7 A-List Actors Could Have Starred in 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' Before Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt (Including 1 of His Exes!)

Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani is best known for her musical talents. However, she made her acting debut in The Aviator the year before Mr. & Mrs. Smith hit theaters. Since then, she hasn’t landed many acting roles. However, she did appear in Trolls.

It turns out that she was also in the running to play Jane Smith.

“I feel like I almost got it. I went to a bunch [of auditions],” she recalled back in 2016. Gwen added, “[It was] very competitive and I wanted to do it, but I wanted to do music more.”

She referenced her unsuccessful audition again in 2022, saying that Angelina “beat” her for the role.

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp was already a movie star of critical acclaim in 2005. He’d been landing major roles since the ’80s and brought Captain Jack Sparrow to life in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie in 2003.

During a 2005 interview, director Doug Liman confirmed that Johnny was in the running. It does not appear that he ever addressed the casting rumors. Interestingly, he went on to star in The Tourist with Angelina years later.

See who might have played Jane alongside Johnny…