Worst miscasting role

Small Wonder · 20-06-2019 12:56pm

....... wrote: »

I beg to differ!

Really? Wow. Good for you! I never took that from her performance and it's one of the reasons I enjoy it so much. For me it's not that type of performance or film.

homerun_homer · 20-06-2019 1:04pm

I don't know if anyone else agrees but I thought Matthew Goode as Ozymandias in The Watchmen was a bad casting choice.

MillField · 20-06-2019 1:04pm

Denise Richards as Dr Christmas Jones in The World Is Not Enough.

Stoner · 20-06-2019 1:07pm

Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher

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A summary below,

Reacher is described as being 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall, weighing 250 and having a 50-inch (130 cm) chest

Hurrache · 20-06-2019 1:28pm

xabi wrote: »

Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher.

I knew this would be near the top. If you never read the book or knew anything about it I think Cruise is good in the role. The issue I suppose is he's far from the physical attributes as described in the books.

20-06-2019 1:33pm

Clint Eastwood in the Bridges of Madison County. His character is supposed to be gorgeous in the book

silverharp · 20-06-2019 1:38pm

The guy they got to play Solo ,lacked any kind of swagger

razorblunt · 20-06-2019 1:42pm

silverharp wrote: »

The guy they got to play Solo ,lacked any kind of swagger

Harrison Ford?

:pac:

Krombopulos Michael · 20-06-2019 1:42pm

Thomas Jane as The Punisher/Frank Castle. Didn't suit the role or character. (although he did a short called Dirty Laundry that was much better)

Ray Stevenson looked the part in the sequel.

DaeryssaOne · 20-06-2019 1:43pm

micar wrote: »

Ellen Page in inception.

I rewatched this film last week and had forgotten how good it was. I'm curious as to why you think Ellen Page was miscast though? Couldn't really find anything wrong with her performance

yermanoffthetv · 20-06-2019 1:44pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I like Bana but just because it was not a speaking role didn't mean it needed a certain type of actor.
Hardy was able to play right along with the mayhem and even his grunting/movements worked in what was being smashed at the screen

Same I like Hardy too but Max is supposed to be a regular run of the mill guy who had this existence dumped on him. A reluctant anti hero.

Hardy is too "action hero" in physique and presence. Thought Bana could have portrayed the grizzled antisocial fugitive/wanderer better. Plus he's Australian, I hate the way they kinda sidelined the Oz setting, slang and mannerisms in fury road compared to the originals. It had such a unique vibe. Now its just generic Hollywood.

brilou23 · 20-06-2019 1:49pm

Matt Lucas in polar

redmgar · 20-06-2019 1:53pm

yermanoffthetv wrote: »

I thought casting Tom Hardy was a mistake for the role of Mad Max. Eric Bana would have been a better fit imo (or even Mels son Milo, seeing as it was mostly a silent role).

Eric Bana is a good choice, but I thought Hardy was good.

facehugger99 · 20-06-2019 1:54pm

Tom Cruise* as Lestat in 'Interview with the Vampire'.

* I think TC is a really good actor through.

20-06-2019 2:02pm

yermanoffthetv wrote: »

Same I like Hardy too but Max is supposed to be a regular run of the mill guy who had this existence dumped on him. A reluctant anti hero.

Hardy is too "action hero" in physique and presence. Thought Bana could have portrayed the a grizzled antisocial fugitive/wanderer better. Plus he's Australian, I hate the way they kinda sidelined the Oz setting, slang and mannerisms in fury road compared to the originals. It had such a unique vibe. Now its just generic Hollywood.

Ah but you are lumping your (valid from the original trilogy) view of the character, onto Fury Road.
Fury Road Max was far more broken and it took the events of Fury Road to bring him back, basically the last few minutes where he quietly walks away, leaving Furiosa to the acclaim.

Max from 3 is also a completely different character to the Max in the original..

For what the director wanted, I think hardy was a very good casting.

The Late Late Show · 20-06-2019 2:06pm

John Wayne as a Roman soldier in one of the Jesus films.

Small Wonder · 20-06-2019 2:18pm

The Late Late Show wrote: »

John Wayne as a Roman soldier in one of the Jesus films.

Mark Kermode often relays the apocryphal story of one of Wayne's line-readings from that film.

Wayne: "Surely this is the son of God".

Director: "That's great John, but this is the son of God, so let's have a little awe".

Wayne: "Awwww, surely this is the son of God".

McLoughlin · 20-06-2019 2:28pm

The Late Late Show wrote: »

John Wayne as a Roman soldier in one of the Jesus films.

Not as bad as John Wayne as Genghis Khan

Mousewar · 20-06-2019 2:28pm

For me, Orlando Bloom in Kingdom of Heaven.

It was made shortly after Troy was released. How Ridley Scott watched that film and decided that the weedy Orlando Bloom had the chops to play the lead in his new historic epic instead of Eric Bana who was immense in the same film is beyond me.
I think Scott wanted Russell Crowe to do it but he was already committed to something else. If you want to appreciate just how awful this casting was, you just have to think about Scott's previous film with Crowe, Gladiator, and how brilliantly it did thanks to a strong, authoritative central performance. Both films have the same director and a lot of the same crew but for Kingdom of Heaven, which could have been great, Orlando Bloom just became this black hole into which everything good in the film was sucked. He's just completely and utterly unbelievable as any kind of strong or authoritative character. Hell, Liam Neeson played Bloom's dad in the film - they'd have been far better giving him the lead role.

The Late Late Show · 20-06-2019 2:29pm

Small Wonder wrote: »

Mark Kermode often relays the apocryphal story of one of Wayne's line-readings from that film.

Wayne: "Surely this is the son of God".

Director: "That's great John, but this is the son of God, so let's have a little awe".

Wayne: "Awwww, surely this is the son of God".

Here is the iconic moment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj8wDtqbiYs

The Late Late Show · 20-06-2019 2:30pm

McLoughlin wrote: »

Not as bad as John Wayne as Genghis Khan

Can imagine! Didn't know of that role. Will check out.

Hurrache · 20-06-2019 2:42pm

The Late Late Show wrote: »

John Wayne as a Roman soldier in one of the Jesus films.

Him as Genghis Khan more so.

....... · 20-06-2019 2:49pm

facehugger99 wrote: »

Tom Cruise* as Lestat in 'Interview with the Vampire'.

* I think TC is a really good actor through.

Wow!

I thought TC completely stole it as Lestat and Brad Pitt was terribly badly cast as Louis.

Its one of my favourite TC roles - because he isnt just playing Tom Cruise IYKWIM!

TCM · 20-06-2019 3:29pm

How about the entire cast of Faircity. Dreadful actors.

Drumpot · 20-06-2019 3:34pm

homerun_homer wrote: »

I don't know if anyone else agrees but I thought Matthew Goode as Ozymandias in The Watchmen was a bad casting choice.

Never read comics so had no reference point but I liked him. Loved that movie.

brilou23 · 20-06-2019 5:33pm

Colin Farrell as Alexander the Great

Itssoeasy · 20-06-2019 5:37pm

branie2 wrote: »

Julia Roberts as Kitty Kiernan in Michael Collins

And her being cast in that role wasn't even my biggest issue with that whole mess of a film.

Mr Crispy · 20-06-2019 11:31pm

For self-sabotage through nepotism, you can't beat Francis Ford Coppola's decision to cast daughter Sophia in Godfather III. Coincidentally, the other example of miscasting I thought of (that hadn't been mentioned) was also in a FFC movie - Keanu in Bram Stoker's Dracula. Terrible idea.

Hangdogroad · 20-06-2019 11:34pm

Stallone as Judge Dredd.

ziedth · 20-06-2019 11:41pm

Few good nominations here. Personally, I think I have a hard time with Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique in the later X-Men films. She is a fine actress and all but to me she runs any scene she is in

bnt · 21-06-2019 7:33am

Ralph Fiennes as the romantic lead in Maid In Manhattan opposite Jennifer Lopez. In the same year (2002) he played the serial killer in Red Dragon, and would go on to play Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter films. He was great as M. Gustave in Grand Budapest Hotel, but seeing him in a romcom, trying to smile gently ... :eek:

Tired Gardener · 21-06-2019 9:09am

El Duda wrote: »

John Wayne as Genghis Khan in The Conqueror

End of discussion. Not only is John Wayne a terrible actor, he was the wrong ethnicity, utterly bad.

Relikk · 21-06-2019 10:12am

Tired Gardener wrote: »

End of discussion. Not only is John Wayne a terrible actor, he was the wrong ethnicity, utterly bad.

John Wayne... Couldn't act the bollox, as we say.

facehugger99 · 21-06-2019 10:49am

....... wrote: »

Wow!

I thought TC completely stole it as Lestat and Brad Pitt was terribly badly cast as Louis.

Its one of my favourite TC roles - because he isnt just playing Tom Cruise IYKWIM!

I'd agree that he is quite good, but the character he plays in the books is a '6ft tall, French bisexual vampire'.

Tom Cruise doesn't spring to mind as the most apt casting choice.

....... · 21-06-2019 11:12am

ziedth wrote: »

Few good nominations here. Personally, I think I have a hard time with Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique in the later X-Men films. She is a fine actress and all but to me she runs any scene she is in

I thought she was a bad choice originally because having seen Rebecca Romijn in the role Lawrence suddenly made Mystique look sort of heavy set (impossible I know and JL isnt fat, but Romijn just had SUCH an amazing body that anyone would pale in comparison). Lawrence actually did become skinnier as her career progressed but her body just couldnt beat the boob/waist ratio of Romijns body.

ziedth · 21-06-2019 11:20am

....... wrote: »

I thought she was a bad choice originally because having seen Rebecca Romijn in the role Lawrence suddenly made Mystique look sort of heavy set (impossible I know and JL isnt fat, but Romijn just had SUCH an amazing body that anyone would pale in comparison). Lawrence actually did become skinnier as her career progressed but her body just couldnt beat the boob/waist ratio of Romijns body.

I 100% agree and I don't mean it in any kind of a negative way because obviously Lawrence is extremely attractive but she does appear to be that less defined than Romijn. Having said that it's far from the only reason. The part was poor to her credit so there isn't allot she could do but nothing was delivered well IMO. The original Mystique was just a much better character maybe.....

p to the e · 21-06-2019 11:43am

CrankyHaus wrote: »

Tom Hiddleston as a Rhodesian Mercenary in Kong:Skull Island.

Oh this is a good one. He's trying to be this smooth rough man's man and he comes across as an obnoxious annoying toff. I think Brie Larson didn't seem too interested in the role either.

The latest X men films seem to be trying their best with bad casting. Oscar Isaac, Olivia Munn, Sophie Turner

21-06-2019 11:48am

ziedth wrote: »

I 100% agree and I don't mean it in any kind of a negative way because obviously Lawrence is extremely attractive but she does appear to be that less defined than Romijn. Having said that it's far from the only reason. The part was poor to her credit so there isn't allot she could do but nothing was delivered well IMO. The original Mystique was just a much better character maybe.....

Making Mystique a hero/anti-hero was never going to work on screen. Especially as it was supposed to be same universe as original X-Men

razorblunt · 21-06-2019 11:52am

bnt wrote: »

Ralph Fiennes as the romantic lead in Maid In Manhattan opposite Jennifer Lopez. In the same year (2002) he played the serial killer in Red Dragon, and would go on to play Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter films. He was great as M. Gustave in Grand Budapest Hotel, but seeing him in a romcom, trying to smile gently ... :eek:

If he let himself go like in In Bruges it would have been great, "you're a fucking inanimate object".

TCM wrote: »

How about the entire cast of Faircity. Dreadful actors.

Is that listed as they're casting people that have no acting experience as actors? If so, yes. There's not a decent actor amongst them!

Hangdogroad · 21-06-2019 12:15pm

Will Smiths son in the remake of the Karate Kid, dunno what age he was in real life but he looked about 8.

ednwireland · 21-06-2019 12:19pm

Meryl Streep in anything

redmgar · 21-06-2019 12:27pm

Tommy Lee Jones in Batman Forever, maybe its not bad casting rather he played the role completely wrong.

TheIrishGrover · 21-06-2019 12:30pm

Ellen Page in Inception.

I like Ellen Page but I just thought she was too lightweight in this movie. She was surrounded by some serious heavy-hitters: DiCaprio, Hardy, Caine, Watanabe,Murphy, Gordon-Levitt, Cotillard etc.

Maybe it was the way the character was written. Basically she was our "in" to the movie world so everyone could explain everything but she just didn't do it for me.

Again with Nolan: Interstellar. I thought Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain's parts should have been reversed. Again, I just thought Hathaway was just too lightweight for the part and Chastain would have brought a bit more.... gravitas I suppose, to the part. Hathaway would have been great as a grown up Murph (Obviously this would have involved recasting the younger Murph which would have been a pity as she was great).

Once again, this is not a comment on the actors - Hathaway is a great actor who can bring the gravitas when needed but never bought her character in Interstellar.

Small Wonder · 21-06-2019 1:21pm

TheIrishGrover wrote: »

Once again, this is not a comment on the actors - Hathaway is a great actor who can bring the gravitas when needed but never bought her character in Interstellar.

It's hard to bring any gravitas when your dialogue, in response to a complicated theoretical proposition, is "yeah, that'll work".

jones · 21-06-2019 2:11pm

Mousewar wrote: »

For me, Orlando Bloom in Kingdom of Heaven.

It was made shortly after Troy was released. How Ridley Scott watched that film and decided that the weedy Orlando Bloom had the chops to play the lead in his new historic epic instead of Eric Bana who was immense in the same film is beyond me.
I think Scott wanted Russell Crowe to do it but he was already committed to something else. If you want to appreciate just how awful this casting was, you just have to think about Scott's previous film with Crowe, Gladiator, and how brilliantly it did thanks to a strong, authoritative central performance. Both films have the same director and a lot of the same crew but for Kingdom of Heaven, which could have been great, Orlando Bloom just became this black hole into which everything good in the film was sucked. He's just completely and utterly unbelievable as any kind of strong or authoritative character. Hell, Liam Neeson played Bloom's dad in the film - they'd have been far better giving him the lead role.

The directors cut of this is far better than the theatrical but i agree they needed someone with a bit more gravitas and they could have had another gladiator on their hands

Dades · 21-06-2019 3:25pm

TheIrishGrover wrote: »

Again with Nolan: Interstellar. I thought Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain's parts should have been reversed. Again, I just thought Hathaway was just too lightweight for the part and Chastain would have brought a bit more.... gravitas I suppose, to the part. Hathaway would have been great as a grown up Murph (Obviously this would have involved recasting the younger Murph which would have been a pity as she was great).

Once again, this is not a comment on the actors - Hathaway is a great actor who can bring the gravitas when needed but never bought her character in Interstellar.

I think Hathaway in Interstellar is ruined by that "love" scene which completely demeans her character. I thought she was doing fine up until then.

I'd watch Jessica Chastain paint her kitchen.

bnt · 21-06-2019 6:40pm

Relikk wrote: »

John Wayne... Couldn't act the bollox, as we say.

There's an apocryphal story I've heard from the filming of The Greatest Story Ever Told:

John Wayne: Truly, this man was the Son of God.
Director: Try the line again, this time put some "awe" in it.
John Wayne: Awww, truly, this man was the Son of God.

MfMan · 22-06-2019 1:49am

tgdaly wrote: »

Tom Cruise in any film ever

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.

rockatansky · 22-06-2019 7:04am

Peatys wrote: »

Any American to ever play an Irish person.

Nonsence, John Voight in the General.

rockatansky · 22-06-2019 7:07am

tgdaly wrote: »

Tom Cruise in any film ever

More tripe.

Mission Impossible, oblivion, Top Gun, Valkyrie, war of the worlds, collateral, Minority Report,

Does a fine job in all of them.

Worst miscasting role

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