Some of the biggest casting mistakes made in Hollywood movies

Some of the biggest casting mistakes made in Hollywood movies

When a director decides to create a Hollywood movie, they have a lot to think about: the budget, the set, and most importantly, the cast. It costs a fair amount of money to produce a movie, so every single decision needs to be made with care and precision. Even details that we, as an audience, don’t feel are very important, could be key to the movie either being a success, or a box office embarrassment. Some movies in the past have made the biggest mistakes when it comes to the casting choices. These mistakes led to a potentially incredible movie turning into an average bore. We’ve collected together some of Hollywood’s biggest casting fails.

[post_page_title]Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor[/post_page_title]

If you’re a comic book fan, you will know all about Lex Luthor. Being potentially the most notorious villain of all time, and the archenemy of Superman, whoever ended up playing him had a pretty big role to fill.

Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor

When fans saw that Jesse Eisenberg was to play the villain, people were hurt and disappointed. Film critics all over the world tore the movie, and Eisenberg, apart bit by bit, as they disliked his portrayal so much.

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