In what we believe to be a unique entry in our list, Katie Holmes gains inclusion for turning down a part she'd already played. When Christopher Nolan successfully resurrected the 'Batman' franchise with 'Batman Begins,' Katie Holmes played Bruce Wayne's love interest Rachel Dawes, and she played it well. In the second and third installments - 'The Dark Knight' and 'The Dark Knight Rises' - Holmes is gone, and Maggie Gyllenhaal is Rachel. Gyllenhaal was excellent, but we couldn't help but wonder what had happened to Holmes.
Because the internet is what it is, rumors circulated that Holmes had been cut from the film because Nolan wanted a better actor, but Nolan himself has said this is a lie. He wanted Holmes back - he just couldn't persuade her to return. The second and third films both doubled the box office revenue of 'Batman Begins.' Holmes, who made 'Mad Money' instead, backed the wrong horse.