Worst Cases of Miscasting

[Zephyr Alexian]

I've never heard of this guy before so I looked him up and I think he's too short(5"10) and he's not big enough to be Kingpin. Kingpin is supposed to be HUGE.

And Wolverine was supposed to be well under 6" as opposed to the 6'2" Hugh Jackman. That seemed to work out. As for Daniel Benzali, once you see him perform, you would understand why I mentioned him. His presence onscreen feels like the Kingpins. He seems always have an aura of total control in every screen interpretation that I've ever seen him. If Alfred Molina could play Auto Octavius and Topher Grace could humiliate Venom, this guy could definitely breathe some sophisticated life into the Kingpin.

Oh. . . . . .speaking of miscastings. . . . TOPHER GRACE AS VENOM. Um, WHY?! WORST SCENE IN THE FILM: The scene where Brock and Gwen's father are NONCHALANTLY staring at a building where Gwen. Is. About. To. Die. [I would mention Tobey Maguire but I don't feel like he's horrible casting: I just feel like "Spider-man Broadway is a little more up his alley than playing the silver screen version.."] Back to Grace's character. Is it just me, or did anyone else think that the perfect candidate for Eddie Brock. . . played Sandman.

I hate to generalize, but every film that I've ever seen Madonna in save for her role as Breathless Mahoney in 'Dick Tracy.'

 

[Episode29]

Shia LeBouf as Sam Witwicky and Mutt Williams. 1. Jay Duhamel's character should've been the lead human in Transformers and 2. I can't buy him as a greaser who can fight. Ever.

Duhamel as the lead? Maybe as one of the robots, but not as Sam. LaBeouf was pretty much the only entertaining part of that mess.

 

[Episode29]

I actually loved what Topher brought to the character in SM3. With a better script and more screentime he could have been one of the series' best villains.

 

[Sawyer]

I actually loved what Topher brought to the character in SM3. With a better script and more screentime he could have been one of the series' best villains.

 

[Episode29]

t:

I appreciated the concept and idea behind the re-interpretation. It made sense tonally, and tied better into the Spider-Man movie mythos. That it didn't get the time it needed to properly develop and pay-off is the writers' fault, not the actor's.

 

[dude stannis]

Duhamel as the lead? Maybe as one of the robots, but not as Sam. LaBeouf was pretty much the only entertaining part of that mess.

Duhamel was the army guy right? That's what I meant, the army guys as the leads.

As for Shia. I completely disagree. He was simply unwatchable (IMHO of course). He was a stereotypical nerd from an 80's teen comedy but without any of the likeability.

 

[Episode29]

Duhamel was the army guy right? That's what I meant, the army guys as the leads.

As for Shia. I completely disagree. He was simply unwatchable (IMHO of course). He was a stereotypical nerd from an 80's teen comedy but without any of the likeability.

Yeah, he was the army the guys. The monosyllabic, stiff, personality-free army guy... My comment was a joke, in that you might as well cast him as a robot, judging from his lack of charisma.

Shia, love him or hate him for it, has personality to spare. He's a quirky character actor who, for whatever reason, is being sought out for bug budget action work. I'd rather see someone off-beat like him in the lead than someone who brings nothing but bland good looks and muscles.

 

[Sawyer]

t:

I appreciated the concept and idea behind the re-interpretation. It made sense tonally, and tied better into the Spider-Man movie mythos. That it didn't get the time it needed to properly develop and pay-off is the writers' fault, not the actor's.

I agree that it's not the actors fault, but it's definitely Raimi's fault for choosing him. Grace did a good enough job with what was given to him, but... no.

 

[Episode29]

I agree that it's not the actors fault, but it's definitely Raimi's fault for choosing him. Grace did a good enough job with what was given to him, but... no.

But the thing is, for what Raimi was aiming for, Grace was ideal. It's the re-conception of the character that they chose that seems to bother people which is understandable. I enjoyed the reinterpretation, and thought it helped make a somewhat one-note character a little more intriguing.

 

[dude stannis]

Yeah, he was the army the guys. The monosyllabic, stiff, personality-free army guy... My comment was a joke, in that you might as well cast him as a robot, judging from his lack of charisma.

I got the joke, but after it you said "but not as Sam".

Shia, love him or hate him for it, has personality to spare. He's a quirky character actor who, for whatever reason, is being sought out for bug budget action work. I'd rather see someone off-beat like him in the lead than someone who brings nothing but bland good looks and muscles.

I find him incredibly annoying. The description you gave Shia there, is how I feel about Justin Long.

To be fair I'd rather see robots beating each other up. But I couldn't even see that.

 

[Episode29]

I got the joke, but after it you said "but not as Sam".

I find him incredibly annoying. The description you gave Shia there, is how I feel about Justin Long.

To be fair I'd rather see robots beating each other up. But I couldn't even see that.

I get that, different strokes and whatnot.

And my annoyance for the shaky-cam robot battles equals your own, if not tenfold.

 

[Gilpesh]

Dane Cook in everything besides Mr. Brooks.



Cause he was perfect as a ****ing ***** that deserved to die at the end of the movie.... violently. Because he is a horrible 'actor'.

Spoiler warning for Mr. Brooks.

 

[Figs]

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Love how you put the spoiler after the actual spoiler. lol

 

[Gilpesh]

^
Love how you put the spoiler after the actual spoiler. lol

No one should have to deal with watching that movie.

But they should know to search youtube for 'Dane Cook dead in Mr. Brooks' to see Dane Cook get killed.... violently.

 

[BlackLantern]

I've never gotten the Shia hate....and it only seems to be an internet thing. He seems to get into all these big budget pieces (Constantine, I, Robot, Transformers) and The Greatest Game Ever Played is a fantastic film...if Spielberg likes you, you have to be doing something right....is he the next great actor of this generation, certainly not....but to see some of the crap on the internet you'd swear he punts babies in his off time

 

[dark_b]

I've never gotten the Shia hate....and it only seems to be an internet thing. He seems to get into all these big budget pieces (Constantine, I, Robot, Transformers) and The Greatest Game Ever Played is a fantastic film...if Spielberg likes you, you have to be doing something right....is he the next great actor of this generation, certainly not....but to see some of the crap on the internet you'd swear he punts babies in his off time

it could be. it really could be

 

[wobbly]

Looking at Dude Love's avatar reminds me of another one: Sylvester Stallone as Judge Dredd.


And another couple worth mentioning: Steve Martin as 1) Sgt. Bilko, and 2) Inspector Clouseau.

 

[BlackLantern]

Steve Martin was great as Sgt. Bilko, just the movie around him was crap

 

[david icke]

Looking at Dude Love's avatar reminds me of another one: Sylvester Stallone as Judge Dredd.

I agree that someone else should have played him, an unknown, all you see is Stallone not Dredd, I think he was alright though. But the strange thing is that the original Judge Dredd look was based on Stallone, so they really cast the right guy, but still got it wrong.
btw I'm no 2000ad expert , but an expert on another board put forward this information in a Dredd casting thread.

 

[kedrell]

But the thing is, for what Raimi was aiming for, Grace was ideal. It's the re-conception of the character that they chose that seems to bother people which is understandable. I enjoyed the reinterpretation, and thought it helped make a somewhat one-note character a little more intriguing.

You see, I'd say Raimi turned Venom into a one-note character, rather than the other way around.

 

[American_Hobo]

Topher Grace = Venom

Possibly the worst casting ever.

 

[wobbly]

I agree that someone else should have played him, an unknown, all you see is Stallone not Dredd, I think he was alright though. But the strange thing is that the original Judge Dredd look was based on Stallone, so they really cast the right guy, but still got it wrong.
btw I'm no 2000ad expert , but an expert on another board put forward this information in a Dredd casting thread.

I think I remember reading that Carlos Ezquerra did say he had based the famous chin on Stallone when the movie was coming out....

This however conflicts with earlier accounts from him and the writer, John Wagner, who stated the Dredd character was based on Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry and the visual look Ezquerra designed was inspired by the Frankenstein character in Deathrace 2000 (played by John Carradine). Stallone also had a role in that same film but (afaik) was not mentioned as a possible inspiration until he actually landed the role.

Whatever the case I don't think he was a good fit: Physically too short (Dredd is meant to be a big bugger) and his voice made the 'I am the law' line something so crappy to hear they even mocked it in the same film.

And agreed that an unknown would have been the better bet. Someone willing to leave the helmet on and not have a kiss with Diane Lane at the end.

 

[Infinity9999x]

Chatwin sucks. I remember being super-pissed when it was revealed that he survived at the end of War of the Worlds. That film sucked anyway, but it could have redeemed itself a little by killing him off.

Others...

Van Damme - Guile in Street Fighter (just... painful)

Tyler Hilton as Elvis Presley in Walk the Line (loved the movie, but Hilton didn't look, act or sound like Elvis AT ALL)

Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane

Jennifer Garner as Elektra

Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face

Hayden Christensen AND Jake Lloyd as Anakin Skywalker

Adam Sandler as an NFL quarterback in The Longest Yard

That really wasn't bad casting at all. Tommy had and still has, the acting talent to pull off an amazing Two-Face. What dragged that role down was the writing, not the actor.

 

[thejon93]

That really wasn't bad casting at all. Tommy had and still has, the acting talent to pull off an amazing Two-Face. What dragged that role down was the writing, not the actor.

That said, I believe Jim Carrey was miscast as The Riddler. I never liked Carrey when he attempts to portray a villainous role, he just doesn't seem that menacing to me. Adam Sandler feels more menacing than him, in fact (see 'Punch-Drunk-Love')!

 

[PyroChamber]

It was bad writing, but Alba brought the movie down alot more. 1 she isnt that great of an actress, and 2 she stuck out like a sore thumb because she isnt white, while the character she is potraying ..is.... so yea... lol

She was only casted because she was considered the hottest chick in the world at that time IMO. When I first heard she got casted I thought WTF?