10 Actors Who Almost Starred In 2017's Biggest Movies

10. Javier Bardem - The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower emerged as a big disappointment this year, though it did manage to rake in almost double its budget despite letting down the fans of Stephen King's book series. The adaptation starred Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey as gunslinger Roland Deschain and Randall Flagg, respectively, and whilst fans deemed McConaughey as inspired casting, Elba was seen as a rather random pick.

In the end the film was so darn middle of the road that it didn't really matter who was cast, though. Still, there was - at one time - a version of The Dark Tower that would have seen Javier Bardem, announced as being "psychologically committed" to the project back in 2011, facing off against the Man in Black.

In the end, Bardem bailed when the production of the film stalled. Just before directorial duties shifted to Nikolaj Arcel, there was a brief window where Russell Crowe was rumoured to replace him, but nothing firm was ever reported.

Would It Have Been Any Good?

Bardem would have arguably have made a far better Roland than Elba as he better resembles the character of the source material. Still, given the state of the final film, it probably wouldn't have made any difference - a turkey is a turkey.