The Worst Casting Ever! Reacting to Your Picks for the Worst! 

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After seeing Hayden’s line delivery in Kenobi and Ahsoka I def think he mastered Anakin. I mean his ability to tweak his performance to mimic the clone wars Anakin was just perfection

Worst Castings in Hollywood 1. Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face 2. Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luther 3. Jared Letto as The Joker

Topher Grace would've been a good Peter Parker ironically enough

I’m tired of people saying that Henry Cavill was a bad Superman he wasn’t. He brought his own take on the character. Though many may not have liked it because some say it tarnishes Superman’s reputation. I really loved man of steel.

Hayden was never bad! It was the dialogue!

One of the worst casting for me ever was Kristen Wigg as the Cheetah in Wonder Woman 1984. Her skill set as an actress and comedian did not fit at all for that character whatsoever.

An interesting idea for a video would be "Casting Choices You Were Shocked Turned Out Well"

Perhaps Hayden was miscast at the time, but he’s definitely grown into the role. If there’s one thing the Disney+ shows did right, it was giving him opportunity to return to the role as a more experienced actor. His performance was easily the best out of any actor in the Ashoka series (well maybe except for Ezra’s actor, he was pretty great too).

Winning an "oscar" these days doesn't carry the same weight as it used to.

For me Emma Watson as Belle in Beauty and the Beast. Let me say first Emma is not a bad actress. She was a good Belle. But Beauty and the Beast is a musical with some big songs. Emma is not a great singer by any means. They should have cast somebody who had some musical experience.

Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face is another one. His version of Two-Face was goofy. Two-Face is not goofy. Aaron Eckhart was the best Two-Face in live action. He nailed the character to a T.

Henry Cavill was right for Superman. He just got caught in bad writing. Same goes for Ben Affleck. He was right for Batman. He just got caught in bad writing.

Jonathan Groff as Smith in The Matrix Resurrections. I still do not forgive WB for not delaying the movie or trying to find a way to work around Hugo Weaving's schedule to bring him back. No one can do Smith like he did and it showed with Groff's performance. It felt like he was trying too hard to be Hugo Weaving and it took me out of the movie. Also, idk if it was a direction thing or not, but the dude cannot do fight scenes. It looked so off in that bathroom fight

Love the fire effect on your TV in the background! Really sets the mood. 😅

Hayden is one of the best casting decisions of all time I really can't imagine anyone else in the role of Anakin

Love this kinda video, I have to do something currently but I can’t wait to watch this tonight!

Hayden is perfect as Anakin. The dialogue is cheesy but its not his fault. I think he is amazing

In the Last Airbender Shymanlan made mainly four absolutely terrible choices in regards to the talent: - for Aang, the main character of his then planned trilogy he casted a kid only experienced in martial arts, no acting ability was taken into account - for Sokka, my favourite character from the show, he picked Alice's boyfriend from the twilight Saga - for Katara he chose the girl that would eventually play mark walberg's daughter in transformers age of extinction - and finally for Zhao, my favourite villain from the series, he hired the pizza guy from Spiderman 2 to play this intimidating villain

Anna Paquin as rogue

Hayden Christensen in my opinion is way better in ROTS than in AOTC (he’s pretty cringy in AOTC)

Now some of these are bad castings, Holland & Wahlberg as Nathan and Sully, Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, The Last Airbender cast. But then some like Brie Larson as Captain Marvel, Henry Cavill as Superman, even Hayden Christiansen as Anakin felt more like they had potential but were let down by bad writing. Even with you mentioning Ewan McGregor, yeah he was under the same direction and still did fine, but he also didn’t have some of the worst dialogue in the prequels. Like some truly awful castings from the top of my head: Jessica Alba as Sue Storm in the Fantastic Four movies and Mila Kunis as The Wicked Witch in Oz the Great and Powerful.

Jesse Eisenberg deserves to be mentioned for his role of Lex Luthor

Jared Leto was completely redeemed with ONE scene in Zack Snyder's Justice League. That was masterful work and truly the most insane Joker to date.

Here are my reactions to these Worst Casting Picks: 1: As someone who grew up with the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, mainly Revenge of the Sith, I have always had a lot of love and nostalgia for those films. While far from perfect, I still respect what George Lucas was trying to do and I’d even say that all 3 films are light years ahead of the majority of Disney’s Star Wars! As for Hayden Christensen, I don’t think he was as bad as some people make him out to be. I think a lot of it does come down to the writing from Lucas, but I would say that Christensen is far better in Revenge of the Sith than Attack of the Clones! Since the prequels, I think that Hayden has really grown into the role and by improving on his craft, he has finally become accepted and beloved by fans. 2: I agree with your thoughts on this one Sean. George Clooney is basically Bruce Wayne in real life so I’d say the casting was almost pitch perfect BUT the film as a whole is straight up BAD! Ultimately, I feel as if Clooney was the right Batman in the wrong film. 3: I don’t really have any real connection to The Last Airbender franchise so I wouldn’t really know if the whole cast was horribly miscast or not. All I know is that the 2010 film was pretty bad! 4: I personally do not like Brie Larson anyway so I would definitely say that she was the wrong choice to play Captain Marvel. I can’t quite put my finger on it but she just doesn’t have any likability or charisma whatsoever that makes you want to root for her or even care about her as this character. We are three films in now with her as this character and it still isn’t working! 5: As a big fan of the Uncharted game series, I 100% agree that both Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg are horribly miscast here! I do like both actors in general but they do not resemble Nathan Drake and Sully in any way whatsoever. The funny thing though is that I do think that Marky Mark would have been better cast as Nate, and Tom could have played him as a kid in some flashback scenes which could have worked out better than what we got! 6: As much as I actively despise Jared Leto’s Joker and the original Suicide Squad film, I do still believe that Leto could have been a good Joker if it wasn’t for the direction that David Ayer chose to go with. But everything about Leto’s Joker is just WRONG! 7: I have never seen Bram Stoker's Dracula so I can’t comment on this one. 8: I am an active defender of Spider-Man 3 to be honest. I don’t think it is nearly as bad as many people make it out to be! It has its issues but I still think it delivers a satisfying conclusion to that trilogy of Spider-Man films. I also have never really understood the hate for Topher Grace as Venom either. I think he delivered exactly what the film was supposed to convey, he was the Anti-Peter. He was basically what Peter would have ended up being if he didn’t remove the Black Suit. 9: Those Hot Take choices are madness! 10: While I was initially nervous about Will Smith playing the Genie, he ended up really surprising me and quickly became easily the best part of the whole film! 11: Before Man of Steel, I was never really a Superman fan. But it was Henry Cavill who made me the Superman fan I am today. I think he was perfectly cast and it’s such a shame that he wasn’t used to the fullness of his potential. 12: Stephen Amell as Casey Jones in a live action Turtles film should work but for whatever reason it doesn’t! 13: While I don’t completely hate the Lex Luthor from Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice as much as seemingly everyone else does, I do agree that Jesse Eisenberg was horribly miscast here!

The “Uncharted” movie is the worst Tom Holland as Spider-Man, NOT Nathan Drake And Mark Wahlberg as Fake Ass Sully They were chosen ONLY because they are celebrities

I still don’t understand the hate that Topher Grace gets as Eddie Brock. I know he’s not comically accurate, but I don’t think that’s what Sam Raimi was going for. He was trying to make a story of Peter becoming Flash Thompson, and he made Eddie Brock the nerd who Peter would bully. So, Eddie Brock in Spider-Man 3 is supposed to feel like another Peter. As a result, Topher Grace does a great job as the snarky photographer. If you want further details on why I think it works, check out Gubz’s video where he defends Spider-Man 3.

Hayden Christensen is not bad. It's the direction he was given, He did a good job in Revenge of The Sith and the shows.

This was a great video! Love the discussion, killed it!

That guy who played cyclops in x men first class. Terrible. He needs to be a leader, strong, tall, muscular, extremely handsome. Not insecure and fragile and anxious. Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse was awful too. He's supposed to be huge, not a short guy. Casting for that whole x men younger franchise was pretty awful overall. psylocke, storm, angel, jean grey, beast. all terrible

Hayden Christensen was literally The Perfect Anakin. Everything He said and everything He did was exactly what George Lucas wanted The Character of Anakin to be like. And especially with The Disney Plus Shows He just Proves how Good of an Actor He is. George literally said that The Story of Anakin Skywalker is The Story of Star Wars And if You don't like Hayden, That's fine but He Perfectly Embodied who Anakin Was.

Topher grace is probably number 1 for me. Even as a kid i had no idea what they were doing

I'll say this about Hayden. While I thought he was pretty bad in "Attack Of The Clones," I think he was really the heart in "Revenge Of The Sith," especially during the 3rd act.

In terms of Hayden, I HIGHLY recommend people check Shattered Glass out. He turns a MUCH stronger performance in that, and that was around the same time as the prequels. I agree with others, he grew into the role more with time. Also, I met him at Fan Expo Dallas last year, and he’s such an awesome guy in person. I hope he gets a legitimate comeback in the near future.

Topher Grace as Venom was a really odd casting choice

Chloe Grace Moretz as Carrie is one of the worst casting choices of my generation. Followed by whoever the girl is they casted as Azula in the Avatar Live Action series. That chick could've been anyone else in the series,but making her Azula opened her up to Audience backlash that was deserved because she doesn't look like her at all.

Leto Joker in ZSJL was really good would have loved to see Ayer original cut with Leto Joker

Topher Grace as Eddie Brock works and I’ll die defending it.

It’s hilarious how for the DCEU they did some of the best casting for the main trio of characters and some of the worst casting for their villainz

Another fantastic video! Thank you!

Love it. Great points about Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor under the same circumstances but not receiving the same criticisms. Great work as always, Sean!

In recent years Tom Holland as Nathan Drake is easily the one that comes to mind first. Makes zero sense.

Hey Sean, you should check out the short film of Uncharted that had Nathan Fillion as Nathan Drake. That should have been made into a full-length feature instead of what we actually got.

While Cavill’s Superman is terrible IMO, it’s not his fault. It was a great casting, Snyder and Goyer just destroyed the character. I wish Cavill had gotten a chance to play the real Superman, but after he killed Zod in MOS that was just never going to happen, his character was tarnished. Hoping James Gunn can redeem Superman and make the first good live action Superman movie since Superman II. I just want to see a Superman who is infinitely good like the one in STAS and All-Star Superman. At least we’ve been getting that with My Adventures With Superman.

Cavil sucks as Clark Kent unless you think Superman is just a lifeless buff guy. Zero charisma whatsoever, you don't understand Superman if you think that's a minor issue.

I’m kind of in the middle with Hayden Christensen I don’t think he was great but I don’t think he was horrible either. I kind of think he was OK.

Great casting ruined by terrible writing - Hayden as Anakin, Affleck as Batman and Cavill as Superman

For me one of the worst casting Taylor Kitsch as Gambit in X-men Origins: Wolverine.

I think Henry Cavill did a good job, but I do think the direction he was given left a lot to be desired. Overall, I wouldn’t say he was miscast, I say that it was a fumble on the part of WB, Snyder, Goyer, etc, going with the type of story and overall direction that they went with. I think with better storytelling and direction, his performance would’ve shined through better

Alan Rickman as Snape was great, and RDJ as Iron Man fit his personality, so it is perfect casting. Johnny Depp was also perfect for the role. I disagree with all three.

I think Topher Grace worked for what they were going for in that movie because he looks a lot like Tobey Maguire in many ways so it was cool to have him be the anti Peter Parker in a sense

After later movies I think cavil got better as superman, but I agree with the statement in man of steep he was very wooden and I don't think he fit the bill as superman Was proven wrong later, but in thaylt initial movie I think it was snyder's direction and the script that made cavil's superman turn out the way it did

I still dont have any interest in watching the uncharted movie because of the casting. So so off-putting to me

I can’t deny that Hayden Christenson’s performance as Anakin was bad, but it’s hard to blame him when the material he had to work with was so bad. Nobody could make the sand monologue sound cool.

18:40 You brought up some interesting stuff here, would you be willing to make a video on your ideal DCEU or how it could’ve gone well?

If uncharted wasn’t supposed to be an adaptation of the game, it would have been great. Personally I love this movie (I haven’t played the games but I know fans don’t like the casting) the story, casting, action and comedy was perfect. If I wasn’t called uncharted it would a been a solid 9/10 movie in my opinion

15:45 thought you said Alan ritchinson as snape and i was very confused on when that happened and why i havet seen it.... also i want to see that movie

Im gonna get crucified for this but Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker. Most of the love for him is nostalgia. He looked way too old in 2002 to have been cast to play a 17 year old, and lacks the charisma, charm, and quipiness that define Spider Man in the comics. He was just meek, stiff, and awkward for the whole trilogy except for when he has the symbiote suit. I think they overcorrected with Andrew Garfield and made him too cool (but that's still more entertaining than too meek), and got the perfect mix with Tom Holland. It helps that he finally actually looked like a teenager too. His performance is way closer to Yuri Lowenthal's in the PS4 games and most of the good animated shows than Tobey or Andrew were

Leto was trash as joker. Overrated actor in general.

Some people say that it makes sense for Anakin to sound subdued but there is a difference between being subdued and being wooden and bland, and none of the other actors who play Jedi sound nearly as wooden and bland as he does, and this is also true for Rosario Dawson as Ashoka. 5:14 If you were able to resist using that meme you would deserve every award in human history. 7:04 Second verse same as the first. 12:17 Now I can't say this for certain because the book is a non-auditory medium but I'm pretty sure Johnathan Harker never had a bad accent. 14:09 Topher Grace isn't a bad actor but he's anything but an asshole, hater, spiteful, douchebag, jealous, paranoid, bodybuilding, intimidating supervillain 16:00 Third verse same as the first. 23:07 You mispronounced it it's Suckerberg, not Zuckerberg. 24:11 Like Billy Bob Gates, and everyone's favorite embryo in a man's body (which is a statement that incredibly offensive and mean to embryos), Elon Musk.

I agree on Jard Letto as The Joker. He was not The Joker, not even close. His Joker laugh was even horrible. There's a lot of great Joker's out there. Letto is not one of them.

Shirley MacLaine as the Indian princess in Around the World in 80 Days. My God, that was BAD! 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Hayden was a victim of poor writing and direction. Before I saw him in ahsoka I woukd have agreed after I think he was a good anakin

Topher Grace woulda been a better Flash Thompson LMAO

Don’t see how people can say Hayden is the problem in the prequels when there was clearly lots of problems with George Lucas and what he wanted from Hayden

Sean, I posted this one on Twitter, but one for me that still sticks out like a sore thumb is Darryl Hannah in Wall Street (1987). Sean Young even kept telling Oliver Stone to give her the part, but Young even showed up late and unprepared. Stone even admitted that everyone told him Hannah was miscast and also admitted that he was too proud to replace her.

Halloween 3 reference 😂

Hayden Christensen played Anikan Great, he did a Great Job.

Hayden as Anakin was just unwatchable. Idk if i should blame hayden for the awful performance or George's bs script Jared leto in superhero stuff was awful casting Jessie Eisenberg as lex

Kirsten Dunst as MJ in the raimi trilogy I know she played gwen stacy, but bryce dallas howard would've been a way better mj in those films

Henry Cavill as Superman was not a bad casting, but the writing and direction he was provided led to a mediocre end result.

I think the two people who worked best in the prequels were Ewan McGregor and Ian McDiarmid. I think Hayden got so much hate because he shared so much of his screen time with those two. I think a lot of it is the dialogue and direction from George Lucas, but Hayden’s struggling was really highlighted because he was constantly with the two people who made it work the best.

Where is Ezra Miller as the Flash

It was highly cathartic to hear about Eisenberg as Lex Luthor; I've been saying this for ages now and honestly haven't seen anyone else call this out.

Hayden christensen is awesome as anakin he can show emotions in his face alone

The hate for Brie Larson as captain marvel drives me crazy. She is literally a very well deserved Oscar. Captain marvel is unlikeable and arrogant but thats 100% the writers fault. It has absolutely nothing to do with Brie. Brie is just doing what she's been told and acting how her character has been written. Thats it. She is an amazing actress and a great person its just they keep making her look bad in the movies, which admittedly is seriously bizzare especially after all this time

Its so funny that even teen titans go said that Leto was not a good joker

Knowing Snyder, the Luthor casting was probably his first choice as well

Hayden, at best, has always been a mediocre actor. Not only was the dialogue and characterization around Anakin completely garbage, but a character that complex and pivotal was always going to be too tall of an ask for an actor of Hayden’s caliber.

For me I think Hayden did a good job, well I did grow up with Hayden so I do have some biased but I will admit it he wasn’t great in AOTC some stuff is very questionable though I do think he was given Worse material then the other actors in that film. I think he did a decent job mainly in the Second half of the film. I think though he did a much much better job in ROTS maybe he was just directed Better in that one or maybe he was just a better actor or maybe he just was more used to playing the character idk but I think overall he did a pretty good job. if he was how he was in AOTC as he was in ROTS then I would say he did a really good job but some stuff in AOTC in like I said questionable.

I don’t see any other actor playing Anakin honestly

For me, the biggest movie miscast that was not mentioned on this list would have to be Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum as the Phantom and Christine Daae in the 2004 Phantom of the Opera movie. Both characters are described as having amazing singing voices (comparable to heavenly angels), but it is said that Butler only had four singing lessons before filming started and ultimately gave what many would consider one of the worst vocal performances in film. As for Rossum, while she had a nice voice, it’s not much to write home about and lacked the strength and power required for the character, especially when compared to an actual opera singer or other actresses who have played Christine for the stage production.

I like these style videos. Also, you mentioned there will be blood and I want you to watch and rank all of Paul Thomas Anderson’s movies. I know they’re probably not exactly your thing but it’s peak.

You know who should've played Eddie Brock? John Cena

Just because Hayden Christensen came out with a good performance later does not mean his initial performance and casting was good. It is possible to fix what is broken. Even if other stuff gets broken in the process like it did with that show.

Its Mark Whalberg for me they turn sully into him instead of him into sully

I firmly believe most terrible castings and performances can be boiled down to director and script

To the people who don’t like Hayden Christiansen, “if you are not with me, then you are my enemy!”

I think a big part of the Jesse Eisenberg and Jared Leto that failed is the studio interference. David Ayer has talked about it Zack Snyder talked about it some was the writing but i think the studio wanted to be marvel so badly it hurt 2 great actors that never actually got a chance look at the Snyder Cut it was much better then pervious movies.

I have a couple picks: Keanu Reeves as Constantine, Sofia Coppola as Mary Corleone in Godfather 3 and Emma Watson in Beauty and The Beast 2017

Love this channel

I completely agree with you on Brie Larson. I've got nothing against her or the character, and I think she's a talented actress but man was she miscast. This character should be charming and empowering and fun to watch and you want to go on these adventures with her and like her, kind of like Leia in Star Wars or Katniss in The Hunger Games. But her performance is wooden and detached, which I can understand for the first movie since she was taken in by the Kree and taught to control her emotions and has been essentially amnesiac but she just doesn't do it as the character. I don't buy her as this cocky, fun-loving jet pilot turned superhero. I think someone like Yvonne Strahovski from Chuck or Natalie Dormer would have been better in the role.

Another great George Clooney performance is in Oceans 11. Super charming and definitely rich Playboy vibes.

I’m so curious who people would have preferred at the time instead of Henry Cavill.

Henry Cavill is a great Superman. Amy Adams is a great Lois Lane. Together there was ZERO chemistry between them… of any kind let alone romantic.

What about that guy from the live action aladdin film that played jafar?

I was a kid when the prequels came out. They were bad then they are still bad

Joshua Jackson would’ve been the perfect Anakin Skywalker. He has charisma and a much better actor.

Lindsay Lohan as Tina Turner Ben Affleck as the devil Letitia Dean as Marilyn Monroe

I think the problem w/ Prequel Anakin wasnt the casting. It was dialogue and directing Dialogue b/c if the line the Actor is supposed to say is cringe AF, then it will come off cring AF Directing b/c if the director has the Actor say a cringey line in a cringey way, then it REALLY comes off cringe AF. Not gonna say Hayden was perfect. But i think most the Prequel's problems boil down to cringey dialogue and/or directing