Actors Who Got Fired in the Middle of Filming, #1 Is Unforgivable

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[@lynn69jackson]

Michael J Fox was actually offered the role first, but filming schedules for family ties meant he had to turn it down. When it became obvious that stoltz didn't have the right chemistry or comedic aptitude required for the role. MJF worked his butt off to make it work, and the rest is history.

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Only AI would say Romeo Plus Juilet 🙄

[@Jane413]

I was thinking the same thing. All the mispronounciations and wrong emphasis made me think there was a computer.

[@rodl2891]

poor AI narration, bad writing

[@andree2363]

You SERIOUSLY need to rethink the background music for such a long vid. That bass violin's relentless few music notes as a constant for over half an hour was painful.

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This music serves as a stark reminder that viewer experience can severely be impacted by the choice of music.

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Rethink.... its AI

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The music for this is irritating. You would have been better to produce this with no music in the background.

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​@@FactsVerse He didn't say he loved the video...

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My thoughts exactly, it's also hard to hear some of the commentary and interview clips as the music's too loud.

[@terrydavenport48]

You have a great proliferation of what I would call similes in the way you talk Faster than a Hollywood marriage higher than raised eyebrows on a cartoon character... you need to stop that silly bulshit

[@georgeharris6851]

You forgot a major o e from old Hollywood. Buddy Ebsen had to be replaced as the Tin Man, because the make-up almost literally killed him.

[@SteveBueche1027]

Leo would have no problem with her age difference now 😂

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[@occheermommy]

I was thinking the same thing

[@jeffwenberg4321]

A 7 year age difference isn't big enough for Leo.

[@seancallaway5204]

@@FactsVerse Jesus, even the comments are written by AI?

[@alfredhernandez9799]

Only if she was still 14 years old. LOL

[@moniquejones2202]

Romeo Plus Juliet. I think William Shakespeare would have something to say about that 😐

[@owie4070]

😂

[@seanbohan9491]

Eric Stolz also said after seeing the film that Zemekis made the right choice by replacing him with Fox.,

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[@timmellor2599]

You’ve got to admit that Stolz looked more like his screen father than Fox. However, Fox’s delivery of Marty McFly is essential for the film as a whole. He even managed to squeeze three films out of it.

[@maximusaugustus6823]

The music is too loud with heavy bass, can't hear that much.

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[@coolkidscarclub]

I think it's fine.

[@zplapplap]

Keep the walking bass line.

[@JenniferNefdt-tm5cv]

Background noise is so annoying

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​@@FactsVerseI hardly noticed it till I read this bloody comment! Lol 🤯

[@user-Mike8290]

This underscores how highlighted this video is

[@Epoxinator]

I personally felt Don Cheadle was far better in the role than Terrance Howard. Howard is a fine actor but I didn't think his interpretation in the role worked as well as Cheadle's.

[@occheermommy]

Completely agree

[@Redmenace96]

The part that strikes me funny is that you can hire Don Cheadle for less than Terrance Howard? REally? That is hard to believe.

[@occheermommy]

@@Redmenace96 oh i think they paid him more than they had offered Howard. I think they lowballed him to get him out. He was problematic according to rumors.

[@editek5992]

I never understood why TH thought he was expecting such a raise by playing a secondary character...was RDJr the cause? Maybe, but indirectly...the movie became such a hit and being the main character it is logical he would get a huge raise so logically the producers were going to want to "minimize" the financial burden by refusing a secondary actor demanding such a big raise.

[@occheermommy]

@@editek5992 yes you are right that he shouldn’t have expected a big raise since he wasn’t the star but he probably should have gotten some raise. From the stories I have heard, which are rumors, he was a jerk on set and in general and they really wanted to be shot of him, so they offered him a low rate and hoped he would quit. He basically said he was insulted and quit which is why they hired Don Cheadle. IDK if they gave him more than they offered Howard or not. I just saw a preview a month or so ago for a movie on I think Peacock that they are both in. I was surprised that they would work together after this. I would have loved to be a fly on that wall during filming.

[@CyndisKrist]

The Ryan Gosling thing reminded me of William Conrad and Gunsmoke. I heard he was Matt Dillon when the show was on radio. However, when the show was slated for TV, they told him he was too fat to be a leading man, and hired James Arness instead. I imagine that felt like a slap in the face to Mr. Conrad

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[@shaynewheeler9249]

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[@zephyer-gp1ju]

Not sure of the order of it happening but, the role was offered to John Wayne. He really didn't want to do TV and he recommended Arness.

[@randallmartin6992]

Actually the Ryan Gosling weight could have worked in an interesting way if it had been planned from the start, showing weight change caused by stress of losing his daughter.

[@cathydillehay8061]

That background music is horrible. It should be quiet or something entirely different.

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Nice video

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Actor

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

Who's Harvey Kite-all?

[@Billicyhot]

Was he in Romeo Plus Juliet?

[@kimcham9949]

'Harvey Keitel' - American actor

[@hivdetective7229]

Hahahahaha ​@@kimcham9949

[@davidthomas5562]

Unfortunately with King/Majors I would believe their reasoning more if they had cut out Ezra Miller and Amber Heard.

[@occheermommy]

Except those are different studios. One is Disney/marvel and the other is WB/DC

[@davidthomas5562]

@@occheermommy True, very true

[@ojmcclanahan689]

Sean Young was such a babe back in the day, but she seemed a little unbalanced, lol.

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[@Rikolus8383]

She was attractive. But I thoroughly agree that Glenne Headley was a much better choice for Tess. I'm shocked Sean was even considered as she is just not that type character.

[@ojmcclanahan689]

@@Rikolus8383 Very attractive. Sean just had particular quality that I adore. Sean Young, Jennifer Connelly, Wynona Ryder, Anne Hathaway, Daisy Edgar-Jones. My lord, lol... I was never a fan of Dick Tracy, so I couldn't really speak on who was a better choice for what role. I will say this though. Michelle Pfeiffer was incredible as Catwoman in Batman Returns, but Sean Young would have been a better fit from a psychical appearance standpoint. Give 1992 Sean Young the short hair cut and she would look exactly like comic book Selina Kyle.

[@keithabney4665]

while Sean Young was working on 'Wall Street' co-star Charlie Sheen discreetly attached a post-it note to her back that read "i am the biggest c*nt in the world" cast and crew said nothing - speaks volumes

[@potterj09]

Terence doesn't need Ironman, he has the wheel of life.

[@belizabu]

I’ve always felt Majors got a bad deal, the video should have cleared him. A man doing what she did would have gotten in way more trouble.

[@occheermommy]

The video did just what it was meant to do then. The videos were released by his lawyers to sway public opinion to his side. The jury made the decision based on the nuances of the law. Sometimes it isnt black and white (no pun intended there). The law has many grey areas and juries are supposed to be educated on these during the process so they know what to look for. Based on this I have to agree with the jury. I am not saying she was pure victim. I think she was to blame in some of the situations but I also think he did things he shouldn’t have.

[@AllenDePriest]

I wish you were invest in a better AI that knows how to pronounce names. Kong? Its pronounced Kang. Romeo plus Juliet? I have our time watching your videos because your AI is so bad at pronunciation.

[@jeromemanoharan7427]

Never trust AI, sometimes it can be fatal.

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[@occheermommy]

Yeah it is Keitel (Kai=tell) not Kai-Tall

[@garypasquill2355]

De caprio being older than his younger co star,art imitating life

[@DonnieMulligan]

Good content, nice narration, but the Bass background track is quite annoying. Listen to the video through headphones to maximize the annoying repetitive droning. There are a lot better copyright free choices out there.

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[@TheTribalgame]

#20 leo wouldn't have minded

[@LyndaMarie929]

Kind of funny how Stallone couldn’t get along with at least two co-stars. Maybe he’s the problem

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[@martinboyle9163]

So it seems that "creative differences" is just a euphemism for "didn't put out on the casting couch."

[@OldMan854]

Megan was MUCH more attractive in the first movie than after she started changing herself.

[@leesheppard6043]

Judy was kept waiting for hours and was furnished wine all day. By the time she was called, she was loopy. However, one year later, she debuted on the concert stage, wearing the same dress made for her film audition that went south. I'd say Judy won.

[@stephenlayland2889]

The single focus of the press coverage of the Jabbari/Majors incident left me feeling that Majors was the victim of a double standard. To me, it looked as though Jabbari was the provocateur in the encounter, rabid with jealousy.

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[@occheermommy]

The jury felt otherwise. As we are not fully aware of all evidence in the case and your thoughts are based on what his lawyers released to the media to make him look innocent, we should go with what the jury decided. Im not trying to be rude, I just have watched stuff with the case from the beginning and I know the video evidence is difficult to read. When people are on juries they are told but the judge and the lawyers what they should be looking at particularly and the nuances of the law. There are many nuances of the law that I believe caused the decision. I do think she was drunk and did stupid shit but when he picked her up and put her back into the car, that is illegal because it is stopping her free will, you dont have the right to stop someone from going where they want but pushing or moving or holding them in place unless it is for their own safety like if they were walking into traffic. The cars around her were stopped, so he had no reason to put her back into the car. It is stuff like this that we as citizens may not know but the judge and lawyers have to spell out to the jury. I am not saying you are wrong about her attitude, just that there are nuances to the law and the jury probably got it correct based on those.

[@stephenlayland2889]

@@occheermommy G's, lady. "Nuance"? All right. I've said this before. We teach our children rules that they may grow to live under law. We teach our children fairness that they may grow to live under justice. But rules are not law, fairness is not justice and we are not children. The law is often wrong. Never mind that access to the legal system is, more than ever, "How much justice can you afford?" Never mind that justice is a different standard from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Never mind the legalized rapacity of the divorce courts, tax courts and asset seizure. Just look at all of the outdated junk that clots the law. Politicians constantly promise and brag about "new laws". In the meantime, LA can't build economical housing. San Francisco can't build even kiosks to spare the homeless from having to drop deuces in the street. The law needs more constant gardeners and fewer builders of the Tower of Babel. And maybe one less career sacrificed to the chorus of squealing wheels on the courthouse steps.

[@occheermommy]

@@stephenlayland2889 while I do mot disagree with you in that we need better solutions for the citizens of our country, and some laws are outdated and just plain wrong, I do think in this case it is a just law. If you stop someone from leaving a situation, what is to stop you from holding them back so you can hurt them in some way. The law is there for a reason. He broke that law. And as far as your “how much justice can you afford?” Comment, he actually would have been in a far better place to pay for better attorneys than her. She is a choreographer or makeup artist I believe. He was an up and coming star that had just appeared in 2 huge movies. (Ant Man and Creed2). He was making a lot of money and had a nice penthouse apartment to go with it. The bottom line is he was found guilty and should have been, regardless of what you think she did wrong. Abuse has a lot of psychological issues involved and it’s not uncommon for victims of abuse to chase after their abuser later, or bail them out of jail. It is a cycle of abuse. Her chasing him doesnt absolve him of his crimes.

[@jeffthompson9622]

Don Cheadle is an excellent actor, but I was bothered by his appearance as Rhodey after Terrance Howard's portrayal in the MCU. That wasn't my only problem with the "Iron Man 2."

[@CestMoi-d1u]

WB finally set the record straight. They stated that they weren't happy with Terrence Howard, so they low-balled him to get him to walk.

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[@r.g.c.3897]

Sean Young ended her career with a string of unhinged behavior toward directors like claiming to have parts she even tested for and stalking them to repeated arrests for violent behavior like attacking people in bars with a knife. She may have been beautiful in her youth but she was also very unstable and entitled.

[@lisakaufman7366]

Don Chedle is 100 times better than Howard 3:56 rd,

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Thomas G. Waites: The Warriors; Kelly Emberg: Weird Science.

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[@robpolaris7272]

That Disney guy is crazy! I could listen to Holly Hunter all day! Anybody who thinks guys would rather listen to or watch a guy over a beautiful women with a lovely voice is only expressing his personal views.

[@emsleywyatt3400]

Keitel wasn't exactly replaced in "Saturn 3" but the entirety of his dialog was overdubbed by Roy Dotrice. He was a relative unknown then, but now it is rather disconcerting to hear that voice coming from that face. He also either quit or was fired from "Eyes Wide Shut". Supposedly for, shall we say, losing control during a nude scene.

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[@jomc6734]

Obviously AI played a role here. First, it's Romeo AND Juliet. AND, not plus. I'm not sure why you showed a photo of Bernard Hill instead of Stuart Townsend when you introduced that segment. Also, there are many stories that Townsend wasn't interested in training and rehearsing.

[@ralphalbi6831]

Computer generated voice pronounce words literally. “$1.00” would be pronounced “dollar one”.

[@debbiemcnamara7059]

Yes, I really wanted to see Kevin Spacy in All The Money in the World!

[@normanstewart7130]

I know Romeo And Juliet, but Romeo Plus Juliet is new to me. Who wrote it?

[@kimcham9949]

The author A.I. 🤭🤭🤭

[@aVerveQuest]

Although it's hard to envision anyone as Marty McFly other than Michael j Foxx, Stolt was a great actor and I could see him doing Justice to the role, hard as it is to picture

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[@donnikubbitz2146]

But the optics of the kirsten dunst kissing brad pitt on the mouth in the vampire movie when she was 9 was just fine, huh?

[@valmarsiglia]

An adaptation of "Romeo plus Juliet"? No, it's an adaptation of Romeo _and_ Juliet.

[@valmarsiglia]

Next do a feature called "Voice Actors Who Lost Work Because of AI Narration."

[@JeffSmith-pl2pj]

The worst was Kevin Spacey being cut out of the final season of house of cards. They should have just canceled it. The executives decide to ruin the show and then sue Spacey for their own stupid decision.. and they win the lawsuit. I don't see why he lost. He would have done the last season. They fire him and then sue him for their own stupidity, Crazy world.

[@chariotdrvr14]

One wonders how one becomes a studio executive. Some of the reasoning expressed by the studio heads for some of the dumbest decisions just boggles the mind.

[@bethclark9319]

I appreciate the effort that went into creating the video, but I found it difficult to watch to the end. The music and the writing distracted me, and the AI's delivery of the script wasn't as smooth as I expected. Thank you for understanding.

[@robpolaris7272]

“A 14 year old Juliet is too young” Maybe they should actually read Shakespeare.

[@patrickgamble9014]

I can’t comment about the actress replacement in Her but I wonder if oft3n the decisions are more to do with having a well established 5 star actress to the project or a relative unknown and this all relates to marketing as well

[@ohsfer11820]

I love Claire Danez in Romeo and Juliet❤

[@Bigboss_-ze6fb]

Kind of messed up to let Townsend know last minute of the changes, but I cant see anyone else playing aragorn other than Viggo

[@charlescoleman5509]

Hmmmm…..no mention of Kirk Douglas being replaced by Richard Crenna in “Rambo: First Blood”?!

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[@peaksurferalbert]

Failing to note Kevin Spacey's eventual exoneration after telling how Ridley Scott reshot Getty based solely on false accusations was a serious insult to the actor and the profession.

[@brinta2868]

You can't blame the makers of the movie. Hundreds, maybe thousands of people are involved in making a movie. You can't risk a film to bomb because of a controversial (possibly guilty as far as they knew) lead actor. It could cost people's jobs. Example (but no scandal involved): Carolco Pictures came to and end after Cutthroat Island.

[@michaelcarbone6101]

Outro?

[@dennissinned6299]

Dennis Hopper in Waterworld " Don't just stand there...KILL SOMETHING"

[@poweruserx123]

You showed several shots of the late Olivia Hussey and not Natalie Portman. Hussey was in the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet.

[@hankvarrichio5484]

I'm a Bass player and even I couldn't stand a half hour Bass solo. 😖

[@Observer111]

Romeo plus Juliet???😂😂😂😂

[@scott33761]

Richard Gear was cut out of The Big Chill.

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[@emsleywyatt3400]

Sure it wasn't Kevin Costner (as the dead guy)?

[@valmarsiglia]

The rumor is that Stallone started the Richard Gere gerbil story.

[@jeffwenberg4321]

Jonathan Majors character choices for Loki are enough of a reason for him to be let go from the MCU. Terrible!

[@paulbromley6687]

So did Samantha Morton get paid as she had done the work, surely you can’t renege on a deal once the actor has fulfilled her contract.

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[@Sethmotley]

Megan Fox reconciled with some lip action. 👄💋

[@kcindc5539]

Ugh this godawful AI narration. I mean really.. “Romeo PLUS Juliet”?? No human would call it that. AI narration = automatic blocking

[@chateauBoudreau]

Are there any non-AI videos left?

[@Estolcles]

Teach the AI to pronounce Harvey Keitel's name right. And the chapter breaks are all over the damn place.

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[@akfreed6949]

Actually , Natalie Portman was too old for Leonardo at that time .

[@gabrielwallace8215]

And yet nobody wants TERRENCE HOWARD isn't doing much anymore.

[@jackhynes7268]

What about Tom Waites who played the character Fox from the Warriors he was fired midway through the movie because he did not get along well with the director Walter Hill so Hill decided to cut him off the movie and have him killed, which is character gets tackled by a cop and gets thrown in front of a moving train after his character was killed off the actor demand his name to be removed from the credits

[@alanrobinson4318]

Lmao, how times change. Disney and Snow White, with an actress that sh¡ts all over the storyline and STILL is in it.

[@kevinthompson2111]

Yes 17 older and more mature than 14😅

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[@michaeltelson9798]

There is also Gig Young who was slated to play the “Jim” in Blazing Saddles. He showed up too drunk to play the role that Gene Wilder took over. Young was known for his alcoholic tendencies.

[@browniewin4121]

Every time Harvey Keitel's name was mispronounced it bugged the hell out of me, then the last few times it was gotten right.

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[@nemo-i1e]

As Ricky Gervais kept repeating when he hosted the golden globe awards. I don't care, don't care ! I never cared !

[@kimcham9949]

👍🏾 Seems about right. The ones who care the least, get/keep the "good" jobs.

[@thefamouspeopleus]

Don Cheadle did a great job, but it's hard not to wonder what could have been.

[@JakeTwoCrows]

Can't watch this with that bloody annoying music playing.

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[@patriciafeehan7732]

Kevin Spacey’s name was cleared.

[@daydreamer8662]

Warren Beatty doing Harvey Weinstein things? As Carly Simon once said, "You're So Vain"

[@randallmartin6992]

Young was nuts she stalked Tim Burton over Cat Woman in Batman Returns.

[@True_Canuck_1]

It's Romeo AND Juliet.

[@williamroberts6803]

Terrance was such a better actor than his replacement. Would have been such a better sequel.

[@kevingiven3463]

The music in this is irritating.

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[@RussellBrantzeg]

Chicken Little was unwatchable. Holly Hunter should be grateful she was fired.

[@tomcooper6108]

Word is Terrence got the boot from IM2 because of his weirdness. Nobody wanted to be around this dude. Watch some of his science videos....he's fuqqing nuts.

[@babayaga6615]

How did Terrence Howard help Robert Downey get the Ironman job? did he give him a ride to the studio?

[@nikambrosius4851]

Terrance is a liar he wanted RDJ to jeopardize his spot due to greed.

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[@nikambrosius4851]

@ not my schtick I only know the Terrance once cause he’s still salty. That RDJ didn’t jeopardize his standing after people went to bat for him. And sold Terrance saw was dollar signs. Good riddance to him. RDJ deserved a better friend.

[@user-Mike8290]

#1 has really got to hurt. He was scheduled for super stardom but couldn't keep his hands to himself.

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

yet they still keep aquaman after he fondled his daughter at a photo shoot and she slapped his hand away and scows at him..

[@laurakane2252]

Someone was called a Nazi because they fired someone they didn't think fit the character they were going for? Yikes. Good luck all haha

[@valmarsiglia]

Who's Harvey KYE-dle? It's "kye-TELL."

[@hippomancy]

Keitel was great if you needed a permanent New York accent...

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[@paulbromley6687]

Never watched Iron man, I can’t say Hollywood comes across as a moral pal pec it’s all just a bit crap.

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[@larrymead151]

Howard didn't get it through his head he wasn't the star of the movie.

[@henrikechers9995]

Romeo + Juliet - funny

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[@jackbarnhill9354]

Funny. I never got Majors in the MCU.

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[@thecheetoman64]

That was 33 minutes to long listening to that god awful jazz bass 😖

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[@fredgeorge2340]

computer voice

[@occheermommy]

Cheadle makes a far better Rhodes than Howard. If rumors are to be believed he was a bit of a diva and was basically pushed out via the money offered to him. IDK if it’s true but thats what the rumor mill says. In the end it was a better casting.