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Bruce Wayne/Batman: 'Batman,' 'Batman Forever' and 'Batman & Robin'
The "Batman" movie series began in 1989 with Michael Keaton playing the lead. He was asked to appear in the second film, but a falling out ensued and Val Kilmer snagged the lead role in "Batman Forever." There are several stories as to why Keaton didn't return. In the book "Batman: The Complete History" Keaton said he wasn't interested in the new direction the movie was going, director Joel Schumacher later said he fired Keaton, and in an interview Keaton said he wanted time to spend with his son.
Val Kilmer, in turn, did not come back for the third Batman movie called "Batman and Robin," but was replaced by George Clooney. Kilmer said he was offered the part but had already committed to another movie. Director Joel Schumacher said he didn't want to work with Kilmer and that is why he wasn't in the third movie.- Xfinity Entertainment Editors
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Switched at Sequ...From comic book heroes to magical professors, many different film franchises have had to swap out the actors playing their lead characters. Take a look at the movie sequels that returned to the big screen with a different star in a lead role.- Xfinity Entertainment Editors
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Rachel Dawes: 'B...It came as a shock to viewers everywhere when Katie Holmes decided not to return as Rachel Dawes in the second "Batman" film, "The Dark Knight." Some say her husband Tom Cruise made her pull out, while others said she was interested in another movie. She was replaced by Maggie Gyllenhaal. - Xfinity Entertainment Editors
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Jennifer McFly: ...Claudia Wells played Marty McFly's girlfriend Jennifer Parker in "Back to the Future." Due to her mother falling ill, Wells could not return for the second film and was replaced by Elisabeth Shue in "Back to the Future: Part II." Due to the change in actresses, the final scene of "Back to the Future," which was used in the beginning of the second film, had to be re-shot with Shue.- Xfinity Entertainment Editors
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Bruce Banner/The...Edward Norton played Bruce Banner "The Incredible Hulk" and was ready to sign up for the much-anticipated movie called "The Avengers." Marvel Studios and Norton's people began negotiating until Marvel decided to go in a different direction. Instead they chose Mark Ruffalo to be the new Hulk. Why did Marvel not choose Norton? They released their reason in a statement made to Hit Fix: "We have made the decision to not bring Ed Norton back to portray the title role of Bruce Banner in 'The Avengers.' Our decision is definitely not one based on monetary factors, but instead rooted in the need for an actor who embodies the creativity and collaborative spirit of our other talented cast members."- Xfinity Entertainment Editors
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Bruce Wayne/Batm...The "Batman" movie series began in 1989 with Michael Keaton playing the lead. He was asked to appear in the second film, but a falling out ensued and Val Kilmer snagged the lead role in "Batman Forever." There are several stories as to why Keaton didn't return. In the book "Batman: The Complete History" Keaton said he wasn't interested in the new direction the movie was going, director Joel Schumacher later said he fired Keaton, and in an interview Keaton said he wanted time to spend with his son.
Val Kilmer, in turn, did not come back for the third Batman movie called "Batman and Robin," but was replaced by George Clooney. Kilmer said he was offered the part but had already committed to another movie. Director Joel Schumacher said he didn't want to work with Kilmer and that is why he wasn't in the third movie.- Xfinity Entertainment Editors
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James Rhodes: 'I...Marvel replaced a character in one of its franchises yet again. This time it was James Rhodes, also known as "Rhodey," in "Iron Man." Terrence Howard played the role in the first film, but Don Cheadle was chosen to play the role in "Iron Man 2." Howard said in an interview that he was shocked upon hearing that Cheadle had gotten the role. He was expecting to come back to the second movie, but Marvel thought otherwise. Marvel has never announced the reason for the replacement, but it is rumored that it was due to a disagreement over money. Supposedly Marvel asked Howard to accept a huge paycut, and the rest is history.- Xfinity Entertainment Editors
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Professor Dumble...Richard Harris become the first face of Albus Dumbledore in the "Harry Potter" movie franchise. He played the professor in the first and second movie. He was gearing up for the third film when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma and passed away in October 2002. Michael Gambon was cast to replace Harris and has appeared as Dumbledore in all the "Harry Potter" films since.- Xfinity Entertainment Editors
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April O'Neil: 'T...Judith Hoag played the character of April O'Neil, the Channel 6 news reporter, in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." Paige Turco played the role in the second and third TMNT films. Supposedly Hoag chose not to do the second film because she didn't want to do another TMNT film and thought that the movie was ridiculous.- Xfinity Entertainment Editors
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Victoria: 'The T...In the first two installments of the "Twilight" series, Rachelle Lefevre played an evil vampire named Victoria. However, Summit Entertainment announced that Bryce Dallas Howard would be playing the role in the third movie "Eclipse." Summit announced there was a scheduling conflict and Lefevre couldn't return. Lefevre subsequently signed on to do another movie called "Barney's Vision."- Xfinity Entertainment Editors
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