10 Actors Completely Cut Out Of Huge Movies

Saruman was cut from The Return of the King, and Christopher Lee was p*ssed!
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[@bobleroe3859]

Dune's director said there will be no director's cut, and that the cut scenes will not be seen, period.

[@marlonclark-pp9wg]

sucks those scenes deserve to be scene

[@ItsFreakinHarding.]

Give it about 10 or so years then we'll have the Dune "7.35 Hour Maud'Dib-Fremen Cut" ( with deleted, additional, and imaginary scenes restored and a limited edition Water of Life In A Bottle Collectible) WARNING! DO NOT DRINK! It's Actually Windex!

[@philblakely]

Probably Count Fenring.

[@ryanswaynow]

The big chill. That movie was a huge hit in 1980s about a group of people who were friends in college and now are reuniting in their 30s because one of their ex friends died and although you never actually see their deceased friends face, there was a filmed flashback sequence in which the character was played by Kevin Costner.

[@paulcarr5918]

Very surprised that this was not included.

[@Donna-nu8ul]

First movie I thought of when I saw this video's title. The fact that Lawrence Kasden gave Costner the role of Jake in 'Silverado' as an apology for cutting him out of 'The Big Chill,' makes for a great story.

[@jamesmendonca2900]

I was glad to see Christopher Lee as Saruman in the Return of the King Extended Edition. However, they should never have cut him out of the theatrical version. It still feels like blasphemy.

[@Elvisbackpack]

To be fair, the movie is almost 3.5 hours long. I love his scene, I'm glad it's on the extended edition, I understand why it was cut from the theatrical edition.

[@Mike__B]

@@Elvisbackpack Yup, where in the comfort of my own home I can pause a movie, go to the bathroom, get some food, whatever.

[@beesleep23]

pretty sure it was said that Tim Blake Nelson was going to be Count Fenring.

[@snowdenwyatt6276]

Obviously any discussion on this topic will suffer from recency bias. For several decades the most famous example of this was Kevin Costner being cut from Lawrence Kasdan's "The Big Chill". He played the character whose funeral was the impetus for the friends gathering (in flashbacks of course). The Big Chill ended up being a huge film and to make it up to him Kasdan cast Costner in a flashy role in his next film: Silverado. Costner's performance in Silverado was essentially what made him a star.

[@HariSeldon913]

Paul Rudd really was in Bridesmaids, his character was just so tiny that nobody saw him. 😺

[@owie4070]

It took me a few seconds to get it. My brain is getting slow 😂

[@marlonclark-pp9wg]

🤣🤣🤣

[@comebackguy8892]

A 5 hour cut of Once upon a time in Hollywood? I need it 😫

[@simonmeadows7961]

Was fully expecting to see Rik Mayall mentioned here in his role as Peeves the Poltergeist in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

[@filmsociety1311]

I think I read somewhere that Rik took his kids to see the film, and his kids thought he played Hagrid 😂

[@TonyHammitt]

Peter Jackson really stabbed Christopher Lee in the back by cutting his scene. Or, wait, that was Grima...

[@Nx57ytre]

10 actors who demanded to be cut out from huge movies

[@JacobSantosDev]

Yes please

[@JacobSantosDev]

Do you count actors who took their names off of movies? I know with Wizards (might have been another movie), the narrator chose to use another name for her performance since she didn't think the movie would do well and didn't want to be known for doing a cartoon.

[@Firecul]

@@JacobSantosDev You could count David Hyde Pierce for Hellboy if you did

[@gobblinal]

@@Firecul Wasn't that Hellboy 2?

[@Firecul]

I've never actually seen 2 so not sure

[@Zombiesnyder13]

What about Shailene Woodley in TASM2?

[@daryl772003]

Exactly

[@Zombiesnyder13]

@@daryl772003 I blame Avi Arad

[@jamespope7669]

Technically she doesn't count, she was a post credit scene and nothing to do with the movie

[@marlonclark-pp9wg]

@@jamespope7669 no she was going to be a big part of the movie you can even find some behind the scenes footage of her and it shows that her character was going to be a big part

[@zanethomas6865]

Farrah Fawcett had been cast in a subplot in the Gene Wilder comedy Funny About Love. But her role as a lover of Wilder was cut out completely. Considering the movie was slammed by critics, many said it was a good thing for Fawcett to be cut out of the movie.

[@eddmario]

It's weird seeing mention of Christopher Lee and Lord of the Rings without the stabbing story being brought up.

[@jessesanchez9187]

3 Members of N’Sync filmed a scene for Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones. They were Jedi/had to learn how to wield a lightsaber for the battle in the arena. Their inclusion was cut. See Hot Ones N’Sync interview

[@zanethomas6865]

Michael McKean, Troy Evans, Susan Kellerman, Gary Riley and Richard Herd were supposed to have bigger roles in Planes, Trains and Automobiles but a lot was cut. Kellerman is the waitress who is seen briefly when John Candy and Steve Martin's characters realize they were robbed. Riley played the pizza delivery guy who robs them because he felt cheated out of a good tip. McKean is the trooper who is actually in Wisconsin telling them they overshot Chicago which explains why it takes them so long to get back to Chicago in the back of the truck. Evans played the truck driver who actually got a whole week's worth of pay because of the movie's schedule even though he briefly appears on screen. Evans had been hired but his scene wasn't filmed for 3 days meaning he got paid to rest in a motel waiting to be called to the set.

[@tears-of-stone4678]

I don’t know if this exactly counts since he’s still in the movie; Jeremy Brett in My Fair Lady. His vocals for the song, On The Street Where You Live was dubbed over. The director had decided that Brett’s vocals were too mature sounding for his character (whatever the hell that means). Brett was incredibly upset about it.

[@joshuakaplan5476]

That was no way to treat history's greatest on-screen Sherlock Holmes.

[@tears-of-stone4678]

@@joshuakaplan5476 Totally agree. He is my absolute favorite Holmes. I don’t think anyone can compare.

[@RemyJackson]

Tobey McGuire was cut from Empire Records and Seth Green was cut from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie.

[@johnglielmi6428]

Saruman did not die in the Lord Of The rings. Saruman takes over the Shire in The Lord of the Rings through his underling, Lotho Sackville-Baggins. This takeover occurs during the Scouring of the Shire chapters, when the four leading Hobbits return home after destroying the Ring and find that Saruman has enslaved the Hobbits and destroyed much of the Shire. Saruman then industrializes the Shire, causing major changes that many Hobbits resent

[@MrTomuxas666]

Shaylene Woodley The Amazing Spiderman 2

[@Thekenjinator]

In one of his Netflix stand up, Whitehall shows screenshots of him doing fucking press interviews for the movie

[@cpljimmyneutron]

I actually think the book ending for Saruman is better, he actually takes over the Shire and is eventually killed by Samwise of all people. However his death curses the land on which he dies, which is literally the stoop of Bag End.

[@ziggafy]

Rik mayall beimg cut from harry potter was a tragedy

[@zanethomas6865]

Andrew Robinson played a CIA agent in cahoots with crooked military officer played by Michael Ironside in Extreme Prejudice. However, Walter Hill cut all his scenes as it seemed to take the focus away too much from Nick Nolte's Texas Ranger lead.

[@zanethomas6865]

Tracey Ullman had her role in Death Becomes Her cut as she was supposed to help Bruce Willis' character escape. But test audiences hated the original ending and a funnier one was filmed where Goldie and Meryl's body fall apart literally.

[@Elvisbackpack]

No one talks about Dave Bautista's nearly invisible role in so many movies.

[@timschmidt5469]

Rumor has it he was in many, if not all, of the GotG movies, but hidden as easter eggs...

[@BixRibene]

The official line is that Dune Part Two's deleted scenes will remain deleted.

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

I vote for Judy Garland - Valley Of The Dolls.

[@aspookyfox]

Is there a Roth cut of Once Upoin a Time… In Hollywood??

[@hectormartinon3237]

Stephen McKinley Henderson filmed scene for Part Two but was cut out. Confirmed by Villeneuve.

[@majorprofit]

I would say it is one thing to have your scene cut out off the film on other is to film your scene and the find out that they have replace you because you are to famous and here is the actor that replaced you and he says those lines you did.

[@luisrizo8813]

Jim Rash was cut out of both "Minority Report" and "Terminal".

[@aspookyfox]

They really messed up the end of Return of the King.

[@alm2187]

In Futurama, who plays the invisible character who doesn't speak?

[@simonmeadows7961]

John Cage

[@joshpetzoldt6344]

Matt Groening, of course. It's his attempt to show he's just as multi-talented as his protege/rival, Seth Macfarlane.

[@timmoporter3742]

The movies I would refuse to watch would be any movie that even had a rumour of tom cruise, joker, or the bat-freak.

[@derekteague1314]

Thd case against the film studio behind Yesterday was not thrown out it was settled.

[@ashroskell]

Anchorman 2 was better than the first movie. A much bigger hit and funnier in my opinion. Both subjectively and objectively I have to argue with you on that one.

[@chuck__van]

Weird seeing Sean, talking about something other than Trek or Who... though not unwelcome 😊

[@byronkennedy7203]

Anna Paquin X-Men Days of Future Past

[@marlonclark-pp9wg]

her scenes were restored in the Rogue cut version of the film

[@mutantdog.]

Did they really go specifically to see Anna D'Armes or were they just trying make a few quid?

[@michaelhull8813]

Bridesmaids "managable 2 hours"... lol, man its a comedy. I cant stand how long Paul Feigs movies are... they are all over stuffed and looooong. JUST LEAVE PAUL RUDD IN, lol

[@paulcarr5918]

Yesterday was a terrible movie and it would not have made it worse at all to get to see Ana de Armas on the screen.

[@jonathanbranum8976]

LOTR ROTK, you're leaving out an obvious answer to the whole reason of cutting Saruman short--marketing and sales my man, marketing and sales--what better upsell than an extended DVD release explaining/showing Saruman's final moments--sales dude, it's all about the $$$...yeah yeah someone indeed suffered, but storyline, it wasn't required for a theatrical release, fast, action packed, and the lotr Tolkien nerds got something great out of it=more of their time & $$$ spent, on a cash grab!--hehehe ;p suckers, btw that was me too...:( worth it tho as any LOTR FanBoy will tell you, in extended ;p detailsssssss--as tho you're hearing an audio book retelling--hehehe still, LOTR great trilogy, and very much worth it!

[@Eplay_859]

What happened to ellie littlechild

[@paulcarr5918]

She pronounced too many names wrong and finally got axed.

[@aquabuddha]

Oh hey, what's up new guy? Seems like a good addition to the team!

[@paulcarr5918]

lol

[@DLight616]

I fell asleep twice trying to watch dune 1. Still haven't finished it. Soo boring

[@StoffelDilligas]

Don't bother, it took me three attempts, i kept falling asleep. What i took from it? That I definitely will not be watching part two

[@ItsJustCiCi]

Algorithm 👍🏾

[@sethbrundels2433]

Me and Coleman Domingo were cut out "42"

[@michaelelsy2209]

I think they should have won that case. I get sick and tired of trailers that have nothing to do with the movie.

[@luisrizo8813]

01:58; nope; DV is on record for saying deleted scenes don't exist.

[@TheShama3]

I don't love Paul Rudd. Actually, I hate him as an actor.

[@wreckitralph4714]

Oh yea?

[@WhiteKnightProductions123]

Second

[@thewebstylist]

Ana DeArmis was just in too many films, total over exposure and made me ill she was cast to play the iconic American blond bombshell Marilyn Monroe so think her karma caught up to her finally

[@SpamEggSausage]

Christopher Lee was in Return of the King, his death scene was one of the most memorable parts of that movie.

[@Aldragon]

You seem to have missed the entire part where they discussed the theatrical versus extended editions.

[@SpamEggSausage]

@@Aldragon I wrote that before they said it