Not always meant to be
SCARLETT Johans
son copped out of a transgender role in “Rub and Tug” when legit transgenders bitched they should have that role. Twinkle twinkle big-time star, here’s how it got that far. Director Danny
Boyle’s “Steve Jobs”? Michael Fassbender grabbed a Best Actor nomination after Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale chickened out.
“Shakespeare in Love.” It was Julia Roberts yes, then no, then gossip that maybe because Daniel
Day-Lewis, with whom she expected to star, didn’t. Gwyneth won an Oscar for it. Francis Ford Cop
pola’s Best Picture nominee “The Godfather Part III.” Winona Ryder, then running hot, was set but didn’t get that this was a big get — and skipped. Exhaustion — or whatever her difficulties.
“Batman” was to star John Lith
gow. It didn’t. 1983/1984. Debra Winger. Nominations for “An Officer and a Gentleman” and “Terms of Endearment.” Afterward, picky, she razzberry’d “Fatal Attraction,” for which Glenn Close grabbed 1988’s Best Actress nod. Debra opted in- stead for “Black Widow” — merde which slid directly into the loo. Meg Ryan: “‘ The ‘Silence of the Lambs’ role is too dark for me.” However, it was light enough for Jodie Foster to win 1992’s statuette. In 2013, Javier Bardem was to voice the villain in “Despicable Me 2.” Why a villain turns villain who knows, but Bardem out and Pacino in. Pacino, with his own shticks, then exited. Why? Because he’s Al Pacino. “Creative differences” signifies anything from disliking a take to his shoes pinch. Who knows? We only know once Al was out, Benjamin Bratt was in.