10 Upcoming Movie Castings That Pissed Off Actors

10. Tom Budge Is Recast "With Great Sadness" - The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power

Kicking things off with the biggest small screen endeavour in TV history now, and with the news of a star once again being dumped out of Middle-earth before the finished product even made its way to hobbits and elves around the globe.

Yet, while one-time Aragorn Stuart Townsend was at least relieved of his duties before ever actually stepping onto a set, Tom Budge actually got as far as to film a number of episodes for the upcoming The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings of Power Prime Video series before being told to pack his bags.

And though it wasn't specifically noted at the time of his departure who the Australian was playing, Budge's comments on Instagram after his exit of "Amazon has decided to go in another direction with the character I was portraying..." suggests that the folks behind the camera opted to quietly bring someone else in for his undisclosed part.

Budge would go on to thank the cast and crew for their support throughout his stint on the show, but his summing up of the whole scenario as "a very difficult and unusual experience" tells the story of an actor who was less than happy to be let go.