“I couldn’t get over the fact that the leading guy was the weirdo with the boards from Love Actually.” https://t.co/RAVePZMFkN
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) September 3, 2023
Reddit asked r/popculturechat, “What’s your favorite casting that you initially thought was wrong?” Here are 5 of BuzzFeed’s picks…
1. Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise in It
“He was so young and handsome, I genuinely couldn’t see it until the first trailer was released.” —u/Murky_Translator2295
2. Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight
“I’m really surprised this isn’t number one in this thread. The public response to his casting was not good, to say the least.” —u/americanslang59
3. Ben Affleck as Nicholas Dunne in Gone Girl
“I’ve never liked Ben Affleck, I don’t know why but there’s just… Something there I don’t care for. But when I read the book after watching the movie, I thought they did a perfect job casting him. He’s perfect as Nick (another fictional man I don’t like and am incredibly unimpressed with).” —u/thecavalieryouth
4. Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen in House of the Dragon
“I was so wrong about Matt Smith as Daemon.” —u/gollumey
5. Samuel L. Jackon as Nick Fury in The Avengers
“An upgrade from the David Hasselhoff version.” —u/ezio8133
Head to Reddit or the source above for the rest.
