Ryan Gosling

Directed by Peter Jackson, The Lovely Bones was originally supposed to have Ryan Gosling in the leading role of Jack Salmon in the film. This was changed the moment he stepped on set, apparently due to the actor’s massive weight-gain prior to filming.

Gosling purposely gained a total of sixty pounds to play the part of Jack Salmon, given that’s how he believed he should look. This happened with the actor regularly drinking melted milkshakes anytime he needed a drink. Jackson completely disagreed and fired Gosling on-site, leaving him unemployed, though Gosling would inevitably became a star.