The film roles that never happened
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Jack Nicholson as Michael Corleone, 'The Godfather'
Thank God this was a non-starter! Jack Nicholson was offered the part, along with Warren Beatty, Robert Redford, Ryan O'Neal, and Dustin Hoffman, but they all declined. Al Pacino accepted and the rest is history.
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