Jean-Claude Van Damme was almost the Predator?

did you know jeanclaude vanam was almost the predator in 1987 the muscles from Brussels was cast to play the iconic alien Hunter he was supposed to bring a swift ninja likee movement to the creature but things didn't go as planned the suit was too uncomfortable and the character needed to be much bigger and scarier so vanam was replaced by the 7'2 Kevin Peter Hall giving the Predator its towering terrifying presence while Dam went on to kick butt in other action films the Predator became a Sci-Fi Legend the more you know