Stars who were fired from major movie and TV roles

Thandiwe Newton

Reports said Thandiwe Newton was allegedly axed from the ‘Magic Mike’ sequel after 11 days of filming. UK outlet The Sun reported that she was fired after getting into a heated argument on set with Channing Tatum about Will Smith’s infamous Oscars assault on Chris Rock. The disagreement reportedly escalated to such “astonishing” and “unimaginably vicious” levels that Tatum stormed off the West London set of ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ and drove off in a car. Producers, which include Tatum, ultimately decided to recast Newton’s lead female role, which will now be played by Salma Hayek, according to Variety.

However, while the replacement and the huge cost of production delay remain true,  both Warner Bros. studio and Newton denied reports that she was fired, and instead said she had to step away “to deal with family matters.” Representatives for Newton called reports that she had been fired “completely inaccurate,” The Guardian reports.

Sylvester Stallone

According to CinemaBlend, after receiving the script for ‘Beverly Hills Cop,’ Stallone tried to rewrite the role he would play. The studios did not like the idea and Eddie Murphy was hired to replace him.

Frank Langella

Revered actor of stage and screen Frank Langella has been cut out of the upcoming Netflix series, ‘The Fall of the House of Usher.’ The series is based on the work of Edgar Allan Poe and boasts other famous cast members such as George Hamill and Carla Gugino. The actor and four-time Tony winner was reportedly under investigation for misconduct on set. The investigation was concluded midway through production and Langella was fired from the project. His scenes won’t be used and his role is to be re-cast. Neither Netflix nor Langella have commented on the incident.

Armie Hammer

Armie Hammer has been dropped from at least three high-profile project in the wake of sexual assault allegations that have spread on social media since the beginning of 2021. He was fired from Amma Asante’s Cold War thriller film ‘Billion Dollar Spy’, from the Jennifer Lopez-led rom-com ‘Shotgun Wedding,’ and from Paramount’s ‘The Offer,’ a series about the making of ‘The Godfather.’

Ryan Gosling

Gosling was originally cast as the father in ‘The Lovely Bones.’ He put on 60 lbs (27 kg) for the role, but that didn’t sit well with Director Peter Jackson, who didn’t see the vision. “We had a different idea of how the character should look,” Gosling told The Hollywood Reporter.

Lisa Bonet

From 1984 to 1991, the actress played the role of Denise Huxtable in the series ‘The Cosby Show.’ According to The Richest, after the seventh season of the series the director decided to let the actress go due to creative differences.

Megan Fox

After making some unpleasant comments about the director of ‘Transformers 3,’ the actress was fired from the cast and they cast Rosie Huntington-Whiteley for her role instead. According to Wonderland, Fox revealed that director Michael Bay was like a dictator during filming.

Kal Penn

During the period in which he was working on the series ‘Dr. House,’ Penn was invited to join the Obama administration. Even though he made the decision to commit to his role until the end, the production team killed him off the series by having his character kill himself, as revealed by CNN.