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Grace Jones - Grace Jones was a Bond girl once, starring in 'A View to a Kill.' The disco legend was invited to cameo a James Bond film, but left the set, reportedly upset that she didn't have a bigger role.
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Emma Thompson - Emma Thompson made headlines for leaving 'Luck,' an animated project produced by Skydance Animation, because of the hiring of John Lasseter.
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Emma Thompson - Lasseter left Pixar earlier this year, and joined Skydance, amid claims of sexual assault. Thompson questioned "hiring someone with Mr Lasseter's pattern of misconduct," and has left the project.
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Leonardo DiCaprio - DiCaprio has almost appeared in many hit films, including 'American Psycho' from 2001. However, it didn't work out.
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Leonardo DiCaprio - The Guardian reported that DiCaprio wasn't happy with the film's direction, handled by Mary Harron (right), so he stepped down. Christian Bale stepped in for the lead role.
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Sylvester Stallone - Sylvester Stallone is the face of hit franchises like 'Rocky' and 'Rambo.' However, he had to step down from 'Beverly Hills Cop.'
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Sylvester Stallone
- Stallone clashed with director Martin Brest (pictured). The actor apparently tried to get the filmmaker to rewrite the script, which was the last straw. Stallone out, Eddie Murphy in.
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James Remar - One week into filming, James Remar (pictured) left James Cameron's film 'Aliens.'
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James Remar - Remar wasn't there for the rehearsal period, and developed creative differences with the director (pictured). It got to be too much, so he left the film, and Michael Biehn stepped in.
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Megan Fox - In films filled with action and special effects, Megan Fox helped bring a human face to the 'Transformers' franchise. However, she didn't quite gel with director Michael Bay.
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Megan Fox - Fox was fired from the third film, after labelling Bay (left) "Adolf Hitler" and a "nightmare." Spielberg wasn't having it, and had Fox fired in no time.
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Janet Hubert - Janet Hubert famously left 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' in 1993. The actress had a high-profile rivalry with lead star, Will Smith.
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Janet Hubert - Hubert was replaced by Daphne Reid. In 2011, Hubert (left) told TMZ that she'd "never do anything with an a**hole like Will Smith (right)."
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Eric Stoltz - It's impossible to imagine 'Back to the Future' without Michael J. Fox. However, the original lead was Eric Stoltz (pictured).
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Eric Stoltz - That said, director Robert Zemeckis (right) wasn't into Stoltz's "comedy sensibilities," as reported by Entertainment Weekly. Stoltz left the film, and Fox (left) stepped in.
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Leonardo DiCaprio… again - DiCaprio (pictured) has abandoned more than one project. He was cast in Mel Gibson's Viking film 'Berserker,' which was never released.
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Leonardo DiCaprio… again - DiCaprio's departure played a big role in the film's "development hell." It's said that the actor left after Gibson (pictured) made headlines, both for racist comments about police officers and threats to his then-girlfriend.
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Kel O'Neill - 'There Will Be Blood' was a hit film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Kel O'Neill (pictured) was originally cast as the conniving Paul Sunday.
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Kel O'Neill - However, O'Neill was apparently intimidated by Daniel Day-Lewis (pictured), who is an intense method actor. Apparently, Kel couldn't take it and left, according to the New York Times.
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John Travolta - In the '90s, John Travolta (pictured) joined the cast of 'The Double,' a film directed by Roman Polanski. However, the actor left the movie, which was never finished.
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John Travolta - Travolta and Polanski (right) clashed on a few character details, and Polanski apparently commissioned rewrites that Travolta wasn't happy with. Lawsuits followed, and the film never made it out.
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Kim Basinger - Kim Basinger was bold in joining the cast of 'Boxing Helena,' a mystery horror which centers on a surgeon who amputates a car crash survivor.
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Kim Basinger - Basinger switched agencies at the time of production, and attempts were made to get director Jennifer Lynch to soften the film's subject matter. Lynch refused, Basinger left, and lawsuits followed.
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Harvey Keitel - Stanley Kubrick is a legendary director, infamous for his strenuous tactics on set. Harvey Keitel (pictured) thought he was up for the task, joining the cast of 'Eyes Wide Shut.'
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Harvey Keitel
- Keitel flew into London to start rehearsals, but Kubrick (pictured) kept delaying the start date. The actor was patient, but eventually left the production in frustration.
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Christian Bale - Christian Bale (pictured) was originally cast as the Apple CEO in 'Steve Jobs,' directed by Danny Boyle. However, the actor eventually left the film.
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Christian Bale - Apparently, the actor had a phone conversation with Laurene Powell Jobs (right), Steve's widow who tried to halt the film's production. He left the film, and details of the conversation remain top secret.
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Ryan Gosling - This A-list actor was originally cast as the father in 'The Lovely Bones.' He put on 60 lbs (27 kg) for the role, but that didn't sit well with the filmmakers.
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Ryan Gosling - Director Peter Jackson (right) didn't see the vision. "We had a different idea of how the character should look," Gosling told the Hollywood Reporter. The actor left, and Mark Wahlberg stepped in.
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Charlie Hunnam - Charlie Hunnam was originally cast as Christian Grey in 'Fifty Shades of Grey.' However, there was just one problem.
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Charlie Hunnam
- Hunnam had already promised his friend, Guillermo Del Toro (right), that he would star in 'Crimson Peak.' The actor kept his word, and Jamie Dornan stepped in as Grey. Also meet the people arrested for offending royalty.
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Grace Jones - Grace Jones was a Bond girl once, starring in 'A View to a Kill.' The disco legend was invited to cameo a James Bond film, but left the set, reportedly upset that she didn't have a bigger role.
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Emma Thompson - Emma Thompson made headlines for leaving 'Luck,' an animated project produced by Skydance Animation, because of the hiring of John Lasseter.
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Emma Thompson - Lasseter left Pixar earlier this year, and joined Skydance, amid claims of sexual assault. Thompson questioned "hiring someone with Mr Lasseter's pattern of misconduct," and has left the project.
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Leonardo DiCaprio - DiCaprio has almost appeared in many hit films, including 'American Psycho' from 2001. However, it didn't work out.
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Leonardo DiCaprio - The Guardian reported that DiCaprio wasn't happy with the film's direction, handled by Mary Harron (right), so he stepped down. Christian Bale stepped in for the lead role.
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Sylvester Stallone - Sylvester Stallone is the face of hit franchises like 'Rocky' and 'Rambo.' However, he had to step down from 'Beverly Hills Cop.'
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Sylvester Stallone
- Stallone clashed with director Martin Brest (pictured). The actor apparently tried to get the filmmaker to rewrite the script, which was the last straw. Stallone out, Eddie Murphy in.
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James Remar - One week into filming, James Remar (pictured) left James Cameron's film 'Aliens.'
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James Remar - Remar wasn't there for the rehearsal period, and developed creative differences with the director (pictured). It got to be too much, so he left the film, and Michael Biehn stepped in.
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Megan Fox - In films filled with action and special effects, Megan Fox helped bring a human face to the 'Transformers' franchise. However, she didn't quite gel with director Michael Bay.
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Megan Fox - Fox was fired from the third film, after labelling Bay (left) "Adolf Hitler" and a "nightmare." Spielberg wasn't having it, and had Fox fired in no time.
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Janet Hubert - Janet Hubert famously left 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' in 1993. The actress had a high-profile rivalry with lead star, Will Smith.
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Janet Hubert - Hubert was replaced by Daphne Reid. In 2011, Hubert (left) told TMZ that she'd "never do anything with an a**hole like Will Smith (right)."
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Eric Stoltz - It's impossible to imagine 'Back to the Future' without Michael J. Fox. However, the original lead was Eric Stoltz (pictured).
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Eric Stoltz - That said, director Robert Zemeckis (right) wasn't into Stoltz's "comedy sensibilities," as reported by Entertainment Weekly. Stoltz left the film, and Fox (left) stepped in.
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Leonardo DiCaprio… again - DiCaprio (pictured) has abandoned more than one project. He was cast in Mel Gibson's Viking film 'Berserker,' which was never released.
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Leonardo DiCaprio… again - DiCaprio's departure played a big role in the film's "development hell." It's said that the actor left after Gibson (pictured) made headlines, both for racist comments about police officers and threats to his then-girlfriend.
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Kel O'Neill - 'There Will Be Blood' was a hit film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Kel O'Neill (pictured) was originally cast as the conniving Paul Sunday.
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Kel O'Neill - However, O'Neill was apparently intimidated by Daniel Day-Lewis (pictured), who is an intense method actor. Apparently, Kel couldn't take it and left, according to the New York Times.
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John Travolta - In the '90s, John Travolta (pictured) joined the cast of 'The Double,' a film directed by Roman Polanski. However, the actor left the movie, which was never finished.
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John Travolta - Travolta and Polanski (right) clashed on a few character details, and Polanski apparently commissioned rewrites that Travolta wasn't happy with. Lawsuits followed, and the film never made it out.
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Kim Basinger - Kim Basinger was bold in joining the cast of 'Boxing Helena,' a mystery horror which centers on a surgeon who amputates a car crash survivor.
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Kim Basinger - Basinger switched agencies at the time of production, and attempts were made to get director Jennifer Lynch to soften the film's subject matter. Lynch refused, Basinger left, and lawsuits followed.
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Harvey Keitel - Stanley Kubrick is a legendary director, infamous for his strenuous tactics on set. Harvey Keitel (pictured) thought he was up for the task, joining the cast of 'Eyes Wide Shut.'
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Harvey Keitel
- Keitel flew into London to start rehearsals, but Kubrick (pictured) kept delaying the start date. The actor was patient, but eventually left the production in frustration.
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Christian Bale - Christian Bale (pictured) was originally cast as the Apple CEO in 'Steve Jobs,' directed by Danny Boyle. However, the actor eventually left the film.
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Christian Bale - Apparently, the actor had a phone conversation with Laurene Powell Jobs (right), Steve's widow who tried to halt the film's production. He left the film, and details of the conversation remain top secret.
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Ryan Gosling - This A-list actor was originally cast as the father in 'The Lovely Bones.' He put on 60 lbs (27 kg) for the role, but that didn't sit well with the filmmakers.
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Ryan Gosling - Director Peter Jackson (right) didn't see the vision. "We had a different idea of how the character should look," Gosling told the Hollywood Reporter. The actor left, and Mark Wahlberg stepped in.
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Charlie Hunnam - Charlie Hunnam was originally cast as Christian Grey in 'Fifty Shades of Grey.' However, there was just one problem.
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Charlie Hunnam
- Hunnam had already promised his friend, Guillermo Del Toro (right), that he would star in 'Crimson Peak.' The actor kept his word, and Jamie Dornan stepped in as Grey. Also meet the people arrested for offending royalty.
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Ken Jeong walks off set when Rudy Giuliani is revealed as contestant on 'The Masked Singer'
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Showbiz can be shady, rife with feuds, arguments, and insurmountable differences. It's true, not every star can get along in Hollywood, and many celebs actually end up abandoning their projects due to the strife. Just ask Grace Jones, who reportedly walked off the set of a James Bond production because her role was too small.
The hit competition show 'The Masked Singer' is usually pretty happy-go-lucky, but the episode released on April 20 ended with some uncharacteristic drama. When the panel and audience voted to unmask the Space Bunny, they were shocked to see that the celebrity beneath the costume was none other than the disgraced ex-lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. Once the Mayor of New York, Giuliani became Donald Trump's lawyer during his presidency and was eventually suspended from practicing law for making false claims about the 2020 elections. The panel of judges, which included Nicole and Jenny McCarthy, expressed their shock and surprise, but Ken Jeong simply stood stony-faced with his arms folded. "With all of the controversy that's surrounding you right now, I think it surprises us all that you're here on The Masked Singer," said host Nick Cannon.
Giuliani began performing a song after a short interview with Cannon. Scherzinger and McCarthy watched and danced while he sang, but Jeong simply said "I'm done" and walked off set.
Click on for more inside stories from the industry, and meet the celebs who abandoned projects.
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