28 Outstanding Roles That Literally Unthinkable To Recast

Recasting figures has to be the hardest profession in the world, even more, tough than firefighting. In history, we've seen Hollywood remake some of the most iconic characters, ruining them for us. Consider the case of Jared Leto, who was cast in the role of Heath Ledger and failed miserably.
There's always that one exceptional actor who succeeds to complete a character's shoes so brilliantly that no one else could have played it. They not only bring the character to life, but they also leave indelible imprints of their individual characteristics. And that leaves a lasting impression on the audience's memory. That's why it's extremely challenging to recast them! Take a closer look at these 28 characters who can't be replaced since their performers gave it all for the part.

#1 Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean series

#2 Alan Rickman as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series

#3 Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean in the live-action series

#4 Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

#5 Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson in Deadpool

#6 Harrison Ford as Dr. Henry Indiana Jones Jr. in the Indiana Jones series

#7 Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter series

#8 Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf in the Lord Of The Rings series

#9 Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump

#10 Sir Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean Luc Picard in the Star Trek series

#11 Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in the Game Of Thrones series

#12 Hugh Laurie as Dr. House in the series House

#13 Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator in the series Terminator

#14 Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in the X-Men series

#15 Christopher Loyd as Dr. Emmett “Doc” Brown in the Back To The Future series

#16 Tim Curry as Frank N Furter in The Rocky Horror Show

#17 Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams in the Addams family film

#18 Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in The Lord Of The Rings series

#19 Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice in Beetlejuice

#20 Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley in the Alien series

#21 Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

#22 Heath Ledger as the Joker in the Dark Knight

#23 Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance in The Shining

#24 André The Giant as Fezzik in The Princess Bride

#25 Jim Carrey as Stanley Ipkiss in The Mask franchise

#26 Bryna Cranston as Walter White in The Breaking Bad series

#27 Jody Foster as Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs

#28 Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin in the Police Squad! series and The Naked Gun movies