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While on their hunt for the right candidates for any given role, casting directors and producers often end up offering roles to the stars who are the most known ones in showbiz. They simply forget about the actors that would fit perfectly in these roles. Some actors have often faced the biggest downfalls of their careers after being the wrong picks for casting.
Here are 45 times when casting directors made huge mistakes by picking the wrong actors for iconic roles:
Cameron Diaz as Ms. Agatha Hannigan in the 2014Annieremake
Colin Farrell as Alexander The Great inAlexander
Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor inBatman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice
Sophie Turner as Jean Gray inX-Men: Dark Phoenix
Jared Leto as Joker inSuicide Squad.
Jon Voight as a Snake Hunter inAnaconda
Jessica Alba as Sue Richards inFantastic Four
Allan Lane as Mister Ed
Kristen Stewart as Snow White inSnow White and the Hunstman
Cameron Diaz as Jenny Everdeane inGangs of New York
Steven Seagal as a bad guy in any movie
Mickey Rooney as Mr. Yunioshi inBreakfast at Tiffanys
Jamie Doman as Christian Grey in50 Shades Of Grey
The entire cast ofCats
Nicola Peltz as Katara inAvatar: The Last Airbender
Emelia Clarke as Sarah Connor inTerminator: Genisys
Alexandra Anna Daddario as Annabeth inPercy Jackson
John Malkovich as himself inBeing John Malkovich
Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher inJack Reacher
Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock inDaredevil
Pierce Brosnan as Sam Carmichael inMamma Mia!
Also Read:Actors That Were Perfectly Cast In Their Roles
Dominic Purcell as Dracula inBlade: Trinity
Joel McHale as Roy inThe IT Crowd
Justin Chatwin as Goku inDragonball: Evolution
Dane DeHaan as Valerian inValerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasly inHarry Potter
Emma Watson as Belle inBeauty and the Beast
Meryl Streep as Topsy inMary Poppins
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Julius Benedict inTwins
Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone inNina
Queen Latifah as Robin McCall inThe Equalizer
Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf inLord Of The Rings
Topher Grace as Eddie Brock/Venom inSpider-Man
Ferdia Shaw as Artemis Fowl Jr inArtemis Fowl
Mark Whalberg as Sully inUncharted
Kevin Hart as Roland inBorderlands
John Dorian as Dr. Acula inScrubs
Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker inDracula
John Wayne as Will Anderson inThe Cowboys
Chloe Grace Moretz as Carrie White inCarrie
Johnny Depp as Grindelwald inFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Shia Leboeuf inCrystal Skull
Marwan Kenzari as Jafar inAladdin
Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan inGreen Lantern
Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball inBeing the Ricardos
Also Read:19 Superhero Movie Castings That Were The Absolute Worst
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Muneer is an Indian writer at FandomWire who plans to visit all countries in this world to eat the food on their streets. Obsessed with joggers, he sings and plays the strings too.
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