In today’s cinematic landscape, superhero films can be an actor’s bullet-train ticket to superstardom , whether in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) or the DC shared universe (DC Extended Universe). True, they are not the most sought-after acting gigs. In fact, some directors, and actors, think they are the lowest common denominator and killing true Hollywood storytelling. There is no denying, however, that superhero films, for the time being, rule the box office. Many actors have seen their careers take off after appearing as an iconic comic book character, including Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, and Tom Hiddleston. Established actors saw their careers achieve new heights thanks to comic book character roles, including Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Pratt. Sure, one day these MCU actors’ roles will end, but their stratospheric status will be around for a long time.
However, some actors choose to take roles in the MCU when they probably had no business doing so. Did they think that being in a superhero film would automatically boost their career as it did for some others? Did they really believe in the role? Unfortunately, there are quite a few actors who haven’t been successful, even after delivering solid performances. Others failed to nail the character quite right and were dismal failures. Here, we are just taking a look at Marvel films and below you’ll find fifteen cases of actors who failed to deliver the goods. Whether they were miscast, were the victims of bad writing, or were just horrible actors, I think it’s quite clear these actors should’ve steered clear of these roles.
15. Paul Giamatti – Aleksei Sytsevich (Rhino)
Okay, so technically The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was not part of the official MCU, but now that Sony has allowed the MCU to conditionally re-acquire Spider-Man, we will choose to include this. I guess we can all be thankful that ASM2 wasn’t an MCU film, as it tanked the franchise and caused Sony to come crawling to Marvel (okay, an exaggeration, I know). Regardless, Paul Giamatti found himself horribly miscast as Aleksei Sytsevich, a.k.a. Rhino. Giamatti is an incredible actor but really? Do you really buy him as the track-suit-wearing, bad-tattoo-having, Russian mobster in a superhero flick? We didn’t think so. He ends up looking more like a real cartoon caricature than a super villain. It is not Giamiatti’s fault, to be sure. He can only work with what he’s been given. If they truly wanted to bring Rhino to the big screen, maybe they should’ve gone with an imposing unknown actor, or a former professional wrestler.
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