Substitute Actors in Sequels
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Substitute Actors in Sequels

Sometimes producers opt for a new face in a familar part. How would you rank these replacements?

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1 Harrison Ford for Alec Baldwin, Patriot Games
Baldwin plays Jack Ryan in <i>The Hunt for Red October</i>, but Ford takes over in the subsequent movies, starting with <i>Patriot Games</i>. 70 126
2 Christian Bale for Edward Furlong, Terminator Salvation
Bale plays a very grown up John Connor in <i>Terminator Salvation</i>, following in the footsteps of Furlong and Nick Stahl. 46 148
3 Maggie Gyllenhaal for Katie Holmes, The Dark Knight
Holmes is Bruce Wayne's gal Rachel Dawes in <i>Batman Begins</i>, but Gyllenhaal snagged the role in <i>The Dark Knight</i>. 24 168
4 Michael Gambon for Richard Harris, Harry Potter
Gambon assumed the role of Dumbledore after Harris, who starred in the first two movies, passed away. 17 135
5 Don Cheadle for Terrence Howard, Iron Man 2
In <i>Iron Man</i>, Howard stars as Tony Stark's best friend Rhodey. For <i>Iron Man 2</i>, the role goes to Cheadle. -2 128
6 Ethan Embry as Rusty Griswold, National Lampoon Vacation
There have been many Rusty Griswolds in the Vacation movies. Embry nabs the honor in <i>Vegas Vacation</i>. -17 97
7 Bryce Dallas Howard for Nicole Kidman, Manderlay
At least Lars von Trier kept the red hair when he replaced Kidman as Grace Mulligan with Howard in the <i>Dogville </i>sequel. -35 79
8 Julianne Moore for Jodie Foster, Hannibal
Anthony Hopkins stuck around, but Moore took Foster's spot as Clarice Starling in <i>The Silence of the Lambs </i>sequel. -54 138
9 Maria Bello for Rachel Wiesz, Tomb of the Dragon
Weisz plays sexy archaeologist Evelyn Carnahan in the first two <i>Mummy</i> movies, but Bello takes over in the third. -61 107
10 Michelle Pfeiffer for Olivia Newton-John, Grease 2
Set two years after the original film, <i>Grease 2</i> casts Pfeiffer in the unenviable position of matching Newton-John's Sandy. -69 119