Before Kathy Bates played Molly Brown in the Oscar-winning movie Titanic, Reba McEntire was cast in the role. Shortly before filming started she had to drop out. She explained to Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live why she was forced to jump ship.
Before Reba had her own sitcom, she was on the road all the time. When she accepted the role, she scheduled a definitive 3 months for the movie and then planned to go on tour. Which meant she hired a lot of people and booked a bunch of dates. Therefore, when they told her production had been delayed, she was forced to give up a role that could have changed her life. She had too many people depending on her to do the shows that she could not say no to all of them.
As much as I like Reba, I prefer Bates in the part. Not only does she look like the Unsinkable Molly Brown, but she was also perfect in the film. What do you think?
