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re: Most obvious casting decisions ever.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 10:34 am to Northshore Aggie
Posted on 8/14/23 at 10:34 am to Northshore Aggie
Agreed. The first time I saw Scott Peterson, I remember thinking he looked like Dean Cain.
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Posted on 8/14/23 at 10:36 am to BOSCEAUX
old days i'd say Arnold as Conan
recently
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday and in the new Beetlejuice
recently
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday and in the new Beetlejuice
Posted on 8/14/23 at 10:46 am to BOSCEAUX
quote:This has me thinking of Bryan Cranston's reaction when social media was asking for him to play Lex Luthor. He thought it was ridiculous that as soon as he shaved his head to play a bad guy on TV, people considered him the obvious Lex Luthor.
I have to go with Patrick Stewart as Professor X.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 11:37 am to RLDSC FAN
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Exactly...not to mention that no one even knew who Jackman was before this role
He was very well known for musicals and stage acting. He was definitely not an obvious choice. He did crush the role though.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 12:02 pm to BOSCEAUX
Christian Bale- Batman
He was excellent in that role
Cillian Murphy- Oppenheimer
Rooney Mara- Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Benedict Cumberbatch- Sherlock Holmes
Richard Brook- Jim Moriarty
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Cary Elwes as Westley in the Princess Bride.
He was excellent in that role
Cillian Murphy- Oppenheimer
Rooney Mara- Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Benedict Cumberbatch- Sherlock Holmes
Richard Brook- Jim Moriarty
This post was edited on 8/14/23 at 2:00 pm
Posted on 8/14/23 at 12:06 pm to BOSCEAUX
Jim Carey in the Grinch. Nobody else could have played that role.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 12:06 pm to Proximo
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Arnold as T-800
The original screenplay idea for the Terminator was a more average sized creature but when Arnold was cast they went to the opposite extreme.
When Robocop was cast they originally considered Arnold but decided the combination of a big guy in a big suit was too much. And they went with a thin build actor (Weller) instead
Posted on 8/14/23 at 12:09 pm to molsusports
I’m not talking about the original idea. Bishop (Aliens) was in consideration and so was OJ if I’m not mistaken.
He’s perfect for the role, period
He’s perfect for the role, period
Posted on 8/14/23 at 12:13 pm to RLDSC FAN
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Exactly...not to mention that no one even knew who Jackman was before this role
I was going to call BS on this, so I googled him and you're right. Man, I would have bet anything he was known prior to that role but I guess not.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 12:49 pm to Death Before Disco
quote:Yeah, people are missing the OP. He's basically asking who was typecast, and it worked.
Very few people seem to get OP’s premise. It’s not who was perfect in a role after you saw the movie. It is: what actor was the obvious choice to play an established character from a book or other source in a new movie involving that character
Pierce Brosnan was the people's choice to be Bond, before Dalton ever took that role. When he finally did it, he was what we expected.
Let's say they make a movie about Teddy Roosevelt, or Davy Crockett, or some other known character (real or fictional). Who would you cast, maybe to the point that you'd only make it if that actor would agree to it?
Posted on 8/14/23 at 1:09 pm to BOSCEAUX
quote:By far it's got to be Keith Richards as Teague, father of Jack Sparrow.
Most obvious ever
Posted on 8/14/23 at 1:13 pm to BOSCEAUX
Liam neeson in any of the movies where he is a bad arse that is underestimated
Posted on 8/14/23 at 1:15 pm to Death Before Disco
quote:
It’s not who was perfect in a role after you saw the movie. It is: what actor was the obvious choice to play an established character from a book or other source in a new movie involving that character.
i stand by my jenna ortega entries.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 1:54 pm to MorbidTheClown
macaulay culkin as richie rich
Posted on 8/14/23 at 2:00 pm to MorbidTheClown
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macaulay culkin as richie rich
this is actually a pretty good one. 1994, needing to cash in on macaulay culkin's last couple fleeting years of childhood stardom, the studio probably half made the film solely to cast culkin in the role, if not completely.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 2:26 pm to Northshore Aggie
Sam Elliott in any western in which he appeared.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 2:28 pm to OlGrandad
Ed Harris- Westworld
Posted on 8/14/23 at 2:31 pm to OlGrandad
Michelle Yeoh in crazy rich Asians
Posted on 8/14/23 at 2:34 pm to BOSCEAUX
Off the top of my head:
TV - Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy on Modern Family
Movie - Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody
TV - Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy on Modern Family
Movie - Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody
Posted on 8/14/23 at 3:10 pm to BOSCEAUX
Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman
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