{"id":1948459,"date":"2025-08-08T04:02:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T04:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1948459"},"modified":"2025-08-08T04:02:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T04:02:31","slug":"17-actors-who-got-cut-from-huge-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/17-actors-who-got-cut-from-huge-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Actors Who Got Cut From Huge Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>17 Actors Who Got Cut From Huge Movies<\/p>\n<div id=\"__next\" data-reactroot=\"\">\n<div class=\"DestinationWrapper_buzzfeed__LdORv\">\n<div class=\"post_article__U0mpv post_default__QLsRf post_buzzfeed__G3TlM embed-post\">\n<div class=\"post_content__w3pdf\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"&#10;        buzz--list&#10;        buzz--TVAndMovies&#10;        subbuzzes-wrapper&#10;        subbuzzes--buzzfeed&#10;      \">\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-0&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Back in 2018, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/claratsacwang\/hottest-asian-men-in-hollywood\">Manny Jacinto<\/a> was one of the many actors <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2018\/09\/top-gun-maverick-manny-jacinto-joins-cast-nbc-the-good-place-1202472606\/\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> to join the cast of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/hrb441\/top-gun-maverick-character-quiz\"><i>Top Gun: Maverick<\/i><\/a>. He&#8217;d be playing a pilot named Fritz, but when the movie came out, Manny&#8217;s character didn&#8217;t have a single line and can only be seen in the background behind the other actors.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-1&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kaylayandoli\/famous-women-filming-sex-scenes\">Angela Bassett<\/a> was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tdc_wJZZsB8\" target=\"_blank\">supposed<\/a> to play Jasmine (Brad Pitt&#8217;s character&#8217;s boss) in <i>Mr. and Mrs. Smith.<\/i> All the scenes she was physically in ended up getting cut, though her voice can still be heard in the movie.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-3&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Katherine Langford originally <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/noradominick\/avengers-endgame-katherine-langford-deleted-scene\">appeared<\/a> in <i>Avengers: Endgame<\/i> as an older version of Tony Stark&#8217;s daughter, but the scene was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/avengers-endgame-katherine-langford-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">cut<\/a> because the Russo brothers didn&#8217;t think it made sense with the ending of the movie.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-4&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Harry Shum Jr. played Charlie Wu in <i>Crazy Rich Asians \u2014<\/i> he&#8217;s even sixth billed in the credits \u2014 but he only appears during a mid-credits scene. Ultimately, Harry&#8217;s character was cut from the movie because director John M. Chu felt like there wasn&#8217;t enough room to expand on his arc.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-5&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"skincare\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">While KiKi Layne&#8217;s <i>Don&#8217;t Worry Darling<\/i> character was the catalyst for Florence Pugh&#8217;s character&#8217;s suspicions, she shared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ci8AgFHJLxC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=caf30774-a3d5-46f6-9937-d053bfe44886\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> that almost all of her scenes were cut from the movie. Kiki said that she and her onscreen husband (and offscreen significant other) Ari&#8217;el Stachel were cut &#8220;from most of the movie&#8221; but are &#8220;thriving in real life.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-6&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Ana de Armas was originally cast as Roxanne in the movie <i>Yesterday<\/i>, and she even appears in one of the movie&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6uqvgPm8U4c\" target=\"_blank\">trailers<\/a>, but by the time the movie came out, her character was entirely cut. Fans were so upset that they were misled, they sued Universal for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/12\/ana-de-armas-yesterday-trailer-lawsuit-universal-1235204834\/\" target=\"_blank\">false advertising<\/a>. The lawsuit claimed \u201cDefendant\u2019s advertising and promotion of the movie<i> Yesterday <\/i>is false, misleading, and deceptive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-7&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">8.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet was cast as Matthew McConaughey&#8217;s son in <i>Interstellar<\/i>, but most of his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2018\/12\/timothee-chalamet-interstellar-disappointment-wept-for-an-hour-1202025502\/\" target=\"_blank\">scenes<\/a> were cut, and an older version of the character (played by Casey Affleck) was a bigger focus. Timoth\u00e9e said he <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2018\/film\/news\/timothee-chalamet-emma-stone-rejections-actors-on-actors-1203078910\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;wept for an hour&#8221;<\/a> after seeing the movie because he didn&#8217;t expect his part to be as small as it ended up being.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-8&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Amy Poehler originally played a small role in <i>Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,<\/i> but was cut out of the final movie. She said she wasn&#8217;t even <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/parks-and-recreation-star-amy-poehler-discusses-a-872487\" target=\"_blank\">surprised<\/a> about being cut: &#8220;I was a young gal, hadn&#8217;t even gotten my teeth fixed, and I played a bank teller that Maya Rudolph and her gang robbed. Even back then, I was like, &#8216;This movie is so long, I&#8217;m never going to make it in this.'&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-9&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Robert Pattinson played the son of Reese Witherspoon&#8217;s character in <i>Vanity Fair,<\/i> but he didn&#8217;t find out until a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/robert-pattinson-twilight-casting-w-magazine-interview\" target=\"_blank\">screening<\/a> of the movie that his role had been cut entirely. &#8220;The casting director&#8230;felt so guilty&#8230;that she gave me first run at the part in <i>Harry Potter<\/i>, so I was quite glad I got cut, in the end,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-10&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">11.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Harrison Ford originally made a cameo in <i>E.T.<\/i> where he played Elliott&#8217;s principal. At the time, he was dating one of the movie&#8217;s screenwriters and had just wrapped <i>Indiana Jones<\/i> with Steven Spielberg a year prior, so it felt like a perfect fit. However, the scene was cut because it didn&#8217;t go along with the rest of the movie, and Harrison was a bit of a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/2017\/03\/30\/e-t-harrison-ford-deleted-cameo-untold-story\/\" target=\"_blank\">distraction<\/a> from everything else going on.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-11&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">12.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Andy Garc\u00eda was brought in to play Michelle Pfeiffer&#8217;s love interest in <i>Dangerous Minds<\/i>, and even he didn&#8217;t feel like his character was necessary, so he wasn&#8217;t <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/163909\/Garcia-talked-himself-out-of-playing-Pfeiffer-s-husband\" target=\"_blank\">surprised<\/a> when his role was edited out of the movie.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-12&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">13.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Paul Rudd was originally in <i>Bridesmaids<\/i> and played one of Kristen Wiig&#8217;s blind dates. But due to time constraints, director Paul Feig didn&#8217;t want to introduce another love interest for her character. \u201cThere is always that terrible moment when you have to kill your babies,\u201d he <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/2017\/04\/03\/bridesmaids-paul-rudd-deleted-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-13&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">14.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Ellen Pompeo was cast in <i>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<\/i> as Jim Carrey&#8217;s character&#8217;s ex-girlfriend. She ended up filming all her scenes for the movie but was cut entirely and only mentioned by the other actors. Director Michel Gondry and editor Vald\u00eds \u00d3skarsd\u00f3ttir explained that they <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AZUgyjKr5i8\" target=\"_blank\">removed<\/a> Ellen&#8217;s character because her inclusion changed how the audience would perceive Jim&#8217;s character.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-14&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">15.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Kristen Wiig originally had a few <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/4Q2NmNenciPRGdYWKtXZYd?si=6c4ad23b307d42b8\" target=\"_blank\">scenes<\/a> in <i>Forgetting Sarah Marshall<\/i> but ended up being cut out of the movie. She played a yoga instructor who falls for Russell Brand&#8217;s character.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-15&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Dax Shepard was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/4Q2NmNenciPRGdYWKtXZYd?si=6c4ad23b307d42b8\" target=\"_blank\">supposed<\/a> to be in the movie <i>Knocked Up<\/i>. He said that his character was on a red carpet getting interviewed, but his scenes didn&#8217;t make it into the final movie. On his podcast, <i>Armchair Expert<\/i>, he explained that he does, in fact, still get residuals from the movie.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image&#10;  subbuzz-index-16&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">17.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">And finally, Uma Thurman was cast to play Blake Lively&#8217;s character&#8217;s mom in the movie <i>Savages<\/i>, but she ended up being cut from the film entirely.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-text&#10;  subbuzz-index-17&#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  &#10;  \" data-module=\"subbuzz-text\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Did any of these shock you? Let us know in the comments. And be sure to send this to all your movie obsessed pals!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.buzzfeed.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>17 Actors Who Got Cut From Huge Movies 1. Back in 2018, Manny Jacinto was one of the many actors announced to join the cast of Top Gun: Maverick. He&#8217;d be playing a pilot named Fritz, but when the movie came out, Manny&#8217;s character didn&#8217;t have a single line and can only be seen in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1948460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[239358,91165,239547,21912],"class_list":["post-1948459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-dib-celebs","tag-evergreen","tag-geekyfb","tag-movies"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/17-Actors-Who-Got-Cut-From-Huge-Movies.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1948459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1948460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1948459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1948459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1948459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}