9 Times Viewers Wanted to Yell at Directors About Casting Results 

It is said that the single most crucial aspect of a film is its cast. It’s because even movie producers with professional directors, huge budgets, amazing scripts, and high-tech special effects will fail spectacularly without having the right actors. At that time, all it takes is a single miscast to bring a good movie down.
Sometimes, viewers become those who have a clear-sighted vision, anticipating whether or not the movie is successful. They happen to be right that the film becomes a box-office bomb. However, sometimes their opinions turn out to be misplaced and it is a huge hit. Regardless of the result, many viewers confess that it made their hearts sink and threw the movie in the trash.
Below are 9 times fans got unhappy with casting results. If you're looking for more, read these articles now: Actors Cast For a Movie Was a Huge Disappointment and 15+ Movie Roles That Left the Audience Really Disappointed.

#1 Tobey Maguire — Spider-Man

Source: © Spider-Man 3 / Paramount Pictures

The iconic character has already been portrayed by 3 actors so far, one of them is Tobey Maguire. When he got the part, a great number of fans were angry, they couldn’t imagine him being a superhero. However, eventually, people changed their opinion. While critics say that the trilogy with Maguire is the best so far, fans are even petitioning for the actor to appear in the Marvel Universe.

#2 Tom Cruise — Lestat

Source: © Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles / Warner Bros.

Anne Rice, the author of the vampire novels wanted Julian Sands, Jeremy Irons, or Daniel Day-Lewis to portray the role of Lestat. So, it was a huge disappointment for her when she knew that Tom Cruise took on the part. Many fans agreed with her.
In an interview for Playboy, producer David Geffen said, “I get all these letters from people in Anne Rice’s fan clubs who are unhappy about Cruise playing Lestat. They wanted Julian Sands. But the director casts the movie, not the fans.” After all, Geffen made the right decision due to Cruise’s incredible performance while Anne Rice admitted that she was mistaken.

#3 Heath Ledger — Joker

Source: © The Dark Knight / Warner Bros.

Many might not notice that Heath Ledger is the only comic book movie actor to win an Oscar. But when first got this role, producers and fans didn't believe in him but just Christopher Nolan did. It was supposed that Ledger’s previous dramatic roles wouldn’t allow him to turn into the crazy villain. However, when the first teaser trailer was released, all fans changed their minds. A huge “thank you” to Nolan and Ledger who proved people were awfully mistaken!

#4 Hugh Jackman — Wolverine

Source: © The Wolverine / Twentieth Century Fox

It’s hard to believe but true that we almost couldn’t see Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. Not only the studio and fans doubted his talent, but even his wife used to be against the part. In fact, Dougray Scott and Russell Crowe were offered the role but they turned it down, and eventually, it went to Hugh Jackman. Fans felt disappointed when knowing that news. However, it turned out that the actor reprised the role for nearly 2 decades. He’s also been given a Guinness World Record for having the longest career as a live-action superhero.

#5 Robert Downey Jr. — Tony Stark

Source: © Iron Man 2 / Marvel Studios

It’s hard to imagine someone else playing “a billionaire, playboy, and philanthropist” as Downey. When taking on the role, he had a quite bad reputation, abusing banned substances. That made him a really unreliable actor in fans’ eyes. At that time, director Jon Favreau championed the actor, As a result, fans got one of the most charismatic on-screen characters of their time.

#6 Robert Pattinson — Edward Cullen

Source: © Twilight / Lionsgate

When sharing how fans felt “unanimous unhappiness”, Robert Pattinson just smiles. According to the actor, he couldn’t buy a house and live forcibly in hotels to avoid paparazzi and crazed fans.

#7 Naomi Watts — Princess Diana

Source: © Diana / Ecosse Films and co-producers

To fulfill the role of Princess Diana perfectly, Naomi Watts spent a lot of time watching archive videos with Diana. Despite all her efforts, critics were merciless, calling the movie a catastrophe. Finally, the actress agreed with them. She realized that not everyone could embody it on screen.

#8 Lindsay Lohan — Elizabeth Taylor

Source: © Liz & Dick / Larry A. Thompson Productions and co-producers

Lindsay Lohan got most of the negative reviews because of her terrible acting in the movie “Liz & Dick”. The pickiest commenters said that the actress’s voice was too rough and coarse to play Taylor who has a soft voice and slight accent.

#9 Dakota Johnson — Anastasia Steele

Source: © Fifty Shades of Grey / Focus Features

Right after its premiere on the big screen, “Fifty Shades of Grey” got a lot of harsh criticism and most of them were belong to Dakota Johnson, who portrayed Anastasia Steele. Viewers said that her acting was so boring and she had a “sour face” for most of her screen time.