Worst Cases of Miscasting

I thought they cancelled that because Warner Bros doesnt want him depicting two superheros at once.
 
I have a feeling that Nicolas Cage movie where he plays a knight will make this list if anyone ever winds up seeing it.
 
Isn't that just a rumor?

I think it was. I could have sworn I read a recent interview with Reynolds saying something how Deadpool is coming along and there are no rules saying you can't play more than one comic character.

Things change of course, we'll have to wait and see. :csad:
 
Of course, Marsden was a last minute replacement for Jim Caviezel, who's about the same height as Jackman - as well as being closer in age to Famke Janssen (Jean) than Marsden.


That would of been awesome , I'm depressed now.
 
No, it wouldn't have been. Cyke would have just been wuss in his mid-30's as opposed to a wuss in his mid-20's.

There were certainly better choices for Cyclops than Marsden, but the way that the character was written, no one would have stood out in that role.
 
Ben Affleck as Daredevil

This is really starting to get annoying. Ben Affleck did a great job and all the hate for him is ridiculous. He doesnt look too far away from the character at all and he has the perfect posture, voice, and demeanor for Matt Murdock. His costume probably could have been a bit better but thats not his fault at all. Seriously, to all the people that say he looks nothing like the character,

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See, what the heck is so wrong with Ben as the Man Without Fear? And his narration was absolutely perfect and in my opinion Ben as Daredevil is way better then Tobey as Spiderman and Hugh as Wolverine.



That said, I never liked fat Jim Gordon in Batman and I never liked Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, dont get me wrong I love Johnny Depp in almost everything he's done but casting him was just plain... weird. Not that I expect more from Tim Burton.
 
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can we do an early nomination? if so then angelina jolie as marilyn monroe and george clooney as frank sinatra.


george clooney and val kilmer as batman.

the rock in the rundown and scorpion king.
 
The Rundown is awesome and The Rock played the role of a Action star awesomely.
 
can we do an early nomination? if so then angelina jolie as marilyn monroe and george clooney as frank sinatra.


george clooney and val kilmer as batman.

the rock in the rundown and scorpion king.

Again, people need to recognize the difference between MISCASTING and POOR PERFORMANCE.

Val Kilmer and George Clooney were not miscast as Batman. They both gave poor performances (and Kilmer wasn't even that bad) and it was mainly due to bad writing.

Miscasting is when an actor doesn't fit the description of the part. Kilmer and Clooner both fit the type cast of Bruce Wayne/Batman better then Keaton. However, while Keaton was miscast, I would say he gave a great performance so people didn't mind the miscasting.
 
Again, people need to recognize the difference between MISCASTING and POOR PERFORMANCE.

Val Kilmer and George Clooney were not miscast as Batman. They both gave poor performances (and Kilmer wasn't even that bad) and it was mainly due to bad writing.

Miscasting is when an actor doesn't fit the description of the part. Kilmer and Clooner both fit the type cast of Bruce Wayne/Batman better then Keaton. However, while Keaton was miscast, I would say he gave a great performance so people didn't mind the miscasting.

wait a minute doesnt miscast also mean the person casted doesnt have a firm grasp on the character there portraying and hence a bad performance? they go hand in hand my man. you mean to tell me hayden christensen wasnt miscast as anakin, he just gave a bad performance? there the same thing and category. no one has ever in the history of cinema been miscast and not gave a poor to bad performance.
 
No, it wouldn't have been. Cyke would have just been wuss in his mid-30's as opposed to a wuss in his mid-20's.

There were certainly better choices for Cyclops than Marsden, but the way that the character was written, no one would have stood out in that role.
Word...like Strom, they just dropped the ball with that entire character.
 
wait a minute doesnt miscast also mean the person casted doesnt have a firm grasp on the character they portraying and hence a bad performance? they go hand in hand my man. you mean to tell me hayden christensen wasnt miscast as anakin, he just gave a bad performance? there the same thing and category. no one has ever in the history of cinema been miscast and not gave a poor to bad performance.

No, those are two separate situations. I just gave you an example of miscasting above where the actor gave a good performance. Keaton was miscast as Batman/Bruce Wayne. He does not fit the type cast of the character at all. However, he gave a very good performance.

Another example. I'm a white guy. Say I'm cast as Othello. That's obviously miscasting because I'm not black. however, I could still give a wonderful performance. I could play the subtext, play all the moments right, completely understand Othello's psychology....but I would still be miscast because I'm not a black man.

Clooney and Kilmer are not bad actors. They fit the typecast of Bruce Wayne perfectly. The respective movies they were in had bad writing. That's not their fault. They were not miscast.
 
No, those are two separate situations. I just gave you an example of miscasting above where the actor gave a good performance. Keaton was miscast as Batman/Bruce Wayne. He does not fit the type cast of the character at all. However, he gave a very good performance.


Clooney and Kilmer are not bad actors. They fit the typecast of Bruce Wayne perfectly. The respective movies they were in had bad writing. That's not their fault. They were not miscast.

Really, you think that Keaton was miscast and not Clooney/Kilmer ?
IMO, Keaton was more than fine, Kilmer was "OK" ( I am generous ) but Clooney was certainly miscast.
 
I liked Kilmer as Batman...

Yes, another thing that annoys me is that most people clumb BF in with BR because of the BR hate. BF isn't that bad. It has some very campy parts, and it has some pretty good parts.

Kilmer actually fought to include darker material, he was very unhappy when he saw the lighter direction they were going with the movie.
 
Yes, another thing that annoys me is that most people clumb BF in with BR because of the BR hate. BF isn't that bad. It has some very campy parts, and it has some pretty good parts.

Kilmer actually fought to include darker material, he was very unhappy when he saw the lighter direction they were going with the movie.
I don't care for them being lumped together either. BF is no masterpeice but it has some really fun parts in it and is pretty watchable. B&R is watchable too actually, it's just a steaming pile of crap with no redeeming values. I think that Kilmer would have killed it if he was playing in better written and more serious Batman movie but as it is, I still think that he did a good job with what he had to work with.
 
No, those are two separate situations. I just gave you an example of miscasting above where the actor gave a good performance. Keaton was miscast as Batman/Bruce Wayne. He does not fit the type cast of the character at all. However, he gave a very good performance.

Another example. I'm a white guy. Say I'm cast as Othello. That's obviously miscasting because I'm not black. however, I could still give a wonderful performance. I could play the subtext, play all the moments right, completely understand Othello's psychology....but I would still be miscast because I'm not a black man.

Clooney and Kilmer are not bad actors. They fit the typecast of Bruce Wayne perfectly. The respective movies they were in had bad writing. That's not their fault. They were not miscast.


let go back to this, obviously this comes down to personal taste but how is keaton different from kilmer and clooney in the role? all three were not extremely cut muscle wise or that tall. they looked about the same the only difference is keaton got into the role and knew how to work it while the other 2 didnt and were just cast for there pretty boy looks.

so if we go by your definition of miscast then anyone playing a race or gender other then there own are miscast? Im sorry but I cant agree there, to me when your miscast your miscast. here is a list of my miscast and tell me if you agree:

Hayden christensen - anakin skywalker
Sam jackson - mace windu (jackson is better suited for loud mouth cop or roles that require him to be a badass, not a jedi who has the energy of a snail)
michael clark duncan - kinpin
halle berry- cat woman
val kilmer- batman
george clooney - batman
chris oddonell - robin
ben affleck - jack ryan
timothy dalton - 007
harrison ford - air force one
ice cube -XXX
kirsten dunst - spiderman

please tell me how anyone of these are not a miscast based on this thread, all these have one thing in common, they dont fit the roles they were hired for hence a miscast.
 
It's an unpoular opinion but I liked Dunst as M.J. Didn't get the nerd hate when it started and still don't get it. You can not like the way the character was written (it was different from the comics) but she did her job well IMHO.
 
It's an unpoular opinion but I liked Dunst as M.J. Didn't get the nerd hate when it started and still don't get it. You can not like the way the character was written (it was different from the comics) but she did her job well IMHO.

I dont hate her at all, frankly I really liked her in interview with the vampire but the MJ character is suppose to be this hot as ballz woman who peter just go bonkers for and kirsten doesnt fit that mold.
 
^I didn't say you hated the actress.

Not everything has to be like the comics for me to except a film. I thought that she was fine... and I'm pretty sure that nothing I say will change your opinion about her casting but lol it was worth a shot.
 
This has probably already been said but Hayden Christenssen as Anakin Skywalker. It's even worse when you know Leo DiCaprio was up for the role. :(
 
Nobody would have given a good performance under GL's horrid direction and dialogue...that being said HC is a mostly useless actor who should never be allowed to play in action/adventure films.
 

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