{"product_id":"starring-who-iconic-movie-roles-and-who-turned-them-down-paperback-1","title":"Starring WHO?: Iconic Movie Roles... and Who Turned Them Down - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Kole\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Berlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarring WHO?\u003c\/strong\u003ecovers nine decades ofcasting decisions, highlighting the arbitrary casting of a majority of iconic roles in over 300 films. In addition, the book provides an overview of Hollywood for each decade, an opportunity to test your trivia knowledge, and a list of Academy Award winners in all the acting categories beginning in 1930.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne example is Tom Hanks who first came to our attention in\u003cem\u003eSplash, \u003c\/em\u003ebut he only got the leading role after six actors, including Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, and Michael Keaton turned it down. After \u003cem\u003eSplash, \u003c\/em\u003eHanks was cast in \u003cem\u003eBig, \u003c\/em\u003ebut not before the part was offered to Robert De Niro, who turned it down when the studio would not meet his quote. Then, there's \u003cem\u003eForrest Gump \u003c\/em\u003e- John Travolta was the first choice, but he turned it down, which lead to Hank's second consecutive Best Actor Oscar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 326\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45846731063493,"sku":"9780999091517","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/ci92VDZCalRDejY1T3RrU3pUd0RhUT09_ef61f5de-d02e-4ffc-b4b5-ef04ed63afc8.webp?v=1771405911","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/starring-who-iconic-movie-roles-and-who-turned-them-down-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}