Twitter Users Ponder Which Film Role Was 100% Perfectly Cast

By Petr Navovy | Social Media | April 11, 2023 |

By Petr Navovy | Social Media | April 11, 2023 |

By no means a novel topic, but nevertheless a bountiful well worth returning to, the topic of great casting was on Twitter’s mind recently again. Casting can make or break a production. Being able to see what a particular performer might be able to bring to a role, and to tenaciously follow the courage of those convictions, sometimes against all received wisdom and even powerful system pushback, might be one of the most underrated skills in the industry. So let’s take a minute to bask in the glorious chain of decisions and events that led to some of the finest role/performer combinations that ever were—or at least the subset of those that the hive mind of Twitter felt like spitting out this time:

What film role was 100% perfectly cast?

— Eric Alper 🎧 (@ThatEricAlper) March 31, 2023

And somehow the studio didnt want him. pic.twitter.com/PUROEZ6yMj

— Wesley Burton (@WLDB1988) March 31, 2023

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— M.C. Myers (@filmobjective) April 2, 2023

My uncle Denzel as Malcolm X pic.twitter.com/sI28bP7zhx

— Aaricka Washington (@aarickawash) April 3, 2023

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— Royalty (@chris_royal) April 3, 2023

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— Sam Hurwitt (@shurwitt) April 1, 2023

J.K. Simmons as Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man pic.twitter.com/jBaXLEZrVs

— Rah Willz (@rahwillz) April 3, 2023

Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka pic.twitter.com/8SfQAanFQR

— Rah Willz (@rahwillz) April 3, 2023

Ghassan Massoud as Saladin in Ridley Scott's 'Kingdom of Heaven' (2005). pic.twitter.com/7wewE1ZztW

— Jan-Albert Hootsen (@jahootsen) March 31, 2023

Harrison Ford as Indians Jones pic.twitter.com/lvlymVqtmM

— Rah Willz (@rahwillz) April 3, 2023

New Edition Story, from the kids to the adults, everyone understood the assignment.🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/MyVxCxfTPJ

— xxLexus🇯🇲 (@cassiexxlexus) April 2, 2023

Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark aka Iron Man pic.twitter.com/Fxa3Q6Dsuu

— Rah Willz (@rahwillz) April 3, 2023

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— Jai Kershner (@jaikershner) March 31, 2023

Both of them pic.twitter.com/jaofjFg51n

— Kira Buckland ★ 🦋 (@KiraBuckland) April 3, 2023

Walter “The Big Lebowski”

— Rena (@Rena_Silverman) March 31, 2023

Any Coen Brothers film.

— patrick (@knowitall143) March 31, 2023

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— Jake Oakman (@jakeoakman) March 31, 2023

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— Erik Gunn (@erikgunn) March 31, 2023

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— Reverend Matty (feat. Ludacris) (@reverendmatty) March 31, 2023

John Cazale as Fredo pic.twitter.com/MnVBBTWlnG

— Darryl Wharton-Rigby ダリル・ワートン-リグビー (@whartonrigby) March 31, 2023

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— O’Shea Jack(Nichol)son (@OsheaJacksonJr) April 3, 2023

Viola Davis in “The Woman King.”

— Bernice Hillier (@BerniceCBC) March 31, 2023

Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada. Hands down. pic.twitter.com/kpTDM9x2eg

— Montoya 🌻 (@monrail) March 31, 2023

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— Rockstars Cars (@Rockstarscars) April 3, 2023

John Malkovich in Being John Malkovich?

— MLB Cathedrals (@MLBcathedrals) March 31, 2023

Bruce Willis as "Korben Dallas" in "The Fifth Element" 😎 pic.twitter.com/3Xk6cfuNag

— skunktronix 🎮🦨 (@skunktronix) April 3, 2023

Jimmy Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life. pic.twitter.com/2LAcQ92TM1

— Jen Gomes (@JennieSays_) March 31, 2023

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— LKBracco (@BraccoCallaghan) March 31, 2023

Marlon Brando as colonel Kurtz.

— David Chaplin (@Davidchap9000) March 31, 2023

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— FlyNavyDawg (@HereForFootbal5) March 31, 2023

He is Winston. pic.twitter.com/gnWJ4xxKEf

— B. Valentine (@FreakySphere) March 31, 2023

Arnie as the T-800…. I know it’s soured a bit with all the crap sequels, but in original Arnie was pretty much unknown and then in T2 he was arguably the biggest star on the planet.. pic.twitter.com/3WEdEUfkHo

— Docypoos (@addiemac2020) April 3, 2023

Kathy Bates as Annie Williams in Misery

Kate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth in Elizabeth 1 & 2

— Vennie Kocsis (@VennieKocsis) March 31, 2023

Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf pic.twitter.com/S1CbSJsFJz

— Advokat Jimmy Schiöld (@SchioldA) March 31, 2023

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— Alex ⭐ (@Alex_ofischl) March 31, 2023

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— Blake Harris (@blakemharris) March 31, 2023

Russel Crowe and Paul Bettany as Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin in Master & Commander. Each of them individually is already amazing for their role, but their chemistry feels exactly like it is in the novels and makes this pairing perfect. pic.twitter.com/Xl2cEWVS5B

— jos (@wejustsmiled) April 2, 2023

jack black as kung fu panda pic.twitter.com/BvwKZ33Ciz

— Kung Fu Panda Fanboy (@KFP_Fanboy) April 1, 2023

Any time this question gets asked, this is always the first thing I think about…
Denzel in Training Day pic.twitter.com/ODVYxx9l23

— Brian Hynes (@brianhynes17) April 2, 2023

Jane Craig in Broadcast News, played by Holly Hunter pic.twitter.com/Rbp28uMIe4

— Lou (Succession Era) (@la_loulu) April 1, 2023

Jennifer Hudson, famously handpicked by The Queen of Soul herself, completely embodied Aretha Franklin — from her speech, to her walk, to her mannerisms, to her singing and performance style. She even learned to play the piano for the role. A master class portrayal! pic.twitter.com/N8Nm8Otqob

— The Princess of Soul (@princessofsoul_) April 3, 2023

Hugh Jackman as wolverine pic.twitter.com/yUCqu5vy3Q

— Dark demon22 (@DarkDe88997) April 1, 2023

Malcom McDowell as Alex in A Clockwork Orange. No question. pic.twitter.com/yE5c6wfxhy

— Ashleyn Lagerberg (@corybantic_lad) April 3, 2023

James Earl Jones as Darth Vader. Absolute perfection and iconic pic.twitter.com/AK6WYvSMoI

— AJ (@aj_zavala) April 1, 2023

Honestly, Robin Williams (RIP) as Genie in Aladdin. That role was quite literally made for him. pic.twitter.com/S8uD4IDqEf

— Jacob Von Pringleton (@WaterBlad64) April 2, 2023

Shelly Duvall as Olive Oyl. pic.twitter.com/qTdjseL97A

— Kasey Gifford (@Killskerry) April 2, 2023

Every role in Clue pic.twitter.com/jpn3m791Ys

— Creativity is Life (@CEqualsIxPSqrd) April 3, 2023

Wesley Snipes as Blade pic.twitter.com/Lq5Tq1jiC5

— Jay (@Jay_3085) April 2, 2023

The studio tried so hard to get other directors and stars, but Mary Harron stuck to her guns. Bale also wrote a letter to Leo DiCaprio to not take the role. I don’t think any other actor could have done what Bale did in AMERICAN PSYCHO pic.twitter.com/5EZPnLHQiz

— DeVaughn Taylor (@_daddydisco) April 2, 2023