Worst hollywood casting decision ever?

[Anonymous]

Reese was perfect as Elle Woods
And I also liked her in Sweet Home Alabama
Oh, and I have 2 more that many probably haven’t seen - Overnight Delivery with Paul Rudd
The Importance of Being Earnest with Rupert Everett and Colin Firth
I also thought she was good in Little Fires Everywhere

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It’s not out yet but I’m going to add Chalomet as Paul Atreides and while I love Momoa I can’t see him as Duncan Idaho.
Agree with most of the comments above except I mostly like Nicole Kidman and Emily Blunt. Val Kilmer as Doc was brilliant.

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Anonymous wrote:Kevin Costner in anything

Wrong. Loved "Dances with Wolves".

Good God. I can't decide which was worse--his terrible acting or terrible directing.

Yeah, it only won seven Oscars, with another five nominations. What garbage.

But please, do tell us more. You're really putting that B- you got in the Intro to Film Studies class you took 25 years ago to good use.

Oh please. Goodfellas losing the Oscar to Dances with Wolves is one of the most embarrassing awards in Oscar history.

No, that's Shakespeare in Love winning over Elizabeth.

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Also - Goodfellas is SO overrated. It is nearly unwatchable. I have never understood the obsession with it.

Dances With Wolves was fantastic, and for everyone on this thread basing good/bad casting decision assessments solely on race (rather then acting) while simultaneously shitting on Kevin Costner, maybe keep in mind that DWW was the first major Hollywood movie to cast actual Native Americans in Native roles and have them speak in actual Native American language(s) rather than the previous go-to of white guys speaking gibberish.

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Anonymous wrote:Kevin Costner in anything

Wrong. Loved "Dances with Wolves".

Good God. I can't decide which was worse--his terrible acting or terrible directing.

Yeah, it only won seven Oscars, with another five nominations. What garbage.

But please, do tell us more. You're really putting that B- you got in the Intro to Film Studies class you took 25 years ago to good use.

Oh please. Goodfellas losing the Oscar to Dances with Wolves is one of the most embarrassing awards in Oscar history.

No, that's Shakespeare in Love winning over Elizabeth.

+1

Also - Goodfellas is SO overrated. It is nearly unwatchable. I have never understood the obsession with it.

Dances With Wolves was fantastic, and for everyone on this thread basing good/bad casting decision assessments solely on race (rather then acting) while simultaneously shitting on Kevin Costner, maybe keep in mind that DWW was the first major Hollywood movie to cast actual Native Americans in Native roles and have them speak in actual Native American language(s) rather than the previous go-to of white guys speaking gibberish.

Totally disagree on Goodfellas. "Nearly unwatchable"?! Come on.

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Anonymous wrote:Kevin Costner in anything

Wrong. Loved "Dances with Wolves".

Good God. I can't decide which was worse--his terrible acting or terrible directing.

Yeah, it only won seven Oscars, with another five nominations. What garbage.

But please, do tell us more. You're really putting that B- you got in the Intro to Film Studies class you took 25 years ago to good use.

Oh please. Goodfellas losing the Oscar to Dances with Wolves is one of the most embarrassing awards in Oscar history.

No, that's Shakespeare in Love winning over Elizabeth.

+1

Also - Goodfellas is SO overrated. It is nearly unwatchable. I have never understood the obsession with it.

Dances With Wolves was fantastic, and for everyone on this thread basing good/bad casting decision assessments solely on race (rather then acting) while simultaneously shitting on Kevin Costner, maybe keep in mind that DWW was the first major Hollywood movie to cast actual Native Americans in Native roles and have them speak in actual Native American language(s) rather than the previous go-to of white guys speaking gibberish.

Totally disagree on Goodfellas. "Nearly unwatchable"?! Come on.

Casino is better, though.

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Anonymous wrote:Kevin Costner in anything

Wrong. Loved "Dances with Wolves".

Good God. I can't decide which was worse--his terrible acting or terrible directing.

Yeah, it only won seven Oscars, with another five nominations. What garbage.

But please, do tell us more. You're really putting that B- you got in the Intro to Film Studies class you took 25 years ago to good use.

Oh please. Goodfellas losing the Oscar to Dances with Wolves is one of the most embarrassing awards in Oscar history.

No, that's Shakespeare in Love winning over Elizabeth.

+1

Also - Goodfellas is SO overrated. It is nearly unwatchable. I have never understood the obsession with it.

Dances With Wolves was fantastic, and for everyone on this thread basing good/bad casting decision assessments solely on race (rather then acting) while simultaneously shitting on Kevin Costner, maybe keep in mind that DWW was the first major Hollywood movie to cast actual Native Americans in Native roles and have them speak in actual Native American language(s) rather than the previous go-to of white guys speaking gibberish.

Totally disagree on Goodfellas. "Nearly unwatchable"?! Come on.

Casino is better, though.

They both suck. UNWATCHABLE! In fact, MOST Scorsese movies suck. I don’t get the obsession with the mafia, but the Godfather is more than enough to represent that entire genre IMO.

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^^^Remind me never to go to a movie with you

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Anonymous wrote:Malib Ackerman in Watchmen movie! She barely can play one character but they gave her two?! She’s a bad actress.

Bad in Billions too!

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking of Natalie Portman, she was so unbelievable to me in the movie Closer. She was supposed to be a stripper, but had a childlike presence acting next to Jude Law, Julia Roberts and Clive Barker.

Yeah, but at least she looks good.

So top picks so far:
Julia Roberts as Tinker Bell
Hayden Christensen as A. Skywalker
Keanu in any movie other than action roles (Matrix, Speed, Wick) or dumb-s$&t roles (Bill & Ted, Parenthood)
Meryl Streep in non-drama roles
Will Ferrell as the lead (great as a side kick, but never, ever cast him as the lead).
And Kevin Hart, Dustin Hoffman, or Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher.

OMG the absolute worst and most embarrassing Keanu is whoever thought it was a good idea to cast him in SHAKESPEARE.

Agree on Keanu in Branagh's Much Ado about Nothing being TERRIBLE. And Michael Keaton was also terrible and miscast in that movie.

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Everyone (Hanks, Willis, Melanie Griffith etc.) in Bonfire of the Vanities. None of the major casting choices made sense compared to the very popular novel. This should have been a box office success but instead was a flop largely because of poor casting.

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Denzel as Malcom X.

I have no idea why that happened- can anyone enlighten me?

It seemed like Spike Lee was working happily with Laurence Fishbourne, who- to me, is an obvious choice for Malcom X. but then suddenly Denzel appears in the movie and absolutely ruined it for me. Denzel is way to soft and pretty. I can see how Spike Lee would actually be inspired to take on a project like "Malcom X" with Laurence Fishbourne. I wonder if they had some sort of falling out, causing Lee to go with Denzel for that movie. Ugh. I just cannot forgive/forget.

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Anonymous wrote:Denzel as Malcom X.

I have no idea why that happened- can anyone enlighten me?

It seemed like Spike Lee was working happily with Laurence Fishbourne, who- to me, is an obvious choice for Malcom X. but then suddenly Denzel appears in the movie and absolutely ruined it for me. Denzel is way to soft and pretty. I can see how Spike Lee would actually be inspired to take on a project like "Malcom X" with Laurence Fishbourne. I wonder if they had some sort of falling out, causing Lee to go with Denzel for that movie. Ugh. I just cannot forgive/forget.

Not sure what you're referring to, but Denzel Washington had signed on to the project even before Spike Lee had, when Norman Jewison was to be the director.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kevin Costner in anything

Wrong. Loved "Dances with Wolves".

Good God. I can't decide which was worse--his terrible acting or terrible directing.

Yeah, it only won seven Oscars, with another five nominations. What garbage.

But please, do tell us more. You're really putting that B- you got in the Intro to Film Studies class you took 25 years ago to good use.

Oh please. Goodfellas losing the Oscar to Dances with Wolves is one of the most embarrassing awards in Oscar history.

No, that's Shakespeare in Love winning over Elizabeth.

+1

Also - Goodfellas is SO overrated. It is nearly unwatchable. I have never understood the obsession with it.

Dances With Wolves was fantastic, and for everyone on this thread basing good/bad casting decision assessments solely on race (rather then acting) while simultaneously shitting on Kevin Costner, maybe keep in mind that DWW was the first major Hollywood movie to cast actual Native Americans in Native roles and have them speak in actual Native American language(s) rather than the previous go-to of white guys speaking gibberish.

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[Anonymous]

Luke Perry and Gabrielle Carteris in 90210. They may have passed for high schoolers the first couple of seasons, but both looked 40 by the time senior year rolled around.

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Anonymous wrote:Denzel as Malcom X.

I have no idea why that happened- can anyone enlighten me?

It seemed like Spike Lee was working happily with Laurence Fishbourne, who- to me, is an obvious choice for Malcom X. but then suddenly Denzel appears in the movie and absolutely ruined it for me. Denzel is way to soft and pretty. I can see how Spike Lee would actually be inspired to take on a project like "Malcom X" with Laurence Fishbourne. I wonder if they had some sort of falling out, causing Lee to go with Denzel for that movie. Ugh. I just cannot forgive/forget.

Denzel was excellent as Malcolm X. Only thing off was skin tone, but Denzel became Malcolm. I remember sitting in the packed theater when the movie came out. Denzel was robbed of the Oscar. Laurence Fishbourne would have been wrong for the role. Too big physically and I can't see him doing the mannerisms. Malcolm X was refined. Denzel played that role. He even got his smile right.