30 Scenes That Were Not in The Original Script

When making movies, sometimes scenes and lines are filmed, but are discarded and replaced with other scenes or lines. According to Brianna Zigler from the MSN.com page Stacker, here are 30 scenes from iconic films that were not in the original script.

1. Midnight Cowboy (1969)

-"I'm walkin' here!"

-This film has introduced the world to these famous words: "I'm walkin' here!" This line was fully improvised by Dustin Hoffman. He explained that the movie was made on a very tight, shoestring budget. So, with that in mind, production couldn't afford to shut down city streets. While out filming, a cabbie nearly collided with Hoffman, and his reaction was genuine. He shouted out "I'm walkin' here!" He even said in an interview "I wound up saying 'I'm walkin' here!' But what was going through my head is: 'Hey, we're making a movie here! And you just f---ed this shot up!' But somehow, something told me you'd better keep it within the character."

2. Goodfellas (1990)

-"You think I'm funny?"

-When Ray Liotta's character Henry Hill makes a comment about Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) being funny, the tension is cranked up high. It becomes one of the most iconic scenes in Goodfellas. This was actually based on an incident Joe Pesci witnessed in his younger years. He told the story to cast. While filming, it was only Martin Scorsese and Joe Pesci who knew the story would be added, just to see the genuine looks on the other cast members. It was when rehearsal was done that the really genuine looks came up and was written into the script

3. Dazed and Confused (1993)

-"Alright, alright, alright"

-Matthew McConnaughey has forever been linked with saying "alright" three times because of this movie. This line was unscripted, which made it even better. While preparing for his role in the movie, McConnaughey was listening to The Doors and moved toward a moment when Jim Morrison said "alright" four times in a row. It inspired Matthew McConnaughey to put it towards his character, chill but party boy David Wooderson

4. Taxi Driver (1976)

-"You talkin' to me?"

-This movie is famous for the monologue "Are you talking to me?" This scene involves Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle pulling out a gun, cowboy style and talking to himself. The script for this movie had nothing about how to pull off the character of Travis Bickle. No instructions whatsoever. Screenwriter Paul Schrader only wrote that Bickle "looks in the mirror and plays like a cowboy, pulls out his gun and talks to himself." The iconic line from this film came out of thin air and has now become one of the most easily quotable lines in movie history

5. Casablanca (1942)

-"Here's looking at you, kid"

-Even films from as far back as 1942 had a little improvisation in them. At the end, when Rick (Humphrey Bogart) is helping his love interest Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), escape authorities by getting on a plane, he utters that famous line "Here's looking at you, kid." Ironically, that line was not in the original script. During production, the script was still being worked on. Bogart ad libbed that line during a different point in the film

6. The Shining (1980)

-"Here's Johnny!"

-Everyone who has seen this classic horror film knows the iconic line "Here's Johnny!" as Jack Nicholson, who plays Jack Torrance, sticks his face through the hole in the bathroom door he battered with an axe, trying to get to his wife. Ironically, he was referencing the opening line to The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. This line has now become more famously linked with The Shining than Johnny Carson's late night TV show. It was improvised by Jack Nicholson on the spot. It was said that Stanley Kubrick was known for repeated takes. It's a miracle this line made it into the film at all

7. Jaws (1975)

-"We're gonna need a bigger boat!"

-This iconic line automatically brings up the film Jaws in the minds of all who have seen it. This line is uttered by Roy Schneider's character while aboard the Orca, feeding chum to bait the massive shark that has been terrorizing Amity Island. This line was inspired by real life events. There was a barge issued to carry equipment and other items necessary for filming. But it was supported by a small boat, who couldn't handle the job. The producers were stingy cheapskates and the crew repeatedly told them they're gonna need a bigger boat

8. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

-During the scene where Han Solo (Harrison Ford) admits he loves Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) starts with two words: "I know." There is a rumor that this was a bit of improvisation. The truth was that the line was not in the script. It was the idea of Harrison Ford to say it in the film and it added a bit of a romantic touch to an overall sci-fi movie

9. Titanic (1997)

-"I'm the king of the world!"

-Moments after Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his Italian friend Fabrizio (Danny Nucci) make it on the doomed ocean liner, they run around the ship's gleaming decks while Jack yells "I'm the King of the World!" This line was the idea of director James Cameron. While filming the scene, Cameron couldn't come up with a line that perfectly fit the scene. So when he came up with this line, he informed DiCaprio, who was unconvinced this line would make the scene

10. The Godfather (1972)

-"Leave the gun, take the cannoli!"

-This is the most quoted line from The Godfather. It's in the scene where Pete Clemenza (Richard Castellano) gets done killing a man. The script had the line as "leave the gun", but Castellano included "take the cannoli." The addition of the line was inspired by his wife Ardell Sheridan, who was his on-screen and real life wife. She made a suggestion that Castellano "riff on an earlier scene where she had asked him to pick up the dessert."

11. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

-Another Martin Scorsese film that has not only improvised lines, but an appearance of Matthew McConnaughey. He plays Mark Hanna, a veteran stockbroker who teaches Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. During a lunch meeting, Hanna gives Belfort advice. Then he hums and beats his chest, urging Belfort to imitate him. McConnaughey states he would do this before takes to clear any distraction and he suggested DiCaprio do the same thing

12. Anchorman (2004)

-With a film like this, it's hard to tell what's improvised and what's not. One of the most famous lines from this film was improvised by Steve Carrell. His character Brick Tamland was a bit dimwitted, and ran out of lines. This left Adam McKay with the only option of telling Carell to "just say something"

13. A Few Good Men (1992)

-"You can't handle the truth!"

-This famous line has been uttered so many times, by people who have seen the movie themselves or by people who have heard the line from people who have seen the movie. This iconic quote was uttered during the final trial of the movie. When Jack Nicholson's Marine Corps character is on the stand. Jack Nicholson improvised the line on the spot. In the script, it was written as "You already have the truth!" With a change in wording, it makes a far bigger impact and suits the character far better, since his character is a no nonsense taking Marine

14. Blade Runner (1982)

-For being 1982, Blade Runner had some pretty innovative special effects. The scene referenced here revolves around Rutger Hauer's "tears in the rain" scene. It was originally longer in the script, but Hauer rewrote it and made it shorter, more poetic. In a 2017 interview with Radio Times, Hauer stated he only kept two lines from the monologue from the script and improvised the rest. He explained "On the day of filming itself, crew members allegedly applauded and cried when the scene was completed."

15. Young Frankenstein (1974)

-This film is a sort of mock up of the classic story of Frankenstein. In the film, Dr. Frankenstein's grandson is a neurology professor who is told to go to Eastern Europe because of his grandfather's will. There, he meets a hump-shouldered man named Igor, who was the assistant to Dr. Frankenstein. There was a behind-the-scenes commentary with Marty Feldman, who played Igor, that said Feldman was secretly moving the hump from shoulder to shoulder, unknown to director Mel Brooks. When Brooks realized what was happening, he loved the prank so much he included it in the film. It even inspired the line "what hump" when Igor meets Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) for the first time

16. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

-This classic horror movie relies not on blood and gore, but psychological horror, the idea of serial killers stalking their victims and killing them. This film earned Anthony Hopkins an Academy Award for his portrayal as the chilling Dr. Hannibal Lecter, despite being only on screen for 16 minutes. There was some improvisation on Hopkins' part. When Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) meets with Dr. Lecter, he mentions that he ate a man's liver with "some fava beans and a nice Chianti", this line was in the script. The creepy slurping hissing noise, however, was not. Hopkins threw it in and it worked. It made the character far more chilling

17. Lost in Translation (2003)

-The famous moment of this movie is towards the end. When Bill Murray's character Bob and Scarlet Johansson's character Charlotte share a hug and Bob whispers something into Charlotte's ear. The whisper was intended to be in the scene, while what he whispered is still a secret. Director Sofia Coppola had not intended for the whisper to remain silent. She had wanted the dialogue to be recorded for the whisper in post-production. During an interview with BBC Four's "Life Cinematic", Coppola stated "In the editing, we were like 'Oh, it's better if it's just between them and the audience puts their own interpretation.'"

18. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

-The films of the Harry Potter series are not necessarily known for comedy. There are some moments that are quite amusing, but it's not overall hysterical. One of the funnier moments came in film two, The Chamber of Secrets. It was unscripted and courtesy of Tom Felton, who played blond Slytherin Draco Malfoy. In the second film, Ron and Harry take a Polyjuice Potion, which transforms the person into whoever they want for one hour. They use this as an opportunity to go undercover as Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle. They want to get as much information as possible about who opened the Chamber of Secrets. They nearly blew the whole thing when Harry forgets to take his glasses off, and Malfoy remarks to Goyle about why's he wearing glasses. When Harry responds they're for reading. Confused, Malfoy responds "I didn't know you could read." This line was improvised on the spot because Felton actually forgot the line that was supposed to have been said

19. Batman (1989)

-"I'm Batman"

-This line has been uttered so many times it's mind boggling. When Michael Keaton uttered these words, it made the 1989 Tim Burton-directed film amazing. At the time, casting Michael Keaton was considered controversial. The line "I'm Batman" was not in the script. Instead, it was workshopped up between Michael Keaton and Tim Burton coming to an agreement on a last minute change. And no matter if you believe it or not, the film had more improvisation as well

20. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

-One would certainly not think of Sean Connery, best known for his role as 007 James Bond, as one who would improvise lines. But he can certainly do that. He was given the chance to improvise some lines in the third installment of the highly successful Indiana Jones series. In that film he plays the father of Indiana Jones. When Indy asked how his father how he knew that Elsa was secretly a Nazi, Connery replied "She talks in her sleep." This line was improvised and caused everyone on set to burst into hysterical fits of laughter

21. Good Will Hunting (1997)

-During one particular scene with Robin Williams, if you look close, you can see the camera shaking a bit. The reason being that the person in control of the camera was laughing at the improvisation that Williams was doing. The scene is where Maguire (Williams) and Hunting (Matt Damon) are talking of Maguire's deceased wife. The conversation goes off track when Maguire states his wife "used to fart in her sleep." Hunting bursts into hysterical laughter. This reaction was not scripted. It was Matt Damon's genuine reaction

22. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)

-"I'll be back"

-This line is forever linked with The Terminator series. This line was never in the original script. The script read as "I'll come back." Director James Cameron stated, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, "And there was something about the way Arnold said it with his then quite thick Austrian accent that didn't sound quite right. So I just said 'We will switch it to I'll be back.'"

23. Dr. Strangelove (1964)

-Directed by Stanley Kubrick, this film is a sort of mock up on the fears of everyone during the Cold War. Comedy legend Peter Sellers offered some comedy in this movie. But with George C. Scott playing General Buck Turgidson was good too. Most notably, in the scene where he trips and falls in the War Room and gets up and brushes it off, as if nothing happened. The fall was not improvised; it was a totally complete accident. The accident fit so well that Kubrick left it in

24. Ghost (1990)

-Whoopi Goldberg played a medium named Oda Mae Brown in this film. She doesn't realize it at first, but she does have the ability to genuinely speak and communicate with spirits. She realizes she has this gift when Patrick Swayze's character starts speaking to her. Director Jerry Zucker was initially concerned that Goldberg was bringing her son to the set with her. He was worried her normally comedic personality would ruin the tragic tone. It was the complete opposite. She made the film even better, improvising dialogue and adding comedy at the right moments. During the scene where Sam (Patrick Swayze) attempts to communicate to Molly (Demi Moore) through Oda Mae the threat that killed him, the script called for Goldberg to tell Molly "He's saying you're in danger." Goldberg improvised and said "Molly, you're in danger, girl." It fit her character perfectly

25. Die Hard (1988)

-"Yippie ki yay mother------!"

-This has become the iconic line in the Die Hard series. According to screenwriter Steven DeSouza, he mentioned in an interview with Radio Times that the original script called for the line "Yippie ki yay a--hole!" during the scene where John McClane (Bruce Willis) is communicating with Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) via walkie talkie radio. Willis improvised the line

26. Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

-Ryan Reynolds has a notorious habit of improvising lines. Sometimes it works, sometimes not so much. It's especially prevalent in his role as Deadpool. Many of the jokes and lines he uttered would be too dirty to mention. One of the funnier ones came from Deadpool & Wolverine. During an Entertainment Weekly interview, Shawn Levy, the director of the film, revealed that Reynolds decided to tell Wolverine, played by Hugh Jackman, "Welcome to the MCU. By the way, you're joining at a bit of a low point." This is a reference to the well known struggles of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, involving bad reviews, disappointing sales and numbers at the box office to legal troubles behind the scenes

27. Wicked (2024)

-This film is not immune to improvisation. Cynthia Ervo revealed during a red carpet interview with Access Hollywood that she added a wink from Elphaba to Glinda during the scene where "Defying Gravity" was played. She had been given a note that Elphaba should be more warm and friendly. Not only that, but she and Ariana Grande were trying not ot cry. Ervo said "The thing that came to me was that I wink at her, like 'It's OK'. It's a wink and a smile. It wasn't written, but it was just something [that] happened."

28. Anora (2024)

-Director Sean Baker won Oscars for screenplay and direction and Academy Awards. He is known for encouraging improvisation and it appeared in this movie. The first ten minutes of the movie is all improv. Mikey Madison stated in an October 2024 Teen Vogue interview "They just created a live club where the music was blasting, girls were dancing, and clients are waiting to be spoken to. I was able to just walk up to each person one by one and create those conversations. The line was definitely blurred between movie set and this really strange experience."

29. Pretty Woman (1990)

-No matter the age of the movie, any movie from any time period had unknown secrets. During a November 2024 appearance on The Today Show, Richard Gere stated that during the scene where he plays piano for Julia Roberts character Vivian and then lifts her on to the piano, that scene was improvised. Garry Marshall, who directed the film, had asked Gere about any habits he had or behavior in hotels. Gere mentioned that he often played piano late at night. As for what Gere does in that scene, "I just improvised one right there."

30. Elf (2003)

-This is one of those holiday movies that a lot of people watch during the Christmas season. During the 2024 Christmas season, one scene went viral. A mailroom worker is having a conversation with Will Ferrell's Buddy the Elf and mentions that he's 26 and has nothing to show for it. The actor who stated it was Mark Acheson. He was actually 46 at the time and by his own mentioning he looked even older. That's apparently what makes the scene so funny. In an interview with People Magazine, he said that the conversation between him and Buddy was improvised on the spot. Producers of the movie were less than pleased. Director Jon Favreau saw the humor and stopped all orders to cut the line

25 Notorious Controversies in Movie Casting

When it comes to filming movies, sometimes casting is done right and sometimes casting is done wrong. It all depends on how you look at it. Sometimes, the biggest fail in casting ends up working out and making that film a success. Or it all comes crashing down and alienating fans of that film or series. It all comes down to how you look at the situation. According to MSN.com writer Brianna Zigler, here are 25 notorious controversies in movie casting.

1. Ghost in the Shell (2017)

-This film, starring Scarlet Johansson, was a live action film based on the widely popular manga series. There was outrage over the casting of a white actress to play the lead role, who was originally a Japanese person. Despite the plot being a Japanese woman being placed into a white woman's body, fans of the manga series still felt this was a slap in the face

-Rupert Sanders, who directed the film, defended the movie. He stated that Johansson was cast based on her popularity. Unfortunately, bad press and criticism almost guaranteed the movie was going to bomb at the box office. This movie did, however, have one good point come out of it. It forced Hollywood to change its policy on "whitewashed" casting. "Whitewash" is a term used when casting a Caucasian person into a role where someone of a different nationality or skin tone is needed. Such as making a person up to look Asian or black or whatever the role needs

2. The Great Wall (2016)

-Despite being filmed by a Chinese director, many felt that casting Matt Damon as a lead role was quite offensive. The film is supposed to take place during the Song Dynasty of China and the lead role is a white actor. Director Zhang Yimou and actor Matt Damon defended the choice of casting. They explained that the film is based in fantasy, not a rewrite of Chinese history. Damon is only one of the five heroes in the film. The other four are actually Chinese

3. The Danish Girl (2015)

-This film is about Lili Elbe, the first person to undergo gender confirmation surgery, also known as gender reassignment surgery. There was serious backlash at actor Eddie Redmayne playing the transgender Elbe. While promoting the film in 2015, Redmayne addressed the backlash while also seeming to avoid accountability. In an interview from 2021 with the Sunday Times, he said he regretted taking the role. "I wouldn't take it on now. I made that film with the best intentions, but I think it was a mistake." That same year, his co-star Alicia Vikander said she thought Redmayne gave a good performance, she understood the backlash he received

4. Casino Royale (2006)

-This one seems to really get the blood pressure up on fans of the highly successful James Bond series

-Daniel Craig's version of the iconic "license to kill" 007 James Bond was a far different version than the previous actors who have played this role. First and foremost, Daniel Craig was blonde and blue eyed, rather than the darker features of the previous actors. Not just the fans, but the press also made it an issue that Daniel Craig was cast as the new 007. Most of the actors who have played this role have been the tall, dark and handsome type. Debbie McWilliams, who directed this film, stated "The press response was awful and I felt so sorry for him, but in a funny kind of way I think it almost spurred him on to do his best (substituting profanity) to prove everybody wrong."

-Personally, I like the Daniel Craig James Bond films. They're great. He's giving the role of 007 a modern spin and I think it's great. I'm a fan of the James Bond films and they're all great in their own way. Yes, most of the actors were dark featured, but not all of them had brown hair or black hair and brown eyes or generally dark features. Timothy Dalton had black hair and blue eyes. Roger Moore had brown hair and blue eyes. The only ones who had brown or black hair and brown eyes were Pierce Brosnan, George Lazenby and Sean Connery.

-And for some reason, not a lot of fans of the James Bond series seem to like the Timothy Dalton-era films. The reason his version of Bond is a lot different than, say, Sean Connery, Roger Moore or Pierce Brosnan, is because Dalton wanted to take the role closer to the novel version of Bond. And the two films Dalton starred in featured more violence than the other films. Personally, I like the Timothy Dalton-era films. He was a good James Bond and he was very handsome

5. Nina (2016)

-Zoe Saldana received some serious backlash for her 2016 performance as Nina Simone. Objections to her being cast as the famous musician was revolving around her being a lighter skin-toned black-Latina actress rather than the darker toned black singer that Simone was. Saldana had to modify her appearance to look more like Simone. Which included a prosthetic nose, fake teeth and makeup to darken her skin. This led to Simone's daughter, Lisa Kelly, even criticizing the movie. "My mother was raised at a time when she was told her nose was too wide, her skin was too dark." Saldana admitted in a 2020 interview that she should have never taken this role on

6. The Lone Ranger (2013)

-A lot of people felt it was insensitive casting a white actor, Johnny Depp, to play the role of Tonto. But what a lot of people don't know is that he actually does have Cherokee in his heritage. In order to prepare for the role, Depp consulted with native leaders to make sure he did this role right. He was even adopted into the Commanche Nation as an honorary member in 2012. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer stated the Native American community supported the film. But the bad press was more than enough to keep the film from being successful at the box office

7. The Hunger Games (2012)

-It seems that casting Jennifer Lawrence as the lead role of Katniss Everdeen was doomed. In the story, the character is described as having olive skin, dark hair and gray eyes. Features that Jennifer Lawrence does not have. Some fans felt she should have never been cast as this role. Some fans even felt this should have been a chance for an actress who was not white to take the role. Director Gary Ross ignored these comments

8. Aloha (2015)

-Directed by Cameron Crowe, Emma Stone is an Air Force pilot named Allison Ng. She is of Hawaiian and Chinese heritage. Something Emma Stone clearly does not appear to be. This film received major bad press due to casting a white actress to play someone of Hawaiian and Oriental descent. Crowe made an attempt to clarify the reason he chose Emma for the role. He stated that Allison was supposed to be frustrated at the fact she didn't look Hawaiian nor Chinese. He offered apologies for this, despite the fact it didn't keep the film from having low ticket sales. As a result of this film, Emma Stone apologized publicly numerous times and is now aware of the tradition of whitewashing in Hollywood

9. The Godfather Pt. III (1990)

-Three decades after the original film, director Francis Ford Coppola's daughter Sofia is now a successful director. She is, unfortunately, remembered as having a part in The Godfather Pt. III. She played a teenaged Mary Corleone. Winona Ryder was originally cast, but dropped out due to exhaustion. Sofia stepped in. Francis Ford Coppola only chose his daughter because he felt she was the right age for the character. While being considered partly an act of nepotism, it was a last minute decision. Sofia wanted to help her father, who she described as being under a lot of pressure. In an interview with The New York Times in 2020, Sofia stated "It wasn't my dream to be an actress, so I wasn't crushed. I had other interests. It didn't destroy me."

10. Ghostbusters (2016)

-Many fans feel this new remake, with an all female overhaul, was not that good. Many of the male fans of the film felt this new all female reboot was a desecration of the original with Bill Murray. Harold Ramis. Ernie Hudson and Dan Akroyd. Featuring in the new remake is Kristina Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon. Of course, most male fans of the original movie put their opinions online, leading to major backlash. Most people seem to prefer the original without giving this one a chance

11. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

-Chris Pratt of the Guardians of the Galaxy and Parks and Recreation fame was cast in this film as the famous Italian red-clad plumber Mario. Social media provided plenty of skepticism as many felt that Pratt didn't have the proper voice acting skills to give Mario his iconic Italian accent. Instead, it sounded like his normal speaking voice. Despite Pratt defending the film, many felt it was less than good when it finally debuted

12. Iron Man (2008)

-It's hard to imagine Iron Man being played by anyone other than Robert Downey Jr. His portrayal of Tony Stark is sarcastic, arrogant and just hilarious. When the film went into production a decade ago, things looked a lot different. Many people felt he was not up to the tough task of playing the role of Tony Stark. Because of his extensive drug addiction history and repeated stints in jail, he was all but blacklisted in Hollywood. Marvel Studios president David Maisel carried out a long, tough fight to prove Robert Downey Jr was the perfect person to play the billionaire tech mogul Tony Stark. Thankfully, the fight paid off. And with this second chance in hand, Robert Downey Jr took the role, made it his own and also made it successful in many ways. It also proved he deserved a second chance, to put the past behind him. Now he is permanently linked with the role of Iron Man

13. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

-Rather than choose an actor of Iranian descent or other Middle Eastern descent, Jake Gyllenhaal was chosen to play the lead role. Many felt this was a form of whitewashing-using a white actor or actress to play a role of someone in a different ethnic group. This film is based on the highly successful video game series. A decade later, Jake Gyllenhaal revealed in an interview "You're bound to slip up and be like 'That wasn't right for me' or 'That didn't fit perfectly.' There have been a number of roles like that. And then a number of roles that do."

14. Taxi Driver (1976)

-Directed by Martin Scorsese, this film is one of his best known films. Jodie Foster, just in her early teens, played a child prostitute named Iris in 1970s New York City. There was strong criticism about her playing such a mature role. In a 2021 interview, Jodie Foster stated she underwent extensive psychological tests with a psychiatrist from UCLA to guarantee playing this mature role would not leave her traumatized. She was proud to be in it, according to her

15. Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

-Director Jean-Marc Vallee came under fire for having a transgender woman appear in the film. Playing this transgender woman is Jared Leto, an actor most notably known for his role as vocalist for the band Thirty Seconds to Mars. His character was a transgender woman who had been stricken with the AIDS virus. At the time, Vallee had not considered hiring a real transgender woman because he was unsure or believed there were no trans actors. Leo defended himself as best as possible, but to no avail. There was serious pushback about straight actors or actresses playing transgender roles. Another factor of this movie that put it under fire is the lead role of Ron Woodroof. He was portrayed as straight and homophobic, while the real Ron Woodroof was not homophobic and was perhaps bisexual

16. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

-At the time this film was made, it was not out of the question to take a white actor or actress and put them in makeup and tape their eyes into position to look Oriental. This film is a good example. In this film, Mickey Rooney was made up to look Oriental, specifically Japanese for his role as Mr. Yunioshi. This includes buck teeth, an exaggerated Japanese accent, his eyelids taped into position and yellow makeup. This is a nod to the rather racist past Hollywood had in terms of Oriental actors and actresses

-While it might have been funny at the time, in this now politically correct world, it's considered offensive. Mickey Rooney expressed regret over taking the role near the final years of his life. In 2022, streaming platforms showed this movie without Rooney's role in it. This, unfortunately led to a whole new debate on censorship and whether art should be viewed within a historical context

17. A Mighty Heart (2007)

-In this film, Angelina Jolie plays the role of an Afro-Cuban journalist named Mariane Pearl. There were some serious accusations that Jolie had used makeup to darken her skin. Criticism was strong with this film, and in a 2007 Time Magazine interview, Jolie had been personally defended by the real Mariane Pearl. According to Pearl: "She put her whole heart into it, and I think she understood why we should do this movie. We had something to say that we knew we should say together."

18. The Conqueror (1956)

-There were many controversies with this film. First and foremost, famed Western film actor John Wayne taking to putting on yellow makeup and getting made up to look Asian. Second, this film was such a box office bomb that RKO Pictures went bankrupt. Third, this film was done near a site being used to test nuclear bombs. It's widely believed that a massive number of crew and cast succumbed to death from various forms of cancer due to the nuclear fallout

19. Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

-Superhero fans are fiercely protective of their idols. When something messes with their superheroes, they are quick to come to the defense. When it comes to the movies, responses can be both positive and negative about who plays what role. This was plainly obvious when Ben Affleck was chosen to play Batman, aka The Dark Knight. While being interviewed by Howard Stern, Affleck said he was "hurt" by the criticism. Some of which included fan petitions to get someone else cast. Surprisingly, Affleck was cast as Batman in at least five DC Comics films 

20. The Dark Knight (2008)

-It's incredibly hard to imagine that casting Heath Ledger as The Joker was met with fierce doubt. When he took on the role of The Joker, it set the bar high for anyone who took on this role in years to come. His portrayal of The Joker was incredibly close, if not spot on, with the version from the comics. Of course, when the decision to hire Ledger as The Joker became public knowledge, fans took to social media, calling it "the worst casting decision ever made." Jonathan Nolan, screenplay writer and brother of Christopher Nolan, defended the casting of Ledger. Of course, the defense paid off-Ledger made the movie great

21. Music (2021)

-Sia, a world famous pop singer, came under fire for a role she had taken in 2021. That role was that of a director. She had hired Maddie Ziegler to play an autistic woman despite the actress not being anywhere on the autistic spectrum. It's been a recent debate in Hollywood about whether actors or actresses could successfully play those who were disabled, special needs or considered neurodivergent. Many felt that the role Ziegler played was an offensive stereotype. Rather than be productive and handle the situation respectfully, Sia went on to Twitter and gave backlash back to those dishing it out initially. She states the situation caused her severe mental distress. She has issued an apology, but a few years later, Sia came out with the fact she herself is on the autism spectrum

22. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

-Fans of the Batman series were less than pleased to hear that Anne Hathaway, of The Devil Wears Prada fame, was cast as Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman. Comic book fan spaces are a breeding ground for heated opinions and more. Some fans want to know how the characters will look and when they heard Hathaway was cast as Catwoman, they felt she didn't fit their fantasy. Unfortunately, this led to a lot of public hate against Anne Hathaway

23. The Last Airbender (2010)

-M. Night Shyamalan directed the live action film of the popular anime cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender. Unfortunately, the film failed at the box office. Many suspect the reason behind the failure is the casting. The cartoon features those who are of Asian descent. The film featured mostly white actors and actresses. While Shyamalan did defend his "colorblind" form of casting, the backlash from fans and critics was loud and clear. Luckily, there was a series remade for Netflix called Avatar: The Last Airbender. And this time around, the casting was far more appropriate

24. Doctor Strange (2016)

-In this 2016 film, white actress Tilda Swinton was cast as a magic expert named The Ancient One. In the comics, the character was shown as a Tibetan man. In the film, the character was revamped as Celtic and androgynous. Swinton stated the character in the film was not meant to be of Asian descent while co-screenwriter C. Robert Cargill stated he was unwilling to alienate Chinese markets. In the end, serious regret over the casting decision won out

25. Pan (2015)

-Because the original story was written in the early 20th century, not much was known about indigenous people. In 1953, when Disney released Peter Pan, it featured Native Americans in an offensive manner. In this new remake, the character Tiger Lily was given to white actress Rooney Mara. Later on, she expressed regret over taking the role