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Whenever I get super into a TV show or movie, it becomes so hard for me to imagine anyone else playing my favorite roles. I mean, playing Angela in My So-Called Life pretty much made Claire Danes’ career, right? Who else could portray an angsty redhead obsessed with Jordan Catalano? Certainly not Alicia Silverstone? That’s insane! Alicia Silverstone is practically the opposite of Angela because she is Cher in Clueless! Rich, popular, and always nosing into other people’s business–nothing like Angela. OK so maybe actresses CAN play other roles (in some crazy alternate universe).
It is their job to embody all kinds of personalities, after all. So here is our roundup of all the could have been. Check out 15 actresses that were up for the part, but just didn’t make the cut.
Emma Roberts was almost Katniss in The Hunger Games!
Lindsay Lohan was almost Lizzie McGuire
Emma Stone was almost Claire Bennet in Heroes
Amanda Seyfried was almost Regina George in Mean Girls
Emily Browning was almost Bella in Twilight
Alicia Silverstone was almost Angela in My So-Called Life
Chloe Moretz was almost Katniss in The Hunger Games
JoJo was almost Hannah Montana
Mischa Barton was almost Gerogina Sparks in Gossip Girl
Sarah Michelle Gellar was almost Cher in Clueless
Jennifer Connelly was almost Veronica in Heathers
Taylor Momsen was also up for the role of Hannah Montana
Molly Ringwald was more interested in playing Allison in The Breakfast Club
Saoirse Ronan was almost Snow White in Mirror Mirror
Drew Barrymore was originally cast as Sidney in Scream
Who you cast as Katniss or Bella Swan? Let us know in the comments!
Thats an ugly pic of Taylor Momsen she is so pretty! and there are so many nice pics but YOU HAD TO CHOOSE THAT ONE and btw she would have been a better Hanna Montana maybe then I would have watched it more!!!!!!!!!!
everyone needs to leave k stew alone. she is a phenomenol actress and she fully embodied the role of bella. she was the perfect bella. no body else could have played that part. nobody. she fits description in book. everybody is hating because of the cheat scandal. they need to stop! k stew never cheated on rob and they never broke up. thats why they are so comfortable and happy together. i am telling u its about to come out. k stew didnt cheat. this was planned as a diversion so that while everyone was thinking they broke up they actually got married. doubters are going to get a big fat i told u so!
Emily Browning would have made an amazing Bella!!
when i read hunger games the katniss in my head was ellen page i think she would have been perfect for that role.
@Angela I was totally picturing Elen Page for katniss as well while reading the books!!!
Wish Saiosre Ronan HAD been cast as Snow White. She’d be perfect, unlike that twat with the unibrow!!!!!!!!! She’s way better looking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lucky for her Mirror Mirror was one of the stupidest things ever created, Saiorse just might have made something positive out of it.
Whoa. That’s a bit harsh. You don’t have to cite Jennifer’s physical appearance as a reason for being a “twat.” (And she doesn’t have a unibrow.)
Please learn to look beyond how you perceive someone’s appearance. Don’t judge on that. At all. Ever.
First off it was lily Collins not Jennifer anything, and second why do you care what someone else says everyone has opinions.
Heyyya..Just wanted to telly you she was referring to Lily Collins from Mirror Mirror. She kinda has a uni-brow…LOL
@Puppy, you are absolutely right, but my intent wasn’t to
judge Lily Collins on her appearance, but all the same, it was
not a nice thing to say in the first place. I was in a rotten mood,
and i’m sure we’ve all said something not so kind during one of them,
but look, i take it back, because i don’t know Lily, and have no right
to judge her. I know better than you think how much it hurts to be
judged based on your appearance, it’s happened to me all my life, and it
hurts badly! Thanks for making your comment, what you said was something
my mother always told me, and those words are very wise of you, but you
misunderstood my intent, and it’s not a problem
My apologies to anyone i offended, especially Lily if she ended up seeing that
(you never know) and i ought to be more careful when i rant.
Peace out and i hope you have a nice day
Jojo for Hannah Montana. LOLOLOLOLZZZ
Michelle Trachtenburg was almost cast as Bella as well. She commented about it,”There’s only so many pale young actresses in Hollywood.”
Kaya Scodelario for Katniss.
I think all the of them are fine as is. Especially the Twilight one. I think Kristen is an amazing actress.
I couldn’t picture Emma Stone as Katniss, she’s too funny I guess and Katniss is completely serious. I think Emily Browning would’ve made a great Bella!
ummm it was emma roberts who was almost cast as katniss
I totally pictured Emily Browning as Katniss when I read the books.
jennifer lawrence was almost bella – she dodged a bullet and went for gold with that one!
Emily Browning would’ve made a great Bella, probably saving the whole Twilight franchise from TOTAL doom. If they had casted her, Twilight would probably be remembered for ‘lousy plot, but great cast!’
And basing myself solely on looks, Emma Roberts would’ve made a much better Katniss than Jennifer Lawrence -not that she acted really well either-.
Gurl.com needs to improve their photoshop skills, STAT. Some of these look like horrific mutations.
Emily Browning would’ve been a waaaaayyyy better Bella!!
The one for twilight would have been amazing since kirsten stewart is emotionless and hideous that emily girl is beautiful would have been a better choice anyday!
I would have casted a potatoe as Bella in twilight! It would be a better actress than Kristen Stewart!
I approve the Emma Stone, Saoirse Ronan, and the Emily Browning changes. Emma Stone would have been a just as strong and confident Claire, and Saoirse and Emily have long proved to be waaaaaaaay better actresses than Kristen Stewart.