10 Actors Who Were Cut Out Of Movies For Ridiculous Reasons
4. Terrence Stamp, Keith David And Angela Bassett - Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith was famously the film that brought Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt together, which was the most memorable thing about it. Director Doug Liman had a hard time figuring out the tone of the movie, so instead of deciding what he needed he shot a whole load of footage at great expense before tossing it away. He had a huge set built for an action scene, only to ditch it when he realized he could do a cheaper version in the desert. He filmed a wrap-around story featuring Adam Brody recounting the plot to Estella Warren in a bar, which he did for safety and didn't use. Then he shot footage of Terrance Stamp and Jacqueline Bisset playing the villains tracking the couple down; when he decided that version didn't work, he reshot the scenes with Keith David and Angela Bassett instead. He finally concluded the movie didnt need main villains at all and cut the subplot entirely; he probably could have saved himself a lot of time and money if hed realised this during pre-production. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOlSyAhhYMk
