Hollywood lends itself very well to playing the what if game. What if Winter’s Bone star Jennifer Lawrence had been cast as Bella in Twilight? What if Lisa Kudrow had made the cast of Saturday Night Live instead of the cast of Friends? What if James Franco had missed out on 127 Hours? It almost happened.

According to Yahoo, former Beverly Hills 90210 star Luke Perry tried desperately to acquire Aron Rolston’s life rights. Of course, they later went to Danny Boyle, but had he gotten the go ahead, Perry had plans to cast his former co-star Brian Austin Green in the lead role. What if indeed.

Franco is widely expected to receive his first Academy Award nomination when they’re announced in a few days. Perry can next been seen in the Hallmark Movie Channel original Goodnight For Justice. It premieres next Saturday, January, 29th at 8 PM. Don’t look for any severed arms in that one.