8 Miscast Actors In Superhero Movies (And Who Should Have Replaced Them)

6) Ioan Gruffudd And Jessica Alba – Fantastic Four

Why are they miscast? 2005’s Fantastic Four and its 2007 sequel Rise of the Silver Surfer were a sadly botched attempt to bring Marvel’s First Family to the screen. While Tim Story’s direction leaves a lot to be desired, it doesn’t help that two of the franchise’s stars are seriously miscast. Gruffudd’s dull-to-watch Reed Richards is not someone who really deserves the title Mr. Fantastic, while Jessica Alba – who can be a decent actress – is reduced to eye candy as the Invisible Woman.

Who should have replaced them? Before Story landed the job, future Ant-Man director Peyton Reed was attached to helm, and we kind of like his planned casting choices. Reed wanted to cast Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Alexis Denisof as Mr. F and Charlize Theron as Sue Storm. Denisof could have been good but Theron definitely would have been a more interesting choice for Sue than Alba.