10 Actors Who Were Criminally Wasted In Famous Movies

In another case of a star's scenes being butchered before the finished feature landed in front of the paying public, here we have that time Michelle Monaghan's role in Constantine was reduced to a blink-and-you'll-miss-it one-liner.

It's not like the Keanu Reeves-starring DC super-horror flick was light on talent, with it still coming equipped with the likes of Tilda Swinton, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, and a deliciously devilish Peter Stormare, but many fans have been left double-taking the cult hit in the years since its release for its use of the Kiss Kiss Bang Bang star.

In short, Monaghan was set for a juicier part in the flick, playing the part of John Constantine's half-demon love interest Ellie. She filmed numerous scenes depicting her as one of the occult detective's main allies. But director Francis Lawrence ultimately decided his lead character was better off on his own, not depending on his relationship with Ellie.

So, the majority of Monaghan's scenes were chopped, and we were instead left with only the sight of her being blistered by holy water late in the day and the feeling of what could have been for an actor Lawrence himself described as "fantastic".