cj_iwakura
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Sean Bean was absolutely inspired casting for Eddard Stark.
Can say that about just about anyone in GoT, really.
Can say that about just about anyone in GoT, really.
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Actors/Actresses in "Born to Play" Roles
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Last time there was a remake of Psycho we had Vince Vaughn as Norman. They might want to steer clear from that film for a while.
Ryan Reynolds and RDJ are basically Deadpool and IronMan, I don't really see Hugh Jackman as Wolverine (personality wise) but his face now is = to wolverine...
My contribution is everyone in this picture:
This is a good one. Perfect casting all the way through.
I saw Chuck and agree! I also like him as Ray Palmer on the various CW shows. But I still feel like he's got a great Superman performance in him that will likely never see the light of day now.
digitalrelic
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I believe that Sylvester Stallone was born to play Rocky:
He is Rocky, & Rocky is him.
He is Rocky, & Rocky is him.
Arnold as Conan
Except if you've ever read conan you would know hes very different from the arnold movies, as great as arnold was in them.
brochiller
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Michael Caine is Alfred to me.
Connery has Bond, Arnold as Conan and Jackman as Wolverine weren't so much born to play those roles as they were so good or popular in those roles, they completely changed the perception of what those characters were.
People don't picture the self-loathing Fleming character when you say "James Bond", they picture Connery. People don't picture a strategic genius when you say "Conan the Barbarian", they think "WHAT IS BEST IN LIFE?". People don't picture hairy, enraged midget when you say Wolverine, they picture a dismissive Hugh Jackman.
People don't picture the self-loathing Fleming character when you say "James Bond", they picture Connery. People don't picture a strategic genius when you say "Conan the Barbarian", they think "WHAT IS BEST IN LIFE?". People don't picture hairy, enraged midget when you say Wolverine, they picture a dismissive Hugh Jackman.
Carnby
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He was born to play The Italian Cuban.
Saoirse Ronan as Eilis in Brooklyn, to offer a more literal example. In the film (which I've still yet to see), Eilis is sent over to America by her sister in hopes of a better life and returns to Ireland following a personal tragedy; in real life, as Saoirse's explained probably 500 times since the film premiered at Sundance last year, her parents moved to America in the 80s due to Ireland being in the midst of a recession, but it was her mother that made the trip first as her sister bought her a plane ticket, and they eventually moved back to Ireland when Saoirse was around 3 (to Carlow, which is only around 20 minutes away from Eilis' hometown of Enniscorthy), plus by the time the film finally got off the ground, she had moved away from home herself and was having a tough time dealing with the very same type of homesickness Eilis experiences ("I wish I could stop feeling like I want to be an Irish girl in Ireland").
Rooney Mara was originally cast in the part.
Rooney Mara was originally cast in the part.
Kurt Angle
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idris elba
James bond
James bond
some good mentions already, gonna post a couple more
Gary Oldman - George Smiley
Laurence Olivier - Henry V
Edward G. Robinson - Little Caesar
Schwarzenegger - Terminator
Michael Sheen - Brian Clough
Sigourney Weaver - Ellen Ripley
Richard Harris - Albus Dumbledore (sigh)
Christoph Waltz - Hans Landa
Joe Pesci - various mafia guys
Ian McKellen - Gandalf
Bill Duke - Cooke
Gary Oldman - George Smiley
Laurence Olivier - Henry V
Edward G. Robinson - Little Caesar
Schwarzenegger - Terminator
Michael Sheen - Brian Clough
Sigourney Weaver - Ellen Ripley
Richard Harris - Albus Dumbledore (sigh)
Christoph Waltz - Hans Landa
Joe Pesci - various mafia guys
Ian McKellen - Gandalf
Bill Duke - Cooke
CaptainofIndustry
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and..the one true Superman
Spot on.
wanderingprostheyltite
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Nicholson as McMurphy comes to mind.
Also DDL as Daniel Plainview.
Also DDL as Daniel Plainview.
Zantetsuken
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Ryan Reynolds and RDJ are basically Deadpool and IronMan, I don't really see Hugh Jackman as Wolverine (personality wise) but his face now is = to wolverine...
My contribution is everyone in this picture:
I'll go a step further and say no one else could have been M. Bison as well. That movie is my guilty pleasure, thanks to Raul.
I know it's not a movie, but it should be
Larry David was born to play Larry David.
I gotta throw another one to the Coens.
Yeah, I think he's underrated for how well he fits with Cap as I interpret him.
Rami Malek as Elliot on Mr Robot
I mean he's even wearing his own hoodie on the show, so his look is almost as important as the acting. The show was dead in the water at the casting stage until he showed up.
So, so true. I found him compelling in The Pacific, but he really runs away with the show for Mr. Robot. He's a hugely talented actor.
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captain cold makes me never want to watch television ever again. just terrible
RustyNails
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DDL is obviously an all time great, but Bill the Butcher is my favorite character he has played.
ruthless
WhiteRabbitEXE
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"That's a Smith & Wesson. And you've had your six..."
As much as I love Connery, both as Bond and in general, I'd say that Pierce Brosnan was even more perfect for the role in every way (though Connery is really, really close). Which makes it so much more of a shame that his Bond movies were so fucking awful.
While he nailed the role for the earlier, idealized portrayals of Dumbledore, I think Michael Gambon ended up being a much better fit for the far more complex and flawed reality of the character in the end.
Cranston was perfection.
Well, the role was basically written with him in mind, but yeah.
No one else could have pulsed it off.Seriously, it's going to happen, right?
John Dunbar
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Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire
Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia
Renée Jeanne Falconetti in The Passion of Joan of Arc
Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia
Renée Jeanne Falconetti in The Passion of Joan of Arc
MrCunningham
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Also as Fred Flintsone
As much as I hated the Flintstones movie, John Goodman really was the only actor in 1994 that was capable of playing a live action Fred Flintstone.. They even nailed Rick Moranis as Barney.
jufonuk
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David Jason as Del Boy
http://youtu.be/63rcdLeXiU8
http://youtu.be/63rcdLeXiU8
MudoSkills
Volcano High Alumnus (Cum Laude)
Someone might have already said it, but even so it bears repeating:
Matthew Lillard as Shaggy in Scooby Doo.
Matthew Lillard as Shaggy in Scooby Doo.
George Oscar Bluth II
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DevilPower
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Amy Adams as Giselle in Enchanted.
She pulls off the naive and cliched disney princess act quite brilliantly. Plus it was her first major role in a movie so most people automatically associate her with Giselle even years later.
Not only did she give a solid performance but also did an amazing job as the songstress.
She pulls off the naive and cliched disney princess act quite brilliantly. Plus it was her first major role in a movie so most people automatically associate her with Giselle even years later.
Not only did she give a solid performance but also did an amazing job as the songstress.
tkscz
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Linda Hamilton as Sarah Conor
Came to post this. She did such an amazing job playing the tough, but still very emotional mom. When it was time to throw down, she went all in, and when it was time to break down, she went all in and she was believable every step of the way. Good narrator as well.
Wesley snipes made a Blade so perfect, Marvel went straight back to him the moment he got out of jail.
Shuggananas
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Some terrible choices in here
RDJ as iron man is fucking annoying, it's probably the writing but still.
RDJ as iron man is fucking annoying, it's probably the writing but still.
QuantumZebra
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Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke and Benicio del Toro as Dr. Gonzo in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
I knew somebody got there before I did
IMO their best acting jobs, period
teruterubozu
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Johnny Depp was terrible as Hunter S. Thompson. He can't play a junkie to save his life. An obvious sober man.
QuantumZebra
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Came to post this. She did such an amazing job playing the tough, but still very emotional mom. When it was time to throw down, she went all in, and when it was time to break down, she went all in and she was believable every step of the way. Good narrator as well.
Wesley snipes made a Blade so perfect, Marvel went straight back to him the moment he got out of jail.
Yea Snipes is the definitive Blade... so much so that anyone else will feel like a cheap knock-off.
Same with Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, (now) Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool.
Also ++ on Rami Malek for Mr. Robot.
then you gonna love this:
currently best casting on TV. So spot on.
Oh yeas this is an awesome image !
...what are you talking about ?????
HOW do you expect someone, who you KNOW don't know what you are talking about, discover what tv show this is ?
digitalrelic
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Just thought of this one:
I do feel like Peter Dinklage was born to play Tyrion Lannister. No one else could play the character like he does.
I do feel like Peter Dinklage was born to play Tyrion Lannister. No one else could play the character like he does.
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