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Kradek
07/30/2025
09:20 PM
#51
OniLink5000 posted...
The Doctor - Doctor Who

Isn't Doctor Who infamous for having multiple Doctors? Similar to James Bond, there's so many who played the role well, however I don't think there's any one who deserves to be the only one.
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Kajagogo
07/30/2025
09:20 PM
#52
HighSeraph posted...
Bette Midler as Winnifred Sanderson

Taylor Paige Henderson did a fantastic job.
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SSj4Wingzero
07/30/2025
09:23 PM
#53
I'll have to echo anyone who said JK Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson and RDJ as Tony Stark

I think all the characters on Friends were very well-cast and well-played by their actors. That said, if different actors were cast, I'm sure the writers would've come up with different lines and stories for them too. Vince Vaughn and Hank Azaria both auditioned to play Joey.

Tom Hanks is Forrest Gump but apparently the role was initially offered to John Travolta...I can't imagine anyone but Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump.

I really enjoyed Steve Carell as Michael Scott, but one episode I loved was when Bob Odenkirk (who had auditioned for the part) played a Michael Scott doppelganger later in the season, and it was obvious from his performance that he could've been a great Michael Scott too, which is nuts to think about
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-Unowninator-
07/30/2025
09:29 PM
#54
I guess Spongebob.
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evil_cricket
07/30/2025
09:34 PM
#55
Kurt Russell as Jack Burton
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EDF-5
07/30/2025
10:52 PM
#56
Johnny depp as willy wonka
UnsteadyOwl
07/30/2025
11:09 PM
#57
Kradek posted...
I'm not against the idea, however whoever does replace him in the role is going to have to be super impressive to live up to the legendary standard he set.

One of my coworkers talked about how one of the main two things she wanted from Deadpool 3 was Wolverine saying "bub" because of how Jackman's performance made it so memorable even if it was already a popular line from the comics, non-comic readers internalized it because of Jackman's delivery.
I feel like the safer route might just be for the "Wolverine" of the MCU to be X-23.

Anybody else they get to play Logan is going to pretty much have an impossible task. No matter how good they are they're going to get compared unfavorably to Hugh Jackman since he's so iconic in the role.
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2001mark
07/30/2025
11:17 PM
#58
Skyrazer posted...
Ryan Gosling - Deadpool
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Samuel L. Jackson - Jules Winnfield

James Earl Jones - Darth Vader vocal

Arnold - T-800

BlueBoy675
07/30/2025
11:25 PM
#59
Dante Bosco as Zuko. I like Steven Yuen but I am not thrilled with him playing Zuko in the new movie
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Gretgrab
07/31/2025
12:04 AM
#60
Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa. Im surprised no one said that until now.
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BlueBoy675
07/31/2025
12:07 AM
#61
People will probably disagree with this one, but Elizabeth Tulloch is the best Lois Lane of all time and I cant see anyone topping her performance. Rachel Brosnahan has potential though so well have to see what direction Gunns universe takes
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PMarth2002
07/31/2025
09:35 AM
#62
Kradek posted...
Isn't Doctor Who infamous for having multiple Doctors? Similar to James Bond, there's so many who played the role well, however I don't think there's any one who deserves to be the only one.

pretty sure that one was a joke because they didn't name a specific actor for the doctor. Changing actors every few seasons is literally part of the character.
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ReturnOfDevsman
07/31/2025
09:38 AM
#63
Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor, and even moreso Don Knotts as Barney Fife.
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vycebrand2
07/31/2025
10:33 AM
#64
Chen Jianbin- Cao Cao-Three Kingdoms (2010).
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LightSnake
07/31/2025
11:08 AM
#65
evil_cricket posted...
Kurt Russell as Jack Burton

Lemme add James Hong as David Lo Pan
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LightSnake
07/31/2025
11:11 AM
#66
Lemme also add:

Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh

Toshiro Mifune as "Sanjuro"

Client Eastwood as the Man With No Name.
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Toonstrack
07/31/2025
11:12 AM
#67
Very few.
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Kradek
07/31/2025
10:38 PM
#68
EDF-5 posted...
Johnny depp as willy wonka

Honestly surprised and impressed nobody took this bait. Good job, CE.

UnsteadyOwl posted...
I feel like the safer route might just be for the "Wolverine" of the MCU to be X-23.

Anybody else they get to play Logan is going to pretty much have an impossible task. No matter how good they are they're going to get compared unfavorably to Hugh Jackman since he's so iconic in the role.

Agreed.

PMarth2002 posted...
pretty sure that one was a joke because they didn't name a specific actor for the doctor. Changing actors every few seasons is literally part of the character.

Well that would certainly make sense lol.
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OniLink5000
07/31/2025
10:39 PM
#69
Kradek posted...
Isn't Doctor Who infamous for having multiple Doctors? Similar to James Bond, there's so many who played the role well, however I don't think there's any one who deserves to be the only one.

Oh yeah, James bond you're right that's a good one too.
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DrizztLink
07/31/2025
10:43 PM
#70
Control + F "Viola Davis Amanda Waller" 0/0

Shame on the lot of ya.

With the notable exception of CCH Pounder.

As Waller, I mean, not that I'm specifically excluding CCH Pounder from the shaming. I don't think she posts here.

Awakened_Link posted...
Stuart Townsend
Is there something wrong with the dude?

I don't know the name, so I'm not sure if he's getting called a fuckboy for being too young or if he did something to earn the title.
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Kradek
07/31/2025
10:50 PM
#71
DrizztLink posted...
As Waller, I mean, not that I'm specifically excluding CCH Pounder from the shaming. I don't think she posts here.

Good save. She pm'd me that she was already contacting her lawyers to initiate litigious action against you.
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DrizztLink
07/31/2025
10:50 PM
#72
It's why she's so great as Waller.
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-Crissaegrim-
07/31/2025
10:55 PM
#73
Richard Armitage - Trevor Belmont.

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HeeathLivesOn
07/31/2025
11:02 PM
#74
pinky0926 posted...
Wolverine, Hugh jackman.
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RchHomieQuanChi
07/31/2025
11:10 PM
#75
UnsteadyOwl posted...
I feel like the safer route might just be for the "Wolverine" of the MCU to be X-23.

Anybody else they get to play Logan is going to pretty much have an impossible task. No matter how good they are they're going to get compared unfavorably to Hugh Jackman since he's so iconic in the role.

Jackman has been essentially the only live-action Wolverine for 3 generations of kids. As much as I love him in the role, that killed any future attempts to recast him. It's like how it's hard to see anyone else as Iron-Man but RDJ because he influenced nearly every aspect of modern Tony Stark across all media.

FWIW, I don't think it's necessarily true that someone else can't do as good a job, if not better than Jackman,but it's gonna be damn near impossible to not have Hugh Jackman's portrayal stick out as THE Wolverine. He's always going to be the go-to answer for the "best" live-action Wolverine no matter who comes after him.
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