20 Actors Who Almost Starred In Your Favorite Horror Movies

7. Janeane Garofalo - Gale Weathers (Scream)

Speaking of Gale Weathers, perhaps the filmmakers weren't all that enthused about Courteney Cox after all. The role was initially offered to stand-up comedian and actress Janeane Garofalo who turned it down. Scream became a massive hit and the franchise is still running today. Taking the part would have provided Garofalo with work for years to come, but she passed it up to star in the movie Sweethearts, which ended up being released straight to video. This isn€™t the first memorable role the actress has missed out on over the years. She's had more than a few brushes with superstardom, but has largely avoided many of the big roles that came her way. Other notable roles include: Dorothy Boyd in Jerry Maguire, Marla in Fight Club, Princess Fiona in Shrek and perhaps somewhat poetically she almost played our favorite animal lover and vegetarian Phoebe Buffay alongside Cox on her sitcom Friends. That would have been interesting.