Movie-goers generally don't realise this, but making a Hollywood film is hard. In fact, it is inevitable that a movie will end up changing multiple times before it even ends up in cinemas. The story evolves, sub-plots get added or dropped, actors get recast, and most importantly, the fates of a film's main characters may be altered. Some of your favourite films such as Return Of The Jedi and Alien was born out of this troubled process, with particular reference the game-changing latter situation. Whilst major characters in those aforementioned films ended up surviving for another day, they very nearly met an unexpected demise due to the fickle business that is movie-making. Here are twelve films where major characters very nearly got the axe, but were saved at the last minute due to reasons ranging from creative arguments to the studios' need to preserve a cash cow. Since this article is all about movie deaths and the movies themselves, there may be a few spoilers....