Worst piece of casting

[Anish Sharma.]

Apologies if this has been done before. Which film character do you think has been the most hopelessly miscast?

For me it would have to be Demi Moore as Hester Prynne in the Scarlet Letter.

 

[dperez308]

Jack Nicholson as Napoleon would be up there if Kubrick had got the film made.

 

[Will]

Farrell as Alexander, urgh, please!

 

[sharpay]

Leonardo Di Caprio as Richard in 'The Beach'

Class book about an English traveller who I imagined to resemble the author (Alex Garland) - whose picture was on the back of the book. Then what happens?!? Di Caprio is going to play Richard.

Should never have been allowed to happen.

 

[a_nicole313]

Angelina Jolie in, well, anything.

 

[JBCleere]

someone other than farrell wouldn't have saved alexander - it was just dire.

 

[Dr. Celtic™]

Tom Hanks in Bonfire of the Vanities is a classic.

I once saw Ray Liotta in a Whoopi Goldberg romantic comedy called Corrina, Corrina. He was supposed to be a sweet sensitve soul, but he just always looked like he was gonna knife her at any second.

 

[European Women rocks]

Reeves in Constantine was awful. Am I correct in thinking that the original character from the comics was from Liverpool?

 

[Facepalm Jeff]

Keanu Reeves as Don John in Much Ado About Nothing.

 

[Mr. Curiosity]

Gwyneth Paltrow in Shallow Hal-she ain't that good looking and Liz Hurley in well, anything

 

[elemenohpi]

Robert Newton as Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1953)

 

[Aconalo N]

Oh My God! And I thought that I was the only one to think so

/*faith in humanity slowly restored*

 

[railcrew]

And also as Jonathan Harker in Dracula - worst English accent ever!

 

[lovepinkkx17]

Tom Cruise in anything
Leonardo di Caprio in anything
Tom Hanks in anything
Brad Pitt as Achilles in Troy
David Schwimmer in Band of Brothers

 

[Willy Peter]

Yeah the original character was blonde and from Liverpool.
I am a huge fan of the comics but still love the film.

 

[Brandi McGranahan]

anything with billy zane
any film where an american tries to play an english person
anything with hugh grant

 

[Zathrain]

What about Renee Zelleweger as Bridget Jones? My media teacher reckons it's the worst bloody English accent shes ever heard!

 

[Fσx☮Account suspended]

i completely agree absolute garbage.
talking about accents then what about the irish accent of tommy lee jones in blown away

 

[Rosemary]

Aww.... cheers!

What do you think to the rest of the casting in that film? I was quite happy with it - but then I was always a bit of a Ken and Em fan in their day!

 

[Brewer Girl]

I agree as well - in fact I had just come on this thread to post exactly the same thing

Most people seem to love her playing the role but I think she's awful - I'm sure they could have found an English actress who could have played the part just as well, if not better, and not sounded so fake.