Writers create characters, but actors are the ones who bring them to life. A great actor does more than just repeat their lines in front of the camera. Sometimes, the actors who didn’t follow the script created the best moments in iconic movies. Some added unexpected lines, some fought for the changes they thought were best for their characters.
So let’s see which actors have changed their whole characters as well as their Movies,with their own improvements to the script. Do you think that their decisions are brilliant, or they shouldn’t have done that?
Producer Kevin Feige admitted that line was brilliant, explaining "If you're changing something for no reason, that's one thing, but if you're changing something because you want to double-down on the spirit of who the character is? That's a change we'll make.”
Robert Downey Jr. felt that this is out of character for Tony Stark, so he changed it to “Please tell me nobody tried to kiss me” instead. Then he asked other characters to hit up a good shawarma restaurant, and the famous shawarma after-credit scene was born.
So thanks to him, Thor: Ragnarok was much better and received many positive reviews. It’s a colorful movie with the right amount of comedic relief, and it’s a fun movie to watch.
The famous singer often said that line in her trailer when she took breaks from filming as a sort of prayer. She was so used to it that in one scene she just blurted it out. "Something about that scene when we were doing it felt right and we did it," Gaga explained, "It's a testament to Ridley Scott as a director. He uses the stuff. He uses creativity."
The actress wanted Andy to enter Miranda’s room and found her crying because her husband had asked for a divorce, instead of just being cool about the whole thing.“I wanted a scene where she is without her armor, the unpeeled scene in the hotel room — just to see that face without its protective glaze, to glimpse at the woman in the businesswoman,” Streep explained to Variety magazine.
Another iconic line that she changed was in the finale scene where Andy sat next to Miranda in the car. Miranda was supposed to say "Everyone wants to be me," but Streep changed it to "Everyone wants to be us."
“That’s the only time I remember putting my foot down. I remember saying things that I never thought I’d say before, like, I’m not going to shoot it,” Krasinski wrote.
These actors who didn’t follow the script surely made bold decisions. Do you think it’s okay for them to add changes to their characters, or they should follow the scripts to the T? And if you want to know more about the “what-if” of iconic movies, then check out these 9 iconic roles that almost played by completely different actors.
So let’s see which actors have changed their whole characters as well as their Movies,with their own improvements to the script. Do you think that their decisions are brilliant, or they shouldn’t have done that?
1. Iron Man
Source: Marvel Studios/ Courtesy Everett Collection
Producer Kevin Feige admitted that line was brilliant, explaining "If you're changing something for no reason, that's one thing, but if you're changing something because you want to double-down on the spirit of who the character is? That's a change we'll make.”
2. The Avengers
Source: Marvel Studios/ Courtesy Everett Collection
Robert Downey Jr. felt that this is out of character for Tony Stark, so he changed it to “Please tell me nobody tried to kiss me” instead. Then he asked other characters to hit up a good shawarma restaurant, and the famous shawarma after-credit scene was born.
3. Thor: Ragnarok
Source: Marvel Studios/ Courtesy Everett Collection
So thanks to him, Thor: Ragnarok was much better and received many positive reviews. It’s a colorful movie with the right amount of comedic relief, and it’s a fun movie to watch.
4. House of Gucci
Source: Universal Pictures
The famous singer often said that line in her trailer when she took breaks from filming as a sort of prayer. She was so used to it that in one scene she just blurted it out. "Something about that scene when we were doing it felt right and we did it," Gaga explained, "It's a testament to Ridley Scott as a director. He uses the stuff. He uses creativity."
5. The Devil Wears Prada
Source: The Devil Wears Prada / Twentieth Century Fox and co-producers
The actress wanted Andy to enter Miranda’s room and found her crying because her husband had asked for a divorce, instead of just being cool about the whole thing.“I wanted a scene where she is without her armor, the unpeeled scene in the hotel room — just to see that face without its protective glaze, to glimpse at the woman in the businesswoman,” Streep explained to Variety magazine.
Another iconic line that she changed was in the finale scene where Andy sat next to Miranda in the car. Miranda was supposed to say "Everyone wants to be me," but Streep changed it to "Everyone wants to be us."
6. The Witcher
Source: The Witcher / Netflix and co-producers
7. Stranger Things
Source: Stranger Things / Netflix and co-producers
8. The Office
Source: The Office / NBC and co-producers
“That’s the only time I remember putting my foot down. I remember saying things that I never thought I’d say before, like, I’m not going to shoot it,” Krasinski wrote.
9. Pulp Fiction
Source: Pulp Fiction / Miramax Films and co-producers
10. The Shawshank Redemption
Source: The Shawshank Redemption / Castle Rock Entertainment and co-producers
These actors who didn’t follow the script surely made bold decisions. Do you think it’s okay for them to add changes to their characters, or they should follow the scripts to the T? And if you want to know more about the “what-if” of iconic movies, then check out these 9 iconic roles that almost played by completely different actors.