5 Auditions With Legendary Actors Who Didn't Get A Legendary Role

4. Tom Selleck - Indiana Jones (Raiders Of The Lost Ark)

It is hard to fathom a world in which Harrison Ford does not play Indiana Jones. According to George Lucas, Spielberg's first choice was indeed Harrison Ford, but after having acted in Lucas' Star Wars and American Graffiti, Lucas wanted a new face for his adventurer archeologist. Tom Selleck very nearly landed the role of Indy, but his commitment to the TV series Magnum P.I. pulled him away from the project. A surviving screen-test of Selleck in full Indy apparel is proof of this agreement that nearly came to fruition. In the scene, Sean Young (of Blade Runner fame) plays Indy's love interest, Marion.
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