7 Actors Who Really Messed Up Their First Day Of Filming

7. Ryan Gosling Got Too Fat - The Lovely Bones

Now admittedly, Ryan Gosling didn't actually get to experience a first day of shooting for Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones (2009) but his decision definitely messed up the original plans for the shoot so his gaffe definitely deserves a place on this list.

Gosling was initially set to play Jack Salmon, a grieving father obsessed with his daughter's murder case, and the usually trim actor quickly felt that the character had to be on the larger side. So, her decided to pack on the pounds and went from 150 lbs to 210 lbs by the time he walked on set.

The sight of a bloated Gosling wasn't one that Jackson was expecting or indeed wanted, with Gosling recalling in a Hollywood Reporter actors' roundtable discussion, 'I showed up, and they said, 'You look terrible.' And I said, 'I know! Isn't it great?' 'No, it's not. Go hit the treadmill.'

Before long Gosling was 'fat and unemployed' in his own words.

This ultimately forced Jackson to recast the role of Salmon and Hollywood superstar Mark Wahlberg eventually took up the mantle. Gosling then later stated, 'I think the film is much better off with Mark Wahlberg in that role.'

Though Gosling clearly holds no hard feelings when it comes to his departure from the project, let this be a lesson; communication is key, folks.