Whoever said John candy as uncle buck - so good!

Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey in The Color Purple

Chevy Chase — Vacation Movies

Tom Cruise — A Few Good Men
Mel Gibson & Danny Glover — Lethal Weapon Movies
Robert De Nero — The Intern
John Candy & Steve Martin — Planes, Trains & Automobiles
John Candy — Uncle Buck
Tom Hanks — Every Movie He’s In
Ed Harris — Apollo 13 & Step Mom
Melissa McCarthy & Sandra Bullock — The Heat
Whoopi Goldberg — Sister Act Movies
Vince Vaugh — Every Movie He’s In

Andre the Giant in the Princess Bride! He was the ultimate heel in pro wrestling, who knew how lovable and funny he actually was??

I read somewhere that Bruce Willis was mostly known for Rom Coms when he was cast in the original Die Hard.

Recently I saw some resurfaced article about the casting of Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston in Thor as "Marvel gambles on unknowns". Chris Evans was somewhat controversial because he mostly had played in teen movies (and a cheesy Johnny Storm). Downey was considered a gamble because of his history with substance abuse.

They're iconic now but the original Avengers weren't slam dunks at the time.

Rowdy Roddy Piper in They Live!
Dolly Parton in 9 to 5
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Conan the Barbarian
John Denver in Oh God!

Casey Affleck in Gone Baby Gone. I thought he was too young for the role (based on the book character) and I was skeptical of Ben casting his brother but he was very good.

Ok, I have one-Michael Keaton as Batman

People had a fit when he was first cast, but damn, was he good

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Anonymous wrote:90% of these replies are not at all “surprising”!

Always good when the quality assessor turns up on a thread. What a fricking kill-joy you always are.

Well, there has to be one on every thread. I’m pretty sure that’s a rule in the DCUM internet user agreement.

Oh come on. What is the point of starting a topic of "surprisingly good Hollywood casting decisions!" if people are going to answer stuff like "Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins!" As if everyone was shocked that Julie Andrews could play that role.

Exactly. The surprising casting example would be Julie Andrews in Victor/Victoria -- though she was directed by, and presumably cast by, her husband Blake Edwards.

+2. I mean, yes, Reese Witherspoon was good in Legally Blonde but what is surprising about casting her there?

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Anonymous wrote:90% of these replies are not at all “surprising”!

Always good when the quality assessor turns up on a thread. What a fricking kill-joy you always are.

Well, there has to be one on every thread. I’m pretty sure that’s a rule in the DCUM internet user agreement.

Oh come on. What is the point of starting a topic of "surprisingly good Hollywood casting decisions!" if people are going to answer stuff like "Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins!" As if everyone was shocked that Julie Andrews could play that role.

Exactly. The surprising casting example would be Julie Andrews in Victor/Victoria -- though she was directed by, and presumably cast by, her husband Blake Edwards.

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Anonymous wrote:90% of these replies are not at all “surprising”!

Always good when the quality assessor turns up on a thread. What a fricking kill-joy you always are.

Well, there has to be one on every thread. I’m pretty sure that’s a rule in the DCUM internet user agreement.

Oh come on. What is the point of starting a topic of "surprisingly good Hollywood casting decisions!" if people are going to answer stuff like "Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins!" As if everyone was shocked that Julie Andrews could play that role.

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Anonymous wrote:Melissa McCarthy in Can You Ever Forgive Me

didn't she produce this movie? So she cast herself. She is wonderful though, so funny.

I don't know if Melissa produced it, but Julianne Moore was originally cast and dropped out.

Interesting. Moore is a great actress, but, yes McCarthy just inhabits that role so perfectly. Of course, she had quite an assist from Richard Grant.

Julianne Moore didn't drop out-- she was fired!

I am rewatching dexter and amazed at the acting. Not sure if the casting was surprising but the acting sure is amazing.