Can you ever imagine some of cinema’s most iconic characters being played by another actor? Can you imagine Indiana Jones being played by Tom Cruise or Jules Winnfield of Pulp Fiction being played by anyone else other than Samuel L. Jackson? It just doesn't work.

But before iconic roles become iconic roles, high-profile and unknown actors often audition for these parts. Some A-list actors even get offered an iconic part without auditioning but end up turning it down.

Iconic characters are sometimes made in the casting room but here are legendary roles that were actually meant for someone else.

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Stuart Townsend as Aragorn | 0:00
Sean Connery as Gandalf | 0:54
Will Smith as Django | 1:29
Robert Downey Jr. as Lt. Matthew Kowalski | 1:58
Chris Farley as Shrek | 2:28
Meg Ryan, Diane Lane, and Michelle Pfeiffer as Vivian Ward | 2:57
Meryl Streep as Ellen Ripley | 3:32
O.J. Simpson as The Terminator | 4:02
Bill Murray as Batman | 4:38
Everyone in Ghostbusters | 5:13
Just about everyone as Sam Wheat | 6:20

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