Robin Williams as Genie. Watched Aladdin again last night with my kids and honestly got teary-eyed. Other voice actors have tried, but his improvisation and that manic energy mixed with genuine heart was lightning in a bottle. Will Smith’s version just made me miss Robin even more.
More than one actor. Most of the cast in the 1994 mini series “The Stand”. They all filled their roles perfectly.
And when the remake came out, the only person who did a really good job at portraying the old actor was Brad William Henke, who played Tom Cullen. He’s the only person who I felt like did the character justice. He did just as good as the original 1994 actor. As for the other cast, I can’t think of a single person for each role that could do it just as good or better.
Sadly, Brad William Henke passed away a few years after that role.
Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight, hands down. His posthumous Oscar win was well-deserved, but it’s not just about the accolades – he completely embodied the role, bringing a level of unpredictability and menace that’s impossible to replicate.
Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins. I work with kids and sometimes show them the movie – their faces light up exactly the same way they did when I first watched it as a little girl in the 90s. That perfect blend of stern and magical just can’t be replicated. Emily Blunt did her best, but Julie Andrews just IS Mary Poppins.
The entire cast of Django unchained. Each and every one of those actors. Right down to the kkk dude who yells “now my wife put a lot of time into these hoods and I just won’t stand for this!” But seriously DiCaprio, Foxx, L Jackson, and waltz absolutely killed their roles.
I always thought that for an actor to nail a role, you cant replace them with anyone else. Ledger’s Joker on that list,
Cate Blanchet as Galadriel, McKellen as Gandalf.
Bela Lugosi did a great job as Dracula. Top ten best castings in Hollywood history. If you ask someone to picture Dracula, though, there’s a chance they’ll picture Christopher Lee or Gary Oldman or Frank Langella. In ninety years of dozens of Dracula movies, though, there has been, is, and only ever will be one Renfield. Every other performance is an imitation of it. I can think of no other actor in Hollywood history that has more indelibly and recognizably defined a character with less screen time than Dwight Frye
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Robin Williams as Genie. Watched Aladdin again last night with my kids and honestly got teary-eyed. Other voice actors have tried, but his improvisation and that manic energy mixed with genuine heart was lightning in a bottle. Will Smith’s version just made me miss Robin even more.
Danny DeVito in any role
Bryan Cranston as Walter White
Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lector
More than one actor. Most of the cast in the 1994 mini series “The Stand”. They all filled their roles perfectly.
And when the remake came out, the only person who did a really good job at portraying the old actor was Brad William Henke, who played Tom Cullen. He’s the only person who I felt like did the character justice. He did just as good as the original 1994 actor. As for the other cast, I can’t think of a single person for each role that could do it just as good or better.
Sadly, Brad William Henke passed away a few years after that role.
I will never see a better Joker than Heath Ledger, simply the best joker ever.
Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight, hands down. His posthumous Oscar win was well-deserved, but it’s not just about the accolades – he completely embodied the role, bringing a level of unpredictability and menace that’s impossible to replicate.
Christoph Waltz as Hans Landa.
While I think Ralph Fiennes is amazing and could have nailed a lot of that role, I don’t think he’d nail the whole package.
Speaking of – Ralph Fiennes in Schindler’s List was an incredible performance. I don’t think anyone could have done better.
I would say, Alan Rickman as Prof. Snape 🥺
Pur Capt. JACKSPARROW
Heath Ledgers joker, Tim Curry in Rocky horror, Alan Rickman in Dogma, Mark Hamill, Carry Fisher and Harrison Ford in Star Wars.
Jim Carey as the mask or dr. Robotnik
Chris Tucker’s rendition of Ruby Rhod in the 5th element will never be outdone.
Arnie whatshisname in terminator
Morgan Freeman as GOD in Bruce Almighty and Evan Almighty
JK Simmons as J Jonah Jameson.
Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday, I’m your huckleberry
Elizabeth Moss playing June in The Handmaids Tale
David Suchet as Hercule Poirot.
Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn.
Stallone – Rocky/Rambo
James Gandolfini – Tony Soprano
Eminem as Eminem in 8 Mile
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
Heath ledger as Joker
Johnny Depp is captain jack sparrow
Heath ledger as the Joker, or Matthew McConaughey ad Cooper in interstellar
Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins. I work with kids and sometimes show them the movie – their faces light up exactly the same way they did when I first watched it as a little girl in the 90s. That perfect blend of stern and magical just can’t be replicated. Emily Blunt did her best, but Julie Andrews just IS Mary Poppins.
Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus in Gladiator.
Johnny Depp as Captain Sparrow.
Ian McKellan as Gandalf. A hundred years could pass and nobody would possibly do it better.
Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man. I’m interested in how well he can do Dr. Doom.
Morgan Freeman as Red in The Shawshank Redemption. He really deserved the Oscar for that role, but that was the year of Forrest Gump.
The entire cast of Django unchained. Each and every one of those actors. Right down to the kkk dude who yells “now my wife put a lot of time into these hoods and I just won’t stand for this!” But seriously DiCaprio, Foxx, L Jackson, and waltz absolutely killed their roles.
Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday
JK Simmons as J Jonah Jameson, you cannot recast perfection
Samuel L Jackson & John Travolta – Pulp Fiction
Sly Stallone – Rocky
Tim Curry – Rocky Horror Picture Show
Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice.
daniel day lewis as the butcher from gang in new york or all the role he played
michelle pfeiffer as cat woman
val kilmer as doc holiday (RiP)
Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly
Pedro Pascal as “Internet’s Unproblematic Daddy” — role locked for life, no recasting allowed
Paul Scofield as Sir Thomas Moore.
Tim Curry in ANY role.
James Spader as Robert Reddington.
christian bale – american psycho
Alan Rickman, Severus Snape
Adam West’s Batman
James Spader as Raymond Reddington.
Shatner, obviously.
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, Tom Selleck as Magnum PI
Tom Hiddleston as Loki… He stole every Avenger’s thunder …even in his miniscule appearance…
RDJ as Tony Stark
Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring.
Martin Sheen as President Bartlett. Hell, he’s so good no real president can even come close to him!
Henry Cavil as the Witcher. Not even going to bother watching the new seasons without him
Robin Williams, Mrs Doubtfire
Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump
Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown in Back to the Future! Just fantastic.
Tobin Bell as John Kramer/Jigsaw. One of the most charismatic villains in movie history.
Also Willem Dafoe as Green Goblin
Val Kilmer as Doc holiday
John Goodman in Big Lebowski
Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher.
RDJ as Tony Stark
Many actors have played Doc Holliday but everyone thinks of Val Kilmer.
I always thought that for an actor to nail a role, you cant replace them with anyone else. Ledger’s Joker on that list,
Cate Blanchet as Galadriel, McKellen as Gandalf.
Christopher Waltz as Hans Landa
Peter sellers- inspector clouseau. people have tried but never even close to hitting the mark.
The Dude, you know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you’re not into the whole brevity thing.
John Candy-Uncle Buck
Peter Falk as Sam Diamond in “Murder by Death”. Seeing “Columbo” as a pastiche of a noir detective…. My god, how he makes me laugh.
Billy Bob Thornton as Carl in Slingblade.
The Bodyguard.
Robert Downey Jr. As Tony Stark
Heath Ledger in the Dark Knight
John Holmes in Saucy Pizza Girls
Peter Falk as Columbo.
Ewan McGregor Obi Wan Kenobie…. sorry Alec
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.
If anyone besides Robert Englund could do Freddy Krueger justice, it would have been Jackie Earl Haley. And he couldn’t.
Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday
I’ll be your huckleberry
Brandon Lee.
IYKYK
Micheal Clark Duncan Green Mile
Jim Carey Dumb and Dumber
Jamie foxx in Ray
Leonardo Dicaprio in “What’s Eating Gilbert “Grape”.
Jared Leto as Joker in Suicide Squad (2016)
At this point, they’d might as well retire the character as no one will ever live up to that performance
Heath Ledger as both The Joker and Ned Kelly
Johnny Depp as [Captain] Jack Sparrow. There’s no replacement. Ever. No one can top that.
Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka
Mr. Bean
“Piper neauuuu!!!”
Hands down without a doubt James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano. Not one other person could play that role to perfection the way he portrayed him.
Woody Harrelson as Haymitch in HG. so curious about his younger portrayal
Jack Black in my opinion, a very underrated actor!
Chris Tucker – Smokey on Friday
Chadwick Boseman is T’Challa. May he rest in peace and bless his friends and family.
The witch in Wizard of Oz, Margaret Hamilton.
Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. I don’t think any other actor has come close.
Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men. “You can’t handle the truth!”
Gary Oldman as Dracula (1992)
Like half the cast of The Wire.
Paul Dano in There will be blood.
Al Pacino as Satan in The Devil’s Advocate.
R. Lee Ermey
Kurt Russell as Herb Brooks.
Christopher Reeves as Superman
Vivian Leigh in Gone with the Wind
That kid who played Jeoffrey in Game of Thrones really killed it.
Why i don’t see anyone mentioning johnny depp as jack sparrow?
Bruce Willis in Die Hard
R. Lee Ermey’s as drill instructor Hartman in Full Metal Jacket. Kubrick had already cast that role, but he had to hire Ermey in the end.
Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden
Tom Hanks – Forrest Gump
Hugh Laurie as House. Most people in America didn’t even know he was British he nailed it so hard.
The entire cast of The Princess Bride. No one else can ever be those characters.
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
Jim Carrey as Dr Robotnik
Rowan Atkinson as Mr Bean
Daniel Craig
Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby
I read all the way through the comments, and nobody said R Lee Ermey?
Jim Carrey, as the Grinch
Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool. He is Deadpool. No one else could pull it off like that.
Daniel Craig’s James Bond broke new ground
There will never be a better Professor Xavier than Patrick Stewart.
James Garner as Jim Rockford.
ironman
Patrick Stewart as professor X (old professor X. Michael Fassbender as young magneto. Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. Ryan Renyolds as deadpool.
Robin Williams. Alan Rickman. Gary Oldman and Tim Curry. Doesn’t matter what role.
Bela Lugosi did a great job as Dracula. Top ten best castings in Hollywood history. If you ask someone to picture Dracula, though, there’s a chance they’ll picture Christopher Lee or Gary Oldman or Frank Langella. In ninety years of dozens of Dracula movies, though, there has been, is, and only ever will be one Renfield. Every other performance is an imitation of it. I can think of no other actor in Hollywood history that has more indelibly and recognizably defined a character with less screen time than Dwight Frye
Bryan Cranston as Walter White.
Hugh Laurie as House in House MD