We Want To Know Which Actors You Were Excited To See In A Certain TV Show Or Movie, Until You Actually Watched It

For every great movie or TV casting, there's one that doesn't quite hit the same.

a person shaking their head and saying it's not great
a person shaking their head and saying it's not great

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So, I'm curious if there were any TV and/or movie casting choices you were originally super excited for, but when the project was released...it ended up being not great.

Topher Grace in Spider Man 3
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Maybe you're like me, and as a big Jim Carrey and thriller fan, you were pretty stoked for The Number 23, but were ultimately left disappointed, especially because you knew he was more than capable of doing well in non-comedies.

jim carrey in the number 23
jim carrey in the number 23

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Same goes for Emma Watson in the live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast — my favorite Disney movie growing up. I didn't think her performance was bad, per se, but I think my expectations were higher than they should have been.

emma watson in beauty and the beast
emma watson in beauty and the beast

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Heck, perhaps you were SUPER excited for Viola Davis to portray Michelle Obama in The First Lady, because she is a PHENOMENAL actor...but the material wasn't great, so the performance fell flat.

Viola Davis in First Lady
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So, tell me which actors you were originally so excited for in a TV or movie role...only for it to fall short when it was released...and WHY in the comments below, and you could be featured in a BuzzFeed Community post or video!

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person putting their hand to their ear

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