What are the Worst Casting Decisions that have ever been made?

[DenseDeerFather]

Steve has real difficulty conveying anger, doesn't he? He reminds me a little of Tom Hanks in The Ladykillers.

Which reminds me that I just recently watched Reservoir Dogs and I really liked him there.

On the topic of Tarantino films, I'll admit that I shudder a little every time I see Tarantino acting in his movies. I can't entirely fault him for this though. He's a director first, so I don't expect him to be Christopher Lee or anything and it's not annoying like Shyamalan or so bad it's good like Neil Breen.

But the Like A Virgin scene is slightly tainted by Tarantino's less-than-natural delivery.

 

[Captain Syrup]

Which reminds me that I just recently watched Reservoir Dogs and I really liked him there.

I was sad to find out he dies at the end. You can hear gunfire when he flees the scene. (I missed it on my first viewing.)

RIP to a real one

 

[DenseDeerFather]

I was sad to find out he dies at the end. You can hear gunfire when he flees the scene. (I missed it on my first viewing.)

RIP to a real one

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Damn really? Welp the ending already ended my emotional life, so this is digging its grave

 

[Broseph]

That black chick (I don't even know her name) they hired to play Death in that Sandman Netflix series just so they could hit that diversity quota.

Michael Cera. You know the role I'm talking about.

The one where he plays a socially inept teenager?

Maggie Q as Mai in the King Of Fighters movie, hell anyone in that movie for that matter.

They made a KoF movie!?

Obligatory Jake Lloyd

I feel bad for the dude. He got so much shit for that role, how much of it can be attributed to Lucas’ shitty directing or the fact he just wasn’t a very good actor overall. He wasn’t right for the role, it fucked him up mentally over the years because manchild faggots kept harassing him, shitty situation all around

That guy was actually diagnosed with schizophrenia a few years back, his life really is tragic.

 

[Skitarii]

Ryan Gosling. You know what role I'm talking about

 

[Battlecruiser3000ad]

Ryan Gosling. You know what role I'm talking about

You think I'm going to let you insult me like this?!

 

[Skitarii]

You think I'm going to let you insult me like this?!

Yes, and you'll enjoy it too cuck

 

[Captain Syrup]

Gene Kelly plays newspaper man E.K. Hornbeck in Inherit the Wind (1960). The character of Hornbeck was based on H.L. Mencken's coverage of the Scopes trial.

There’s the dancing, the good looks, the physical prowess that rivaled any athelete, and the fact that he was committed to civil rights and free speech. The one thing Kelly lacks is a talent for satire. His Mencken is a snot-nosed, arrogant, boring carictature.

That was a huge Xanadon't. (Credit to Reno 911 for the term.)

Yes, and you'll enjoy it too cuck

 

[Newman's Lovechild]

Rosie O'Donnell as Betty Rubble. I think that was the first time in my life I had a 'what were they thinking!?' reaction.

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Are you sure about that?

Holy schnikies, look at those hands. They should have got Frank Miller to draw Ms. Marvel.

 

[DenseDeerFather]

Rosie O'Donnell as Betty Rubble. I think that was the first time in my life I had a 'what were they thinking!?' reaction.

I guess it's because she managed to do the ditzy sweet Betty voice that some of the old cartoons had.

Appearenace-wise...it was like terrible cosplay. Which reminds me...
I absolutely hated what they did for Starfire in Titans.
Mame-Anna Diop really is meh to me but her costume design made me detest every second, she was on screen. (The writing didn't help either)

I know Kori comes from a "sexually liberal" alien race but did they have to punctuate that by making her look like the downtown hooker who walks the street at midnight?

Holy schnikies, look at those hands. They should have got Frank Miller to draw Ms. Marvel.

Gone are the days of Elektra Lives Again.
Not to turn the thread into a Miller bash fest but...

Spoiler: Wonder Gorilla and Bad Ax

Yikes.

 

[FatMebius]

Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne in Luc Besson's crappy live action take on Valerian and Laurelline. Not only are they both wildly miscast as "rugged space adventurer" and "literally the most beautiful woman alive," they have absolutely no chemistry together whatsoever. I don't even hate DeHaan in stuff I've seen. He's great in stuff. He's just so miscast. Delevingne though? She's so weird-looking. Schizos always talk about how some actresses are secret trannies or whatever. But, I can absolutely believe she's one.

 

[Cloaca Rimjob]

 

[Captain Syrup]

Delevingne though? She's so weird-looking.

Cara Delawhinge or whatever has nice eyes but everything below them is kinda fucked.

Rosie O'Donnell as Betty Rubble.

I'm sorry, but I just don't get Rosie O'Donnell. I've seen her in three or four movies now, and she has generally had the same effect on me as fingernails on a blackboard. She's harsh and abrupt and staccato and doesn't seem to be having any fun. She looks mean. - Ebert

I guess it's because she managed to do the ditzy sweet Betty voice that some of the old cartoons had.

Jane Krakowski from 30 Rock played Bettie in the sequel and she was a great choice. However the actor who played King Robert in Game of thrones played Fred and it was a mess.

 

[Irrational Exuberance]

CEO Luthor can work if it balances out his scientific mind and can handle it well since the idea can work. The issue can be that a bad version can easily just make him “evil generic CEO villain”

The DCEU version of Superman however is bad casting because he acts like a bumbling retard who tries too hard to be quirky and spouts random religious nonsense because Snyder is obsessed with Superman being some sort of god.

"I built my own empire with my own two hands, and my blood and sweat stains every inch of it. My reach stretches across the entire world, and with but a single word I can raise people up, or cast them to the earth, broken forevermore. I have worked tirelessly to lift the gaze of humankind from their menial, common existence - to show them a shining example of the apex of creation.

I am the Man of Tomorrow.

SO WHO THE HELL DOES THIS ALIEN THINK HE IS?!"

 

[Captain Syrup]

I have worked tirelessly to lift the gaze of humankind from their menial, common existence

Has he, though? Everything from cancer cures to cloning - he's already insanely rich and powerful, he could've been the hero of mankind who rivaled the popularity of Superman.

Instead he shoots up an African village, bombs the Capitol, pisses in a jar, creates a monster which can't be stopped by anybody but Superman, then decides to cause an alien invasion for shits and giggles. Lex Luthor is less sane than the Joker.

 

[DenseDeerFather]

Lex Luthor is less sane than the Joker.View attachment 3506808

Oh, you know. Method behind the madness. A man gotta go down in history somehow.

 

[Irrational Exuberance]

Has he, though? Everything from cancer cures to cloning - he's already insanely rich and powerful, he could've been the hero of mankind who rivaled the popularity of Superman.

Instead he shoots up an African village, bombs the Capitol, pisses in a jar, creates a monster which can't be stopped by anybody but Superman, then decides to cause an alien invasion for shits and giggles. Lex Luthor is less sane than the Joker.View attachment 3506808

He doesn't want to rival Superman, or anyone else, ever. Ever.

 

[NOT a Loaded Gun]

Harrison Ford in Blade Runner 2049. He obviously phoned that one in and was there to provide more nostalgia bait for the fans of the original Ridley Scott film. Of course, that role was speifically written for him so he didn't have much choice. Love was the best character in the whole film. Jared Leto stunk.

Emily Blunt in Sicario. Replace her with literally anyone and nothing would change in the film. I may be biased, but she's not really a good actress and not as hot as people make her out to be either. Plus, she's Bri'ish

 

[Captain Syrup]

One of the biggest disappointments of all time. It’s so bad that Jim Belushi turned it down.

Basically Aykroyd demanded that Universal use the music they wanted (which him and Landis considered more important than anything). One of the conditions was that they had to obey every single studio note, the kid being an example. Any time they pushed back, Universal threatened to pull the plug. The studio didn't really want to make the movie.

Oh, you know. Method behind the madness. A man gotta go down in history somehow.

What no pussy does to a mf

 

[Wilhelm Bittrich]

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It's the beeb what do you seriously expect?
The only thing they got right was the Black Victorian soldier, his name was Jimmy Durham and he served with the Durham Light Infantry. He was the first black male to serve in the British Army (and the only one to serve in the Regular British Army of the Victorian age) and has had his military service granted by royal approval by Queen Victoria herself.
He died in 1910 due to pneumonia in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland.

Now back to the worst casting choices.
1. Amy Schumer in basically everything
2. Melissa McCarthy in everything
3. Gene Hackmann as Lex Luthor in Superman and Superman II
4. Richard Prior in Superman III
5. Vin Diesel in Find Me Guilty
6. Chris Pine as James T. Kirk
7. Natalie Portperson in both Thor movies
8. Riz Ahmed In Venom
9. Jesse Eisenberg in everything
10. Steve Martin in both Pink Panther movies

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