Stars Who Have Lost Out on Movie Roles

The Roles That Got Away

By ANTOINETTE BUENO

Jennifer Lawrence has already been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globes award for her portrayal of Tiffany in David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook, and it turns out she beat out some pretty hefty competition for the career-changing role opposite Bradley Cooper. Russell told New York Magazine's Vulture that superstar Angelina Jolie and fan favorite Rachel McAdams also tried out for the coveted part. "There were multiple actresses who kept auditioning for the role, and they were wonderful," he said of their auditions. Let's take a look back at other famous stars who have lost out on some pretty spectacular movie roles. Sometimes you really can't have it all!