10 Actors Who Were Cut Out Of Movies For Ridiculous Reasons
2. Tobey Maguire - Life Of Pi
Tobey Maguire hasnt had the best of luck since the end of his Spider-Man run; hes mostly appeared in little-seen indie dramas and had a few supporting turns in the likes of The Great Gatsby. He appeared to be getting a boost when he signed on for Ang Lees Life Of Pi, based on the bestselling book. The movie would go on to be showered in Oscar nominations, but poor Tobey didnt receive any of the kudos. After filming his scenes Lee made the drastic decision to scrap all the footage, citing that Tobey was too distractingly famous for the role. Instead, he reshot all the Maguire scenes with Rafe Spall, who was apparently just the right level of unknown for the movie. The decision sounds a little rash, and if Lee felt that why he could have saved everyone a lot of time by not casting a famous actor in the first place.