The 10 most miscast movie characters of the 1990s
They torpedoed the films.
Author: Liam Gaughan Archives: 06/2026
The 2004 movie Halle Berry was begged to avoid at all costs: “It’s going to be the death of you”
She didn’t heed the advice.
The 2009 movie that made no sense to Chiwetel Ejiofor: “I couldn’t rationalise it at all”
He did a good job, all things considered.
The iconic sci-fi character James McAvoy volunteered to play: “I’m your man”
He could have been a Starfleet captain.
The movie character that terrifies Christopher Nolan “more than anything”
An unstoppable force of evil.
“This was something else”: the 2015 role that convinced Stellan Skarsgård to break a lifetime habit
It was a part he couldn’t pass on.
The 2000s horror movie that almost starred Tobey Maguire: “I flipped out”
He could have been a scream king.
The 2011 TV show Robert Redford refused to star in: “We tried desperately”
He didn’t have any interest.
“I was poison”: The 1982 movie that almost sent John Carpenter into early Hollywood exile
It’s one of his best films.
