Top 10 Most Disastrous Miscasts In Movie History
7. Scarlett Johansson — Ghost in the Shell
Scarlett Johansson wasn’t the only problem with Ghost in the Shell‘s casting, but she was the most prominent one. When Hollywood turned the iconic cyberpunk anime into live-action, they caught heat for “whitewashing” by casting Johansson as a character who’s Asian in the original. People are split on how offensive it really was since the whole point of the story is about a soul (“ghost”) inside a cybernetic body (“the shell”), but the fans were disappointed, and the controversy overshadowed the movie’s release.
8. Jesse Eisenberg — Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
The idea of casting Eisenberg as a younger version of Lex Luthor wasn’t entirely bad. It had sort of a “Silicon Valley tech bro” vibe to it, but then again, so did The Social Network, and Jesse Eisenberg already nailed that role. It’s too bad his Lex was all kinds of terrible, especially the down-spiraling.
9. George Clooney — Batman & Robin
Plenty of actors have donned the Caped Crusader suit over the years, with some nailing it and others—not so much. But if there is one thing most fans agree on, it’s that George Clooney’s Batman takes the cake as the worst of the bunch. On paper, he seemed like a solid pick, but his smooth, leading-man vibe just didn’t fit Bruce Wayne.
10. Robert Pattinson — The Twilight Saga
People hate the Twilight movies for a lot of valid reasons, and it’s mostly about how awkward Kristen Stewart was. But there aren’t too many complaints about how god-awful Robert Pattinson’s portrayal of Edward was. Bella is supposed to be this awkward teen, but Edward has been around for way longer, which means he should be quite the smooth talker, but instead, he’s this goofy and miserable sparkly bloodsucker who’s even more awkward than the teen he’s stalking.
