A while ago, u/GhostWriter888 asked the good people of Reddit “who’s the most miscast actor in an otherwise good movie?” Here’s what people had to say, plus a few more contributions from our own BuzzFeed Community…
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Russell Crowe as Javert in Les Misérables
2.
Andie MacDowell as Carrie in Four Weddings and a Funeral
3.
James Corden as Barry Glickman in The Prom
4.
Beyoncé as Nala in The Lion King
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Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker in Bram Stoker’s Dracula
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Mila Kunis as Theodora (Wicked Witch of the West) in Oz the Great and Powerful
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Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in the Star Wars prequel trilogy
8.
Sofia Coppola as Mary Corleone in The Godfather Part III
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Emma Watson as Belle in Beauty and the Beast
10.
Don Cheadle as War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies
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Reese Witherspoon as Marlena Rosenbluth in Water for Elephants
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Nicolas Cage as Captain Antonio Corelli in Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
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Topher Grace as Eddie Brock/Venom in Spider-Man 3
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Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter movies
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Riz Ahmed as Carlton Drake/Riot in Venom
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Quentin Tarantino as Frankie in Django Unchained
17.
Kevin Costner as Robin of Locksley in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
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Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz
H/T to u/GhostWriter888 who started this conversation on Reddit and gave us permission to use the thread for this post.
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Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/sam_cleal/worst-castings-movies