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These actors deserved so much more than they got in these famous movies.
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00:00In another life, these stars could have possibly stolen the show.
00:04But in this reality, they were ultimately cruelly wasted in famous flicks.
00:09I'm Gareth from WhatCulture.com and here are 10 actors who were criminally wasted in famous movies.
00:15Number 10, Jaiman Houn Tzu, A Quiet Place Part 2
00:19For the most part, John Krasinski didn't disappoint when it came to his long-awaited Quiet Place sequel.
00:25With Part 2 largely ramping up the stressful tension and fleshing out the world that had been ravaged by the
00:31formidable sound-sensitive aliens.
00:33Yet, while the high-profile introduction of Cillian Murphy's Emmett was a largely pleasing one,
00:38the same could not be said for another famous face making their Quiet Place bow.
00:43Upon being introduced as the leader of an island's safe haven away from the terrifying creatures partway through the feature,
00:49Jaiman Houn Tzu's character seems as though they're set to play a major part in the remainder of the sequel.
00:54Before long though, Houn Tzu, not even given an official character name,
00:58is viciously picked off by an alien who hitches a ride to the island on a rogue boat.
01:03And that's all she wrote.
01:04There has admittedly been talk of a spin-off film which could focus on the Academy Award nominee's character and
01:10Life Before Part 2.
01:11But if not, there's no escaping the fact that many will be left disappointed with the amount of Houn Tzu
01:16we ultimately got.
01:18Number 9, Rachel McAdams, Doctor Strange
01:21The minute fans got wind of the all-star cast that would be tasked with bringing the first-ever Doctor
01:27Strange live-action feature to life,
01:29it's safe to say that expectations were rather high.
01:32Alongside the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch, Tuatel Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen, and Tilda Swinton,
01:37the powerhouse that is Rachel McAdams was also drafted into the MCU monster.
01:42Disappointingly though, the star of The Notebook didn't grab the headlines in the same way her co-stars did.
01:47In short, she wasn't really given a chance to.
01:50Being given the bland position of superhero love interest,
01:53McAdams was by no means terrible in the mystical Marvel movie.
01:57She just didn't live long in the memory.
01:58And for an actor as versatile and consistently outstanding as McAdams, that isn't something fans are used to.
02:04In fact, a number of folks were so deflated after seeing her wasted turn that some even suggested McAdams should
02:10be reintroduced to the universe
02:11as a completely different character later down the line.
02:15Number 8, Sienna Miller, Black Mass
02:18There's having your talent thoroughly wasted by the time a feature is unleashed onto the general public.
02:23And then there's having your talent not even make it into the finished film at all.
02:27That's the unfortunate position the Golden Globe nominated Sienna Miller found herself in when the Johnny Depp starring Black Mass
02:33was released back in 2015.
02:35Cast in the role of Whitey Bulger's late girlfriend Catherine Grigg,
02:39Miller worked for four days on set as the character slash real life figure,
02:43who eventually went on the run with the infamous mobster.
02:46However, whilst editing the flick, director Scott Cooper had a change of heart.
02:50Instead of including the period of Bulger's life that involved Grigg in this feature,
02:54he opted to focus solely on his life in Boston in the time before he did a runner.
02:58This meant that the brilliant Miller showing up to film immediately after rapping on American Sniper
03:03was completely sliced out of the eventual finished article.
03:06Despite admitting that her role was only intended to be a cameo at first,
03:10before being fleshed out as they shot,
03:12Miller's presence in the feature would have no doubt been a welcome one had she not been given the unceremonious
03:17heave-ho.
03:19Number 7, Matthew Fox, World War Z
03:22Enjoying all of the hype that came with being the star of arguably the biggest TV show of its time,
03:27Matthew Fox was seen as a star prying to take Hollywood by storm,
03:31when Lost ultimately reached its conclusion in 2010.
03:34Fast forward a few years, and upon hearing that Fox had landed himself a role alongside Brad Pitt in Mark
03:39Forster's World War Z,
03:41it felt as though the pieces were finally falling into place for what could be the start of a fruitful
03:46movie career.
03:47Sadly, it proved to be anything but, only showing up briefly in the cut of the film that hit cinemas.
03:52Fox was a disappointing afterthought in the divisive zombie blockbuster, but it wasn't always going to be this way.
03:58The actor actually produced a lot more work for the flick,
04:01but most of it wound up on the cutting room floor after the third act was completely changed up following
04:06some unsuccessful test screenings.
04:08Had that original ending made it to screens, Fox's paratrooper would have been given some much darker material to play
04:14with,
04:14and this would have likely led to a sequel that involved Pitt's Jerry going head-to-head with him in
04:19the future.
04:20Oh, what could have been?
04:21Number 6. Lupita Nyong'o Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker
04:25Hot on the heels of winning an Academy Award in her first ever feature appearance after an outstanding turn in
04:3112 Years a Slave,
04:33Lupita Nyong'o found herself with the movie world at her feet.
04:36Before long, the unquestionably talented newcomer had signed on to appear in the next generation of Star Wars offerings.
04:42However, it's impossible to talk about the actor's time in a galaxy far, far away,
04:47without feeling a little bit cheated by the time the sequel trilogy had come to an end.
04:52Away from a movie-stealing but still all-too-brief showing in The Force Awakens,
04:56Maskatana is relegated to bit-part player for the majority of Disney's hit-and-miss continuation of the Skywalker saga.
05:03If her wasted cameo in The Last Jedi wasn't heartbreaking enough,
05:06Nyong'o was once again left with little to do other than deliver bland exposition in the trilogy-ending Rise
05:12of Skywalker,
05:13leaving many fans wondering why on Earth those behind the pictures cast such an incredible performer
05:19only to have her do next to nothing in the space opera project she was attached to.
05:24Number 5. Samuel L. Jackson Spiral
05:27It's safe to say that next to no one was in desperate need of another installment from the horror trap
05:32fest that is The Saw World.
05:34But then, something rather intriguing happened.
05:36Two years on from 2017's Jigsaw, it was announced that Chris Rock would be giving the series a reboot of
05:42sorts,
05:43roping in none other than Samuel L. Jackson to join him in this chilling revamp.
05:47However, those hoping to see Rock and Jackson quit their way through a police procedural flick with added grotesque Saw
05:53murder
05:54were ultimately left feeling a little disappointed by the time Spiral landed in cinema screens this year.
06:00Sure, we still got Rock trying his damnness to get to the bottom of the case of the Jigsaw copycat
06:04as Ezekiel Banks,
06:06but Jackson was largely relegated to bit-part player as Zeke's former police chief father,
06:11with his only real memorable moment coming in the closing stages as he found himself caught in the thick of
06:16the film's climactic trap.
06:18That surreal moment may have been a key factor in luring Jackson into the role in the first place,
06:22but the film in general still felt like a waste of such a legendary actor's talent.
06:27Number 4. Bryan Cranston – Godzilla
06:30Much like Matthew Fox, Bryan Cranston was arguably one of the most in-demand stars on the planet,
06:36coming out of a career-best stint as the formidable Walter White in Breaking Bad.
06:40So, hopes were high heading into what was his first real starring movie post-BB,
06:45that of Joe Brody in Gareth Edwards' 2014 reboot of Godzilla.
06:49That was until the decision was made to take the film's undoubted MVP,
06:53outside of, you know, the big legendary beast himself, and kill him off halfway through the story.
06:58Now, Cranston was still able to bring his usual level of commitment and brilliance to the part,
07:02particularly shining during the sequence which saw Brody trying and ultimately failing to save his wife from a reactor breach
07:08early in the film.
07:09But away from that, the four-time Emmy winner isn't given much to play with for the remainder of his
07:14all-too-short screen time here,
07:16as the driven and obsessed engineer trying to suss out what caused the meltdown that killed his beloved.
07:21In another life, you have to imagine Cranston could have continued on as one of the Monsterverse's leading lights,
07:27but it sadly wasn't to be.
07:29Number 3. J.K. Simmons – Justice League
07:32Bringing together a crossover epic involving some of the most recognizable names the superhero world has to offer
07:38is anything but an easy feat.
07:41And in the case of both versions of the DCEU's Justice League,
07:45both Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon realize that it's almost impossible to give every character and star their due
07:51in a film bursting with unquestionable talent.
07:54J.K. Simmons in particular found himself with the short end of the DC stick in his two showings as
07:59the legendary Commissioner Gordon,
08:01with fans left wondering why a star of this caliber was drafted in to just flick on a bat signal.
08:06In truth, a ton of Simmons scenes were said to have been cut from the initially released theatrical cut in
08:112017.
08:12But even with the release of the Snyder Cut this year,
08:15it was hard to escape the feeling of being cheated out of what could have been another scene-stealing turn
08:19from the Oscar-winning actor.
08:21Perhaps Simmons returning in the role for the upcoming Batgirl HBO Max flick
08:25will finally see the actor given a platform to really put his own stamp on DC's most notable police commissioner.
08:31Number 2. Michelle Monaghan – Constantine
08:34In another case of a star's scenes being butchered,
08:38here we have that time Michelle Monaghan's role in Constantine was reduced to a blink-and-you'll-miss-it one
08:43-liner.
08:44It's not like the Keanu Reeves-starring DC's super-horror flick was light on talent.
08:48With it still coming equipped with the likes of Tilda Swinton, Rachel Weisz, Sheila Boeuf,
08:53and a deliciously devilish Peter Stormy.
08:55But many fans have been left double-taking the cult hit in the years since its release
08:59for its use of the Kiss Kiss Bang Bang star.
09:02In short, Monaghan was set for a juicier part in the flick,
09:05playing the part of John Constantine's half-demon love interest Ellie.
09:09She filmed numerous scenes depicting her as one of the occult detective's main allies.
09:13But director Francis Lawrence ultimately decided his lead character was better off on his own,
09:18not depending on his relationship with Ellie.
09:21So the majority of Monaghan's scenes were chopped and we were instead left
09:24with only the sight of her being blistered by holy water late in the day.
09:28And the feeling of what could have been for an actor Lawrence himself described as fantastic.
09:33Clearly though, Lawrence, she just wasn't fantastic enough.
09:36Number 1. Paul Giamatti – Jungle Cruise
09:38It's likely that the majority of the folks who wandered into theatres to take in the latest
09:43offering from a jungle-surrounded Dwayne Johnson weren't expecting to be left wanting more.
09:48However, those same popcorn-munching souls also probably weren't expecting to see Paul Giamatti
09:54show up and routinely steal the spotlight from the film's supposed top names.
09:58Perhaps more impressively, the Golden Globe winner was able to pull off this achievement
10:02after criminally only appearing in a fraction of the film's bloated 127-minute runtime.
10:09Clearly luxuriating in the role of dastardly harbormaster Nilo Nemolato,
10:13Giamatti gurns and explodes his way through his all-too-brief appearance as Frank's local business rival.
10:19Simply put, Jesse Plemons' Prince Joachim and Edgar Ramirez's Aguirre may have been the film's official big bads.
10:26But when given the option of watching those villains collide with Rocky in a sequel,
10:30or Giamatti's cockatoo-owning delight, it's really a no-brainer, isn't it?
10:34However, if this is all we ever get to see of the mustache-twiddling legend,
10:38you can bet more than a few Giamatti-loving hearts will be broken.
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