Earlier on, we talked about how weird it would have been if Will Smith had played Keanu Reeves' iconic role in 'The Matrix.' Now, we have to imagine how strange it would have been if 'Friends' star David Schwimmer had taken Smith's part in 'Men in Black.' That was apparently the original plan, but Schwimmer wanted to take a short career break at the time the movie was filming.
The excuse never made sense, because Schwimmer carried on making 'Friends' during the break. Smith completely owned the part of 'Agent J,' and returned to it for two sequels. It could have been the key to Schwimmer crossing over from television to the movies, but he dropped the ball. Since then, his star power has been slowly dwindling, and he may now be doomed as being labeled 'Ross from Friends' for the rest of his life.