Movies Where Characters Has Been Miscast and Who Would Have Cast to Improve the Movie
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- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsGary OldmanWinona RyderAnthony HopkinsThe centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land.Miscast: Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker & Winona Ryder as Mina Murray-Harker
Should've Cast: Johnny Depp or Ewan McGregor as Jonathan Harker and Rachel Weisz or Lena Headey as Mina Murray - DirectorTim BurtonStarsMichael KeatonJack NicholsonKim BasingerThe Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.Miscast: Kim Basinger as Vicki Vale
Should've Cast: Dana Delany as Vicki Vale - DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsBrad PittEric BanaOrlando BloomAn adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.Miscast: Diane Kruger as Helen of Troy
Should've Cast: Charlize Theron as Helen - DirectorSidney LumetStarsDiana RossMichael JacksonNipsey RussellAn adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.Miscast: Diana Ross as Dorothy
Should've Cast: Stephanie Mills as Dorothy - DirectorBryan SingerStarsBrandon RouthKevin SpaceyKate BosworthSuperman returns to Earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld Krypton. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world.Miscast: Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane
Should've Cast: Evangeline Lilly as Lois - DirectorRupert SandersStarsKristen StewartChris HemsworthCharlize TheronIn a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.Miscast: Kristen Stewart as Snow White
Should've Cast: Alexandra Daddario as Snow White - DirectorStephen ChboskyStarsLogan LermanEmma WatsonEzra MillerCharlie, a 15-year-old introvert, enters high school and is nervous about his new life. When he befriends his seniors, he learns to cope with his friend's suicide and his tumultuous past.Miscast: Emma Watson as Sam
Should've Cast: Saoirse Ronan as Sam - DirectorJonathan LiebesmanStarsMegan FoxWill ArnettWilliam FichtnerWhen a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home.Miscast: Megan Fox as April O'Neill
Should've Cast: Jenna Coleman as April - DirectorDavid AyerStarsWill SmithJared LetoMargot RobbieA secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force. Their first mission: save the world from the apocalypse.Miscast: Will Smith as Deadshot, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress/June Moon
Should've Cast: Idris Elba as Deadshot - DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerGeorge ClooneyChris O'DonnellBatman and Robin try to keep their relationship together even as they must stop Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing Gotham City.Miscast: Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze, Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy, Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl
Should've Cast: Patrick Stewart as Mr. Freeze and Kim Cattrall as Poison Ivy - DirectorSam RaimiStarsJames FrancoMichelle WilliamsRachel WeiszA small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches.Miscast: James Franco
Should've Cast: ? - DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsWill SmithAlice BragaCharlie TahanYears after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.Miscast: Will Smith
Should've Cast: Hugh Jackman - DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsChris HemsworthAnthony HopkinsNatalie PortmanThe powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.Miscast: Natalie Portman as Dr. Jane Foster
Should've Cast: Isla Fisher as Jane Foster - DirectorChris WeitzStarsNicole KidmanDaniel CraigDakota Blue RichardsIn a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.Miscast: Nicole Kidman as Mrs. Colter
Should've Cast: Cate Blanchett or Rachel Weisz as Mrs. Colter - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleTom HardyAnne HathawayEight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.Miscast: Marion Cotillard
Should've Cast: Rachel Weisz - DirectorRidley ScottStarsAnthony HopkinsJulianne MooreGary OldmanLiving in exile, Dr. Hannibal Lecter tries to reconnect with now disgraced F.B.I. Agent Clarice Starling, and finds himself a target for revenge from a powerful victim.Miscast: Julianne Moore as Clarice Starling
Should've Cast: Hilary Swank as Clarice - DirectorHarald ZwartStarsLily CollinsJamie Campbell BowerRobert SheehanWhen her mother disappears, Clary Fray learns that she descends from a line of warriors who protect our world from demons. She joins forces with others like her and heads into a dangerous alternate New York called the Shadow World.Miscast: Jamie Campbell as Jace & the entire cast (except Lena Hendey and Robert Sheenah as Simon)
Should've Cast: ? - DirectorTim BurtonStarsMia WasikowskaJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterNineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.Miscast: Mia Wasikowska as Alice
Should've Cast: Emma Watson as Alice - DirectorJohn HustonStarsJack NicholsonKathleen TurnerRobert LoggiaTwo professional assassins fall in love.Miscast: Jack Nicholson as Charlie
Should've Cast: Jon Voight as Charlie - DirectorNeil BurgerStarsShailene WoodleyTheo JamesKate WinsletIn a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.Miscast: Shailene Woodley
Should've Cast: Jennette McCurdy - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJames MasonShelley WintersSue LyonA middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a 14-year-old girl.Miscast: Sue Lyon as Lolita
Should've Cast: Carol Lynley as Lolita - DirectorSam RaimiStarsTobey MaguireKirsten DunstWillem DafoeAfter being bitten by a genetically-modified spider, a shy teenager gains spider-like abilities that he uses to fight injustice as a masked superhero and face a vengeful enemy.Miscast: Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man and Kirsten Dunst as Mary-Jane Watson
Should've Cast: James Franco as Spider-Man/Peter Parker - DirectorGuy RitchieStarsRobert Downey Jr.Jude LawRachel McAdamsDetective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.Miscast: Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler
Should've Cast: Scarlett Johansson as Irene - DirectorChristopher McQuarrieStarsTom CruiseRosamund PikeRichard JenkinsA homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper responsible for a mass shooting.Miscast: Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher
Should've Cast: Jason Statham - DirectorBryan SingerStarsPatrick StewartHugh JackmanIan McKellenIn a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men.Miscast: Anna Paquin as Rogue
Should've Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Rogue - DirectorTim StoryStarsIoan GruffuddMichael ChiklisChris EvansA group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom.Miscast: Jessica Alba as Sue Storms/Invisible Woman
Should've Cast: Elizabeth Banks as Sue Storms - DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher ReeveMargot KidderGene HackmanAn alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.Miscast: Margot Kidder as Lois Lane
Should've Cast: Carrie Fisher or Bonnie Bedelia as Lois - DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsVal KilmerTommy Lee JonesJim CarreyBatman must battle former district attorney Harvey Dent, who is now Two-Face and Edward Nygma, The Riddler with help from an amorous psychologist and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin.Miscast: Val Kilmer as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Nicole Kidman as Dr. Chase Meridan
Should've Cast: George Clooney as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Robin Wright, Sandra Bullock or Halle Berry as Chase Meridan - DirectorJon FavreauStarsDonald GloverBeyoncéSeth RogenAfter the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.Miscast: Beyonce Knowles as Nala
Should've Cast: Zendaya as Nala - DirectorZack SnyderStarsHenry CavillAmy AdamsMichael ShannonAn alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.Miscast: Amy Adams as Lois Lane and Henry Cavill as Superman
Should've Cast: Emily Van Camp as Lois Lane - DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsLily JamesCate BlanchettRichard MaddenWhen her father unexpectedly dies, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming stepsisters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.Miscast: Lily James as Cinderella
Should've Cast: Elle Fanning as Cinderella - DirectorTim BurtonStarsMichael KeatonDanny DeVitoMichelle PfeifferWhile Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin wreaking havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman, a female employee of the latter becomes the Catwoman with her own vendetta.Miscast: Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman/Selina Kyle
Should've Cast: Sharon Stone or Linda Fiorentino as Catwoman/Selina Kyle - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.Miscast: Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent
Should've Cast: Oscar Isaac or Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsBarbara StanwyckMichael O'SheaJ. Edward BrombergAfter one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before he strikes again.Miscast: Barbara Stanwyck as Dixie Daisy
Should've Cast: Rita Hayworth or Betty Grable - DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsNicole KidmanEwan McGregorJohn LeguizamoA poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.Miscast: Nicole Kidman as Satine
Should've Cast: ? - DirectorJoe WrightStarsAmy AdamsGary OldmanAnthony MackieAn agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors; only to witness a disturbing act of violence.Miscast: Amy Adams as Anna Fox
Should've played the role: Glenn Close (circa 1980s/1990s) but she's too old now - StarsPhilip CasnoffOlympia DukakisJoe SantosAn extensive biopic of one of the most famous entertainers of the 20th century - Frank Sinatra. The only thing that could engage the public more than his songs and films was his sometimes controversial private life.Miscast: Marcia Gay Harden as Ava Gardner
Should've played the role: Catherine Zeta-Jones as Ava Gardner - DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsKirsten DunstCary ElwesEdward HerrmannSemi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.Miscast: Kirsten Dunst as Marion Davies and Eddie Izzard as Charlie Chaplin
Should've played the role: Kathleen Robertson as Marion Davis and Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin - DirectorMatthew VaughnStarsJames McAvoyMichael FassbenderJennifer LawrenceIn the 1960s, superpowered humans Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr work together to find others like them, but Erik's vengeful pursuit of an ambitious mutant who ruined his life causes a schism to divide them.Miscast: Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique and January Jones as Emma Frost
Should've played the role: Alexandra Daddario as Mystique and Rosamund Pike as Emma Frost - DirectorAlan TaylorStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJason ClarkeEmilia ClarkeWhen John Connor, leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline.Miscast: Emilia Clarke as Sarah Connor & Jai Courney as Kyle Reese
Should've played the role: Brie Larson as Sarah Connor - DirectorJames GoldstoneStarsLynda CarterMichael LernerJohn ConsidineThe life and times of silverscreen goddess Rita Hayworth.Miscast: Lynda Carter as Rita Hayworth
Should've Cast: Jaclyn Smith or Rachel Ward as Rita Hayworth - DirectorAva DuVernayStarsStorm ReidOprah WinfreyReese WitherspoonAfter the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.Miscast: Oprah Winfrey as Mrs. Which, Reese Witherspoon as Mrs. Whatsit & Mindy Kaling as Mrs. Who
Should've cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Jessica Lange or Julie Andrews as Mrs. Which, Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Whatsit, and Maggie Gyllenhaal as Mrs. Who - DirectorAaron SorkinStarsNicole KidmanJavier BardemJ.K. SimmonsFollows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers--and another that could end their marriage.Miscast: Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball
Should've Cast: Cate Blanchett as Lucy - DirectorOlivier DahanStarsNicole KidmanTim RothAndré PenvernThe story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity, during a political dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles De Gaulle, and a looming French invasion of Monaco in the early 1960s.Miscast: Nicole Kidman as Princess Grace
Should've Cast: Emily Van Camp as Grace Kelly - DirectorSteven RobmanStarsJennifer Love HewittFrances FisherKeir DulleaBiographic made-for-TV movie of the life of one of Hollywood's most famous actreses: Audrey Hepburn, spaning from her early childhood to the 1960's which details her life as Dutch overachieving ballerina, coming to grips with her parents divorce and enduring five hard years of living in Nazi occupied Holland during World War II. Audrey then settles in the USA where she tries to make it big as a movie actress and the emotional trials that follow her with it.Miscast: Jennifer Love Hewitt as Audrey Hepburn
Should've Cast: Natalie Portman as Audrey Hepburn - DirectorKevin ConnorStarsSherilyn FennNigel HaversKatherine HelmondThe story of Elizabeth Taylor's rise to stardom, beginning in Los Angeles 1942. Growing up, Elizabeth has several love-affairs - and several divorces, since her husbands can't accept being married to a Hollywood icon.Miscast: Sherilyn Fenn as Liz Taylor
Should've Cast: Jennifer Connelly as Elizabeth Taylor - DirectorRoar UthaugStarsAlicia VikanderDominic WestWalton GogginsLara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she discovers the island where her father, Lord Richard Croft disappeared.Miscast: Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft
Should've Cast: Margot Robbie, Jennifer Lawrence or Evangelina Lilly as Lara - DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsTom BatemanAnnette BeningKenneth BranaghWhile on vacation on the Nile, Hercule Poirot must investigate the murder of a young heiress.Miscast: Gal Gadot as Linnet Doyle
Should've Cast: Lesser Known or Unknown Actress as Linnet - DirectorBen WheatleyStarsLily JamesArmie HammerKristin Scott ThomasA young newlywed arrives at her husband's imposing family estate on a windswept English coast and finds herself battling the shadow of his first wife, Rebecca, whose legacy lives on in the house long after her death.Miscast: Lily James as the Second Mrs. De Winter & Armie Hammer as Maxim De Winter
Should've Cast: Kirsten Dunst as the Second Mrs. De Winter & Ralph Fiennes or Colin Firth as Maxim De Winter - DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsJohn TravoltaQueen LatifahNikki BlonskyPleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.Miscast: Amanda Bynes as Penny Pingleton
Should've Cast: Lacey Chabert as Penny - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsAnne HathawayOctavia SpencerStanley TucciA young boy and his grandmother have a run-in with a coven of witches and their leader.Miscast: Anne Hathaway as The Grand High Witch
Should've Cast: Angelina Jolie or Eva Green as The Grand High Witch - DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsTom HanksBruce WillisMelanie GriffithAfter his mistress runs over a young teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight and attracts the interest of a down-and-out reporter.Miscast: Tom Hanks as Sherman McCoy
Should've Cast: Edward Herrmann as Sherman - DirectorRian JohnsonStarsDaniel CraigEdward NortonKate HudsonTech billionaire Miles Bron invites his friends for a getaway on his private Greek island. When someone turns up dead, Detective Benoit Blanc is put on the case.Miscast: Janelle Monae as "Andi"
Should've Cast: Tessa Thompson, Jurnee Smollett or Moses Ingram as "Andi" - DirectorMatt ReevesStarsRobert PattinsonZoë KravitzJeffrey WrightWhen a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.Miscast: Robert Pattinson as Batman/Bruce Wayne
Should've Cast: Richard Madden or Sam Claflin as Batman/Bruce Wayne - DirectorJames WanStarsJason MomoaAmber HeardWillem DafoeArthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land.Miscast: Amber Heard as Mera
Should've Cast: Karen Gillan as Mera - DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsKeanu ReevesRachel WeiszDjimon HounsouSupernatural exorcist and demonologist John Constantine helps a policewoman prove her sister's death was not a suicide, but something more.Miscast: Keanu Reeves as John Constantine
Should've Cast: Jude Law as John Constantine - DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsLeonardo DiCaprioCarey MulliganJoel EdgertonA writer and wall street trader, Nick Carraway, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his mysterious millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby, amid the riotous parties of the Jazz Age.Miscast: Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan
Should've Cast: Charlize Theron as Daisy - CreatorAlfred GoughMiles MillarStarsJenna OrtegaHunter DoohanEmma MyersFollows Wednesday Addams' years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree, and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents.Miscast: Luis Guzman as Gomez Addams
Should've Cast: Jimmy Smits as Gomez Addams - DirectorGary RossStarsJennifer LawrenceJosh HutchersonLiam HemsworthKatniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.Miscast: Josh Hutcherson as Peeta
Should've Cast: Austin Butler as Peeta - DirectorAlex ProyasStarsWill SmithBridget MoynahanBruce GreenwoodIn 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.Miscast: Will Smith
Should've Cast: Anyone - DirectorNeil JordanStarsBrad PittTom CruiseAntonio BanderasA vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.Miscast: Antonio Banderas as Armand
Should've Cast: Ewan McGregor as Armand - DirectorGeorge CukorStarsAudrey HepburnRex HarrisonStanley HollowayIn 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.Miscast: Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle
Should've Cast: Julie Andrews as Eliza - DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsWill SmithKevin KlineKenneth BranaghThe two best special agents in the Wild West must save President Grant from the clutches of a diabolical, wheelchair-bound, steampunk-savvy, Confederate scientist bent on revenge for losing the Civil War.Miscast: Will Smith as Jim West
Should've Cast: Luke Perry as James "Jim" West - DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsKenneth BranaghEmma ThompsonKeanu ReevesYoung lovers, and soon to wed, Hero and Claudio conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles, Benedick and Beatrice, to wed as well.Miscast: Keanu Reeves
Should've Cast: ? - DirectorMike NicholsStarsMelanie GriffithHarrison FordSigourney WeaverWhen a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.Miscast: Melanie Griffith
Should've Cast: Anybody - StarsTimothy HuttonMaury ChaykinColin FoxGenius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man: Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes, in 1950's New York.Miscast: Maury Chaykin as Nero Wolfe
Should've Cast: John Rhys Davies or Victor Buono (if he was alive) as Nero Wolfe - DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsFerdia ShawLara McDonnellJosh GadArtemis Fowl, a young criminal prodigy, hunts down a secret society of fairies to find his missing father.Miscast: Ferdia Shaw as Artemis Fowl
Should've Cast: Aidan Gallagher as Artemis - DirectorAlex GarlandStarsNatalie PortmanJennifer Jason LeighTessa ThompsonA biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.Miscast: Natalie Portman as Lena Kane
Should've Cast: Jodie Foster (when she was younger in 1990s) as Lena - DirectorRobert MulliganStarsNatalie WoodChristopher PlummerRobert RedfordA tomboy turned movie star deals with the cruelty of Hollywood.Miscast: Natalie Wood as Daisy Clover
Should've Cast: If the film was made in 2010s she would've played by Camren Bicondova as Daisy - StarsCandice BergenJoanna CassidyMary CrosbyA three-part, six-hour adoptation of Jackie Collins' book about a group of very wealthy, attractive, snobbish women who are caught up in the low life and high society of Hollywood.Miscast: Everyone
Should've Cast: Lesser-Known Actors - DirectorPatty JenkinsStarsGal GadotChris PineRobin WrightWhen a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.Miscast: Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman
Should've Cast: Alexandra Daddario as Wonder Woman/Princess Diana - DirectorGene SaksStarsLucille BallRobert PrestonBea ArthurFollowing the death of his father, an orphan is sent to live with his free-spirited aunt.Miscast: Lucille Ball as Auntie Mame
Should've Cast: Madeline Kahn as Mame