Casting Failures, Mess-ups, and Fumbles – The Many Issues Casting Directors Have

Published on February 14, 2022
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John Cusack – Richard Nixon

John Cusack is pudgy, lovable, and quirky, so he plays well in rom-coms. However, casting him as an unpopular president was a huge mistake for The Butler. He had a terrible prosthetic nose and sounds nothing like the 37th president. People didn’t buy into it.

John Cusack - Richard Nixon

John Cusack – Richard Nixon

Keanu Reeves – Johnathan Harker

Keanu Reaves has some pretty bad performances under his belt, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula was no exception. Francis Ford Coppola enjoys Reeves’ work, but he’s not an Englishman, so the accent seemed unnatural and stilted. Overall, he should have gone with someone else.

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Keanu Reeves - Johnathan Harker

Keanu Reeves – Johnathan Harker