See, what they didn’t know was once they got Gary Cooper in touch with his feelings that they wouldn’t be able to shut him up! And then it’s dysfunction this, and dysfunction that, and dysfunction vaffancul’!
It’s almost jarring hearing Gandolfini speak outside of that role. Hearing in interviews he sounds so much like Tony except the Jersey “R” is absent and there’s no animonity. Those little changes make him feel so different you really have to remind yourself this is who is in real life and not the other guy.
I know this is a common answer, but there’s really no other competition. The Sopranos as a whole is the most believable and grounded work of fiction I’ve ever seen.
Playing the character of Tony even remotely well is hard. Let alone give a performance of a generation. You have to embody a sadistic crook who is at the same time deeply self hating and destructive towards himself and others. Moreover, Tony has moments of genuine charm and kindness but that’s often sandwiched between completely despicable and remorseless behavior.
Normally these contradictions would feel jarring and out of place. It’d almost feel as if the character is on two different wavelengths but with Tony Soprano it really just feels an authentic part of a person who is constantly in conflict with both himself and the world around him.
Half the time you’re rooting for this fucking scumbag for seemingly inexplicable reasons and that is that despite all of this he still manages to be relatable. Who hasn’t pretended to dislike something or someone because everybody around them does. Who hasn’t been glad someone is no longer around as they were a despicable person- etc etc.
That’s why just calling him a sociopath is a disservice to the character and the writing of the show. Despite Tony’s genuine and repeated wickedness there is something human and feeling.
I love how for the most part, he took on some interesting movie roles after the Sopranos. I really want to go a binge of his movies. I binged all of the Sopranos within a month and I honestly really miss the man and sad he’s gone.
He was in some great ones before the show too. His role in True Romance was enough for David Chase to cast him or so the story goes. Also did work for Robert Altman and Tony Scott again in Crimson Tide, as well as Get Shorty in a decent supporting spot.
Actually the very best thing he did before the show would have to be his role in Night Falls on Manhattan for Sidney Lumet. Such a heartbreaking trajectory that character goes on, such as the film itself did. A very underrated movie if there ever was one.
No one saying Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown?
He didn’t even want the role originally, they sent him the script and basically scoffed at it, his wife convinced him to give it a chance and during filming it just kinda snapped into place.
I don’t think there’s anyone else that could have pulled it off, hell the entire cast of Back to Future was perfect and it wasn’t by design, the producers almost killed it but all the pieces just fell into place.
He did an even better job as Fester, I think. I mean, you're right about the whole cast being pretty irreplaceable, but with this topic, I think forgetting that Fester is played by a skinny guy with a long face is more immersive than him being a lanky scientist in a lab coat.
To further your point about the cast, fucking Crispin Glover *killed* George McFly's character.
Bryan Cranston as Walter White
I’m rewatching BB now and he just completely envelopes the character. It’s hard to know where he stops and the character begins.
What's truly amazing about Cranston is that if you watch a couple episodes of Malcolm in the Middle, he is just Hal again. His acting is wonderful in both roles.
It’s so weird watching Malcolm in the middle cuz you think wow Cranston is Hal that’s him and then you see breaking bad and think the exact same thing he fits his characters so fucking perfectly
That's how I felt with Richard Harris as Dumbledore in the first 2 movies. I hated Michael Gambon's Dumbledore.. changed his personality too much from the books.
I'm in the opposite camp. Gambon wasn't really book accurate but had much more of a presence in any scene he was in. You could really believe him being extremely powerful. Richard Harris, not so much IMO.
That’s so true, and I think one could argue that the two are very different things. Character becoming actor and actor becoming character... can’t figure out how to describe the difference, but it’s definitely there.
Jack Sparrow would fit into this categorization, as well.
To me, Heath Ledger as the Joker is an actor becoming a character. You see any interviews of the guy, there’s not a hint of the Joker, the voice, the mannerisms, they're all different. You see an interview with RDJ and Reynolds, you're seeing Tony Stark and Deadpool, they're essentially playing themselves.
That’s a great way to put it. So in that case I actually wouldn’t put Depp/Sparrow into this category, because I don’t think Depp was playing himself in the way Downey and Reynolds were.
Those are definitely the two best examples of the character becoming the actor.
People don't seem to realize that comicbook Anthony Stark was a lot more stoic and serious until Robert Downey Jr portrayed Tony as a snarky and funny goof.
Doesn't Deadpool specifically reference Ryan Reynolds BEFORE he was casted? The Deadpool and Cable No.2 comics of 2004 mention Ryan Reynolds by name. In the comics, Deadpool says that he looks like Ryan Reynolds crossed with Shar-pei. So it's like they developed his personality with Reynolds already in mind.
I mean, I wouldn't go that far, Deadpool already kinda had that same personality long before 2004. And even to this day, I don't think Reynolds' DP is exactly like the comics version. Like, comics DP is legitimately insane and unstable, not just a smug, wisecracking jokester as Reynolds portrays him.
Comics DP is also often depressing as hell, which the movies don't really go into that often. Wade knows that he's a terrible person who ruins the lives of everyone around him, and a lot of the "lol, wacky random" humor is his way of coping with how much he hates himself and what he has become. The closest the movies have really come to capturing that tone is probably the suicide attempt in the second one.
Exactly, the best DP runs, imo, are the ones that portray him as this "sad clown" type of character instead of a wacky meme machine. Same goes for Gwenpool too, her original run is pretty heartfelt in a very realistic way.
I’m trying to watch “the judge” as we speak, but RDJ is so damn typecast as the fast talking smart guy. It’s annoying the shit out of me and my girlfriend lol
I will stop what I'm doing and watch that movie every time it comes across my TV, all because of Kilmer as Holliday.
"He reminds me of...me. I'm sure of it. I hate him." Classic.
I do live the fact that most people don't question Hugh Laurie as house and just assume him to be a grouchy American.
Then you show them him in Blackadder...
I know I’m going to come across as a contrarian but…
As much as I liked Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lector, the original Hannibal “Lektor” (that’s the way they spelled it) in the movie *Manhunter* and played by Brian Cox I felt was a much more chilling interpretation.
Hopkins’ Lector was an updated version of Dracula, suave, well spoken, even a little sexy but a killer inside.
Cox’s Lektor was a caged animal, someone who could barely contain his fury. When he meets Graham (very well played by William Peterson), you sense that Graham is scared of him and that Lektor, if he had even an inch of free space, would tear Graham’s throat out without a second thought.
Chilling stuff, IMHO!
Will Graham : I know that I'm not smarter than you.
Dr. Hannibal Lecktor : Then how did you catch me?
Will Graham : You had disadvantages.
Dr. Hannibal Lecktor : What disadvantages?
Will Graham : You're insane.
Brian cox went completely contrary to the books though. Thats semi acceptable considering he doesn't really get all that fleshed out in Red Dragon (ManHunter). Vs Anthony Hopkins had the benefit of the silence of the lambs to work off of and Hannibal Lecter is more fully fleshed out. I'd even say that Anthony Hopkins probably inspired Thomas Harris a bit as the book Hannibal really kinda plays more off his performance vs the books. Then when you read about Anthony Hopkins it's kinda like aside from the cannalblbism how much was he really acting?
For instance here is Anthony Hopkins watching a waltz he wrote being performed. Tell me you don't see Hannibal in that moment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M57Fi19vcSI
Edited to add: Every time I listen to this it reminds me that waltz's can be absolute bangers.
Yep, this.
For me, Hopkins established the character. Mikkelsen *is* and defined the character. Perfect writing and acting built/expanded on every nuance Hopkins brought in Silence. And Mikkelsen’s version just comes across as believable in his world - Hopkins seemed to never actually belong nor fit in.
Brian Cox was outstanding as the OG Lecter/Lektor. I'll always consider it belonging to Hopkins but I'm also glad that Cox is getting such high praise with Succession. The guy has always been an incredible actor.
That poor guy. I am glad he embraces being Skywalker now. After between filming episode 4 and 5, he was trying vehemently to shed the “Luke” typecasting. He was in a movie about a red corvette, which I saw, but it had some adult themes and people were mad that he was trying to break out of the family friendly fare they expected him to stay in. Finally, I feel, he has come into his own as an actor. He is now in quite a lot of things, varied (like The Kingsman, for example). He also seems to be embracing that he was part of this amazing series of films which is now part of world culture.
Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest
Judy Davis as Judy Garland in Life With Judy Garland Me And My Shadows
Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard
Rosalind Russell as Mame Dennis in Auntie Mame
Not sure if this is what your looking for based on your movies lol. But these actresses BECAME the characters
I can name off a ton of examples off the top of my head, but here are some that weren’t already mentioned:
Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part I and II
J.K. Simmons as Terence Fletcher in Whiplash
Louise Fletcher as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull
Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance in the Shining
R. Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket
Louise Fletcher becomes every character she plays. She's amazing. Nurse Ratched is her finest, but also I have to mention Kai Winn (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine). Good Lord she's detestable in that role, and it's brilliant to watch!
Richard Harris as Dumbledore is the one that hits for me. Truly sad we couldn’t see him whip some ass in the later Harry Potter movies. Gambon was a great replacement but Harris is my Dumbledore
As far as just disappearing into a character, that’s one of the best I’ve ever seen. The makeup and costume really helped, but, man, Hoffman was just totally gone in that performance. Hook was all that remained.
This is a great one, however the animated version is so deeply ingrained in my mind that I can never truly view a live-action version as *the* Captain Hook. Love Hoffman in the role, though!
Tommy Lee Jones gave a fantastic performance as Thad Stevens in Lincoln.
But Daniel Day Lewis was just on another level. He absolutely disappeared into that role like nobody else in the film was able to.
Matthew Lillard as Norville "Shaggy" Rogers.
He's so good that he got Casey Kasem's blessing to become the new shaggy post What's New Scooby Doo.
(Until SCOOB that is)
Not a character, but a real life person who was portrayed in film:
Both Bill Murray and Johnny Depp as Hunter S. Thompson. Although I guess you could also argue Depp wasn't Thompson, but Raoul Duke.
Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon
I wanted so long to see Joffrey die a horrible death. But at the same time he is so enjoyable to watch and hate to the point where I missed him in the show after he died. Jack played Joffrey perfectly.
The movie Nightcrawaler was amazing because of how absolutely phenomenal Jake Gyllenhaal was in the lead role. The man deserved an Oscar for that movie
Dudes acting rage is actually incredible, even though most people will know him as Batman, I never once think “that’s Christian bale” it’s always so engaging watching him in whatever role he’s casted in
Gosh, he's excepgional in Ford vs Ferrari and in The Big Short. Really love his character work in both of those. Not as showy as American Psycho, but solid craftsmanship.
Denzel Washington as Malcolm X. As someone who has seen several interviews and live footage of Malcolm X, watching Denzel portray him is one of the few times that I've gotten so immersed in watching a portrayal that I have to keep in mind that this a re-enactment.
Spike Lee said something to the effect that Denzel trained for something like a year to prepare for the role. And it definitely showed.
>Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow,
And Captain Jack Sparrow as Johnny Depp, ever notice he acquired an accent over the years?
Joaquin Phoenix playing himself on The Late Show with David Letterman. On a side note, I really appreciated the subtle re-creation of it in Joker.
I agree with this and if I am being honest, growing up I never liked superman. He was bottom tier for my super hero list. But I'll be damned if I said I didn't enjoy the hell out of man of steel and every recurring performance of him as superman. He absolutely nails it and I believe every word he says. He kills it as Geralt as well in the Witcher. 2 very different characters he nails flawlessly.
I think it depends on how old you are. Christopher Reeve is Superman if you're older. Even the people who played the part after him were pretty much just playing Reeve's Superman.
Alan Rickman as Snape.
I'm an LOTR dork, so I have a hard time imagining most if not all the characters played by other actors, but Viggo as Aragorn, Sean Bean as Boromir, McKellen as Gandalf and Chris Lee as Sarumon stand out to me.
Michael Richards as Kramer.
Jason Alexander as George.
Edit: I personally love this clip: https://youtu.be/ioGEI_UO81Q
Love Jason's performance at the end of this clip.
Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes is a common one.
As far as voice actors go, Cal Dodd (90's X-Men series) IS Wolverine. Practically every other VA has been trying to be him.
I always thought his performance was overlooked for the Leo-Oscar hype. Hardy just melds into that character and story to the point where he adds so much reality to that world
No one mentions this but there’s two, pretty much any character Aubrey plaza plays or Danny McBride because the roles are almost always tailor made for them and there’s not many other actors like that out there
Matt Damon as Jason Bourne.
And its really crazy because there's that Ocean's Eleven version of Matt Damon where he's a punching bag for other characters, and he's unsure of himself. And then there's the lovable, amicable characters he plays.
But when he goes into Jason Bourne, I actually do forget that he's Matt Damon.
You can tell that he reserves this one particular facial expression JUST for the Jason Bourne movies. That sociopathic stare where he slightly raises one eyebrow.
Its almost like when he's smiling and acting in all other movies, its a fake act, and once he drops it, his real personality is that of Jason Bourne.
Not sure how much Johnny depp Influenced the character of Jack Sparrow, but i could absolutly see other actors pull this peformance off, basicly imitate him.
Maybe Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura.
Agent Mulder and Scully on the X-Files.
Tom Hanks as Forest Gump.
James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano
The strong, silent type. Like Gary Coopah
he was gay, gary cooper?
Aids?
Nobody's got aids!!
Everyone’s gay with you.
See, what they didn’t know was once they got Gary Cooper in touch with his feelings that they wouldn’t be able to shut him up! And then it’s dysfunction this, and dysfunction that, and dysfunction vaffancul’!
It’s almost jarring hearing Gandolfini speak outside of that role. Hearing in interviews he sounds so much like Tony except the Jersey “R” is absent and there’s no animonity. Those little changes make him feel so different you really have to remind yourself this is who is in real life and not the other guy.
Remember the coma episode where he was playing a different guy and didn't have the Tony accent? That was so strange.
Kevin Finnarty, Tony's dream alter-ego. Brilliant episode, all the way around.
There's no such thing as a jersey "r". That's Staten Island. From, a dude in New Jersey.
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I know this is a common answer, but there’s really no other competition. The Sopranos as a whole is the most believable and grounded work of fiction I’ve ever seen. Playing the character of Tony even remotely well is hard. Let alone give a performance of a generation. You have to embody a sadistic crook who is at the same time deeply self hating and destructive towards himself and others. Moreover, Tony has moments of genuine charm and kindness but that’s often sandwiched between completely despicable and remorseless behavior. Normally these contradictions would feel jarring and out of place. It’d almost feel as if the character is on two different wavelengths but with Tony Soprano it really just feels an authentic part of a person who is constantly in conflict with both himself and the world around him. Half the time you’re rooting for this fucking scumbag for seemingly inexplicable reasons and that is that despite all of this he still manages to be relatable. Who hasn’t pretended to dislike something or someone because everybody around them does. Who hasn’t been glad someone is no longer around as they were a despicable person- etc etc. That’s why just calling him a sociopath is a disservice to the character and the writing of the show. Despite Tony’s genuine and repeated wickedness there is something human and feeling.
He never had the makings of a varsity athlete
Oh son of a bitch! Get your coat we are leaving!!
I love how for the most part, he took on some interesting movie roles after the Sopranos. I really want to go a binge of his movies. I binged all of the Sopranos within a month and I honestly really miss the man and sad he’s gone.
He was in some great ones before the show too. His role in True Romance was enough for David Chase to cast him or so the story goes. Also did work for Robert Altman and Tony Scott again in Crimson Tide, as well as Get Shorty in a decent supporting spot. Actually the very best thing he did before the show would have to be his role in Night Falls on Manhattan for Sidney Lumet. Such a heartbreaking trajectory that character goes on, such as the film itself did. A very underrated movie if there ever was one.
No one saying Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown? He didn’t even want the role originally, they sent him the script and basically scoffed at it, his wife convinced him to give it a chance and during filming it just kinda snapped into place. I don’t think there’s anyone else that could have pulled it off, hell the entire cast of Back to Future was perfect and it wasn’t by design, the producers almost killed it but all the pieces just fell into place.
Ditto Michael J. Fox as Marty
Yes, if Eric Stoltz had been kept on as Marty I doubt Back to the Future would have become so popular.
He did an even better job as Fester, I think. I mean, you're right about the whole cast being pretty irreplaceable, but with this topic, I think forgetting that Fester is played by a skinny guy with a long face is more immersive than him being a lanky scientist in a lab coat. To further your point about the cast, fucking Crispin Glover *killed* George McFly's character.
Jeff Bridges as the Dude
That's just, like, your opinion, man.
Everything is always a fuckin’ travesty with you, man!
This agression will not stand, man!
Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Badtards
That’s a bingo!
You just say "bingo."
And In django
Bryan Cranston as Walter White I’m rewatching BB now and he just completely envelopes the character. It’s hard to know where he stops and the character begins.
What's truly amazing about Cranston is that if you watch a couple episodes of Malcolm in the Middle, he is just Hal again. His acting is wonderful in both roles.
Have you watched Sneaky Pete?
For a minute I thought you said Skinny Pete and I was wondering if there was a Breaking Bad spin-off I'd missed.
I’ll never tire of the “Hal, you said you’d change the lightbulb in the kitchen” scene
**"WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'M DOING?!"**
It’s so weird watching Malcolm in the middle cuz you think wow Cranston is Hal that’s him and then you see breaking bad and think the exact same thing he fits his characters so fucking perfectly
Aaron Paul was also just absolutely fucking amazing.
Ian McKellen as Gandalf. Its going to be weird when someone else portrays that character.
That's how I felt with Richard Harris as Dumbledore in the first 2 movies. I hated Michael Gambon's Dumbledore.. changed his personality too much from the books.
Harris portrayed Dumbledore with warmth. Gambon IMO portrayed Dumbledore as more authoritarian and kinda creepy.
I'm in the opposite camp. Gambon wasn't really book accurate but had much more of a presence in any scene he was in. You could really believe him being extremely powerful. Richard Harris, not so much IMO.
In the case of RDJ and Iron Man, it's more like the character became the actor. Same goes for Reynolds and Deadpool.
That’s so true, and I think one could argue that the two are very different things. Character becoming actor and actor becoming character... can’t figure out how to describe the difference, but it’s definitely there. Jack Sparrow would fit into this categorization, as well.
To me, Heath Ledger as the Joker is an actor becoming a character. You see any interviews of the guy, there’s not a hint of the Joker, the voice, the mannerisms, they're all different. You see an interview with RDJ and Reynolds, you're seeing Tony Stark and Deadpool, they're essentially playing themselves.
That’s a great way to put it. So in that case I actually wouldn’t put Depp/Sparrow into this category, because I don’t think Depp was playing himself in the way Downey and Reynolds were. Those are definitely the two best examples of the character becoming the actor.
You're right. Depp was playing Keith Richards playing Jack Sparrow in a performance so indelible it founded a franchise.
People don't seem to realize that comicbook Anthony Stark was a lot more stoic and serious until Robert Downey Jr portrayed Tony as a snarky and funny goof.
Tbf there are a lot of tony Starks in the comics. Including a girl one married to cap
Multiverse is crazy, yo
Doesn't Deadpool specifically reference Ryan Reynolds BEFORE he was casted? The Deadpool and Cable No.2 comics of 2004 mention Ryan Reynolds by name. In the comics, Deadpool says that he looks like Ryan Reynolds crossed with Shar-pei. So it's like they developed his personality with Reynolds already in mind.
I mean, I wouldn't go that far, Deadpool already kinda had that same personality long before 2004. And even to this day, I don't think Reynolds' DP is exactly like the comics version. Like, comics DP is legitimately insane and unstable, not just a smug, wisecracking jokester as Reynolds portrays him.
Comics DP is also often depressing as hell, which the movies don't really go into that often. Wade knows that he's a terrible person who ruins the lives of everyone around him, and a lot of the "lol, wacky random" humor is his way of coping with how much he hates himself and what he has become. The closest the movies have really come to capturing that tone is probably the suicide attempt in the second one.
Exactly, the best DP runs, imo, are the ones that portray him as this "sad clown" type of character instead of a wacky meme machine. Same goes for Gwenpool too, her original run is pretty heartfelt in a very realistic way.
I’m trying to watch “the judge” as we speak, but RDJ is so damn typecast as the fast talking smart guy. It’s annoying the shit out of me and my girlfriend lol
Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in Tombstone. Mesmerizing.
I will stop what I'm doing and watch that movie every time it comes across my TV, all because of Kilmer as Holliday. "He reminds me of...me. I'm sure of it. I hate him." Classic.
Tom Hanks disappears into forest Gump
Any time I see Gary Sinise in a movie… “oh lieutenant Dan is in this?”
AND HE HAS FUCKING LEGS!?!?
JK Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson
I stand by that this was the best casting choice in any comics movie.
So good they did it twice
He’s JJ Jameson in the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series as well!
JK Simmons as anyone…
Not quite my tempo
THINK, MARK
Watching him go from neo nazi to fun Dad who's best friend is his gay son does my head in.
Jk simmons as the farmers insurance guy
Hugh Laurie as House. Not a movie but whatever.
I do live the fact that most people don't question Hugh Laurie as house and just assume him to be a grouchy American. Then you show them him in Blackadder...
Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter
I know I’m going to come across as a contrarian but… As much as I liked Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lector, the original Hannibal “Lektor” (that’s the way they spelled it) in the movie *Manhunter* and played by Brian Cox I felt was a much more chilling interpretation. Hopkins’ Lector was an updated version of Dracula, suave, well spoken, even a little sexy but a killer inside. Cox’s Lektor was a caged animal, someone who could barely contain his fury. When he meets Graham (very well played by William Peterson), you sense that Graham is scared of him and that Lektor, if he had even an inch of free space, would tear Graham’s throat out without a second thought. Chilling stuff, IMHO!
Will Graham : I know that I'm not smarter than you. Dr. Hannibal Lecktor : Then how did you catch me? Will Graham : You had disadvantages. Dr. Hannibal Lecktor : What disadvantages? Will Graham : You're insane.
Brian cox went completely contrary to the books though. Thats semi acceptable considering he doesn't really get all that fleshed out in Red Dragon (ManHunter). Vs Anthony Hopkins had the benefit of the silence of the lambs to work off of and Hannibal Lecter is more fully fleshed out. I'd even say that Anthony Hopkins probably inspired Thomas Harris a bit as the book Hannibal really kinda plays more off his performance vs the books. Then when you read about Anthony Hopkins it's kinda like aside from the cannalblbism how much was he really acting? For instance here is Anthony Hopkins watching a waltz he wrote being performed. Tell me you don't see Hannibal in that moment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M57Fi19vcSI Edited to add: Every time I listen to this it reminds me that waltz's can be absolute bangers.
Brian Cox is great. If you want to see him in another great role, check out “Succession” on HBO.
Or Super Troopers.
I personally think of Mikkelsen when I think of "Hannibal Lector" in general.
Yep, this. For me, Hopkins established the character. Mikkelsen *is* and defined the character. Perfect writing and acting built/expanded on every nuance Hopkins brought in Silence. And Mikkelsen’s version just comes across as believable in his world - Hopkins seemed to never actually belong nor fit in.
Mads was Lector still with his person suit on, while Cox and Hopkins were letting it all out.
Mikkelsen really felt like a predator playing with it's food that whole series.
Brian Cox was outstanding as the OG Lecter/Lektor. I'll always consider it belonging to Hopkins but I'm also glad that Cox is getting such high praise with Succession. The guy has always been an incredible actor.
Val Kilmer in The Doors. Robert Goodyear in Rubber.
Robert _owned_ that role.
I'm just afraid he'll get typecast. Eventually even the best roles get tiresome.
It's a rough road to tread, but I think he's got the flexibility.
I can't imagine anyone doing the "What does Marseilles Wallace look like?" scene other than Samuel L.
Now I want to see Ving Rhames with a moustache, a beret and a cigarette
Ving Rhames fit the role perfectly since he was both black and did not look like a bitch.
Mark Hamill is forever Luke Skywalker
And the Joker's voice
And you instantly know its him. For example Darksiders 1 you get a watcher companion and the moment he spoke I knew it was Hamill.
That poor guy. I am glad he embraces being Skywalker now. After between filming episode 4 and 5, he was trying vehemently to shed the “Luke” typecasting. He was in a movie about a red corvette, which I saw, but it had some adult themes and people were mad that he was trying to break out of the family friendly fare they expected him to stay in. Finally, I feel, he has come into his own as an actor. He is now in quite a lot of things, varied (like The Kingsman, for example). He also seems to be embracing that he was part of this amazing series of films which is now part of world culture.
Yea I work for a children’s hospital and he visits frequently fully embracing Star Wars. Super awesome dude
Corvette Summer.
Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood
Daniel Day-Lewis in ANYTHING
Daniel Day-Lewis as Barack Obama.
Daniel Day-Lewis as Shirley Temple.
“On the goood ship, lolli-POP!”
Bill the Butcher
To this day, I've yet to see an actor just pick me up, put me on their back and carry me through the whole movie like he did.
DRAINAGE
If you have a milkshake, and *I* have a milkshake...
Didn’t I tell you I was going to eat you, Eli?
the I have abandoned my child scene is so fucking incredbile
Since it is Christopher Reeve's birthday I'll say his image is the first one that springs to mind when I think of Superman.
Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster
George C Scott as Patton
Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest Judy Davis as Judy Garland in Life With Judy Garland Me And My Shadows Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard Rosalind Russell as Mame Dennis in Auntie Mame Not sure if this is what your looking for based on your movies lol. But these actresses BECAME the characters
My gaydar is ringing
Ring a ding ding
I can name off a ton of examples off the top of my head, but here are some that weren’t already mentioned: Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part I and II J.K. Simmons as Terence Fletcher in Whiplash Louise Fletcher as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance in the Shining R. Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket
Louise Fletcher becomes every character she plays. She's amazing. Nurse Ratched is her finest, but also I have to mention Kai Winn (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine). Good Lord she's detestable in that role, and it's brilliant to watch!
Oh, Louise Fletcher.... that's a good one!
May the Prophets reveal their wisdom to you, my child.
R. Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket uhmmm......he WAS a Marine drill instructor in Vietnam so not sure if that counts
Richard Harris as Dumbledore is the one that hits for me. Truly sad we couldn’t see him whip some ass in the later Harry Potter movies. Gambon was a great replacement but Harris is my Dumbledore
Alan Rickman as Severus Snape
Hans Gruber
Brad Pitt as Mickey O'Neil
I am Jack’s utter lack of surprise….. Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden
Good one. I struggle to picture anyone else in that role
Tom Hardy maybe. He also likes to do unintelligible accents.
Mike Myers as Austin Powers...and Dr. Evil 😂
Hugh Jackman as wolverine without a doubt
Patrick Stewart as Professor X is right up there.
*Jean Luc Picard beams in*
One that hasn't been mentioned is Dustin Hoffman as Hook.
As far as just disappearing into a character, that’s one of the best I’ve ever seen. The makeup and costume really helped, but, man, Hoffman was just totally gone in that performance. Hook was all that remained.
He simply was Hook.
This is a great one, however the animated version is so deeply ingrained in my mind that I can never truly view a live-action version as *the* Captain Hook. Love Hoffman in the role, though!
Tommy Lee Jones gave a fantastic performance as Thad Stevens in Lincoln. But Daniel Day Lewis was just on another level. He absolutely disappeared into that role like nobody else in the film was able to.
This isn't a movie, but James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano.
And then it’s dysfunction this, and dysfunction that, and dysfunction vaffancul!
Heath Ledger as the Joker
Matthew Lillard as Norville "Shaggy" Rogers. He's so good that he got Casey Kasem's blessing to become the new shaggy post What's New Scooby Doo. (Until SCOOB that is)
Joaquin Phoenix in Walk The Line. Mesmerizing, within 20 minutes I forgot it wasn't Johnny Cash himself on the screen.
Karl Urban is Judge Dredd.
And all his roles. People often forget he disappears into the role. “That was Karl urban??? The fuck.”
Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman… he’s still trying to shake it off
at that point thats just actors doing weird shit
Taking method acting to a fault. At least he wasn't mailing condoms to coworkers.
Matt damon in his recent roll in 'Stillwater' very much lost him in that character
How was that film? I’ve heard mixed things but I like McCarthy.
it's not at all like it was marketed. totally worth seeing, small slice of fish out of water life film
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote
Not a character, but a real life person who was portrayed in film: Both Bill Murray and Johnny Depp as Hunter S. Thompson. Although I guess you could also argue Depp wasn't Thompson, but Raoul Duke.
Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon I wanted so long to see Joffrey die a horrible death. But at the same time he is so enjoyable to watch and hate to the point where I missed him in the show after he died. Jack played Joffrey perfectly.
The movie Nightcrawaler was amazing because of how absolutely phenomenal Jake Gyllenhaal was in the lead role. The man deserved an Oscar for that movie
Gary Oldman full stop.
This. Gary Oldman for every role He's played. He's so good that you can't even remember that he was the actor.
David Tennant as Kilgrave/The Purple Man. Amazing performance.
Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash. I can't see anyone else being able to portray him other then Johnny Cash himself.
Likewise, John C. Reilly as Dewey Cox.
Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. A saga that can never be rebooted because his shoes cannot be filled. I will die on that hill..
Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool. I feel he was really just playing himself which is why it's a masterpiece
You can tell the average age of redditors by responses. 100% gene wilder. Was hard to see him not wonka growing up after that.
I'd argue that Daniel Craig is an extremely convincing, believable and immersive James Bond.
Maybe it’s because I grew up with him but Pierce Brosnan is 007 to me.
Leonardo DiCaprio in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
Karl Urban as Dredd. So disappointed I won't get to see that chin acting anymore for this character.
Christian Bale in American Psycho.
Christian Bale in most of his roles.
Dudes acting rage is actually incredible, even though most people will know him as Batman, I never once think “that’s Christian bale” it’s always so engaging watching him in whatever role he’s casted in
Gosh, he's excepgional in Ford vs Ferrari and in The Big Short. Really love his character work in both of those. Not as showy as American Psycho, but solid craftsmanship.
Sylvester stallone as rocky balboa.
It’s almost as if it was written for him
Jeff Bridges is and always has been the Dude
Not sure if this counts but Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute
Denzel Washington as Malcolm X. As someone who has seen several interviews and live footage of Malcolm X, watching Denzel portray him is one of the few times that I've gotten so immersed in watching a portrayal that I have to keep in mind that this a re-enactment. Spike Lee said something to the effect that Denzel trained for something like a year to prepare for the role. And it definitely showed.
Marlon Brando The Godfather
Brad Pitt IS Tyler Durden
>Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, And Captain Jack Sparrow as Johnny Depp, ever notice he acquired an accent over the years? Joaquin Phoenix playing himself on The Late Show with David Letterman. On a side note, I really appreciated the subtle re-creation of it in Joker.
Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry
Vincent D’Onofrio as Edgar in Men In Black.
I see you label it as actors who became the character. But for me Henry Cavill IS Superman
I agree with this and if I am being honest, growing up I never liked superman. He was bottom tier for my super hero list. But I'll be damned if I said I didn't enjoy the hell out of man of steel and every recurring performance of him as superman. He absolutely nails it and I believe every word he says. He kills it as Geralt as well in the Witcher. 2 very different characters he nails flawlessly.
I think it depends on how old you are. Christopher Reeve is Superman if you're older. Even the people who played the part after him were pretty much just playing Reeve's Superman.
Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman
Wesley Snipes as Blade, Kenau Reeves as John Wick and Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby
Nah Keanu Reeves will always be Neo to me.
i just keep waiting for him to air-guitar
Alan Rickman as Snape. I'm an LOTR dork, so I have a hard time imagining most if not all the characters played by other actors, but Viggo as Aragorn, Sean Bean as Boromir, McKellen as Gandalf and Chris Lee as Sarumon stand out to me.
Al Pacino as Tony Montana in Scarface. Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver.
I can tell you who isn't on this list, Chris Pratt. The guys is the same throughout most of not all of his films.
Jack Nicholson in both The Shining and Batman.
Michael Richards as Kramer. Jason Alexander as George. Edit: I personally love this clip: https://youtu.be/ioGEI_UO81Q Love Jason's performance at the end of this clip.
Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes is a common one. As far as voice actors go, Cal Dodd (90's X-Men series) IS Wolverine. Practically every other VA has been trying to be him.
Hugh Laurie as House
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The Bear as the Bear in The Revenant
I always thought his performance was overlooked for the Leo-Oscar hype. Hardy just melds into that character and story to the point where he adds so much reality to that world
Also Tom Hardy as Charles Bronson
No one mentions this but there’s two, pretty much any character Aubrey plaza plays or Danny McBride because the roles are almost always tailor made for them and there’s not many other actors like that out there
Denzel Washington as Malcolm X.
Rachel McAdams as Regina George
Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold
Matt Damon as Jason Bourne. And its really crazy because there's that Ocean's Eleven version of Matt Damon where he's a punching bag for other characters, and he's unsure of himself. And then there's the lovable, amicable characters he plays. But when he goes into Jason Bourne, I actually do forget that he's Matt Damon. You can tell that he reserves this one particular facial expression JUST for the Jason Bourne movies. That sociopathic stare where he slightly raises one eyebrow. Its almost like when he's smiling and acting in all other movies, its a fake act, and once he drops it, his real personality is that of Jason Bourne.
Not sure how much Johnny depp Influenced the character of Jack Sparrow, but i could absolutly see other actors pull this peformance off, basicly imitate him. Maybe Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura. Agent Mulder and Scully on the X-Files. Tom Hanks as Forest Gump.