vishspal
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Post by vishspal on Feb 3, 2024 17:09:58 GMT
But turned out to be amazing?
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Post by Roberto on Feb 3, 2024 18:57:28 GMT
I don't know what the talk was like when The Dark Knight was being casted, but I can imagine Heath Ledger as the Joker may have been questioned.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Feb 3, 2024 19:16:35 GMT
I don't know what the talk was like when The Dark Knight was being casted, but I can imagine Heath Ledger as the Joker may have been questioned. Not as much as people hating on Daniel Craig announced to play James Bond. When Casino Royale was released, haters enjoyed a tall glass of shut the fuck up juice. |
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Post by Prime etc. on Feb 3, 2024 19:24:53 GMT
Matthew Lillard as Shaggy
Ian McKellan as Magneto
were two I felt would be terrible casting but turned out memorable.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Feb 3, 2024 19:46:11 GMT
Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne
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Post by kolchak92 on Feb 3, 2024 20:01:04 GMT
Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor.
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Post by movielover on Feb 3, 2024 20:18:08 GMT
I thought James Caan was an odd choice for novelist Paul Sheldon in Misery, but it worked out okay.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Feb 4, 2024 0:20:21 GMT
Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor.  |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Feb 4, 2024 4:11:43 GMT
I don't know what the talk was like when The Dark Knight was being casted, but I can imagine Heath Ledger as the Joker may have been questioned. Not as much as people hating on Daniel Craig announced to play James Bond. When Casino Royale was released, haters enjoyed a tall glass of shut the fuck up juice. I don't know, the gay cowboy Joker stuff was quite a shit show. I thought he was miscast myself, just because he seemed too quiet and serious in all of his other roles. Seeing that trailer for the first time is still one of the biggest "holy shit" movie moments of my life. I didn't follow the Bond stuff too closely, I just knew people had a problem with Craig. |
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Post by jcush on Feb 4, 2024 6:45:49 GMT
Not as much as people hating on Daniel Craig announced to play James Bond. When Casino Royale was released, haters enjoyed a tall glass of shut the fuck up juice. I don't know, the gay cowboy Joker stuff was quite a shit show. I thought he was miscast myself, just because he seemed too quiet and serious in all of his other roles. Seeing that trailer for the first time is still one of the biggest "holy shit" movie moments of my life. I didn't follow the Bond stuff too closely, I just knew people had a problem with Craig. Some people made a site called danielcraigisnotbond.com, which still exists. Ledger is probably a better answer to the question though because he's almost universally loved in that role, whereas Craig is pretty well liked, but still definitely has a lot of haters. |
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ntatler76
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Post by ntatler76 on Feb 5, 2024 14:43:01 GMT
Elijah Wood, Maniac
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Feb 5, 2024 16:26:06 GMT
Michael Keaton as Batman, it was a big controversy if not shitstorm back in the 80s.
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Post by Roberto on Feb 5, 2024 17:49:58 GMT
Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne Oh yes I remember this one. People were so angry at that news  |
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Post by Roberto on Feb 5, 2024 17:53:52 GMT
I don't know what the talk was like when The Dark Knight was being casted, but I can imagine Heath Ledger as the Joker may have been questioned. Not as much as people hating on Daniel Craig announced to play James Bond. When Casino Royale was released, haters enjoyed a tall glass of shut the fuck up juice. What was their issue with Craig? Bond doesn't seem like the type of role that could anger people so easily, due to the simple requirements, and that so many actors already had played the role. You'd think as long as they cast a white, english, human male the nerds would be satisfied until at least a trailer was released.
Compared to a role that would require such a huge transformation in voice and appearance like Joker, and when the actor cast was known for more pretty boy type roles (I'm assuming that was one of their complaints, but I don't know)
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Feb 5, 2024 18:54:19 GMT
Not as much as people hating on Daniel Craig announced to play James Bond. When Casino Royale was released, haters enjoyed a tall glass of shut the fuck up juice. What was their issue with Craig? Bond doesn't seem like the type of role that could anger people so easily, due to the simple requirements, and that so many actors already had played the role. You'd think as long as they cast a white, english, human male the nerds would be satisfied until at least a trailer was released.
Compared to a role that would require such a huge transformation in voice and appearance like Joker, and when the actor cast was known for more pretty boy type roles (I'm assuming that was one of their complaints, but I don't know)
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Post by Roberto on Feb 5, 2024 18:57:40 GMT
What was their issue with Craig? Bond doesn't seem like the type of role that could anger people so easily, due to the simple requirements, and that so many actors already had played the role. You'd think as long as they cast a white, english, human male the nerds would be satisfied until at least a trailer was released.
Compared to a role that would require such a huge transformation in voice and appearance like Joker, and when the actor cast was known for more pretty boy type roles (I'm assuming that was one of their complaints, but I don't know)
That's ridiculous. I guess they had never heard of hair dye or wigs |
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Post by Prime etc. on Feb 5, 2024 19:11:00 GMT
Michael Keaton was criticized because he was known as a comedian and people assumed it would be a comedy.
But he is also only 1 inch taller than Burt Ward. He does look funny running down an alley in one scene --with the cape flying about.
As for James Bond--he has gotten shorter over time.
Connery was -6'2?
Dalton was shorter than Moore.
And Craig is 5'10?
The Incredible Shrinking Bond
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Feb 5, 2024 19:39:56 GMT
The biggest complaint I remember was that he was blonde. I'll admit I wasn't crazy about it, but it didn't piss me off...but yeah, there were people who were ready to get the pitchforks and torches out and march on the Eon Productions offices. That's ridiculous. I guess they had never heard of hair dye or wigs They should cast a ginger next. Get Rupert Grint. |
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Feb 5, 2024 20:03:00 GMT
That's ridiculous. I guess they had never heard of hair dye or wigs They should cast a ginger next. Get Rupert Grint.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Feb 18, 2024 16:02:22 GMT
Michael Keaton was criticized because he was known as a comedian and people assumed it would be a comedy.But he is also only 1 inch taller than Burt Ward. He does look funny running down an alley in one scene --with the cape flying about. As for James Bond--he has gotten shorter over time. Connery was -6'2? Dalton was shorter than Moore. And Craig is 5'10? The Incredible Shrinking Bond I wasn't expecting Keaton to be convincing as the psycho in Pacific Heights just for the fact that he mostly did comedy back then, but turns out he did an amazing job and was terrifying. |
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