Outlander season 6 is currently filming in Scotland. However, did you know that there were other contenders to play Claire and Jamie?
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Fans of Outlander they will probably find it very difficult to imagine someone other than Caitriona Balfe Y Sam Heughan like Claire and Jamie Fraser. However, before the series began, several other names were thrown into the ring, this is all you need to know about who could have played the time traveling couple.
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What other actors were considered for Claire and Jamie in Outlander? For five seasons so far, fans have fallen in love with Heughan Y Balfe like Jamie and Claire. The couple have fantastic chemistry and have left viewers invested in their time-traveling romance.
As a result, fans of Outlander They might be surprised to learn that it could have been a completely different pair of stars playing the roles. This was because before the series was commissioned, it was almost made into a feature film.
Author Diana Gabaldon revealed all about this earlier in an interview, while explaining that it was years ago that the adaptation of her books was first considered, which she envisioned in a feature film.
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“This was years ago when I first considered adapting Outlander, into a feature film,” explained the author.
At the time, he revealed that other Hollywood stars were the first choices to play Jamie Fraser, among the candidates were Liam Neeson Y Sean Connery.
“Liam Neeson and Sean Connery were Jamie’s first contenders,” Gabaldon revealed.
On the other hand, in 2010 it was also revealed which actress wanted to play the role of Claire and the Grey’s Anatomy star, Katherine Heigl, was in the running for the role when it was slated to be a movie.
However, the idea of a feature film was eventually scrapped and the books were adapted into a series. This was done by Ronald D Moore and meant that he didn’t start looking for Jamie and Claire until a few years later.
Although, this was not the first time that an attempt was made to bring the book series to the screen. Fans of novels Outlander You may also know that Jamie Fraser’s character is inspired in part by the Doctor Who character, Jamie McCrimmon.
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