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Leonardo DiCaprio
- Leo DiCaprio was cut from the one scene he had in the 1992 movie 'Poison Ivy,' starring Drew Barrymore.
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Harrison Ford - The actor filmed a cameo for 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,' but the scene didn't make it to the final cut.
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Uma Thurman
- The actress played Blake Lively's character's mom in Oliver Stone's 'Savages.' Unfortunately, her scenes were axed.
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Christopher Lee
- The late British actor's scenes were edited out of 'Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.' Sir Christopher Lee did not hide the fact that he was shocked, and he didn't even attend the premiere.
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Andy García
- The actor was supposed to be Michelle Pfeiffer's character's husband in 'Dangerous Minds.' In the end, he was left out of the movie completely.
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Robert Pattinson - Pattinson was cast as Reese Witherspoon's son in 2004's 'Vanity Fair.' He never made it past the editing room.
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Kevin Spacey - Following the actor's sexual assault allegations, his role was cut from 'All the Money in the World' and replaced by Christopher Plummer.
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Ellen Pompeo
- The actress worked in a number of scenes with Jim Carrey in 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.' Unfortunately, we never got to see them.
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Ashley Judd
- We'd have loved to see the actress playing a sorority girl in 'Natural Born Killers,' but unfortunately her scenes were cut from the movie.
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Paul Rudd
- Paul Rudd was supposed to be in 'Bridesmaids,' but he's in this gallery instead.
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Viggo Mortensen - It was not until he attended the premiere of 'The Purple Rose in Cairo' in 1985, that the actor found out his scene didn't make the movie.
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James Gandolfini - The late actor was cast to play a love interest to Sandra Bullock's character in 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.'
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Kevin Costner
- There's a reason why you can't spot the actor in 'The Big Chill,' though he does appear in his character's funeral.
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Liv Tyler
- We would have loved to see the actress in 'Everyone Says I Love You,' but her scenes never made it through post-production.
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Tobey Maguire - The reason why he was cut out of 'Life of Pi?' He was too famous, apparently. Rafe Spall took his place when they re-shot Maguire's scenes.
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Angela Bassett - The actress played Brad Pitt's boss in 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith.' While you can't see her in the final version of the movie, you can still hear her voice!
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Tim Roth - The actor shot some scenes as Jay Sebring's butler in Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon A Time In...Hollywood,' but his performance was axed from the final version.
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Eric Stoltz
- The actor was originally cast to play Marty McFly in 'Back to the Future,' and even shot a few scenes, before being replaced by Michael J. Fox as the protagonist.
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Mickey Rourke - Terrence Malick's 1998 war movie 'The Red Thin Line' was heavily cut in post-production, with stars such as George Clooney seeing their roles reduced. Mickey Rourke however, had all his scenes completely cut out.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar - "Buffy" played a student in the 1988 comedy 'Funny Farm' starring Chevy Chase. But her scenes were left out of the final cut.
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Jena Malone - The actress was left out of the 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' final theatrical cut. However, you can still catch her on an extended release of the movie.
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Maya Rudolph - Both Rudolph and Amy Poehler were cut out of 'Anchorman' after negative feedback from test audiences.
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Ricky Gervais - The British comedian joined Billy Crystal, Rob Corddry, and Danny Trejo, in getting cut out of 'The Muppets' in 2011.
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Michelle Monaghan
- Monaghan's scenes in 'Syriana' didn't make it past post-production. But she's no stranger to having her roles heavily cut short. The actress had also experienced this in 'Dangerous Liaisons' and 'The Bourne Supremacy.'
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La Toya Jackson
- La Toya Jackson was supposed to star in Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Bruno.' But following the death of La Toya's brother, Michael Jackson, the production company decided to cut out the scenes.
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Mick Jagger - In 1982, The Rolling Stones front man was supposed to play one of the main characters in 'Fitzcarraldo.' But he couldn't balance filming with his band's tour schedule, so his scenes ended up being completely cut out.
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Katherine Langford
- The actress filmed a scene in 'Avengers: Endgame' where she played Robert Downey Jr.'s grown-up daughter, but test audiences didn't like it, so the scene was cut.
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Matthew Fox - The 'Lost' star landed a supposedly major role in 'World War Z,' but it was substantially reduced: he only appears briefly in the beginning of the movie.
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Sienna Miller - The actress played Whitey Bulger's (played by Johnny Depp) girlfriend, in 'Black Mass,' but her role never made it to the final version.
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Rachel Weisz
- Rachel Weisz was not the only actress to be cut from the final version of 'To The Wonder.' Michael Sheen, Amanda Peet, and Jessica Chastain were also cut.
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Shailene Woodley
- The actress was supposed to play Spider-Man's love interest Mary Jane Watson in 'The Amazing Spider Man 2.' Sources: (Men's Health) (Ranker) (BuzzFeed) See also: Actors who were forced to play roles against their will
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Actors who've been cut out of movies in post-production
Their scenes never made it to the final cut
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Many actors were cast for movies and shot scenes that ended up being axed from the film's final version. It might have been because their characters and/or plot didn't make much sense in the editing process, or because test audiences didn't like their particular character, or even sometimes because of a lack of time. Whatever the reason was, the truth is that there are many actors who were left out of film's final theatrical releases.
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