Check out these 19 pre-production gender swaps from some of our favorite movies and shows, ahead.
Rosalind Russell played the role opposite Cary Grant in the classic film.
Jodie Foster inElysium
Jodie Fosterplayed the ruthless Secretary Delacourt inNeill Blomkamp’s 2013 sci-fi thrillerElysium.
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The rest is history.
At that point, writer-directorJ.J.
Helen Mirren inMonsters University
Pixar wasn’t done gender-swapping withFinding Nemo.
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In Dan Scanlon’s 2013Monsters Inc.follow-upMonsters University, Dean Hardscrabble was originally conceived as a male character.
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Kimberley French
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Jay Maidment
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Melinda Sue Gordon
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Patti Perret
Melinda Sue Gordon
