Worst miscasting role

branie2

He had a Greek accent

Conall Cernach

branie2 wrote: »

He had a Greek accent

We don't know what the accent of ancient Greece sounded like.


If I recall correctly the director of Alexander, Oliver Stone, made the deliberate decision to have a load of the Macedonians speak with an Irish accent so as to set them apart from the more classical Greeks like the Athenians.

Conall Cernach

Conall Cernach wrote: »

We don't know what the accent of ancient Greece sounded like.


If I recall correctly the director of Alexander, Oliver Stone, made the deliberate decision to have a load of the Macedonians speak with an Irish accent so as to set them apart from the more classical Greeks like the Athenians.

Yeah, and to have them all sound alike amongst themselve.
No one would have given 2 fvcks had they had American or Royal Shakespeare Theatre accents

odyssey06

Conall Cernach wrote: »

We don't know what the accent of ancient Greece sounded like.
If I recall correctly the director of Alexander, Oliver Stone, made the deliberate decision to have a load of the Macedonians speak with an Irish accent so as to set them apart from the more classical Greeks like the Athenians.

Similar to Spartacus where the slaves were supposed to be American and the Romans British.

branie2

Dana as a traveller girl in Flight of the Doves

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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 liked him in it.

Purely for the scene where he starts kicking the ****e out of the country garda in a park and an aul wan passes by and he shouts "FLASHER, HES A FLASHER" at her and gleefully goes back to kicking yer man.

speedboatchase

There was a high school comedy in 2009 called 'I Love You, Beth Cooper' and I swear to god, the 'teenager' main actor looks about 37.

Googled the actor now and he was 28 when it came out. But he looked a lot older. Madness

branie2

speedboatchase wrote: »

There was a high school comedy in 2009 called 'I Love You, Beth Cooper' and I swear to god, the 'teenager' main actor looks about 37.

Googled the actor now and he was 28 when it came out. But he looked a lot older. Madness

The actors playing teens in West Side Story were in their late twenties to early thirties, and no-one batted an eyelid

speedboatchase

branie2 wrote: »

The actors playing teens in West Side Story were in their late twenties to early thirties, and no-one batted an eyelid

I think it's more noticeable in this case because everyone else in the cast (who are all not actually teenagers) looks somewhat age-appropriate, so the main actor really sticks out like a sore, wrinkled thumb. It genuinely looks a bit like the Steve Buscemi 'how do you do, fellow kids' meme.

Tammy!

facehugger99 wrote: »

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




* I think TC is a really good actor through.

I thought he was really good as Lestat. I can see he would have been seen as a risky choice for the role initially but even when I think of the film, I don't think of Tom Cruise, he was Lestat.

Johnny Depp in Blow was miscast imo. It could have been a great movie but idk, perhaps it was the wardrobe that didn't work? Anyway I just didn't take to him in that film.

Sheridan81

Tommy Wiseau as Johnny in The Room. And everyone else in The Room, including the room itself and the american football they toss around for no reason.

The Late Late Show

Another example is Chuck Norris in pretty much everything he did. Just cannot take this guy seriously as an actor.

Most modern actors when they do a Western. They do not convince for some reason.

igCorcaigh

Just tried to give Hereditary a watch.
Had to turn it off by 5 minutes.

Too much wealthy American tripe for my liking.

Acting seemed awful.

El Duda

So this thread has gone so mental that someone has suggested that the actual film itself (Hereditary) is miscast?!

Toni Collette could've easily been nominated for that performance imo.

igCorcaigh

El Duda wrote: »

So this thread has gone so mental that someone has suggested that the actual film itself (Hereditary) is miscast?!

Toni Collette could've easily been nominated for that performance imo.

Apologies, wrong thread.

Stone Deaf 4evr

Jai Courtney - seemed for a while he was attached to everything - he played Bruce willis' son in the last Die Hard, Kyle Reese in the last Terminator, and Captain Boomerang in Suicide Squad.

now, all those films have a lot more problems than just this actor, but I find him utterly devoid of Charisma.

fryup

matthew broderick in Glory, too short too baby faced

Omackeral

Clooney and Bullock flirting in space.

Patser

Sigourney Weaver in A Monster Calls, meant to play a dowdy, stern English Grandmother, just stood out as too glamorous (and obviously Sigourney Weaver!!!) for that role.

El Duda

Great shout ^

Loved that film though.

bodhrandude

Tommy Lee Jones in Volcano, what was he thinking, he usually chooses his films well.

Optimalprimerib

Jason sudeikas in horrible bosses and we're the Millers.

In the former he plays this ladies man and the cool guy of the group. In the latter, a stoner layabout. Neither suit him. He's not a bad actor but he is more suited to the straight-laced role.

Both films had more problems than just him, mind.

Arne_Saknussem

The Late Late Show wrote: »

Another example is Chuck Norris in pretty much everything he did. Just cannot take this guy seriously as an actor.

Most modern actors when they do a Western. They do not convince for some reason.

You're doing it wrong.

razorblunt

fryup wrote: »

matthew broderick in Glory, too short too baby faced

Great shout, they even had the ideal person for that role, Cary Elwes, alongside him in the movie.

Brilliant movie all the same though.

odyssey06

Similar to Matthew Broderick in Glory, Michael J Fox in Casualties of War. I think Fox threw himself into the role, but it needed a different actor.

Tammy!

John Malkovich in Being John Malkovich

Sleepy

facehugger99 wrote: »

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

* I think TC is a really good actor through.

....... 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!

facehugger99 wrote: »

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.

JeanL wrote: »

I thought he was really good as Lestat. I can see he would have been seen as a risky choice for the role initially but even when I think of the film, I don't think of Tom Cruise, he was Lestat.

Came in to post this, they had the casting backward: Pitt would have made an excellent Lestat. Louis should have been more of a pretty boy / feminine character. Thinking back to who was young enough for the role at the time I'd be thinking Brendan Frasier, Jared Leto, Jude Law or Ryan Phillipe.

Antonio Banderas was an odd choice for Armand in that film too. He, like Cruise, worked fine if you weren't familiar with the source material but Banderas would hardly be your first pic when tasked with hiring a cherubic, blonde, 16 year old!

Tammy!

Sleepy wrote: »

Came in to post this, they had the casting backward: Pitt would have made an excellent Lestat. Louis should have been more of a pretty boy / feminine character. Thinking back to who was young enough for the role at the time I'd be thinking Brendan Frasier, Jared Leto, Jude Law or Ryan Phillipe.

Brendan Frasier? No!

Pitt was the more pretty boy/feminine man between them but still masculine. There was a hint of romance in their relationship but it was meant to be more about companionship for vampires. They couldn't go too far on it or else you'd have ended up with something like Twilight.

I think they were both cast perfectly and they were probably the two biggest actors at the time too.

Sleepy wrote: »

Antonio Banderas was an odd choice for Armand in that film too. He, like Cruise, worked fine if you weren't familiar with the source material but Banderas would hardly be your first pic when tasked with hiring a cherubic, blonde, 16 year old!

I was going to say if anyone was miscast it was Banderas but I'm not sure if he was miscast or I just don't like the character he plays.

The Enbalmer

Anything with Idris Elba..he can't act they just shoehorn him into roles to make up the quotient of blacks in movies.

Some fools were even talking about him being the new James Bond..fair enough,I reckon SHAFT should be played by David Hyde Pierce!

The Enbalmer

Omackeral wrote:

Clooney and Bullock flirting in space.

Or more accurately Cloony waffling on annoyingly even after he'd been killed.

Mr Crispy

The Enbalmer wrote: »

Anything with Idris Elba..he can't act they just shoehorn him into roles to make up the quotient of blacks in movies.

Some fools were even talking about him being the new James Bond..fair enough,I reckon SHAFT should be played by David Hyde Pierce!

Dear oh dear. Have a ****ing word with yourself.

Not a movie but the stage production of "The Field" had Brian Dennehy as the Bull McCabe. Hearing someone say "Go home Yank" in an American accent was pretty surreal.

Other than the accent he was pretty good, in fairness.

Omackeral

The Enbalmer wrote: »

Anything with Idris Elba..he can't act !

Funnily enough, I was shocked to find out he was a Brit after watching him as Stringer Bell in The Wire. The man was phenomenal.

odyssey06

The Enbalmer wrote: »

Anything with Idris Elba..he can't act they just shoehorn him into roles to make up the quotient of blacks in movies.
Some fools were even talking about him being the new James Bond..fair enough,I reckon SHAFT should be played by David Hyde Pierce!

I think you have a minority opinion on that one, as evidenced by his nominations and awards by the Screen Actors Guild, Critics Choice Awards, Golden Globes...
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0252961/awards

The Enbalmer

odyssey06 wrote: »

I think you have a minority opinion on that one, as evidenced by his nominations and awards by the Screen Actors Guild, Critics Choice Awards, Golden Globes...
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0252961/awards

Garbage awards..and more than likely influenced by some PC bullshiit.

Dades

Didn't I hear Idris Elba is signed up to play the mermaid in Disneys new live action remake?

More PC nonsense!

The J Stands for Jay

branie2 wrote: »

Julia Roberts in Movies

FYP

CatFromHue

Anyone else thin Arnold was miscast in The Terminator.

He's a huge muscle bound mono tone guy from a post Apocalypse future who's meant to be able to blend in.

Dades

CatFromHue wrote: »

Anyone else thin Arnold was miscast in The Terminator.

He's a huge muscle bound mono tone guy from a post Apocalypse future who's meant to be able to blend in.

Arnie was mean to play Kyle Reese but convinced Cameron to let him be The Terminator.

Maybe he didn't blend in, but the movie wouldn't have spawned 5 sequels (for better or worse) without Arnies original presence and delivery as an unstoppable machine.

woodchuck

Andrew Garfield as Spiderman. I just didn't buy him as a nerdy insecure teenager. And his hair was too poofy :P

ItsHoggie

Brad Pitt in Snatch.

Sonics2k

woodchuck wrote: »

Andrew Garfield as Spiderman. I just didn't buy him as a nerdy insecure teenager. And his hair was too poofy :P

Weirdly enough, the same can be said about Tobey Maguire.

AG made a fantastic Spider-Man, but a lousy Peter Parker. TM however made a great Peter Parker, but wasn't great as Spider-Man.

As for The Enbalmer, while you can trot out the agenda stuff, please go watch season 1 of The Wire and tell us again that Idris Elba can't act.

speedboatchase

Andrew Garfield was far too cool as Peter Parker. I remember in Honest Trailers for Amazing Spider-Man they had a line that mocked how he was a good-looking, confident, skateboarding... nerd?!

Stop moaning ffs

Affleck as Batman
Not a popular opinion but I just don’t like him in the role.
Wasn’t served by the best writing either. And he visibly has no interest in being there in that last one (justice league?)

Mousewar

ItsHoggie wrote: »

Brad Pitt in Snatch.

He was great in that.

There's something I read once about Brad Pitt and it's incredibly true. He's a very good character actor cursed with the looks of a leading man. Every time he plays the leading man, the good looking lead or the hero (Troy, Ocean's 11), he's dull as ditch water. But whenever he plays a supporting character, ideally an eccentric one(Snatch, 12 Monkeys), he's great. It really should be the only thing he does. He's John Turturro but he tries to be Tom Cruise.

Tammy!

Mousewar wrote: »

He was great in that.

There's something I read once about Brad Pitt and it's incredibly true. He's a very good character actor cursed with the looks of a leading man. Every time he plays the leading man, the good looking lead or the hero (Troy, Ocean's 11), he's dull as ditch water. But whenever he plays a supporting character, ideally an eccentric one(Snatch, 12 Monkeys), he's great. It really should be the only thing he does. He's John Turturro but he tries to be Tom Cruise.

Floyd in True Romance

tusk

Mousewar wrote: »

He was great in that.

There's something I read once about Brad Pitt and it's incredibly true. He's a very good character actor cursed with the looks of a leading man. Every time he plays the leading man, the good looking lead or the hero (Troy, Ocean's 11), he's dull as ditch water. But whenever he plays a supporting character, ideally an eccentric one(Snatch, 12 Monkeys), he's great. It really should be the only thing he does. He's John Turturro but he tries to be Tom Cruise.

Nail meet head.

He was fantastic in snatch!

Dades

Mousewar wrote: »

He was great in that.

There's something I read once about Brad Pitt and it's incredibly true. He's a very good character actor cursed with the looks of a leading man. Every time he plays the leading man, the good looking lead or the hero (Troy, Ocean's 11), he's dull as ditch water. But whenever he plays a supporting character, ideally an eccentric one(Snatch, 12 Monkeys), he's great. It really should be the only thing he does. He's John Turturro but he tries to be Tom Cruise.

Don't forget Legends of the Fall. :pac:

Fight Club is another one of the good ones.

tusk

Dades wrote: »

Don't forget Legends of the Fall. :pac:

Fight Club is another one of the good ones.

basically any one he gets his top off in aye?

Stop moaning ffs

He’s great in burn after reading too.

Actually acting. Believably.