19 Roles Played Better By Somebody Else

Better casting choices that were literally right there.
19 Roles Played Better By Somebody Else

Some movies and shows are almost perfect. In some cases, there's an issue with historical accuracy or dialogue that absolutely flops. In these instances, our readers believe that the one thing keeping these films from being complete masterpieces is one actor who didn't quite fit in a pivotal role. We know, these movies were successful regardless, but we can't help but wonder what could have been. Who wouldn't want to see Laurence Fishburne as Mace Windu in Star Wars? Imagine how different Green Lantern would've been with Tom Cruise in the lead role instead of Ryan Reynolds. Would these have ended up as entirely different movies altogether? Maybe so. 

To that end, we asked our plasticians to remedy these situations by telling us the roles they think would've been better with another actor playing the part. Warning: Some of the suggestions are slightly unhinged, and proof that all decisions should not be left to the general public. 

SEVERUS 8NAPE PLAYED BY ALAN RiCKMAN Rickman was 55 SHOULD HAVE BEEN when he played a PLAYED BY character the same David TENNANT age as Harry's ecades
STTAR WARS In 1999, SAMUEL L. JACKSON starred as Jedi Master, MACE WNDU, the most non-Samuel L. Jackson character ever. He did the best he could.with
Mark Addy did a good job as King Robert Baratheon, but considering how George R.R. Martin wrote A Song of Ice and Fire after thinking about what Arago
Newt Scamander played by Eddie Redmayne He was fine, but nothing about his formance really made the Character pop, and his choice to FANTASTIC avoid e
Thought and knowledge were in her glance, as of one who has known many things that the years bring. J.R.R. Tolkien IORD OFR RINGS Jennifer Connelly'
Need a young Han Solo? Anthony ingruber looks like Harrison Ford, has already played a younger version of a Ford character, and does a great impressio
JESSICA CHASTAIN WILL PORTRAY THE GROWN UP BEVERLY MARSH IN IT CHAPTER 2 But SOPHIA Lillis, WHO PLAYED BEVERLY IN THE FIRST FILM, LOOKS MORE LIKE A YO
BEN AFFLECK WAS GREAT AS BATMAN, BUT JON HAMM WOULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH BETTER CAPED CRUSADER. JON HAMM LOOKS MORE LIKE THE COMIC BOOK VERSION OF THE CHA
Patrick Stewart would've been a better choice than John Noble for Denethor in The Return of the King. His stage experience would've supplied the role
AodGn fny Gen e SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLAYED BY Gabriel Iglesias PLAYED BY Will Smith His ripped abs aren't reminiscent of Genie's fluffy waist His knack
DOCTOR STRAINGE GOT THE PART! SHOULO'VE HAD IT! BENEDICT OSCAR ISAAC CUMBERBATCH HAS ALL THE CHARM, IS ALWAYS GREAT, LOOKS, SMARTS AND BUT HE WAS A LO
CRACKEDC COM. SHOULD'VE PlAYED JOKER IN SUICIDE SQUAD DAVE FRANCO SUICIDE SXUAD HE'S GOT THE SMILE THE HUMOR, HE COULD VERY EASILY SliP INTO THIS ROLE
Don Cheadle would have been a much better choice for Robert CRAGKEDON Neville in I Am Legend than Will Smith. Cheadle's emotional range i's much wider
TOM CRUISE, NOT RYAN REYNOLDS, SHOULD HAVE PLAYED HAL JORDAN IN THE GREEN LANTERN. CRUISE LOOKS MORE LIKE THE COMIC BOOK AND ANIMATED VERSIONS OF HAL
CHRISTIAN GREY Jamie Dornan looked like he was struggling with the darkness of the role to the point where his discomfort was almost palpable. Henry C
CRACKED Khan Noonien Singh played by Benedict Cumberbatch. Khan Noonien Singh should have been played by Kal Penn, or somebody remotely resembling a g
ALEXANDER was described as being a young blond man possessed of such beauty as to be plausibly the son of a god, and of charisma so powerful he could
There are so many great dwarf actors in the world ded not one of them got to play a hobbit or even a dwarf!
AGENT 47 Keanu Reeves would have played a better Agent 47 than Timothy Olyphant. Reeves' trademark stoicism and deep voice are the exact character tra
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