Miscast Actors/Actresses.

Richard Gere in Indecent Proposal.

I mean, come on, like he’d have to pay the woman a million pounds to sleep with him.

It should have been someone sleazy and repulsive.

Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher. Nothing like how he is described by the author

Allof the cast in the Inspector Lynsey mysteries.

Tamzin Outhwaite in anything.

Oh yes definitely Jack Reacher. Wasn’t he six foot four in the books?

Richard chamberlain as Ralph de Bricassart in the Thorn Birds.....he should have been dark haired and dark eyed and sexy ......

Oh, and Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple.

Aargh!

Haven’t read the books ...if there are any...but Brenda blethyn as Vera....her Geordie accent is awful so I never watched more than one episode.

Calendargirl

Oh, and Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple.

Aargh!

Oh I do agree ! In fact anybody but the wonderful Joan Hickson.

Peasblossom

Richard Gere in Indecent Proposal.

I mean, come on, like he’d have to pay the woman a million pounds to sleep with him.

It should have been someone sleazy and repulsive.

Wasn’t it Robert Redford?

I agree about Richard Gere though.

Pretty certain it was Richard Gere. I’ll look it up.

Ingrid Bergman as Gladys Aylward: 'Inn of the Sixth Happiness';
Meryl Streep as Donna(?) in 'Mamma Mia';
Lily James in most things recently;
Andie Mc Dowell in 'Four Weddings and a Funeral;

All of them good actresses, just wrong roles.

Uhtred in Bernard Cornwell’s Last kingdom series! In the books he towered over other men and his great height intimidated his foe. In the series he’s about the same height as the other characters.

I am used to it now and treat the books and tv series as two separate entities.

I agree Lucca. I watched one episode of Vera once. It made me cringe.

Oh no, it was Robert Redford, you’re right.

Oh well, someone pretty fanciable, anyway.

(though according to another thread we mustn’t say that any more?)

Vigo Mortensen as Aragorn in Lord of the Rings.

Far too weedy.

Peasblossom

Peasblossom

Vigo Mortensen as Aragorn in Lord of the Rings.

Far too weedy.

Weedy ?!!!

Yes sorry. Too short. Not grim and determined.

Sean Bean should have had that role and Vigo as Borodin.

Peasblossom

Oh no, it was Robert Redford, you’re right.

Oh well, someone pretty fanciable, anyway.

(though according to another thread we mustn’t say that any more?)

Peasblossom I remember thinking that at the time, as RR was quite dishy!

Love John Simm in everything.
Love Vera. Brenda Blethyn, for me, is excellent as her.Looking forward to series 11 next year.

Back to the thread: Andie McDowell in 'Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Andrea Lowe as DS Annie Cabbot in the DCI Banks series.
Nothing wrong with her acting, she just didn't fit the rôle.

Lucca

Richard chamberlain as Ralph de Bricassart in the Thorn Birds.....he should have been dark haired and dark eyed and sexy ......

As soon as I read the thread title I thought of this most terrible miscasting!

After all these decades

Gladys Aylward came to visit our chapel. Some of us were a bit confused as we’d seen the film. ?