Best casting decisions

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Have been rewatching The Sandman on Netflix and am again blown away by Tom Sturridge as Dream/Morpheus. He's so incredibly otherworldly and compelling, such a great casting choice for that role.

Anyone fancy sharing their favourite casting decisions? (Or worst! 😁)

Totally agree, he was brilliant
I loved Gene Wilder

Also, although he's no longer 'acceptable'. Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects.

Alicia Silverstone in Clueless - perfect!

Not so much - Daphne and the mum in Bridgerton, can’t remember her name. Daphne looks like a child compared to her on screen lover and the mum just looks all wrong to me.

All of the above.

Gary Oldman in everything he’s done.

I still watch it now and it becomes more and more relevant.
Sir Humphrey was the original Spin Doctor…

Billy Bob Thornton in Fargo

Ian McKellen in LOTR

All the casting of the BBC His Dark Materials, apart from Roger (too young).

The whole cast of Near Dark

Meryl Streep as Florence Foster Jenkins.

Megan Follows as Anne of Green Gables

You have a point about Judy Garland maybe being a bit old to play the part, they had to bind her on her chest to make her figure appear less womanly. The things that the studios used to do to the actors on their books, back then, were astonishing.

David Suchet as Poirot

Alistair Sim as Scrooge

Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump

Totally agree with this. Pierce Brosnan is a fine actor but I think Ray Winstone would have been better. He's great at characters.

Sissy Spacek (Carrie)

Robert Powell as Jesus (Jesus of Nazareth)

The cast of Sex Education. All of them. But especially Adam and his Dad.

Gwyneth Paltrow in both Emma and Shakespeare in Love

Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper in The big bang theory. Likewise, the child actor, Iain Armitage who played "Young Sheldon". Both are perfect in the role.

BBT was brilliant in Fargo. In contrast Martin Freeman was a lightweight.

….and also @Matildatoldsuchdreadfullies
for nominating Joan Hickson as Miss Marple.
Worst ever : Nicholas Cage as Captain Antonio Corelli .

I mention this abomination every time there’s a similar thread …

The guy who played Joffrey in GoT.

Homelander in The Boys.

Phil Daniels..as Jimmy in Quadrophenia

All the cast of High Fidelity. The only book adaptation I’ve ever seen where the film characters were exactly as I’d imagined them.

Ralph Fiennes as Amon Goeth

Jeremy Irons in Margin Call

Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now

Ronnie Barker in every role he has ever played (was that really the same actor?)

Gary Oldman as Dracula

Christoph Waltz as Hans Lander & Melanie Laurent as Shosanna

Olivia Coleman in pretty much every role she has played.