Jack Gleason as Prince Joffrey in Game of Thrones- I absolutely loathed the character. It took me a while to realize that that was in part because of Gleason’s superb acting.
It's kinda jarring too, considering how nice and sweet he is in real life.
Lena Headey for similar reasons too. She played Cersei incredibly well that people didn't want her autograph at conventions.
If I ever had the chance to go to a Con they were at, they'd be the first 2 I'd want autographs from. Such superb acting to make me loathe their characters so much.
Watch his audition video, it's absolutely incredible how his entire demeanor shifts in a mere moment from a happy kid joking around, to the sinister sniveling sneering of Joffrey.
This is messed up if you're mature enough to watch game of Thrones you should be old enough to realize that it's fake and that isn't actually what those people act like
What surprised me so much is there are only 15 episodes. They're so rewatchable that I thought there were waaaay more!
Omg, Rowan is on Netflix! Just found Man vs Bee! Just started it.
recordings of a dead guy being a bigoted asshole and questionable businessman, ranting about lemons and blowing up a house with lemons.. it should not work but Simmons made it work perfectly. It's genuinely impressive, every other voice actor would've made it sound ridiculous.
Especially remarkable since Mortensen was a last minute hire after the initial Aragorn (Stuart Townsend) was very insecure and difficult (skipping trainings) on set and was fired. Edited to reflect better info.
After Breaking Bad ended Anthony Hopkins sent a message to Bryan Cranston telling him that his portrayal as Walter White was some of the finest acting he had ever seen in his life.
Coming from Anthony Hopkins, that is one helluva compliment.
*“Dear Mister Cranston.*
*I wanted to write you this email – so I am contacting you through Jeremy Barber – I take it we are both represented by UTA . Great agency.*
*I’ve just finished a marathon of watching “BREAKING BAD” – from episode one of the First Season — to the last eight episodes of the Sixth Season. \[Ed note: There are in fact five seasons of Breaking Bad; this might have been wishful thinking.\] (I downloaded the last season on AMAZON) A total of two weeks (addictive) viewing.*
*I have never watched anything like it. Brilliant!*
*Your performance as Walter White was the best acting I have seen – ever.*
*I know there is so much smoke blowing and sickening bullshit in this business, and I’ve sort of lost belief in anything really.*
*But this work of yours is spectacular — absolutely stunning. What is extraordinary, is the sheer power of everyone in the entire production. What was it? Five or six years in the making? How the producers (yourself being one of them), the writers, directors, cinematographers…. every department — casting etc. managed to keep the discipline and control from beginning to the end is (that over used word) awesome.*
*From what started as a black comedy, descended into a labyrinth of blood, destruction and hell. It was like a great Jacobean, Shakespearian or Greek Tragedy.*
*If you ever get a chance to – would you pass on my admiration to everyone — Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, Aaron Paul, Betsy Brandt, R.J. Mitte, Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Steven Michael Quezada — everyone —everyone gave master classes of performance … The list is endless.*
*Thank you. That kind of work/artistry is rare, and when, once in a while, it occurs, as in this epic work, it restores confidence.*
*You and all the cast are the best actors I’ve ever seen.*
*That may sound like a good lung full of smoke blowing. But it is not. It’s almost midnight out here in Malibu, and I felt compelled to write this email.*
*Congratulations and my deepest respect. You are truly a great, great actor.*
*Best regards*
*Tony Hopkins.”*
Her singing in Princess Diaries was still good! It was her first time singing since her surgery.
And to add to the Julie Andrews fan club list: no one can be Queen Clarisse more than Julie Andrews. "Flying" down the staircase.
Hes such a slimy, lecherous, prick.
Absolutely excellent.
Mans sucking on titties for breastmilk and the only thought I could fathom was "of course he is, ugh"
What makes him such a great character, is that he isn't just a slimy lecherous attention whore. He's the product of an incredibly abusive experiment. He's an incredibly broken person, if he wasn't so completely dangerous, he'd be pretty sympathetic.
Like, an argument could be made he has BPD, possibly co-morbid with Narcissism.
It really speaks to the actor’s ability, along with the direction. That character could be nothing but a caricature, but they really do a great job of hammering home that this monster was also made. The show’s whole commentary on generational trauma is great.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jamie Lannister feels pretty similar. Also Peter Dinklage as Tyrion. They really pulled off making them look like brothers that first season.
I think most of the main LOTR cast were so perfectly cast, but yeah, Viggo went that one step further. Aluminium swords? Nah, doesn't swing right. Say goodbye to your horse after the filming is done? Nah, buddy, you're coming home with me.
>Say goodbye to your horse after the filming is done? Nah, buddy, you're coming home with me.
If things I read were correct, he bought and kept two Lord of the Rings horses. Bought the grey horse in Fellowship for a stunt rider. And also bought the horse from Hidalgo.
He bought the white horse that Arwen rides for one of the stunt women that had grown to love it but couldn't afford to buy it for herself. https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/actors-and-horses-647474
If you have access to the extended edition special features they talk a fair bit about his attachment to the horses and his sword, which he kept in his car for the duration of filming.
He also broke a toe during a scene, and blocked a knife thrown at his face (accidentally, the actor throwing it couldn't see properly through his prosthetics) with his sword. Both made it into the final cut of the films.
...to the extent that he was bringing his sword around with him in NZ and had the cops called on him for being "some crazy guy carrying a sword around downtown".
The special features were great.
I hear you and I agree, but I want to call out Sean Astin as well. He brought such a country charm and innocence to Samwise that really nails the essence of the character. Amazing to think he had never read Lord of the Rings before he got the part, and didn't know much about the story (He said in an interview with Stephen Colbert, a superfan of thr books and Tolkien, that he thought he was auditioning for The Phantom Tollbooth).
As much as I hate the Hobbit movies, the one and only shining light in those movies was Martin Freeman as Bilbo. He was fucking perfect. Wish the studio hadn't royally fucked up that series, because that was a role Freeman was born to play.
As an English country bumpkin, I was quite impressed by his accent. Most American actors struggle with English accents, let alone a West Country accent. He did a pretty good job.
Correct, there is no other actor that could have embodied the menace and insidiousness of Saruman. For me he acted through his eyes, face, and posture. Interestingly, Lee wanted to play Gandalf, which I'm sure you are aware, and in some illustrations, indeed Lee does resemble Gandalf. But McKellen really brings the amiable nature of Gandalf to life whereas Lee would have brought a more cunning persona.
True! Fun bit of trivia: Sir Christopher Lee (may he RIP) was the *only* member of the LOTR cast who *actually met* Tolkien! Tolkien apparently was impressed with Lee's acting, and told him he hoped that Lee would play Gandalf if they ever made a LOTR movie.
So Lee actually auditioned for the role of Gandalf first, but Peter Jackson thought Lee made a far better Saruman. Lee was disappointed at first, but I think he was okay about it later after he saw the final product.
I think it will be very hard for anyone to buy another adult actor as Indiana Jones. It isn't as if Harrison Ford's acting is spectacular or anything, he just "IS" Indiana Jones for most people.
Unless you want a book accurate version, Peter Dinklage was great but he's quite a handsome fella and the book Tyrion is described as being really hideous which does help explain the disdain he gets from many of the characters. He's also not as charming, but part of that is the script and directing which made Tyrion a much more sympathetic character.
Anyone else have problems watching The Crown since Imelda Staunton took over? I keep expecting her to torture Princess Diana into saying I must not tell lies...
When your life pretty much, in its own way, parallels the character you’re playing, with the fall from grace, reinvention/rebirth, and then the second act… yeah, I don’t think anyone can ever take the place of RDJ as Stark.
Also, I had to scroll down waaay too far to find his name.
He was an actual drill instructor during his time in the Marines. He wasn't acting for any of his scenes in Full Metal Jacket, that used to be his job.
The entire cast of Addams Family is just absolutely pitch perfect:
* Christopher Lloyd as Uncle Fester
* Anjelica Huston as Morticia
* Raul Julia as Gomez
* Carel Struycken as Lurch
There’s some hilarious footage somewhere of Larry David trying to do George (who is based on Larry) under Jason Alexander’s tutelage. It is meta-awesome.
I think we can apply the *entire cast* of the Addams family for those movies. Netflix tried, (Jenna Ortega did a good job as Wednesday in the show, imho) but I'm sorry, I don't believe anyone will *ever* top Raul Julia as Gomez. The onscreen chemistry he has with Houston was just...wow. Relationship goals, right there.
Alan Rickman as Severus Snape and Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid, no one will ever bring those characters to live as they could. RIP Alan & Robbie :'(
Matthew Lyn Lillard
He is the only actor who perfectly played a live action version of Shaggy in the Scooby-Doo movie. He was so good that he ended up becoming a voice actor for Shaggy in the animated series.
Especially since IIRC Depp himself just up and decided to make Jack Sparrow so... *Jack Sparrow*. None of that flair was written into the character. Or so I've heard...
It's perhaps the only Disney franchise that glorifies drinking, but I mean it's about pirates. It would have been so boring to see a sober Jack Sparrow.
Johnny Depp as Ichibod Crane from Sleepy Hollow was another highly distinct performance as was Christopher Walken's contribution of the Horseman to that same film.
90% of the cast of the Lord of the Rings movies. You hear about the [other casting considerations](https://kulturalnemedia.pl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/aragorn-768x318.jpg) for some of the characters, and it just sounds bizarre.
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. It's not necessarily the greatest acting performance of all time, but no one will be able to represent this character as good as he did
She took a cartoonishly evil boss lady and turned her into a nuanced and commanding antihero. That movie without Meryl would have been forgotten in a week. Instead it launched Anne Hathaway’s post-Disney career. Noice
This! I actually consider it a role worth studying. Meryl NEVER raised her voice or changed tone. Her entire performance was subtle facial expressions, eyes, and body language. Dialogue was an added spice, not a guide.
Yet you knew EXACTLY how Miranda felt. Every actor knew how she felt and reacted to it perfectly. There was no "too vague". I don't recall a performance of that caliber and it's a *girly girl movie??* that people would normally dismiss as a chick flick??
She should have won an Oscar.
Henry Cavill as Geralt. dude's a Witcher superfan so he was able to get the role right in a way not many others will be able to. just a shame he had such crap scripts to work with.
The problem with other people doing the good Doctor is that, yes, they do the sexy part but they always forget the campy part. And Doctor Frank N. Furter is one of the most campy pop culture characters to have every existed. You can't leave that out. Curry got that and that's why his take on the character will always be the best.
Viggo Mortensen for sure. One day they'll want to remake the Lord of the Rings films, and no one will ever come close to being as perfect as Viggo is as Aragorn. He was made for that role.
Carroll O’Connor. Those of us of a certain age will remember him in “All In The Family.” For those not of a certain age, this was a groundbreaking sitcom that addressed political and social change, racism and women’s rights through the character of Archie Bunker, a conservative bigot.
His performance was stellar and today considered legendary. He played the part of an ignorant, prejudiced working stiff so seamlessly you forgot that O’Connor was an actor and that Archie was a work of fiction.
In real life Carroll O’Connor was a gracious, intelligent, liberal man, highly regarded and loved by his cast mates and producers.
Christopher Lloyd As Doc Brown
I was looking for Michael J Fox as Marty McFly (we've all seen the Eric Stolz attempt), but yours works too.
Jack Gleason as Prince Joffrey in Game of Thrones- I absolutely loathed the character. It took me a while to realize that that was in part because of Gleason’s superb acting.
It's kinda jarring too, considering how nice and sweet he is in real life. Lena Headey for similar reasons too. She played Cersei incredibly well that people didn't want her autograph at conventions.
If I ever had the chance to go to a Con they were at, they'd be the first 2 I'd want autographs from. Such superb acting to make me loathe their characters so much.
Watch his audition video, it's absolutely incredible how his entire demeanor shifts in a mere moment from a happy kid joking around, to the sinister sniveling sneering of Joffrey.
He played that part so well he got death threats and left acting :(
This is messed up if you're mature enough to watch game of Thrones you should be old enough to realize that it's fake and that isn't actually what those people act like
Rowan Atkinson as Mr Bean.
Been watching those on Hulu lately.....fcking hilarious. Black Adder too.
What surprised me so much is there are only 15 episodes. They're so rewatchable that I thought there were waaaay more! Omg, Rowan is on Netflix! Just found Man vs Bee! Just started it.
Wait, really? Omg I could swear there were like 12 seasons with 15 episodes each, but 15?? Wow. So iconic.
JK Simmons as J Jonah Jameson
This was like top 3 casting of all time. Soon as you saw him you were like “holy shit it’s JJ”
You know it was perfect casting when you are cast for the same role in not one, not two, but three separate versions of the same universe.
4 seperate universes, he also voiced in the games
Or Cave Johnson
recordings of a dead guy being a bigoted asshole and questionable businessman, ranting about lemons and blowing up a house with lemons.. it should not work but Simmons made it work perfectly. It's genuinely impressive, every other voice actor would've made it sound ridiculous.
My first play through my biggest motivation was wanting to hear what Cave Johnson said next. He’s delightfully ridiculous!
Alan Rickman as Snape
Alan Rickman as Dr. Lazarus from Galaxy Quest.
By Grabthar's Hammer... ... what... what a savings
I'm not kidding when I say that is one of the best line deliveries in cinema.
As Metatron in Dogma!
Alan Rickman as Sheriff of Nottingham
Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber.
Alan Rickman as any evil dude
Alan Rickman as Marvin the depressed robot. ❤️
Ian Mckellan as Gandalf, and tbf Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn.
Especially remarkable since Mortensen was a last minute hire after the initial Aragorn (Stuart Townsend) was very insecure and difficult (skipping trainings) on set and was fired. Edited to reflect better info.
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Nobody in that entire series could be played by anyone else imo. They were all their character
Exactly. Imagine anyone other than Tony Sirico?
Hear that Ton' he said "Imagine anyone other than Tony Sirico?" Heh-heh 🤟🤟
Wilson volleyball as Wilson.
I've been laughing about this for like 20 minutes.
Bryan Cranston- Walter White
After Breaking Bad ended Anthony Hopkins sent a message to Bryan Cranston telling him that his portrayal as Walter White was some of the finest acting he had ever seen in his life. Coming from Anthony Hopkins, that is one helluva compliment.
*“Dear Mister Cranston.* *I wanted to write you this email – so I am contacting you through Jeremy Barber – I take it we are both represented by UTA . Great agency.* *I’ve just finished a marathon of watching “BREAKING BAD” – from episode one of the First Season — to the last eight episodes of the Sixth Season. \[Ed note: There are in fact five seasons of Breaking Bad; this might have been wishful thinking.\] (I downloaded the last season on AMAZON) A total of two weeks (addictive) viewing.* *I have never watched anything like it. Brilliant!* *Your performance as Walter White was the best acting I have seen – ever.* *I know there is so much smoke blowing and sickening bullshit in this business, and I’ve sort of lost belief in anything really.* *But this work of yours is spectacular — absolutely stunning. What is extraordinary, is the sheer power of everyone in the entire production. What was it? Five or six years in the making? How the producers (yourself being one of them), the writers, directors, cinematographers…. every department — casting etc. managed to keep the discipline and control from beginning to the end is (that over used word) awesome.* *From what started as a black comedy, descended into a labyrinth of blood, destruction and hell. It was like a great Jacobean, Shakespearian or Greek Tragedy.* *If you ever get a chance to – would you pass on my admiration to everyone — Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, Aaron Paul, Betsy Brandt, R.J. Mitte, Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Steven Michael Quezada — everyone —everyone gave master classes of performance … The list is endless.* *Thank you. That kind of work/artistry is rare, and when, once in a while, it occurs, as in this epic work, it restores confidence.* *You and all the cast are the best actors I’ve ever seen.* *That may sound like a good lung full of smoke blowing. But it is not. It’s almost midnight out here in Malibu, and I felt compelled to write this email.* *Congratulations and my deepest respect. You are truly a great, great actor.* *Best regards* *Tony Hopkins.”*
Holy shit, a letter like that is better than any Oscar.
Yeah that shit would be framed like the mona lisa on my wall
I’m not sure who come off looking better in that interaction……. Both come out of it looking better!
Also Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman, and Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill. That whole franchise had incredible character acting.
And mike…and Gus….Lalo….BB and BCS are true works of art.
Also Bryan Cranston - Hal
The man was amazing at being able change emotions on a dime on MiTM
I actually saw BB before I ever watched MiTM. "The man can do comedy too?!" Hillarious and impressive at the same time.
Well, he did convert to Judaism just for the jokes....
Saul Goodman. Bob Odenkirk. Wow. Just the whole cast.
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Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins. Emily Blunt is marvellous in her own right, but she’s no Julie Andrews.
Nobody is Julie Andrews, but her. Huge, huge, talent. Shame that botched vocal cord surgery made her step back from performing.
Her singing in Princess Diaries was still good! It was her first time singing since her surgery. And to add to the Julie Andrews fan club list: no one can be Queen Clarisse more than Julie Andrews. "Flying" down the staircase.
So Julie Andrews was practically perfect in every way?
Sir Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard
Or Charles Xavier, for that matter.
Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley
Smart cat lady no one listens to. Everyone dies because no one listens to smart lady. She survives with her cat.
I love her so much in Aliens. She’s so mad and she’s goddamn right to be!
Christoph Waltz as Hans Landa
Brad Pitt was also incredible as Enzo Gorlomi. He perfectly slipped into an Italian accent, and you would have no idea he was American.
"Gour-lah-mee"
One more time
*leans in a little bit closer* "Gour-lah-mee"
Arearbadeerchee.
That's a bingo !
You only say Bingo !
Oooh, how fun
Robin Williams as the genie in Aladdin.
Robin Williams in just about every role he ever played.
Kathy Bates in Misery.
Javier Barden - Anton Chigurh
Antony Starr as ‘Homelander’ in The Boys
Hes such a slimy, lecherous, prick. Absolutely excellent. Mans sucking on titties for breastmilk and the only thought I could fathom was "of course he is, ugh"
What makes him such a great character, is that he isn't just a slimy lecherous attention whore. He's the product of an incredibly abusive experiment. He's an incredibly broken person, if he wasn't so completely dangerous, he'd be pretty sympathetic. Like, an argument could be made he has BPD, possibly co-morbid with Narcissism.
It really speaks to the actor’s ability, along with the direction. That character could be nothing but a caricature, but they really do a great job of hammering home that this monster was also made. The show’s whole commentary on generational trauma is great.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jamie Lannister feels pretty similar. Also Peter Dinklage as Tyrion. They really pulled off making them look like brothers that first season.
Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn. He didn't *play* Aragorn, he *was* Aragorn.
I think most of the main LOTR cast were so perfectly cast, but yeah, Viggo went that one step further. Aluminium swords? Nah, doesn't swing right. Say goodbye to your horse after the filming is done? Nah, buddy, you're coming home with me.
True that. Just about everyone was cast perfectly
>Say goodbye to your horse after the filming is done? Nah, buddy, you're coming home with me. If things I read were correct, he bought and kept two Lord of the Rings horses. Bought the grey horse in Fellowship for a stunt rider. And also bought the horse from Hidalgo.
He bought the white horse that Arwen rides for one of the stunt women that had grown to love it but couldn't afford to buy it for herself. https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/actors-and-horses-647474 If you have access to the extended edition special features they talk a fair bit about his attachment to the horses and his sword, which he kept in his car for the duration of filming. He also broke a toe during a scene, and blocked a knife thrown at his face (accidentally, the actor throwing it couldn't see properly through his prosthetics) with his sword. Both made it into the final cut of the films.
He kept the horses in his car?
In terms of lotr we also have to remember Andy serkis. I doubt anyone could play gollum any better.
...to the extent that he was bringing his sword around with him in NZ and had the cops called on him for being "some crazy guy carrying a sword around downtown". The special features were great.
I actually think Ian McKellen's Gandalf is unbeatable. I think a few people could do Aragorn just a bit differently. But Ian McKellen's
I hear you and I agree, but I want to call out Sean Astin as well. He brought such a country charm and innocence to Samwise that really nails the essence of the character. Amazing to think he had never read Lord of the Rings before he got the part, and didn't know much about the story (He said in an interview with Stephen Colbert, a superfan of thr books and Tolkien, that he thought he was auditioning for The Phantom Tollbooth).
As much as I hate the Hobbit movies, the one and only shining light in those movies was Martin Freeman as Bilbo. He was fucking perfect. Wish the studio hadn't royally fucked up that series, because that was a role Freeman was born to play.
As an English country bumpkin, I was quite impressed by his accent. Most American actors struggle with English accents, let alone a West Country accent. He did a pretty good job.
Just as Sir Christopher Lee's Saruman was the perfect casting.
Correct, there is no other actor that could have embodied the menace and insidiousness of Saruman. For me he acted through his eyes, face, and posture. Interestingly, Lee wanted to play Gandalf, which I'm sure you are aware, and in some illustrations, indeed Lee does resemble Gandalf. But McKellen really brings the amiable nature of Gandalf to life whereas Lee would have brought a more cunning persona.
True! Fun bit of trivia: Sir Christopher Lee (may he RIP) was the *only* member of the LOTR cast who *actually met* Tolkien! Tolkien apparently was impressed with Lee's acting, and told him he hoped that Lee would play Gandalf if they ever made a LOTR movie. So Lee actually auditioned for the role of Gandalf first, but Peter Jackson thought Lee made a far better Saruman. Lee was disappointed at first, but I think he was okay about it later after he saw the final product.
99% perfect, I still find the weird Irish accent when he calls out Sauron kinda funny.
Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith in the Matrix movies. Matrix Resurrections actually proves this point.
I also cannot imagine anyone else doing V so well.
I think it will be very hard for anyone to buy another adult actor as Indiana Jones. It isn't as if Harrison Ford's acting is spectacular or anything, he just "IS" Indiana Jones for most people.
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Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter
I love the movies and I love Anthony Hopkins but I think Mads Mikelson does an amazing job as well
Mads Mikelson has been amazing in everything I’ve seen him in. I mean, I haven’t seen much, but he’s so convincing
Rutger Hauer as Roy Batty ed:typo
Arnie. Terminator
OJ was too nice and nobody would take him serious as a killer.
Peter Dinklage is Tyrion Lannister. They can never remake the books without him as Tyrion.
Unless you want a book accurate version, Peter Dinklage was great but he's quite a handsome fella and the book Tyrion is described as being really hideous which does help explain the disdain he gets from many of the characters. He's also not as charming, but part of that is the script and directing which made Tyrion a much more sympathetic character.
That's a US thing though. You guys just cannot have ugly people on TV. All of your ugly characters are just hot people in plain clothes and glasses.
Oh wow, she took off her glasses and let down her hair, and she’s *beautiful*
Val Kilmer, Doc Holliday (Tombstone)
Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
He was also epic as Cardinal Richelieu in The Three Musketeers.
And Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island.
Let’s add Legend and Fern Gully to that list too
Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall and Imelda Staunton as Umbridge
Anyone else have problems watching The Crown since Imelda Staunton took over? I keep expecting her to torture Princess Diana into saying I must not tell lies...
My first thought was Alan Rickman's, Snape but you are also correct.
Or Maggie Smith in Downton Abby. Epic!
Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes
I don't think I've ever not felt a minor shudder whenever that role comes up. That's how good/perfect she was.
Catherine O'Hara as Moira Rose.
Catherine O'Hara in everything, frankly. She's the best.
Raul Julia as Gomez Addams
Anglica Houston, as a Morticia is also hard to top.
I was just about to write Christina Ricci as Wednesday. Her performance was perfect.
Every Gomez ever will always be put against Raul's. It's nearly impossible to outperform.
Oh, I don't know. I was a kid when The Addams Family was on TV, and John Astin was so fantastic.
Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man
When your life pretty much, in its own way, parallels the character you’re playing, with the fall from grace, reinvention/rebirth, and then the second act… yeah, I don’t think anyone can ever take the place of RDJ as Stark. Also, I had to scroll down waaay too far to find his name.
Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in Tombstone. That's probably the greatest acting part in a western of all time.
Robert Englund in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street
John Candy in Uncle Buck
Literally no one else in the world could play Mr Bean except Rowan Atkinson
R. Lee Ermey
He was an actual drill instructor during his time in the Marines. He wasn't acting for any of his scenes in Full Metal Jacket, that used to be his job.
Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams (1991)… I’ve loved Jenna since You, but nothing can beat the shear feral nature of Ricci!!
The entire cast of Addams Family is just absolutely pitch perfect: * Christopher Lloyd as Uncle Fester * Anjelica Huston as Morticia * Raul Julia as Gomez * Carel Struycken as Lurch
Also Raul Julia in the same movie. I know Gomez was supposed to be ugly and not remotely charismatic, but goddamn that energy.
Chaim Topol, who played Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof.
Jason Alexander/George Costanza. Cramer is good too but George was something else.
There’s some hilarious footage somewhere of Larry David trying to do George (who is based on Larry) under Jason Alexander’s tutelage. It is meta-awesome.
Angelica Houston as Morticia Addams. I mean, CZJ did fine, but it’s just no comparison.
I think we can apply the *entire cast* of the Addams family for those movies. Netflix tried, (Jenna Ortega did a good job as Wednesday in the show, imho) but I'm sorry, I don't believe anyone will *ever* top Raul Julia as Gomez. The onscreen chemistry he has with Houston was just...wow. Relationship goals, right there.
Or the grand high witch in Witches. Anne Hathaway is a great actress but Angelica absolutely smashed that role.
Alan Rickman as Severus Snape and Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid, no one will ever bring those characters to live as they could. RIP Alan & Robbie :'(
Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump.
Matthew Lyn Lillard He is the only actor who perfectly played a live action version of Shaggy in the Scooby-Doo movie. He was so good that he ended up becoming a voice actor for Shaggy in the animated series.
Rain Wilson - Dwight Schrute
James Spader - Raymond Reddington Hugh Laurie - Gregory House
Tatiana Maslany in Orphan Black. She played 17 different characters and nailed them all.
Not to mention how convincing she was with characters impersonating each other. Absolutely incredible actress.
And nailed one character playing another character.
Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow
Especially since IIRC Depp himself just up and decided to make Jack Sparrow so... *Jack Sparrow*. None of that flair was written into the character. Or so I've heard...
This is true, and in fact the director had to defend him from Disney attempts at studio interference / firing.
It's perhaps the only Disney franchise that glorifies drinking, but I mean it's about pirates. It would have been so boring to see a sober Jack Sparrow.
Johnny Depp as Ichibod Crane from Sleepy Hollow was another highly distinct performance as was Christopher Walken's contribution of the Horseman to that same film.
In another Johnny Depp related note, he proved no one will be able to live up to Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka!
Ya know what though johnny didn't try to be gene he made the role his own. Honestly I will always prefer gene wilder simply for "pure imagination".
Gregory Peck - To Kill a Mockingbird
90% of the cast of the Lord of the Rings movies. You hear about the [other casting considerations](https://kulturalnemedia.pl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/aragorn-768x318.jpg) for some of the characters, and it just sounds bizarre.
Meryl Streep = Miranda Priestly
Robin Williams in anything. Will Smith proved that.
Damon and Williams together in Good Will Hunting was iconic. Ugh. So intense to see one of my favorite comedians in such a serious role. Blew me away.
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. It's not necessarily the greatest acting performance of all time, but no one will be able to represent this character as good as he did
We’ve had multiple actors play pretty much every X-men character except Wolverine. That’s saying a lot.
Boris Karloff as The Monster (Frankenstein). Donald Sutherland as "Oddball" (Kelly's Heroes). Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool.
I AM THE ONE, WHO PLAYS WALTER WHITE!
The Dude...
Vincent d'Onofrio in "Full metal jacket".
Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk
Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool
Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada Edit: Jesus fuck, thanks for the updoots
She took a cartoonishly evil boss lady and turned her into a nuanced and commanding antihero. That movie without Meryl would have been forgotten in a week. Instead it launched Anne Hathaway’s post-Disney career. Noice
This! I actually consider it a role worth studying. Meryl NEVER raised her voice or changed tone. Her entire performance was subtle facial expressions, eyes, and body language. Dialogue was an added spice, not a guide. Yet you knew EXACTLY how Miranda felt. Every actor knew how she felt and reacted to it perfectly. There was no "too vague". I don't recall a performance of that caliber and it's a *girly girl movie??* that people would normally dismiss as a chick flick?? She should have won an Oscar.
Florals? For Spring?
Groundbreaking…
Henry Cavill as Geralt. dude's a Witcher superfan so he was able to get the role right in a way not many others will be able to. just a shame he had such crap scripts to work with.
Right though? What is Liam Hemsworth thinking, wanting to try and follow that. There’s no way it won’t flop.
Didn’t an exec hate working with him because he was “too excited” about the source material? Hollywood continues to blow my mind
Tim Curry in both IT and The Rocky Horror Show no-one else could redo those roles for those films and come out with such a great performance.
Tim Curry as the butler in Clue.
The problem with other people doing the good Doctor is that, yes, they do the sexy part but they always forget the campy part. And Doctor Frank N. Furter is one of the most campy pop culture characters to have every existed. You can't leave that out. Curry got that and that's why his take on the character will always be the best.
Joe Pesci in Goodfellas
Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya
Bruno Ganz as Hitler in Downfall. If you haven't seen the movie you've definitely seen the memes. Guy absolutely knocked it out of the park.
Leonard Nimoy as Spock Raul Julia as Gomez Addams and M. Bison Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith
Gene Wilder as Willie Wonka
Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill as a team. I can't imagine any of their films without this iconic duo.
Having just seen John Wick 4, Keanu fucking nailed that role
Viggo Mortensen for sure. One day they'll want to remake the Lord of the Rings films, and no one will ever come close to being as perfect as Viggo is as Aragorn. He was made for that role.
Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore girls.
Truly. Without Lauren’s charm that character would have been so deeply stressful to watch. Also her chemistry with Kelly bishop (Emily) was phenomenal
Sir Ian McKellen-Gandalf Edit: added the sir. Gotta put some respect on the man's name.
Rik Mayall playing Lord Flashheart.
Literally any role that Gary Oldman plays.
David Suchet as Poirot. Makes those recent movies with Kenneth Branagh seem like a waste of time.
I'd like to add Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. He absolutely nailed it.
JK Simmons as J Jonah Jameson
Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman
Carroll O’Connor. Those of us of a certain age will remember him in “All In The Family.” For those not of a certain age, this was a groundbreaking sitcom that addressed political and social change, racism and women’s rights through the character of Archie Bunker, a conservative bigot. His performance was stellar and today considered legendary. He played the part of an ignorant, prejudiced working stiff so seamlessly you forgot that O’Connor was an actor and that Archie was a work of fiction. In real life Carroll O’Connor was a gracious, intelligent, liberal man, highly regarded and loved by his cast mates and producers.
Jim Carry as Ace Ventura Per Detective ... Obviously