15 Actors Who Don’t Deserve To Be Part Of The MCU

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8. Ben Affleck – Matt Murdock (Daredevil)

Technically, Daredevil (2003) is not considered part of the MCU, but the character is. I mean, now that Kevin Feige has made it known that the MCU and the television/Netflix properties again might one day crossover into each other, all bets are off! That being said, Marvel has undoubtedly given us the best possible version of Daredevil in the Netflix shows. Nothing against Ben Affleck, as he is a great actor (he was the bomb in Phantoms) and many believe that he found his calling in portraying Bruce Wayne/Batman in the DC films. As Matt Murdock, many found Affleck a stretch. I mean, possibly the only good thing about that film was that Evanescence song. Firstly, Affleck as a blind martial arts master is not even remotely believable. As a red-headed, blind, martial arts master, that’s it! I’m done. Seriously, though, I can suspend my disbelief and watch a blind attorney in red leather perform acrobatics atop the New York skyline. Ben Affleck in that red leatheris where we will have to draw the line.

7. Dane DeHaan – Harry Osborne (Green Goblin)

Another Amazing Spider-Man 2 performance? Is anyone shocked? Willem Dafoe’s performance as the Green Goblin in Sam Raimi’s first Spider-Man movie was good. Whether it was director Marc Webb or the writers, whoever decided to age the character of Harry Osborne down and change the backstory evidently made the wrong move. Dane DeHaan was a young actor with promise. He gave great performances in Chronicle (2012) and the acclaimed film Kill Your Darlings (2013). I’m sure he thought accepting this choice role would be a surefire shot at superstardom. Instead, the writing was subpar and the film ended up not being very well-received. He failed to capture the maniacal madness that we’ve come to expect from our Goblin. DeHaan’s performance ended up hurting his career more than helping it. I know, we can’t really blame this one on DeHaan. He can only work with what’s given to him. This is one role he should’ve steered clear from and stayed on his previous acting path.

6. Christopher Eccleston – Malekith

Christopher Eccleston was Doctor Who. We expect much from our former Doctors. However, MCU fans were left thinking, why would Marvel give us such a poor take on the ruler of the Dark Elves, and why would Eccleston take on the role if he wasn’t going to bring his A-game? Something clearly did not work at all here. Was it the writing? Was it simply that Eccleston didn’t care? Malekith in Thor: The Dark World lacked any intensity, any flare, or any fierceness. It was a completely boring and lackluster performance. I mean, where was the emotional depth? Some people may have heard the rumor that Eccleston really had no clue what he was doing in the film, and just did it for the paycheck. This is not completely unbelievable, given the performance. Whether that’s true or not, many people wish Eccleston would’ve passed on this film. He came across as a total disappointment as a Marvel villain.