37features an absolutely
27:38stellar ensemble cast
27:39that includes the likes
27:40of Sean Penn,
27:41Nick Nolte,
27:42George Clooney,
27:43and Adrian Brody,
27:44among others.
27:53However,
27:54other prominent actors
27:55were meant to be
27:55featured in the film,
27:56but had their scenes
27:57reduced or removed.
27:59Mickey Rourke
27:59was one of them,
28:00and he was none
28:01too pleased about it.
28:02Rourke was particularly
28:04offended as he believed
28:05he gave some of his
28:06best work during filming.
28:07The actor was also
28:08quoted as saying
28:09he believed the axing
28:10was over, quote,
28:11political reasons.
28:12I don't think you
28:13understand what's
28:13going on down here, sir.
28:14To say it left
28:15a sour taste
28:16in the actor's mouth
28:17would be an understatement.
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28:44Number 1.
28:45Henry Cavill,
28:46The Flash.
28:47The DC universe
28:48faced turbulent times
28:50amidst shifts in direction
28:51and leadership
28:52behind the scenes
28:52prior to the release
28:53of 2023's The Flash.
28:55The film would ultimately
28:56serve as a love letter
28:58to on-screen DC characters
28:59of yore
29:00and feature some
29:00surprising cameos.
29:10A highly anticipated cameo,
29:12however,
29:13was ultimately cut
29:14amidst the corporate
29:14restructuring.
29:15superhero A-lister Superman,
29:18played by Henry Cavill,
29:19ended up on the chopping block.
29:20Superman's big cameo
29:22was reportedly
29:22to appear
29:23at the movie's close.
29:24Alas,
29:25the last-minute axing
29:26resulted in further
29:27disappointment
29:28and disillusionment
29:29for DC loyalists.
29:31No, you can't.
29:33You're not Batman.
29:37What's wrong with you?
29:38Which cut cameo
29:39are you still salty about?
29:41Let us know
29:41in the comments.
29:42comeons. . . .
29:43.
29:43.
29:43.
29:43.
29:43.
29:48.
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