So, he wanted to pick Tom Selleck instead. But, he was actually forced to drop the project because he was contractually bound to continue working on Magnum, P.I. With his dreams of working with Tom Selleck crushed, Lucas gave in and re-hired Harrison Ford to play the beloved Indiana Jones.
Pamela Anderson, The X Files
Oh yeah, it's true. Before Gillian Anderson took the reigns as Special Agent Dana Scully, the producers behind The X Files were considering Pamela Anderson for the position.
"Pamela was somebody who was more familiar to them in terms of what was on TV at the time,” stated Anderson in an interview, "They were looking for someone bustier, taller, leggier than me."
Reese Witherspoon, Scream
In 1996, Wes Craven’s slasher film Scream was merely just an idea, but that idea had legs. Drew Barrymore discovered the project early, and she got attached to the lead role of Sidney Prescott. But, the actress later decided that she wanted to play Casey Becker, who gets picked off right when the movie opens.