10 More Best Actor Replacements In Movies

10. Sandra Bullock - Demolition Man

1993’s Demolition Man paired up Sylvester Stallone’s maverick cop John Spartan with Wesley Snipes’ psychotic criminal Simon Phoenix to great effect. After causing mayhem in their own time, the pair are cryogenically frozen and wake up in the future where, predictably, they end up causing more destruction. 

Another key character in the tale is Lenina Huxley, who becomes Spartan’s love interest. She’s played by Sandra Bullock in what would be her big breakout role, but things almost shook out very differently.

Lori Petty was initially hired to play Huxley, but she only lasted two days on set before getting the boot. Producer John Silver cited “creative differences” as the reason for Petty’s departure, but the Point Break and Free Willy star has said that it was issues with Stallone that led to her sacking.  

It’s hard to imagine Petty filling this role with the power of hindsight and even harder to imagine a Hollywood without Bullock. If she didn’t get this part, then the rest of her career might have looked very different. 

Imagine a world without Miss Congeniality. What a horrible place that would be.