Comment on What’s one miscast role that irks you in an otherwise perfect film?
li10@feddit.uk 6 months ago
Walken in Dune.
Was just jarring imo. He has the right look, but he did his usual thing and I couldn’t help but see him rather than the character.
Walken was fine for me. The emperor played a smaller role in the film anyway.
The real miscast and the only problem in what is quite possibly one of the best adaptations we will ever see: Brolin as Gurney and Momoa as Idaho. They had the right actors in the wrong roles. I just don’t understand how you could flip those two pivotal characters like that. I really don’t think Momoa will be able to pull of a good mentat in the 3rd film.
I even kept switching the roles while watching it. Such an odd case where two actors were ideal for the opposite role.
glances at Face Off.
Did I dream the moment when the Baron was exposing the situation on Dune and Walken said “give me more!” like he wanted more cowbells?
He’s a caricature of himself at this point, making it next to impossible to take him seriously in a role like that.
All I could see was King Louie from Jungle Book lol
scytale@lemm.ee 6 months ago
He was so-so for me. Not great, not terrible either. Since he had so little to work with, they could’ve cast any other good actor and it wouldn’t have mattered. I was hoping he would bring something special though.
classic@fedia.io 6 months ago
Agreed on Zendaya. Both she and Momoa suffered by comparison to their castmates.
li10@feddit.uk 6 months ago
Yeah, I wasn’t fond of Zendaya in Dune.
I haven’t read the books so maybe that’s how the character is supposed to be, but the angst was frustrating.