Stars cut from movies: Sam Nivola and more celebrities

Sometimes in Hollywood directors are tasked with making impossible decisions in perfecting the final cut of their films.

In 2025 alone, several actors and actresses have a big name Were their scenes broken out of projects for a host of reasons, including Simone Ashley of f1 and John Malkovich from The Four Fantastic: First Steps.

“It happens on every film, where you have to shoot more than you can use,” F1 director Joseph Kosinski have said People In June 2025 of why Ashley was cut from the film. “There were two or three story lines that did not eventually make them in the final cut.”

Keep scrolling to see which celebrities had scenes cut from movies:

Simone Ashley

Ashley had promoted 2025’s F1 on social media and was seen filming for the sports drama. However, his role in the film was broken significantly.

Kosinsky told People In spite of reducing his role in the film, the Bridgerton Alum is an “amazing talent,” an “amazing actress” and “an amazing singer.”

“I would love to work with her again,” he noted.

John Malkovich

Malkovich was completely cut out of 2025’s The Four Fantastic: First Steps After he was cast as Ivan Kragoff/Red Ghost.

“There were many things that eventually ended up hitting the floor of the cutting room,” Director Matt Shakman have said Diversity In July 2025. “When we were building a post-future world from the 60s, introducing all these villains, introducing these four main characters as a group, as well as individually, presenting the idea of a child-there were many things to balance in this film and some things had to go in the ultimate shape of the film for its final version.”

Lola Tung

Tung was one of the stars cut from 2025’s I know what you did last summer.

“In every film, it’s best set designs, and then you edit the movie and you put it together and you’re going, I love this in a vacuum. This is a great scene. But it doesn’t fit in the movie, ‘” Director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson have said People In July 2025 of the opening scene did not do that into the film.

Nicholas Alexander Chavez

Chavez cut it too from I know what you did last summer.

“Only one of those situations was where he had nothing to do with Lola and Nicholas – they are both so great,” said Kaytin Robinson. “I would love to work with them again. I loved working with them. They did a great job. But in the larger tapestry of the film, it didn’t fit.”

He continued, “He sucks because you don’t want to do that for those actors. And he sucks when you love something like a scene, but that scene doesn’t work in the last coat of the film.”

Josh Brolin

Director George Clooney revealed that Brolin filmed scenes for 2017 Suburb Eventually, he didn’t do that into the film.

“We shot a couple of scenes with Josh (play) a really funny baseball coach,” said Clooney, who directed the film, Entertainment weekly In August 2017. “But after we made our first screening, the one thing that became very obvious to me was (the scenes) to leave the air out of the balloon, in terms of the tension in the film. I had to write this terrible note to it where I said, ‘You’re not going to believe it. But these scenes are no longer working.’

Harrison Ford

Ford fans are probably shocked to learn the Star Wars The actor was supposed to make a cameo in 1982’s ET THE EXCEPTED. Gameo shot portraying the boss at Elliott’s (Henry Thomas) School. Director Steven Spielberg have said Ew In the end, Ford’s scenes were “cut out.”

Paul Rudd

Maiden boasting a striking cast, but unfortunately, Paul Rudd Without making the cut. Rudd was supposed to play a blind date for Christian wiig‘s Annie Walker.

“Unfortunately we cut all the blind date sequences out of the film,” Director Paul feig have said Ew in April 2017.

Ellen Pompeo

Pompeo said she was “completely broken” from Eternal sunshine -Motorless Speaking at the Tribeca Festival storytellers event in June 2025.

“Kate Winslet In the movie, of course, like, you have Kate Winslet, definitely I don’t need, ”he said at the event.

Roth’s team

Dozens of a-listers were involved in Quentin Tarantino‘S. Once at a time … in HollywoodHowever, no Roth scene came in the film.

“He is part of the gang and I appreciate him exhibiting and giving his diligent service,” the director said during the appearance of the “Empire” podcast in August 2019.

Nikki Garcia

Superstar revealed WWE on “The Nikki & Brie Show” Siriusxm Her views were broken from Happy Gilmore 2.

“I remember hearing a few months ago that 20 minutes would have to be broken out, and I’ve been praying that wouldn’t be my things,” Nikki told Sister Garcia brie During the July 2025 chapter. “Well, guess what? All my talking things were broken. And not just me. This is the whole group of people I filmed with.”

Nikki said she was “bummed” and “ruined” when she found out, but she was generally grateful for the opportunity.

Sienna Miller

The actress was about to portray love Johnny DeppWhite Bulger in 2015’s Black Mass. Unfortunately, she did not do her part into the film.

“Narrative choices were responsible for that,” Scott Cooper have said Globe boston In September 2015.

Shailene Woodley

Woodley was supposed to appear in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Like Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) Interested Love Mary Jane, filming scenes for the Marvel film in New York City. The clips never did in the movie because of the character’s heartbreak over Gwen Stacy’s death (Emma’s stones).

“Shailene is a great actress, and she did the day of a couple of great work,” Director Webb mark have said The Los Angeles Times In March 2014. “But it was very difficult to introduce someone as a competitive love interest when there is so much on the table with Peter and Gwen.”

He continued, “It was something we found only when we were shooting and then in the editing room,” adding that the decision was “hard, very hard.”

Manny Jacinto

Jacinto was cast in the 2022 barrier Top Gun: Maverick Like Lt Billy “Fritz” Avalone. After the film came out, the actor learned that all his lines were broken from the finished project. Two years later the Good aum tackling the situation and the disappointment of fans.

“It is always a small amount of republic, but it wasn’t shocking to me,” he said Gq A magazine in July 2024.

While Jacinto was disappointed by the result, he was grateful for his experience with the franchise.

I’m a level

Nivola had a role in Bradley Cooper‘S. Subsequent as Alexander Bernstein. However, after the film showed for the first time in 2023, Nivola learned from a friend who was not “in the film actually.” While the White lotAlum was upset at first, he understood why the decision was made.

“I was slightly annoyed to be cut out of the film. But, annoying, this was the right decision,” he said in an interview in August 2025 with Diversity. “I don’t like that the guy who has their feelings hurt about being broken out.”