Top 20 Biggest Casting Fumbles Ever
VOICE OVER: Jennifer Silverman
WRITTEN BY: Joe Shetina
Some casting choices are simply too hard to ignore! For this list, we're spotlighting the most baffling, controversial, or just plain ill-fitting casting decisions in film history. From musical misfires and questionable accents to headline-grabbing scandals and whitewashing controversies, these performances had audiences longing for other options. Which of these choices do you think deserved a second chance, and which would you defend? Tell us in the comments below!
- #20: Gerard Butler
- #19: Ezra Miller
- #18: Vince Vaughn
- #17: Johnny Depp
- #16: Cameron Diaz
- #15: Emma Watson
- #14: Emma Stone
- #13: Kevin Costner "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" (1991)
- #12: John Wayne
- #11: Russell Crowe
- #10: Jared Leto
- #9: Jesse Eisenberg
- #8: Tom Holland
- #7: Zoe Saldaña
- #6: Tom Cruise
- #5: Sofia Coppola
- #4: Gal Gadot
- #3: Keanu Reeves
- #2: Ben Platt
- #1: Scarlett Johansson
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