Ellen Page steps into a darker-than-usual role in the Sundance thriller The East alongside Alexander Skarsgard and Brit Marling. Since we're used to seeing Ellen playing nice in films like Juno, Whip It and Inception, her role may be bit different than previous characters she’s played on the big screen.

“The role was so amazing and as a young actress, roles like that don’t always come along so I feel so grateful that they let me be involved,” she explained.

If one of your favorite characters starts looking like a different person at some point, it might be because they are!

Bourne Legacy hits theaters nationwide today and has Jeremy Renner taking over leading role duties from Matt Damon, who starred in the first three movies of the franchise. This is hardly the first time this has happened though. On both the big and small screen, actors take over the roles of characters all the time, sometimes even in the middle of the season! Here's our round-up of 12 famous characters that have been recast.

Which actress was recast due to her butting heads with Will Smith? Find out after the jump!