5. Tom Hanks Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump
Bill Murray, John Travolta and Chevy Chase all turned down this role before Tom Hanks turned Forrest Gump into one of the most iconic characters in film history and earned himself a second Academy Award for Best Actor for the second year running. Could any of them have played the role as well as Hanks? I dont think so. I dont think Chase or Murray would have been able to convey the ever-present yet light sadness that surrounds Forrest throughout the film the way Tom Hanks does, and John Travolta.Ill just say that if the role asked for more dancing, he might have been OK.