10 Major Movie Roles That Were Recast (And Made A LOT Worse)

10. The Entire Main Cast - The Flinstones in Viva Rock Vegas

1994's live-action adaptation of The Flintsones is hardly an all-time classic, but it was a surprisingly huge hit at the box office after earning over $340m, and it looked as though Universal had a franchise on their hands.

The movie isn't great, but one area it did excel was in casting the four lead roles. However, when John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins and Rosie O'Donnell opted not to return, the studio simply decided to recast them all and make the follow-up a prequel instead.

Unsurprisingly, Viva Rock Vegas turned out to be even worse and only managed to earn a fraction of what its predecessor did, topping out at less than $60m globally, with the B-list replacements paling in comparison to the more illustrious names that had previously played Fred, Wilma, Barney and Betty.

It surely can't have come as a shock to anyone at the studio that replacing proven and reliable talents with off-brand substitutes ultimately resulted in an inferior movie.