10 Close Casting Calls That Would've Completely Changed These TV Shows
These closet casting calls would have changed their TV shows forever, from Michael Keaton in Lost to Hugh Grant as Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal.
There are rare occasions where a TV character is so iconic they transcend the performer playing them. When Al Swearengen delivered his first surly lines behind the bar of Deadwood, I couldn’t imagine anyone other than Ian McShane strapping on the suspenders, which makes it even more surprising that he wasn’t the first choice for the part.
