Christopher noted his disappointment, saying, “Katie wasn’t available for the role, which I wasn’t very happy about." Katie, on choosing not to come back, said: “It was a decision that I made at that time and it was right for me at that moment, so I don’t have any regrets." Katie was obviously happy for maggie to take the part and thought that she’d done a wonderful job! Some outlets reported that he left GOT to join a Transporters movie, but Ed actually said the split was more political. On leaving the show, he said: “My plan was to stay with Game of Thrones for the long haul. That was always my plan. I would have loved to. It was a wonderful experience, but politics led to us parting ways.” Her preparation for the role was rigorous, taking trapeze lessons and watching videos of lions attacking on YouTube. After the first two films, however, Rachelle had to be replaced as Victoria – something that she was devastated by. We were told this was due to scheduling conflicts, but Rachelle, who was “hurt deeply” by the decision, said that there was only a 10-day overlap with filming another commitment. On the decision, she said this: “Although the production schedule for Eclipse is over three months long, Summit said they had a conflict during those ten days and would not accommodate me.” Even though Victoria didn’t suffer the happiest fate, Bryce said that starring in a film with Robert was “really wonderful.” Ross, who was also working on the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why wasn’t able to commit to being in season two, particularly as the creators had envisaged a more important role for Reggie as the series went on. On his leaving, they said: “We love what Ross did with the role but because of his commitments to other projects, we couldn’t use him nearly as much as we would have liked.” Charles also described himself as being very similar to Reggie and his excitement to playing a character that he related to – “Playing football, for one. Being a jock, kind of. A likeable jock, a jerk, a prankster, whatever it is, it’s pretty amazing.” While the reason was described as “creative differences,” things very much escalated, even after she left, with Janet and Will Smith both not holding back from slamming each other in interviews for years after Janet’s departure. Janet has since given her account of her leaving, saying that she was not fired, but instead was offered a terrible deal, and as she had a new baby and a husband out of work, she couldn’t accept the bad offer. Thankfully she and Will let bygones be bygones a couple of years ago when they reunited. Talking about getting the full-time gig, Mae had this to say: “[the show was] originally going to keep replacing the actress who played Ann, just to keep you on your toes. And then they stuck with me — like, you’re making the whole not-memorable thing work.” However, when a reunion opposite Brendan Fraser for a third movie was in the works, Rachel declined to take part. While it’s not clear exactly why Rachel decided to leave step away from the film series, it has been reported that she had problems with the script and thus didn’t want to sign on for it. If this were true, you’ve gotta say she made a fairly good decision, considering that the third instalment of The Mummy films was extremely poorly received by critics. Maria had an excellent time filming the movie, and she actually signed on for a whole other trilogy of sequels and insisted that “[There will] absolutely be ‘The Mummy 4.’” While the fourth instalment hasn’t materialised (not including the Tom Cruise reboot), Brendan Fraser said he was open to reprising the role just last year, so perhaps Maria will get her chance to as well! There were countless rumours about why Terrence was replaced for the subsequent Iron Man movies, with some sources saying it was due to his poor performance on set, and others citing disputes over a reduced salary. Terrence himself has made his opinion known, with him having some strong words to say about Robert Downey Junior when talking about leaving the role. They actually wanted to keep Shannon, but she couldn’t make the filming because she was touring with a theatre at the time. Even though Freddie couldn’t continue as Dickon, he still cherished his time on the show, saying: “It was still fun. I got to be in that world. I’ve watched all of it. It’s just an incredible TV show.” Tom spoke about how Game of Thrones helped his career, saying: “Steve Blackman, the showrunner of Umbrella Academy, he saw me on Game of Thrones and straight after that asked me to audition for Luther. Because he saw me on that I got the opportunity, it kind of put me in the front of his mind for the role.” Aimee reportedly learned the news of the recasting while at a San Diego Comic-Con panel, and she took to the internet to share her response which was rather funny. Aimee posted a vine with a sign saying “Princess for hire.” “I saw that! And I thought it was really funny! And a really humble way to take it. Because I know if I was in her position, I would be upset, too, and I wouldn’t be able to handle it with humour. And she did, brilliantly.” When Claudia, unfortunately, had to step back and put her acting career on hold due to an unwell family member, the creators recast her, something they’d already done with Marty in the first movie. While the film with Edward didn’t do amazingly, it still didn’t seem recast-worthy, considering the Hulk had such a big part to play going forward, but they decided to go in other directions. Edward later said that he didn’t want to be associated with just one role that would take away from his “effectiveness as an actor.” When it was announced that they’d been recasting the Hulk, Marvel Studios’ president said that the decision is “rooted in the need for an actor who embodies the creativity and collaborative spirit of our other talented cast members.” Edward’s agent fired back, saying calling the statement “a purposefully misleading, inappropriate attempt to paint our client in a negative light.” He was later brought on board for the first Avengers movie and has been synonymous with the Hulk ever since. Thankfully, Edward has insisted that he has no ill will towards Mark for taking over the role as Hulk, and TBH, we wouldn’t have it any other way either! First up was Conan, who got Gregor Clegane’s role in Game of Thrones underway with a series of brutal acts that very much fit the character’s description. He barely had any words, however, and by season two they’d moved on to a different actor. By the time Red Skulls’ next appearance would come, in Infinity War, negotiations with the studio didn’t work out. Hugo explained what went wrong: “By then, they’d pushed back on the contracts that we agreed on and so the money they offered me for The Avengers was much less than I got for the very first one, and this was for two films. And the promise when we first signed the contracts was that the money would grow each time.” The actor, speaking in 2012, also said “It’s not something I would want to do again,” so it may not have solely been about pay. As it was “just a voice role”, the studio stood firm and recast the voice actor for Infinity War. “As the Russo brothers pointed out to me — because I was trying to do a straight voice match to Hugo’s performance — they said, “You know, he’s been by himself essentially in this intergalactic prison of his own making for 70 years. He’s going to sound a little different.” Apparently, the rifts between the two only grew from there, which led to Aml leaving the show, and the creators having to recast the character of Capheus. “We’re all sitting there going, ‘You quit your job because … really?’ I’m just… I’m over him. You quit your job because you don’t want to play a gay part? As if it’s … You know what? I’m going to stop talking.” Ellis went on to say how detrimental the decision was, saying “you make a statement when you do something like that.”
