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re: Actors/Actresses who took roles that surprised you

Posted on 12/15/20 at 10:51 pm to
Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82
near the Apple spaceship
Member since Nov 2012
5404 posts
Posted on 12/15/20 at 10:51 pm to
Michael J. Fox in Casualties of War. I thought it was weird and brilliant casting.


*What does Sean Penn say to him? " You dien cai dau, man. You beaucoup dien cai dau!"


Posted by AURaptor
South
Member since Aug 2018
11958 posts
Posted on 12/16/20 at 8:25 am to

Edward Norton as Bruce Banner

After Eric Bana & then for only the 1 movie. It technically was the start of the MCU, coming out before IronMan.
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
16673 posts
Posted on 12/16/20 at 8:45 am to
Tom Hanks as a hitman in Road to Perdition before seeing the movie. He wasn't a villain like I thought he might be, but it was still strange to see him killing people
Posted by CGSC Lobotomy
Member since Sep 2011
81388 posts
Posted on 12/16/20 at 1:51 pm to
Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder
Posted by Deplorable Duke
Lousyana
Member since Nov 2016
2268 posts
Posted on 12/16/20 at 6:07 pm to
Jason Mewes in Feast.
Posted by Arksulli
Fayetteville
Member since Aug 2014
25263 posts
Posted on 12/16/20 at 6:47 pm to
Money dear boy.

If the money is there an actor will most likely cheerfully do something even if it is horrifically bad.
Posted by Wally Sparks
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2013
29343 posts
Posted on 12/17/20 at 12:18 pm to
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Tommy Lee Jones


TLJ in Men In Black was definitely a surprise as well (though he owned that role).
Posted by bigfatpimp
st. gabriel
Member since Sep 2005
302 posts
Posted on 12/17/20 at 12:26 pm to
Tyler Perry as Tanner Bolt (Gone Girl). In a good way.

Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor. Not in a good way.

Posted by madmaxvol
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Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 12/17/20 at 12:33 pm to
Bill Murray as Larry Darrell in The Razor's Edge




ETA...didn't look to see Presidio's post mentioning this, as well.
This post was edited on 12/17/20 at 12:35 pm
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George
Member since Aug 2004
78255 posts
Posted on 12/17/20 at 12:51 pm to
Charlize in Monster


Ben Foster as Medivh in World of Warcraft was a serious WTF?
This post was edited on 12/17/20 at 12:54 pm
Posted by Klingler7
Houston
Member since Nov 2009
12074 posts
Posted on 12/17/20 at 7:16 pm to
My surprise was Robert De Niro playing the role of Leonard Lowe in the Movie, Awakenings.
Posted by 12
Redneck part of Florida
Member since Nov 2010
18771 posts
Posted on 12/17/20 at 7:58 pm to


From Boy Meets World to her excellent work in some tastefully done Brazzers productions.
Posted by ThuperThumpin
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 12/18/20 at 10:58 am to

Steve Carell in Foxcatcher

Posted by LouisianaLonghorn
Austin, Texas
Member since Jan 2006
14273 posts
Posted on 12/18/20 at 3:14 pm to
Charlize Theron in Monster. Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People. Charlize won an Oscar. Mary deserved one. Everybody knew her as America’s sweetheart, and she went completely against type by taking the role of a cold, unloving mother.
Posted by bountyhunter
North of Houston a bit
Member since Mar 2012
6367 posts
Posted on 12/18/20 at 7:47 pm to
Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie was pretty shocking for 1982.
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