Bruce Willis Nearly Replaced John Wayne In A Remake Of His Best Western (Set In Space!)

Bruce Willis could have stepped into the boots of John Wayne for a sci-fi remake of the latter's most iconic Western. Few actors are as closely tied to a genre as Wayne is to Westerns. John Wayne starred in 80 Westerns throughout his decades-long career, and while he appeared in everything from romantic dramas to cop movies, his biggest successes tended to feature him as a cowboy. Even his final movie – 1976's The Shootist – was a Western. The star is so closely tied to his movies that few filmmakers have attempted straight-up remakes of Wayne's movies either.