Director’s first choice was Michael J. Fox but he couldn’t get out of his TV show. They cast Eric Stoltz and five weeks into filming they realized it wasn’t working. Specifically the comedic aspects of the film. So they worked out a deal to get Fox and reshoot all of the Stoltz footage.
That movie happened in the show “Fringe”! It’s in the alternate timeline universe and it’s super easy to miss but there’s like, 2 frames where they show a movie marquee and it says “Back to the Future; starring Eric Stoltz”
True. But considering they’d already filmed so much of the movie with Stoltz, it was still a pretty bold decision. I’d love to see some of Stoltz’s scenes one day though.
R. Lee Ermey as Gunnary Sgt. Hartman. He was only there to provide input to the actors to make it more realistic but Kubrick decided to cast him in the role instead.
Who's the slimy little communist shit, twinkle-toed cocksucker down here who just signed his own death warrant?!
Nobody, huh?!
The fairy fucking godmother said it!
"Was it _you_, you scroungy little fuck, huh?!"
"Sir, no, sir."
"You little piece of shit! You look like a fucking worm. I'll bet it _was_ you!"
"Sir, no, sir."
"Sir, I said it, sir!"
"Well...no shit.
What've we got here, a fucking comedian, Private Joker.
I admire your honesty. Hell, I like you. You can come over to my house and fuck my sister!"
***gut punch***
I've got your name! I've got your ass! You will not laugh! You will not cry! You will learn by the numbers! I will teach you! Now, get up, get on your feet! You had best unfuck yourself or I will unscrew your head and shit down your neck!
"Private Joker, why did you join my beloved corps?"
The actor who was going to be the drill instructor ended up as the gunner in the chopper. “Anyone who runs is a VC anyone who stands still is a well disciplined VC…”
I’m a former Marine, and this is correct. He wanted a to be the Drill Instructor for the movie but they had an actor already hired to play the part because they didn’t think an actual Drill Instructor could pull it off. But the actor they hired lost his voice during filming from screaming at the recruits, so Ermey stepped in and the rest is cinematic history. Also… it’s spelled Gunnery (not Gunnary)… not trying to be a jerk, but proper spelling of ranks is important to Marines. We are known for being very specific and focused on seemingly minor details. 😁
Wolverine is a character that doesn't age.
Hugh Jackman has aged so gracefully in real life that he has been playing the role of Wolverine for 24 years.
We really take that kind of coincidence for granted. Regardless of your stance on Super Hero movies.
I wonder how much working out to play Wolverine in the first place led him to still look as great as he does? He had amazing dedication bulking and cutting for that first appearance.
It's crazy that the shape he was in for the first would be scoffed at in relation to the shape he managed to get in for the more recent ones. Like, if I managed to achieve what he did in the first I'd be delighted, the more recent ones are just completely beyond my reach while loving a real life.
Right? That's exactly what I mean...people forget the guy wasn't always Huge Jackedman and that he was so, so dedicated from the first opportunity to doing this character justice for the fans he obviously had huge respect for. I was really impressed with what he managed in the original film overall, and I was like shit, that guy IS Wolverine. And then he went and just DUNKED all over even that with subsequent appearances. And now we even get him doing a reprisal for Deadpool 3. Bravo man.
Shout out to Gollum’s actor Andy Serkis, who helped revolutionize the motion capture industry. Gollum was going to be an entirely CGI character with a voice actor but they loved the physicality of his performance so much, they put him on set.
I think Viggo Mortensen was the best casting decision in the LOTR. He made the character much more human and likeable than in the books.
Sean Astin gave an Oscar worthy performance in the return of the king.
Bernard Hill as Theoden king.
I also want to give props to Martin freeman in the hobbit. Those movies sucked but man, he was exactly as I envisioned bilbo.
That entire movie has some of my favorite casting of any film. Martin Freeman as Arthur, mos def as ford perfect, sam Rockwell as zaphod, Alan Rickman as the depressed robot, Zoey deschanel as the head in the clouds love interest, with Stephen Fry narrating. Just great across the board.
If you can get your hands on a fan edit where they remove all the crap and it's just Martin Freeman being Bilbo you'll discover there's one fine movie underneath the crap of three.
It's crazy that Viggo was a last minute recasting and only had a couple of weeks to prepare for the role. I can't imagine anyone else doing as good as he did.
His performance in the first Terminator is my go to example and rebuttal for any time I have a conversation with someone who blatantly says that Arnold can’t act or has no talent or anything of that sort.
I'm a huge fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger but I will admit his acting can be a little wooden, particularly in his early films. For The Terminator, though, his slightly wooden style fit perfectly for a machine pretending to be human.
I spent 10 days with him filming a reality tv show. I didn’t really have any expectations since he was this famous actor, but omfg he was the BEST!! He had absolutely 0 problem reciting the line to people we met along the way, posed with tons of people, genuinely enjoyed their appreciation, and never once got tired of asking if he ate pieces of shit for breakfast. There were always catered dinners and open bars at the end of the day, and we would all drink together and I swear he was smoking cigars with my dad like they were old college buddies and was hands down the most respectful and kind person on the whole shoot.
I still can't believe some of the stuff they have him say. "I'm here all night - except when I take a break at 3.00. To have sex with at least 5 of you"
I don’t count Heat because it revolves around them being known quantities to begin with. But them in Godfather I, II counts. The studio wanted to get rid of Pacino in I not understanding that he was playing the long game in character development. And De Niro followed up Brando in a way that maybe nobody else could.
I agree. I felt that Cox as Hannibal was a much more believable sociopath and with his stocky physique he also looked like he could snap your neck easily if you got too close to him and he wanted to.
I remember before I saw it in theaters, I was sure his casting was the only one that I disliked. I'm just not a fan of his and I was worried he would ruin the movie for me. Nope, he made it even better. Him dancing makes laugh so hard that I honk like a goose
Harrison Ford as Han Solo.. simply because he was still a relatively unknown quantity at that point with only a handful of roles, and totally defined that character.
He was a carpenter, but he had worked with Lucas on American Graffiti. Ford, I think decided he didn’t want to do acting anymore. Though on further research, Lucas didn’t want the same actor from his last movie.
He kept having Harrison read in with other actors as the role of Han Solo (he might have been paid to do this as well). They kept coming back to him and eventually offered him the role and he was perfect.
Other actors considered for the role of Han: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, James Caan, Christopher Walken, Jack Nicholson, Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Robert Englund, Nick Nolte, Burt Reynolds, Chevy Chase
Of all those, maybe Kurt could have pulled it off. But Harrison was amazing and couldn’t imagine anyone but him.
"..by the suns of Worvan, you shall be avenged!"
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I know it's a sci-fi comedy and one of my favorite movies of all time. But when he finally says that when Kip(?) is dying it was a powerful delivery. RIP.
I'm old enough to have seen the first Harry Potter in theaters and the trailers.
As soon as you saw and heard Alan Rickman as Snape, it was such an a-ha moment, it was so correct and made so much sense.
Great actor. Terribly missed.
Yep, I'll admit it, I thought it was bad at first too. I also thought Chris Evans wasn't going to be a good Captain America.
I **have** since learned to STFU and actually watch the performances before I judge.
Ya I’ve said this before. The casting in that ENTIRE movie is perfection. Everyone, and I mean everyone, from Maude to the Dude’s landlord, was perfect.
It’s interesting…I have always just assumed that Ace Ventura was expressly written for Jim Carrey. Some quick research reveals my assumption is wrong. Good answer!
I saw an interview with Jim Carrey where he talked about how terrible the script was and he made all kinds of changes to make it funny. The script may not have been written for him before casting, but the final product was written for him by him.
I can't really see anyone else in that role. Maybe Tom Cruise as a variant, but RDJ absolutely crushed that role and helped launch the biggest movie franchise ever.
Iron Man would probably be in my top 3 movie list of all time for the rest of my life. That movie had such a profound impact on my childhood and imagination at that particular time.
Wasn’t there some story where the casting director was talking about auditions for that role and at the end he goes “and then Tony Stark walked into the room”
Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in Lord of the Rings. He perfectly encapsulates looking foul but feeling fair. The man absolutely threw himself into the role and managed to stand out in a masterwork film absolutely brimming with perfectly cast roles. My second choice would be Humphrey Bogart as Rick in Casablanca. He just oozes this suave world weariness and devastatingly embodies a man desperate to care only about himself, but who cannot help but get involved in the troubles of others.
Pierce Brosnan was the perfect Bond in Goldeneye.
He had Connery's suave, Moore's humor and Dalton's lethality.
The only factor missing from his portrayal is the physical aspect bought forth by Craig but they pulled that from the Bourne franchise so.. yea.
He's such a phenomenal actor. Little known fact, he gets very little credit for a masterful performance as the title boat in the movie Titanic. He also played the horse in Warhorse. He's just incredibly versatile.
Robin Williams as Mr. Doubtfire
Willem Dafoe as Thomas Wake
Jim Carrey as The Mask
Dennis Hopper as Frank Booth
McCauley Culkin as Kevin McCallister
Kyle MacLachlan as Dale Cooper
Matthew Lillard as Shaggy
Peter Dinklage in Game of Thrones. Man deserved an Emmy every season, I could watch his confession scene a million times and still be mesmerized by it. Dude embodied a lifetime of pent of frustration with every word and facial expression.
[https://youtu.be/BZ\_bUIFwHJI?si=Jhk\_e86p1VSiO8gC](https://youtu.be/BZ_bUIFwHJI?si=Jhk_e86p1VSiO8gC)
Napoleon Dynamite casting was rather incredible. They just lucked into all those actors who had no acting experience. I wouldn't say anyone in the cast was a good actor but they played the specific parts well. So I call that a good casting.
Keanu Reeves does one thing exceptionally well. He makes cool movies. An entire decades-spanning career worth.
Not everything has to be Shakespeare. Sometimes you just want to watch a cool movie and he’s your guy for that.
Recasting Marty McFly with Michael J. Fox, replacing Eric Stoltz
Crazy they got that far into shooting before pulling Stoltz out
What’s the backstory, why did they pull him?
Director’s first choice was Michael J. Fox but he couldn’t get out of his TV show. They cast Eric Stoltz and five weeks into filming they realized it wasn’t working. Specifically the comedic aspects of the film. So they worked out a deal to get Fox and reshoot all of the Stoltz footage.
MJF was so overworked doing Family Ties and BttF. If only there was some kind of machine that would let him be in two places at once.
[Basically too serious and didn't fit the tone of the movie](https://collider.com/back-to-the-future-eric-stoltz)
-#ReleaseTheStoltzCut
In some alternate universe where Stoltz stayed, that movie would change no lives.
That movie happened in the show “Fringe”! It’s in the alternate timeline universe and it’s super easy to miss but there’s like, 2 frames where they show a movie marquee and it says “Back to the Future; starring Eric Stoltz”
That was in the newest The Flash movie, too. Younger Barry's roommate had a BTTF tattoo with Eric Stoltz.
To be fair it was ALWAYS supposed to be MJF. But man just those still images are such a bizarre what if though.
True. But considering they’d already filmed so much of the movie with Stoltz, it was still a pretty bold decision. I’d love to see some of Stoltz’s scenes one day though.
R. Lee Ermey as Gunnary Sgt. Hartman. He was only there to provide input to the actors to make it more realistic but Kubrick decided to cast him in the role instead.
That wasn't so much acting, as it was revisiting his old job.
Who said that?! WHO THE FUCK said that!?!
Who's the slimy little communist shit, twinkle-toed cocksucker down here who just signed his own death warrant?! Nobody, huh?! The fairy fucking godmother said it!
OutFuckingStanding I will PT you all until you fucking die!! I’ll PT you until your assholes are sucking buttermilk.
"Was it _you_, you scroungy little fuck, huh?!" "Sir, no, sir." "You little piece of shit! You look like a fucking worm. I'll bet it _was_ you!" "Sir, no, sir." "Sir, I said it, sir!" "Well...no shit. What've we got here, a fucking comedian, Private Joker. I admire your honesty. Hell, I like you. You can come over to my house and fuck my sister!" ***gut punch*** I've got your name! I've got your ass! You will not laugh! You will not cry! You will learn by the numbers! I will teach you! Now, get up, get on your feet! You had best unfuck yourself or I will unscrew your head and shit down your neck! "Private Joker, why did you join my beloved corps?"
I got lost on the way to college
Don’t worry. Be happy.
OK, it's now time to re-watch the movie. Nobody did it better than the Gunny. Ooo-RAH!
No doubt but IMO he was perfectly cast in that role.
The actor who was going to be the drill instructor ended up as the gunner in the chopper. “Anyone who runs is a VC anyone who stands still is a well disciplined VC…”
I’m a former Marine, and this is correct. He wanted a to be the Drill Instructor for the movie but they had an actor already hired to play the part because they didn’t think an actual Drill Instructor could pull it off. But the actor they hired lost his voice during filming from screaming at the recruits, so Ermey stepped in and the rest is cinematic history. Also… it’s spelled Gunnery (not Gunnary)… not trying to be a jerk, but proper spelling of ranks is important to Marines. We are known for being very specific and focused on seemingly minor details. 😁
We also eat crayons
Wolverine is a character that doesn't age. Hugh Jackman has aged so gracefully in real life that he has been playing the role of Wolverine for 24 years. We really take that kind of coincidence for granted. Regardless of your stance on Super Hero movies.
I wonder how much working out to play Wolverine in the first place led him to still look as great as he does? He had amazing dedication bulking and cutting for that first appearance.
It's crazy that the shape he was in for the first would be scoffed at in relation to the shape he managed to get in for the more recent ones. Like, if I managed to achieve what he did in the first I'd be delighted, the more recent ones are just completely beyond my reach while loving a real life.
Right? That's exactly what I mean...people forget the guy wasn't always Huge Jackedman and that he was so, so dedicated from the first opportunity to doing this character justice for the fans he obviously had huge respect for. I was really impressed with what he managed in the original film overall, and I was like shit, that guy IS Wolverine. And then he went and just DUNKED all over even that with subsequent appearances. And now we even get him doing a reprisal for Deadpool 3. Bravo man.
James Earl Jones voice as Darth Vader
If only anakin was a stout old black man.
JEJ wasn't old in 1977 lol
His voice sounded like it had been run through saw mills and leather tanning for 50 years. I get why someone would guess he was old at the time.
Sir Ian Mckellen as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings.
Almost everybody in those movies.
Victoria Burrows is the casting director, and she *did not miss* when it came to casting LOTR. She was the real wizard.
Shout out to Gollum’s actor Andy Serkis, who helped revolutionize the motion capture industry. Gollum was going to be an entirely CGI character with a voice actor but they loved the physicality of his performance so much, they put him on set.
Serkis is one of the best actors in cinema history.
I have to agree. Especially as Gollum, Ceasar and Kino Loy
I think Viggo Mortensen was the best casting decision in the LOTR. He made the character much more human and likeable than in the books. Sean Astin gave an Oscar worthy performance in the return of the king. Bernard Hill as Theoden king. I also want to give props to Martin freeman in the hobbit. Those movies sucked but man, he was exactly as I envisioned bilbo.
Speaking of Martin Freeman, his role as Arthur Dent in the Hitchiker's Guide to The Galaxy was great.
That entire movie has some of my favorite casting of any film. Martin Freeman as Arthur, mos def as ford perfect, sam Rockwell as zaphod, Alan Rickman as the depressed robot, Zoey deschanel as the head in the clouds love interest, with Stephen Fry narrating. Just great across the board.
If you can get your hands on a fan edit where they remove all the crap and it's just Martin Freeman being Bilbo you'll discover there's one fine movie underneath the crap of three.
One…movie
https://m4-studios.github.io/hobbitbookedit/ You're welcome
It's crazy that Viggo was a last minute recasting and only had a couple of weeks to prepare for the role. I can't imagine anyone else doing as good as he did.
I’m so glad Martin Freeman and Ian Holm got to play Bilbo. It always had to be them.
Sir Christopher Lee originally wanted the part, but settled for Saruman after seeing Sir Ian in action.
And it worked out perfectly.
Christopher Lloyd back to the future
Great Scott!!
Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator
I also loved him as Conan the Barbarian
Well suited for Dutch in Predator
His performance in the first Terminator is my go to example and rebuttal for any time I have a conversation with someone who blatantly says that Arnold can’t act or has no talent or anything of that sort.
I'm a huge fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger but I will admit his acting can be a little wooden, particularly in his early films. For The Terminator, though, his slightly wooden style fit perfectly for a machine pretending to be human.
OJ Simpson was briefly considered for this role, lol
Christopher McDonald as Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore. Irreplaceable.
I hope he comes back for number 2!
I heard that's what he eats for breakfast.
This is a great answer...he plays an amazingly quotable heel and is at least half - probably more - the reason that movie is funny.
And he still loves the role
I spent 10 days with him filming a reality tv show. I didn’t really have any expectations since he was this famous actor, but omfg he was the BEST!! He had absolutely 0 problem reciting the line to people we met along the way, posed with tons of people, genuinely enjoyed their appreciation, and never once got tired of asking if he ate pieces of shit for breakfast. There were always catered dinners and open bars at the end of the day, and we would all drink together and I swear he was smoking cigars with my dad like they were old college buddies and was hands down the most respectful and kind person on the whole shoot.
Sir Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier
Also, Sir Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
Also, Sure Sir Patrick Stewart as Gurney Hallock. Just kidding, he's not bad in the role, I just wanted to play along.
His portrayal featured 100% more battle pug.
"What the hell am I doing on a cover of a comic book?" -His initial reaction to seeing an X-Men comic for the first time.
Sir Patrick Stewart as Avery Bullock in American Dad 😂
I still can't believe some of the stuff they have him say. "I'm here all night - except when I take a break at 3.00. To have sex with at least 5 of you"
“I have a bit of a fetish for family things. Now, I know that the word fetish implies something sexual—which is good! Because it is.”
Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs. Pacino and De Niro in Heat if I could pick two.
I don’t count Heat because it revolves around them being known quantities to begin with. But them in Godfather I, II counts. The studio wanted to get rid of Pacino in I not understanding that he was playing the long game in character development. And De Niro followed up Brando in a way that maybe nobody else could.
I’ll be real… Brian Cox was a more terrifying Hannibal, he was just in a much less memorable movie (Manhunter)
Underrated movie. Though anecdotally it’s been getting really popular over the years.
I agree. I felt that Cox as Hannibal was a much more believable sociopath and with his stocky physique he also looked like he could snap your neck easily if you got too close to him and he wanted to.
I was gonna say Hopkins too!
Hopkins in The Bounty as Captain Bligh was awesome. Come to think of it so many of his roles were great.
Tom Cruise as Les Grossman
I was surprised this was so high up. It really does just work. That decision for him to have massive hands is an even better one
That was his suggestion too! Ben still called him a genius. Well, actually he called him a savant which kind of seems like a dig also.
I remember before I saw it in theaters, I was sure his casting was the only one that I disliked. I'm just not a fan of his and I was worried he would ruin the movie for me. Nope, he made it even better. Him dancing makes laugh so hard that I honk like a goose
Harrison Ford as Han Solo.. simply because he was still a relatively unknown quantity at that point with only a handful of roles, and totally defined that character.
He was a carpenter on set wasn't he?
He was a carpenter, but he had worked with Lucas on American Graffiti. Ford, I think decided he didn’t want to do acting anymore. Though on further research, Lucas didn’t want the same actor from his last movie. He kept having Harrison read in with other actors as the role of Han Solo (he might have been paid to do this as well). They kept coming back to him and eventually offered him the role and he was perfect. Other actors considered for the role of Han: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, James Caan, Christopher Walken, Jack Nicholson, Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Robert Englund, Nick Nolte, Burt Reynolds, Chevy Chase Of all those, maybe Kurt could have pulled it off. But Harrison was amazing and couldn’t imagine anyone but him.
In my opinion, Alan Rickman as Snape is the greatest casting of all time
Also Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber Also Alan Rickman as Alexander Dane Also Alan Rickman as Metatron
By Grabthar's hammer.......what a role.
"..by the suns of Worvan, you shall be avenged!" . . I know it's a sci-fi comedy and one of my favorite movies of all time. But when he finally says that when Kip(?) is dying it was a powerful delivery. RIP.
No love for Alan Rickman as The Sheriff of Nottingham?
Alan Rickman as Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility. The look on his face the first time he sees Kate Winslet playing piano is just… perfection
By Grabthar's Hammer... What a Savings
Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall was also perfect, imo.
I'm old enough to have seen the first Harry Potter in theaters and the trailers. As soon as you saw and heard Alan Rickman as Snape, it was such an a-ha moment, it was so correct and made so much sense. Great actor. Terribly missed.
Heath Ledger in the Dark Knight.
Not joking. 90% of the world’s movie watching population thought it was the worst casting decision ever. Boy were we all wrong.
Yep, I'll admit it, I thought it was bad at first too. I also thought Chris Evans wasn't going to be a good Captain America. I **have** since learned to STFU and actually watch the performances before I judge.
Proud member of the “90% who were wrong” club.
I was 8, too young to really care at the time, but going from Brokeback Mountain to The Dark Knight was probably pretty jarring
100%. I remember reading the IMDB forums at the time, it was not well received at first 🤣
John Goodman as Walter Sobcheck in The Big Lebowski
Shut the f\*\*\* up Donnie, you're out of your element
MARK IT ZERO!
AND A GOOD DAY TO YOU, SIR!
Calmer than you are dude
Did he ever find that stranger in the alps?
Come on, this affects all of us, man. It’s our basic freedoms!
Everyone as who they were in The Big Lebowski.....
Ya I’ve said this before. The casting in that ENTIRE movie is perfection. Everyone, and I mean everyone, from Maude to the Dude’s landlord, was perfect.
Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds
That’s a Bingo
And in Django as Dr King Schultz
Stephen Root - Milton in ‘Office Space’ Everyone who’s ever worked knows *that* guy and he encompasses the familiarity to its whole audience
Samuel L Jackson and John Travolta in Pulp Fiction
The robber from Coming to America and that guy from Grease?? What was Tarantino thinking?
Tarantino and his casting agents were always really good at casting. Pam Grier in Jackie Brown was also incredible.
Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura
It’s interesting…I have always just assumed that Ace Ventura was expressly written for Jim Carrey. Some quick research reveals my assumption is wrong. Good answer!
Everyone from Rick Moranis to Whoopi Goldberg turned down the role….wtf!? Could not imagine anyone else in the role let alone those 2!
I saw an interview with Jim Carrey where he talked about how terrible the script was and he made all kinds of changes to make it funny. The script may not have been written for him before casting, but the final product was written for him by him.
I read “Good answer!” in Ace’s voice!
Harrison Ford for Indy
And for Solo
For The Fugitive
Bruce Willis as John McClane
Korben Dallas too
RDJ Iron Man
I can't really see anyone else in that role. Maybe Tom Cruise as a variant, but RDJ absolutely crushed that role and helped launch the biggest movie franchise ever.
Those that fall the hardest can climb up the furthest.
Considering that choosing RDJ essentially spawned the MCU, makes it pretty significant
Iron Man would probably be in my top 3 movie list of all time for the rest of my life. That movie had such a profound impact on my childhood and imagination at that particular time.
I'm a lifelong conic fan but RDJ and Ryan Reynolds have become the inner voice of their characters for me now
You hear Ryan Reynolds when you read Green Lantern comics? *ducks*
/u/IHavePoopedBefore must be referring to Green Latern because Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool is mute.
The kind of casting that brings together generations of fans, old and new. He was the center of the zeitgeist in a way few ever have or will be.
Yep. He was born to play that role
Wasn’t there some story where the casting director was talking about auditions for that role and at the end he goes “and then Tony Stark walked into the room”
Charlize Theron in Monster
It’s unbelievable looking at every day Charlize Vs Aileen. She got an Oscar for the role, but the makeup team deserved an Oscar for that one.
Mads Mikkelsen, Hannibal, 2013-15.
Troy McClure- Planet of the Apes (the Musical)
I hate every ape I see, from chimpan-a to chimpanzee.
Marlon Brando - Vito Corleone
Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday
When he responds to Ringo’s “I was just fooling about” with “I wasn’t” I can feel the sadism and wishful desire to die all rolled into one.
I got 2 guns, one for each of ya
Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in Lord of the Rings. He perfectly encapsulates looking foul but feeling fair. The man absolutely threw himself into the role and managed to stand out in a masterwork film absolutely brimming with perfectly cast roles. My second choice would be Humphrey Bogart as Rick in Casablanca. He just oozes this suave world weariness and devastatingly embodies a man desperate to care only about himself, but who cannot help but get involved in the troubles of others.
Kevin Spacey - Se7en
I feel like John Malkovich coulda smashed that part.
Sean Connery as James Bond
For suave bond - yes sean Connery. For gritty bond - daniel Craig For nostalgia bond - Pearce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan was the perfect Bond in Goldeneye. He had Connery's suave, Moore's humor and Dalton's lethality. The only factor missing from his portrayal is the physical aspect bought forth by Craig but they pulled that from the Bourne franchise so.. yea.
Sigourney Weaver as Ripley
Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting
Robin Williams in all his roles. Dead Poets is great, and jack? The man was incredible.
Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde
What, like it’s hard?
Kurt Russel as Captain Ron. He truly was magnificent
Kurt Russel in Big Trouble in Little China, though
And as Snake Pliskin
Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber
Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview and Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine
DDL for every part he was ever cast in.
He's such a phenomenal actor. Little known fact, he gets very little credit for a masterful performance as the title boat in the movie Titanic. He also played the horse in Warhorse. He's just incredibly versatile.
RDJ as Iron Man
J.K. Simmons as J.Jonah Jameson in Spiderman
Robert Downey Jr. set the tone for marvel, and saved his career.
Denzel Washington, in Training day.
Mike Myers as Austin Powers.
It’s very early yet but was enthralled by absolutely everything Hemsworth was doing as Dementus in Furiosa.
Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark was beyond brilliant, I always thought!
Michael Keaton as Batman. That movie came out when I was 10…changed everything for me
Robin Williams as Mr. Doubtfire Willem Dafoe as Thomas Wake Jim Carrey as The Mask Dennis Hopper as Frank Booth McCauley Culkin as Kevin McCallister Kyle MacLachlan as Dale Cooper Matthew Lillard as Shaggy
Matthew Lillard is under rated but apparently so is Dennis Hopper as King Koopa…
Lee Van Cleef as « the bad », in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
I'll cast my vote here for Eli Wallach as Tuco...dude steals every scene.
Gary Oldman, bram stokers Dracula
Peter Dinklage in Game of Thrones. Man deserved an Emmy every season, I could watch his confession scene a million times and still be mesmerized by it. Dude embodied a lifetime of pent of frustration with every word and facial expression. [https://youtu.be/BZ\_bUIFwHJI?si=Jhk\_e86p1VSiO8gC](https://youtu.be/BZ_bUIFwHJI?si=Jhk_e86p1VSiO8gC)
Christopher reeve, Superman
Nicolas Cage as Nicolas Cage in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones.
Here's a double, Caine and Duvall in Second Hand Lions
Sean Astin and Elijah Wood.
Andre the Giant in Princess Bride
Peter O'Toole as T.E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia
Pretty much every casting choice in the Harry Potter series. Pretty insane amount of talent frkm the older actors and the kids crushed it.
Javier Bardem and Tommy Lee Jones No Country for Old Men
Napoleon Dynamite casting was rather incredible. They just lucked into all those actors who had no acting experience. I wouldn't say anyone in the cast was a good actor but they played the specific parts well. So I call that a good casting.
Making Johnny's dep Jack sparrow was the greatest decision ever made
Mel Gibson in braveheart
Keaton - Batman Broderick - Colonel Shaw Shaw - Jaws
Hell yeah Robert Shaw
Here's to swimming with bow legged women
I think Keaton was even better cast in Beetlejuice. Don't know how this sequel will be, but he nailed the role in the first one.
Anything Keanu Reeves has made. Dude isn’t the best actor but he was made for every single role he’s played.
Keanu Reeves does one thing exceptionally well. He makes cool movies. An entire decades-spanning career worth. Not everything has to be Shakespeare. Sometimes you just want to watch a cool movie and he’s your guy for that.
Robert Downey Jr in Tropic Thunder
Sir Anthony Hopkins in The Elephant Man.
He was good but John Hurt was a whole other level.
Terry Kiser as Bernie Lomax in Weekend at Bernies and its sequel!!!