Actors who were paid…for films they did not appear in!

Have you heard of a person receiving his full salary, without doing his work? Perhaps you are wondering in your mind: Is this possible? For example, Hollywood actors receive millions of dollars for their work. They are, after all, movie stars, and their images can… Alone, films sell in astronomical numbers. However, sometimes, actors get paid for films they do not actually appear in, and this happens because their scenes are deleted in post-production, they are replaced by other actors, and many other reasons as well.

Together, we learn about the actors who were paid for films they did not appear in:

– Bob Hoskins… about the movie “Forbidden to Touch” (1987):

“The Untouchables,” directed by Brian De Palma in 1987, brought together an all-star cast, including: Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Andy Garcia, and Robert De Niro. However, before De Palma could secure De Niro in the role of Al Capone, the director convinced actor Bob Hoskins to agree to stand in as a stand-in in the event that De Niro was unable to play the role. But Robert De Niro agreed to make the film, and Hoskins didn’t think much about it after that, until the day he received a check for $200,000 in the mail, along with a note from the director: “Thank you for your time.”

– Michael Behn… about the movie “Alien 3” (1992):

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Michael Behn’s character in the 1986 film Alien 3 was killed at the beginning of David Fincher’s Alien 3 (1992), and for this reason, Behn was not chosen to participate in the film. But Fincher needed a scene, so the solution was to cast a cast, and shoot the scene with another actor, primarily using Behn’s image. However, Michael Behn got a lot of money for this, even though he never appeared in the film.

– Johnny Depp… about the movie “Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets” (2022):

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The actor was supposed to return as the antagonist, “Gellert Grindelwald,” in the movie “Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets” in (2022), but after Amber Heard’s allegations, and the subsequent legal dispute between them, Johnny Depp was replaced by Mads Mikkelsen, as the actor only portrayed One scene. But Depp’s contract with Warner Brothers allowed him to receive his full salary, amounting to $16 million.

– Tim Roth… about the movie “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (2019):

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Tim Roth has been working with director Quentin Tarantino since the movie “Reservoir Dogs” in 1992. The actor was supposed to star in the movie “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (2019), in the role of a British butler, where Roth filmed the scenes, but Tarantino He decided to delete it in the final editing of the film. However, he was paid his full fee for the role.

– Harrison Ford… about his role in the movie “E.T. the Extraordinary” (1982):

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The actor appeared in the famous film in a small role, where Harrison Ford played the role of a school principal, who rebukes the film’s hero, “Elliot” (Henry Thomas). Ford was a close friend of Steven Spielberg, and it also helped that his wife, at the time, Melissa Mathison, wrote the script for the film “E.T. “Extra Tristral” (1982). Unfortunately, this small role did not appear in the final version of the film, but it is not known how much Harrison Ford was paid for this scene. But, at the time, he was already an A-list actor in Hollywood.

– Shailene Woodley… about the movie “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” (2014):

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Shailene Woodley was supposed to play Mary Jane Watson, Spider-Man’s lover, in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), but the actress only filmed three scenes. However, these scenes were deleted in post-production. Fans didn’t get to see her in the movie, but Shailene got paid for it.

– Eric Stoltz… about the movie “Back to the Future” (1985):

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Eric Stoltz was originally scheduled to play Marty McFly in Back to the Future (1985), but after six weeks of filming, Robert Zemeckis reluctantly decided to cast Michael J. Fox instead. This was because Stoltz was a darker actor, and brought a sadder feel to the film. Naturally, this decision turned out to be costly for the studio, which had to pay the two actors for their work.

– Nicolas Cage… about the movie “Superman Lives”:

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The actor was supposed to star in Tim Burton’s film “Superman Lives,” but the film never saw the light of day. Although Nicolas Cage never played Superman, he reportedly received $20 million for it.

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