Actors who did the worst job playing famous characters (10 photos)

There are a lot of timeless heroes, about whose adventures new films will always be released. These are, of course, different popular superheroes, like Batman, Superman and Spider-Man. There are also many literary heroes: Sherlock Holmes, D’Artagnan and others. A lot of different films have been made based on all of them. And in each of them the characters were different and unique. After all, every actor and director gives the character something of his own. But these guys... overdid it. Let's take a look at the actors whose performances as popular characters turned out to be the worst.

Jared Leto is the worst Joker





Appeared in Suicide Squad (2016) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021).

Caught between the legendary Oscar-winning performances of Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix, Jared Leto received a Golden Raspberry nomination for his performance as this extremely winning villain. Of course, first of all, the actor ended up in an unsuccessful project - “Suicide Squad”, 8 years after its release, acquired the status of a canonically bad comic book film. Plus, a big scene with the Joker was simply cut out. But Jared himself gave the most artless performance, based on predictable overacting and drawling of words.

Lou Ferrigno is the worst Hercules



Appeared in the film "Hercules" (1983).

For the film, the former bodybuilder received the "Worst New Star" award from Golden Raspberry. Critics said about Ferrigno that he is an outstanding bodybuilder, he is the Hulk (then he already played this role in the series), he is even Hercules, but he is not an actor. And that in the movie he's mostly just "grunting, puffing, sweating and flexing."

Sally Field is the worst Aunt May





Appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man: High Voltage (2014).

Forrest Gump's mom became Spider-Man's most boring aunt. But the point, most likely, is not in the actress, but in the fact that according to the script, her heroine was not allowed to do or say at least something memorable. Field herself admitted, using an interesting expression: “It’s really difficult to find a three-dimensional character in her. You work it as hard as you can, but you can't fit ten pounds of crap into a five-pound bag."

Will Ferrell is the worst Sherlock Holmes



Appeared in the film Holmes & Watson (2018).

It’s generally better not to expect anything good from comedies with Will Ferrell, and this film completely justified all the worst fears - it’s terrible. Critics called it boring and extremely lazily made. Well, the main character here turned out to be a typical Farrell parody-comedy character, whose actions and role-playing are difficult to watch without being creepy.

John C. Reilly is the worst Dr. Watson



Of course, Watson in the same film is also not a gift. You can say the same thing about him as about Holmes-Farrell; John C. Reilly also received the Golden Raspberry for Worst Supporting Actor. And Ferrell limited himself to just a nomination.

George Clooney is the worst Batman



Appeared in the film Batman and Robin (1997).

Like Sally Field, Clooney is well aware that the role was, so to speak, a failure for him. He has already apologized (to the public and separately to other performers of the role of Bruce Wayne), and decided not to approach comic book films from now on. He called the film itself a murder of the Batman franchise (he said these words before the 2005 film Batman Begins) and a waste of money. Surprisingly, Clooney did not receive the Golden Raspberry Award, limiting himself to only a nomination for worst on-screen couple along with Chris O'Donnell, who played Robin.

Chris O'Donnell is the worst D'Artagnan



Appears in the film "The Three Musketeers" (1993), produced by Disney.

Young D'Artagnan is a minor character in this film, but many viewers and critics looked at him like Charlie Sheen in the frame on the right. But he constantly had to either fight or run away, and almost always with an enthusiastic expression on his face. For his role, O'Donnell received a Raspberry nomination and went on to join Robins.

Kate Bosworth is the worst Lois Lane



Appears in the film Robin Hood: The Beginning (2018).

Another victim of a terrible script that used every possible action cliché. Because of this, the actor's performance is described as weak, especially considering that Egerton showed himself well in Kingsman, released a year earlier. And all the other stars of the film are not far from the level of the school production. But since Robin Hood is the main character here, he had to take all the big shots. And to Jamie Foxx, who played Little John, as critics suggest, having lost a bet.

Halle Berry is the worst Catwoman



Appears in the 2004 film of the same name.

The then-Oscar-winning actress had recently been cast in what was probably the most notoriously failed comic book movie ever. Critics criticized the film for failing to give audiences a sense of what her character experienced while turning into Catwoman. The film focused more on Halle Berry's "beauty, sex appeal, figure, eyes, lips and costume design."

Taron Egerton is the worst Robin Hood



Appears in the film Robin Hood: The Beginning (2018).

Another victim of a terrible script that used every possible action cliché. Because of this, the actor's performance is described as weak, especially considering that Egerton showed himself well in Kingsman, released a year earlier. And all the other stars of the film are not far from the level of the school production. But since Robin Hood is the main character here, he had to take all the big shots. And to Jamie Foxx, who played Little John, as critics suggest, having lost a bet.