Worst miscasting role

Jimmy Garlic

Nicholas Cage in the remake of the Wicker man. A desperately bad remake made worse by Cage who was cast in a role that was totally unsuitable for him.

Franz Von Peppercorn II

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Christ, Live Die Repeat all because the American audience couldn't wrap their mind around Edge of Tomorrow

The former is the better name. Anyway that’s what it is called now on home release.

Franz Von Peppercorn II

That said a spectacular bit of miscasting is Cruise in Interview with the Vampire.

Franz Von Peppercorn II

Franz Von Peppercorn II wrote: »

The former is the better name. Anyway that’s what it is called now on home release.

It really isn't. It doesn't suit the tone of the film at all

AndyBoBandy

AndyBoBandy wrote:

Nicholas Cage in every movie he’s been in except Raising Arizona.

How dare you. You're on "the list" now. You've made a powerful enemy.

Nobelium

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Nicholas Cage in every movie he’s been in except Raising Arizona.

he was also good in Con Air, but yeah, a lot of his performances were wooden duds.

Nobelium

Nobelium wrote:

he was also good in Con Air, but yeah, a lot of his performances were wooden duds.

How dare you.

CastorTroy

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Nicholas Cage in every movie he’s been in except Raising Arizona.

How can you imply he wasn't good in Face/Off

AllForIt

Henry Carvill: Superman

Cushtie

xabi wrote: »

Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher.

Can't read the books now without seeing him. Didnt even watch the film as his casting ruined it for me. always had a Hugh Jackman type image of the character.

tusk

Edge of tomorrow is fantastic. Cruise can be very good in the right role.

Nobelium

tusk wrote: »

Edge of tomorrow is fantastic. Cruise can be very good in the right role.

Brilliant actor, but stereotyped into certain roles.

Cushtie

tusk wrote: »

Edge of tomorrow is fantastic. Cruise can be very good in the right role.

Agreed that he is a fantastic actor. Just having read the books first his casting ruined it for me.

Quandary

I think it was previously mentioned, but Daniel Craig as James Bond has never felt right. The movies themselves, including Craig, are mostly very entertaining but they have never felt like authentic Bond movies, and it's primarily because of Daniel Craig. He just doesn't have the natural air of sophistication needed to pull it off imo.

Also, Hathaways cat woman was horrendous.

Nobelium

Quandary wrote: »

I think it was previously mentioned, but Daniel Craig as James Bond has never felt right. The movies themselves, including Craig, are mostly very entertaining but they have never felt like authentic Bond movies, and it's primarily because of Daniel Craig. He just doesn't have the natural air of sophistication needed to pull it off imo.

Agreed, Craig comes across more like a nightclub bouncer. Brosan was also out of depth in that role as well though. Difficult role to cast correctly.

ziedth

MfMan wrote: »

This x 1,000. Throw in Di Caprio and Matt Damon for good measure.

Being more specific, I could never take Henry Fonda as bad guy Frank in Once Upon A Time In The West. A lifetime of playing upright, morally correct characters never seemed too far away from the surface.

Christ, I would love to see who you think is an average actor if Cruise, Di Caprio and Damon are all poor.


Cracked.com had a list this week of roles that should have been played by someone else. Most of them are actually incorrect in my opinion but as someone who absolutely loved the games Timothy Olyphant was completely wrong for Hitman. Granted, the film was garbage too.

Edit;

Link https://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_2550_19-roles-that-should-have-been-played-by-somebody-else/

Franz Von Peppercorn II

Franz Von Peppercorn II wrote: »

The former is the better name. Anyway that’s what it is called now on home release.

It really isn't. It doesn't suit the tone of the film at all, it's light and inconsequential.

Dublinstiofán

Russell Crowe in Les Misérables - ruined the whole film as he can’t sing!

Franz Von Peppercorn II

[Deleted User] wrote: »

It really isn't. It doesn't suit the tone of the film at all, it's light and inconsequential.

You going to keep posting this until I agree?

Let’s all just agree to the main point. Cruise is often in good movies and he’s good in those movies.

Church on Tuesday

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That was a weird one.

And he sort of became, not bulked up, but leaned and ripped for it. He actually looked like someone who had a believable gym physique (as opposed to a Wolverine type physique). But Adrien Brody, in Predators? Just.....why?

Also badly cast in that film was Topher Grace (yer man out of That 70s Show).

I actually thought he was fine in that role, something different and much more believable than say the Dutch character (as great as he is).

The gravelly voice was a bit naff though.

Predators is a hugely underrated Predator flick and much MUCH better than the utter tripe that is The Predator.

amacca

MfMan wrote: »

I could never take Henry Fonda as bad guy Frank in Once Upon A Time In The West. A lifetime of playing upright, morally correct characters never seemed too far away from the surface.

I'd have to disagree with that. I though he was pitch perfect as an utter c u next Tuesday!

Then again I approached that one fresh without preconceptions etc (hadn't seen many of his previous films so didn't associate him with playing any particular type of character)

Hangdogroad

Al Pacino in Revoloution. Great actor in the right role but terribly miscast in this.

rockatansky

Nikki Sixx wrote: »

Tom Hardy in Locke. I don’t know whether he was just terrible in the role or just the whole movie sucked. I cringed a few times when his character spoke about construction sites.

Have to disagree on this.

An excellent movie and in my opinion one of Hardys finest performances.

rockatansky

Not a movie but i'll throw it out there anyway!

Aiden Gillen as John Boy in Love/Hate.

Simply not believable as a hard man top dog Gangster boss.

RickBlaine

Meg Ryan as a US army helicopter pilot during the first Gulf war in Courage Under Fire.

Courage Under Fire doesn't seem to be discussed much anymore but it is a very compelling 90s military mystery/investigation thriller with an absolutely next level performance by Denzel Washington. It has themes of duty, honor and guilt. It also features a young Matt Damon in a supporting role who got dangerously thin for the part.

Meg Ryan's character plays a vital role but is woefully miscast. I don't mind that she was mostly known for romcoms until that point because plenty of actors are talented enough to make the jump to another genre. Melissa McCarthy in the recent Can You Ever Forgive Me springs to mind. But Meg Ryan simply wasn't very good. She is overacting massively with a stupid exaggerated southern drawl. I'm surprised the director didn't ask her to tone it down a few notches.

The movie is still worth a watch though especially for Denzel.

RickBlaine

Johnny Depp as Sweeney Todd. He apparently based his singing voice on David Bowie who would have been much better in that role because he's actually English, a fine actor and a top class singer.

Franz Von Peppercorn II

Franz Von Peppercorn II wrote: »

You going to keep posting this until I agree?

Let’s all just agree to the main point. Cruise is often in good movies and he’s good in those movies.

More that it looks like my phone posted, while I was chatting to someone, but went back to the previous screen and I completed the sentence I was typing.
I was wondering why you were getting snarky! Didn't cop the almost duplicate post til now

Hangdogroad

rockatansky wrote: »

Not a movie but i'll throw it out there anyway!

Aiden Gillen as John Boy in Love/Hate.

Simply not believable as a hard man top dog Gangster boss.

I thought the same about John Sheehan. Too pretty.

Kirby

brilou23 wrote: »

Colin Farrell as Alexander the Great

1:15 into this clip. Brilliant.

Franz Von Peppercorn II

There’s actually no reason for Alexander not to be played with an Irish accent. He didn’t have an American accent either. Or a British one. Or whatever people think would be normal.