Sometimes, the movie-making process hits a snag when the filmmakers realize the casting is not quite right.
In the best cases, this happens before principal photography starts.
But in some cases, filming has already gotten underway when a major casting change takes place.
While the unpleasant task of having to fire or replace an actor can arise for a variety of reasons, from personal matters to injuries and creative differences to public scandals, one can presume that delivering such crushing news to a performer must be unenviable at best.
One such incident took place on January 10, 1985, as cameras rolled on Back to the Future.
In the lead role of Marty McFly, 23-year-old Eric Stoltz had been filming for over a month, but little did he know that his time on set would soon be at an end.
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