Story added by superpowerultimatechampiondigimonrangers on March 1, 2025
Superhero movies have always exercised a deep fascination for Hollywood. Decades before the MCU became the film industry's dominant franchise, directors and producers were drawing from comics to create popular blockbusters like 1978's Superman: The Movie, and filmmaker Tim Burton's 1989 directorial feature Batman.Being selected to play the role of a superhero is often considered a badge of honor for popular actors. But there are only so many superhero roles to go around. Sometimes actors who were in the running to play a hero ultimately ended up playing villains instead. Let us take a look at 10 actors who almost got cast as superheroes, but found their true calling on the opposite side of the battle between good and evil.
Paul Walker
Michael J. Fox
Kurt Russell
Ethan Suplee
Will Smith
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Jake Gyllenhaal
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Lucas Till
Tom Cruise
Steve Buscemi
Liam Hemsworth
Sandra Bullock
Lucy Liu
Milla Jovovich
Joaquin Phoenix
Djimon Hounsou
Sylvester Stallone
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