There’s an art to casting, practiced by a very under-appreciated team of casting directors, casting associates, and casting assistants. Most of these Hollywood professionals are incredibly good at their jobs, snagging the perfect actor for roles that never would have been as legendary without just the right person. So when the casting team gets it wrong, things can immediately go awry.
John Wayne as Genghis Khan
Photo: The Conqueror/Universal Pictures
Topher Grace as Eddie Brock/VENOM
Photo: Spider-Man 3/Sony Pictures
Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor
Photo: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice/Warner Bros.
Edward Furlong as The Crow
Photo: The Crow: Wicked Prayer/Dimension Films
Colin Farrell as Alexander the Great
Photo: Alexander/Warner Bros.
Seth Rogen as Britt Reid
Photo: The Green Hornet/Sony Pictures
Denise Richards as a Nuclear Physicist
Photo: The World Is Not Enough/MGM
Rosie O’Donnell as Betty Rubble
Photo: The Flintstones/Universal Pictures
Nicolas Cage As Johnny Blaze
Photo: Ghost Rider/Sony Pictures
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze
Photo: Batman & Robin/Warner Bros.
Gary Oldman as A LITTLE PERSON
Photo: Tiptoes/Reality Check Productions
Hayden Christensen as Darth Vader
Photo: Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith/20th Century Fox