2 Young Actors Who Were Recast Right Before A Movie Came Out
Fully cast, sometimes fully filmed โ and then quietly replaced.
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Melora Hardin had already filmed scenes as Marty's girlfriend in Back to the Future โ then got recast for being "too tall"
Alongside the famous Eric Stoltz-to-Michael J. Fox swap, Back to the Future had a second, lesser-known recast: 17-year-old Melora Hardin had already shot scenes as Jennifer Parker before studio executives decided she was too tall next to Fox. Claudia Wells was brought in to replace her for the finished film.
Chloรซ Grace Moretz fully recorded her lines for Bolt โ then Disney recast the role with Miley Cyrus
An 11-year-old Chloรซ Grace Moretz fully voiced Penny, Bolt's owner, for Disney's 2008 animated film before the studio decided to recast the role with Miley Cyrus. Moretz's original recording wasn't wasted, though โ her voice remained in the finished film for the younger version of the character.
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