Which actor just didn't suit their TV/film role?

[disneyseniors]

You can name any movie any character

Charlie Jones just wasn't a convincing baddy in EastEnders

Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher! I mean, talk about miscasting! In the books JR is 6'5" or so, blonde, lots of muscles, weight around 250 or so. He's very big and very tough. Then there's TC who is about 5'8" and probably weighs 150?
There was alot of negative feedback for the author, and he said that the studio wanted a "name", even though he didn't agree with the choice. He had nothing to do with it.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Meryl Streep in Mama Mia. She is a national treasure, but that role needed someone who could sing!

 

[HopperFan]

FUN thread, I'd have to really think on it because mis-casting is something I hate, especially when its so obvious ...

I'll start with Amber Heard in Aquaman/Mera ............. talk about awful. What is an action, "superhero" movie with highly personable JM .... she was as stiff as a piece of coral. She's either unmemorable or distracting. How do some of these people keep getting jobs?

Tom Cruise was awful as Lestat in Interview with the Vampire. Such a miscast.

Tom Cruise is a terrible actor, all he ever plays is himself. There are just some folks who walk around with a horseshoe ... get job after job .... just to be themselves.

Kristen Stewart - Snow White

Person pretending to be an actress so no way good cast in any movie.

Jack Nicholson as anyone other than Jack Nicholson.

Jack's early years were great but as he aged and became his eccentric self, I think he had to just be cast in parts that were him ... like "As Good As It Gets"

Meryl Streep in Mama Mia. She is a national treasure, but that role needed someone who could sing!

LOVE HER! Watched Mama Mia long enough to hear her sing then I was OUT!

 

[Moliphino]

Meryl Streep in Mama Mia. She is a national treasure, but that role needed someone who could sing!

On that note, Emma Watson as Belle. The autotune was so distracting!

 

[E&Cmom]

Meryl Streep in Mama Mia. She is a national treasure, but that role needed someone who could sing!

Yes! And Pierce Bronson. Love him but not his singing.

And while we are on the singing topic, Russell Crowe in Les Miserable.

 

[starvenger]

If you're going the movie musical route, Gerard Butler as the Phantom.

Just thought of this one: Jean-Claude Van Damme as Guile.

 

[PaulaSB12]

Emma Thompson at 36 was too old to play 19 year old Elinor Dashwood
Ralph Fiennes at 46 too old to play the 25 year old Duke of Devonshire

 

[RUDisney]

I couldn't get behind Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross. Nothing against Mr Freeman but whenever I read an Alex Cross book, Denzel is the only face I can picture.

YES!!! I've only ever pictured Denzel as Alex Cross. He is smart, handsome and age appropriate. Freeman was way to old to be Alex.

Kristen Stewart in everything she's ever played. She is just awful.

Rob Pattinson is NOT Edward. I pictured him as Hayden Christianson as Edward even though he made a horrible Anakin.

 

[Kennywood]

Speaking of Robert Pattinson, he is apparently really bad in the new, upcoming Batman movie. Everything I've read about the production says that it's been an absolute train wreck.

 

[Cadiewampus]

Matthew McConaughey as Dirk Pitt in Sahara. Wrong height , hair color and eye color as the character in the books.

 

[BrianL]

Speaking of Robert Pattinson, he is apparently really bad in the new, upcoming Batman movie. Everything I've read about the production says that it's been an absolute train wreck.

It looks like it is! I mean, it's like they looked at the Nolan Batman trilogy and thought, "How can we make this darker and less fun than that?"

 

[Heigh-Ho]

'll start with Amber Heard in Aquaman/Mera ............. talk about awful. What is an action, "superhero" movie with highly personable JM .... she was as stiff as a piece of coral. She's either unmemorable or distracting. How do some of these people keep getting jobs?

Yes! Their 'romance' felt so forced I just didn't feel any chemistry between them and I feel that Jason Momoa would be easy enough to get chemistry with

 

[Kennywood]

Matthew McConaughey as Dirk Pitt in Sahara. Wrong height , hair color and eye color as the character in the books.

He single-handedly managed to kill what would have been a GREAT series of movies. Clive Cussler's "Dirk Pitt" character is a lot of fun. If anyone is interested, I highly recommend Cussler's "Night Probe" book. There's a surprise character in it.

 

[PaulaSB12]

I'll start with Amber Heard in Aquaman/Mera ............. talk about awful. What is an action, "superhero" movie with highly personable JM .... she was as stiff as a piece of coral. She's either unmemorable or distracting. How do some of these people keep getting jobs?

Did you notice in the most "romantic" scenes between aqua man and mera not only didn't they have eye contact they where not even looking at each other. Amber heard with her two arrests for domestic abuse and the proof she abused Johnny Depp why is she still getting roles

 

[JayMass]

Edward Norton as Bruce Banner/Hulk.

I'm not sure that Ed Norton was that bad, it's just that Mark Ruffalo is SOOOOOOO much better!

Tom Cruise is a terrible actor, all he ever plays is himself. There are just some folks who walk around with a horseshoe ... get job after job .... just to be themselves.
Jack's early years were great but as he aged and became his eccentric self, I think he had to just be cast in parts that were him ... like "As Good As It Gets"

Totally disagree about Cruise. I thought he was fantastic in Magnolia, Jerry Maguire, The Firm, Vanilla Sky...

And totally agree about Nicholson. Cuckoo's Nest and The Shining were amazing performances. The only thing I like that he has done since like 2000 was Anger Management--which I have a inexplicable love for.

And while we are on the singing topic, Russell Crowe in Les Miserable.

Uggh, so bad. Which is really unfortunate because I thought the performances by Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Helena Bonham Carter were so good.

 

[Jonfw2]

Affleck as Batman AND Jack Ryan.

 

[rangerxenos]

Meryl Streep in Mama Mia. She is a national treasure, but that role needed someone who could sing!

So did Pierce Brosnan's role, LOL! I love him dearly, but he should not be allowed to sing on camera.

 

[rangerxenos]

Alden Ehrenreich as young Han Solo. I really enjoyed Solo, except for the fact that I think they miscast Han. I just wasn't feeling it.

 

[Cadiewampus]

Did you notice in the most "romantic" scenes between aqua man and mera not only didn't they have eye contact they where not even looking at each other. Amber heard with her two arrests for domestic abuse and the proof she abused Johnny Depp why is she still getting roles

Well personally I thought the whole movie was awful.