Casting movies and running auditions is an incredibly responsible job. You essentially have to find talented individuals whom you can see bringing the characters and the script to life in the best way possible. Not only that but casting the lead means picking someone who can be the face of the entire franchise. That can mean going through countless rounds of auditions and interviews while you evaluate hundreds, if not thousands, of potential actors.
And even then, after so much trouble, the audience doesn’t always think the actors embody the characters well enough. There’s a disconnect somewhere. The r/AskReddit community was candid about what iconic film roles they personally thought were miscast. Scroll down to see their opinions, and let us know in the comments whether or not you agree with them.
#1
Jared Leto as Joker. Absolute waste.
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#2
Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen. People hate on the movies for a lot of valid reasons, but I *constantly* hear “Kristin was so awkward” and nothing about how awful Rob did. Bella is supposed to be awkward. Edward is supposed to be smooth as f**k. The entire movie felt uncomfortable because Robert played Edward really awkward and miserable. I don’t think replacing him would have fixed the movie, but it certainly would have helped with the overall tone.
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#3
John Wayne as Genghis Khan.
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There’s enough pressure to cast roles correctly as it is. But when you think about the possibility that the movie might turn into a multi-sequel-and-decade-spanning franchise, it can paralyze you. Luckily, movie industry professionals have a lot of experience and know how to handle this type of pressure well.
While it’s useful to think about the future, you need to focus on the present. If you only ever worry about potential problems that might pop up in the future, you might miss the issues and opportunities that are happening right under your nose. Unless you’ve signed a contract to make a bunch of sequels already, simply focus on the project and story you have in front of you right now.
#4
Adam Driver as Kylo Ren. No way he’s a child of Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher!
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#5
Jamie, what’s his face as Christian grey. Wrong guy.
Ian somerholder would have been better.
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#6
How has no one said jake gyllenhall in prince of P E R S I A.
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The simple fact is that good actors are great for the movie business. The more skilled an actor is, the more they can make their character believable. They draw the audience in. They get them to suspend their disbelief. They get them fully immersed in the story. Though a great actor probably cannot salvage a bad script and cheesy dialogue, they can still give a memorable performance and help elevate the overall quality of the project.
Meanwhile, an actor who’s a team player and has a likable personality can add a lot to the team beyond their performance on the set. They can share their experience and give some friendly advice to newcomers in the movie industry. Meanwhile, they can use their authority to motivate their fellow cast members as well!
#7
Kyle Reese in Terminator: Genesys.
Michael Biehn took inspiration from Polish resistance fighters in preparing for the role, and he was a shell-shocked, somewhat emaciated veteran.
Nevermind that. Let’s hire some beefed-up lughead who would be on the cover of Men’s Health, and would honestly be better cast as a Terminator.
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#8
Harry Potter’s mom. She’s in like 4 brief blurry flashbacks, can’t you find a red head with blue eyes? (I know it’s green in the book but to match Radcliffe with all the “your mothers eyes” comments).
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#9
Robert Langdon in The DaVinci code was awfully miscast. He should have been played by Sam Neill.
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In terms of (nearly) perfect casting decisions, we have to go with Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, as well as Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada.
But what roles do you think were extremely well cast, dear Pandas? On the flip side, what roles do you personally believe completely missed the mark for you and why?
Tell us all about it in the comments.
#10
Keanu Reeves in *Bram Stoker’s Dracula* I love Keanu, but he was terrible in that role.
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#11
Obvious, but necessary mention of Kevin Costner is Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. I’d say most of the starring roles were miscast, but none as offensively bad as “Kevin Costner plays….Kevin Costner”.
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#12
Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique. Maybe because I liked Rebecca Romijn’s portrayal, but JL didn’t seem right in that role.
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#13
Not that iconic but that girl who played Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter movies. One of my fave female characters diminished to a dumbed down wallflower. Zero chemistry with Radcliffe.
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#14
Kristen Stewart in Snow White and the Huntsman.
#15
Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Don’t get me wrong: she was astonishing in the role, like she was in every role she played. But I agree that it should’ve been Marilyn Monroe in the part.
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#16
George Clooney in Batman & Robin (1997). Only slightly worse than Val Kilmer in Batman Forever (1995). I don’t know what it was about the 90’s that every big name was signing up to do a one-off as batman, but that was a bad decision.
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#17
Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher.
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#18
Emma Watson as Belle in Beauty and the Beast.
She’s got the looks down, but her singing is meh to the point they had to autotune it and it sounds weird. Her acting is also stiff and fretful and she doesn’t have any chemistry with any of the other actors, let alone Beast. There were better choices for the role.
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#19
Not exactly an iconic role but Cameron Diaz in Gangs of New York. Every else nailed it (especially Day Lewis) but she stuck out like a sore thumb.
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#20
Nathan Drake. That role was and always will be Nathan Fillion’s role to play. It’s such a shame Hollywood never called. He *wanted* the role. He even financed his own YouTube short film showing what an Uncharted film starring him would be like. Instead we got Tom Holland. I love the guy, but he’s not Nathan Drake. And Mark Wahlburg as Sully?! *FUUUUUUCCCCKKKK NOOOOOOO.*
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#21
Jack black should have been the genie in the live action Aladdin and I will die on this hill.
#22
Not incredibly iconic from an American perspective (perhaps moreso in Europe), but Cara Delvigne was so over the top awful in Valerian and City of a Thousand Planets that it just destroyed the movie. The dude who played Valerian was a bit better, but not much. I wanted them both to just. stop. talking.
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#23
As much as I love Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, I think another Canadian should have played the Green Lantern in the live-action adaptation: Nathan Fillion.
#24
My go to for this question is Samuel L Jackson as Mace Windu. I love the guy, but ‘wise calm monk’ is perhaps the worst role he could ever be cast for. It runs exactly counter to his skills as an actor.
#25
I don’t care if it isn’t out yet, i’ve seen all the trailers and chris pratt as mario is just wrong. some actors just aren’t meant to be good voice actors and chris pratt is one of them. he doesn’t sound like mario, he just sounds like chris pratt.
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#26
Chloe Grace Moretz as Carrie in the 2013 remake comes to mind.
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#27
I always felt Gwenyth Paltrow as Pepper Potts didn’t fit. I don’t know what Pepper was like in the comics, but she seemed to have very little chemistry with RDJ in my opinion. Maybe I just hate her for all the voodoo she tries to sell tho.
#28
This one is more Tim Burton’s fault, but Johnny Depp made an *awful* Wonka.
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#29
Idris Elba is one of my favorite actors, and was faaaar from the main problem with The Dark Tower, but swapping him and McConaughey would have made a lot of sense to me. I feel like they’d have been a lot better in one another’s roles. McConaughey is an easier sell as a cowboy and I have seen enough to know that Elba will knock any bad guy character out of the park.
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#30
Russell Crowe in Les Miserables, Robert Redford in Barefoot in the Park and I will say it, Barbara Streisand in Yentil.
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#31
Ben Affleck as an older, bitter, more violent Batman in Batman V Superman.
Should have been Karl Urban.
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#32
Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone. My god that movie was painful. Please for all that is good and pure just watch “Whatever Happened to Miss Simone” and bask in its greatness. One of the best documentaries ever.
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#33
Tom Hanks as Col. Tom Parker in the recent Elvis movie.
#34
Topher Grace as Venom.
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#35
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby.
I know people love his performance, but the fact that LEO played him kind of detracts and distract from the elusive mysterious nature the character puts off. Should have cast an unknown in the role, and put Leo in as Nick.
#36
Titanic in my opinion just because kate looked like a grown adult next to leo who looked like a teen.
#37
Jessie eisnburg as lex luthor.
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