It Was Worth Getting Punched in the Chest

This past weekend I tried to convince my brother that Edward Norton was cast as Bilbo Baggins in the highly-anticipated motion picture, The Hobbit, the prologue to the widely-celebrated Lord of the Rings trilogy. Having known me for my entire life, he knew that this was a lie and made a deal with me. If Ed Norton was not actually cast as Bilbo, he got to punch me in the chest… but if he was, I got to kick him in the teeth. I don’t know what compels me to continue taking these types of bets, which are literally impossible to win. To be honest, I wouldn’t even kick him in the teeth if I did win the bet. I think that it may just be the fact that I am entertained by stupid things, such as thinking up miscasts for movies that never actually happened. In any event, I got punched in the chest on Saturday.

This got me to thinking though, while Ed Norton would be pretty hilarious as Bilbo, there could definitely be some even funnier miscasts. Picture this:
You’re sitting at home watching tv and a preview comes on for The Hobbit. You see a small hobbit making his way through a dark corridor but you can’t make out his face. Suddenly, he exits the tunnel and the sun shines on his face. There, in all his glory stands John Stamos (aka Uncle Jesse), starring as Bilbo Baggins.

Then I started thinking about other classic miscasts that never happened. While Val Kilmer was the worst Batman I’ve seen, it definitely could have been worse. Picture this:
The caped crusader jumps from one roof onto another. He is attacked by a group of thugs who are no match for his brute strength and cat-like reflexes as he effortlessly fights them off. He then makes his way to the famed Bat Cave and takes his mask off. There, underneath the bat ears is the face of a legend… Harold Ramis.

Ok, just one more. One of my all-time favorite movies is Tombstone. While nobody could have played Wyatt Earp the way that Kurt Russell did, a bad casting could have made that film one hell of a comedy. Picture this:
Wyatt and the gang are "caught in a little crossfire" at the river. As Doc sits behind a tree fearing that this might be the end, Wyatt walks out into the gunfire to meet Curly Bill face to face. And as Wyatt repeats the word “No” over and over in dramatic fashion with his wetted mustache trembling, a familiar silhouette turns as Ed Begley Jr. fires a round into Curly Bill’s chest.

If you have any other amusing miscasts, please feel free to post them. I still only have one follower and I’d like to see a little feedback… perhaps exchange in a little banter with my comrades.