15 Stars Who Were Replaced in Major Movies

7. Jean-Claude Van Damme – ‘Predator’

Jean-Claude Van Damme was kicking butt and taking names all throughout the 80s, but he was relatively unknown to Hollywood bigwigs when he pleaded for a role in this blockbuster film. He was cast as The Predator in the 1987 movie, but the reason why he was canned has been debated throughout the years. Numerous people who worked on the film gave their reasons as to why Van Damme was fired. Some say he clashed with the director because he didn’t want to wear the full-body suit – he wanted his face to be shown instead. Others said he broke the $20,000 Predator mask and Joel Silver fired him on the spot. We’ll probably never know the truth, but we do know he was given the boot and replaced by Kevin Peter Hall.