Movie Casting False Starts Trivia

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Movie Casting False Starts
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May 2, 2022
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Movie Casting False Starts

Test your knowledge of second (and sometimes third or fourth) choices with this trivia game featuring famous re-cast movie roles.

Q1

Who initially played Marty McFly in "Back to the Future" filming for several weeks before being replaced by Michael J. Fox?

MuLtiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
Corey Haim
C
Eric Stoltz
B
Jason Bateman
D
Frank Whaley
Player must type in the correct answer.
Q2

What actor was cast in 2009's "The Lovely Bones" but was fired when he showed up on set sixty pounds heavier, not having told producers of his "method" choice?

MuLtiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
Ryan Gosling
C
Rainn Wilson
B
Christian Bale
D
Anton Yelchin
Player must type in the correct answer.
Q3

Which actress replaced Samantha Morton, who had already recorded her entire voice-only A.I. performance, in Spike Jonze's 2013 film "Her?"

Multiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
Nicole Kidman
C
Zooey Deschanel
B
Cameron Diaz
D
Scarlett Johansson
Player must type in the correct answer.
Q4

Before being replaced by Martin Sheen days into production, ________________ was originally cast as Captain Willard in 1979's "Apocalypse Now."

MuLtiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
Val Kilmer
C
Harvey Keitel
B
David Carradine
D
John Malkovich
Player must type in the correct answer.
Q5

Which actor quit six weeks into filming 2005's "V for Vendetta" over frustrations with performing behind the film's iconic Guy Fawkes mask?

MuLtiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
Sean Bean
C
Cary Elwes
B
Orlando Bloom
D
James Purefoy
Player must type in the correct answer.

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