Name an actor who would not be convincing portraying a villain

[TheDarceKnight]

Hanks can definitely do it.

I'm not sure Will Smith can convince me he's a full on bad guy.

I've been pretty disappointed at Will Smith's career from the mid 2000's onward. He's such a talented guy, but it seemed like he never really took a role too far outside the box that seemed risky or pushing what he's capable of. That might sound a little bit unfair, and he's one of the best at the types of roles he's comfortable in, but I really would've loved to see him play a villain or something different.

I always heard he was considered for Django. I'm glad it was Jamie and not Will, but even a role like that is something I would've liked to have seen Will give a shot.

I guess it's not too late, but I just kind of have a feeling that if it hasn't happened by now, that it won't happen.

A guy like Will Smith simply has too much natural charisma to ever pull off being a legit villain. It would take either one hell of a script or one hell of an actor in the hero role for anyone to actively root against Will during a film.

I think someone can be a convincing villain and be charismatic. Heath's Joker had charisma. Bill from Kill Bill had charisma. Hans in Die Hard had charisma. And none of them felt non-threatening or incapable to me.


I get what you mean, though. Will has that bubbly and cheerful kind of charisma.

 

[BulletProof]

Tom Hanks.

 

[BXKingPin82]

Good answer. They kind of tried to randomly turn him into a crazy villain in the final act of Doom, but it didn't work at all, and it felt out of place and frankly, insane.

It's a hilarious turn of events in an already terrible movie.

I forgot all about that movie lol.

 

[TheDarceKnight]

I forgot all about that movie lol.

Your brain was doing you a favor

 

[Rusty Kuntz]

I think he could pull off the sleazeball type of villain pretty convincingly.

Considering all the reports that he is a sleezeball in real life, I think you'd be correct LOL

 

[Peter Popoff]

need a spinoff thread....


what Coli member would make a good villain in a movie?

There's a lot of TSC posters that could play in the autobiography of Kevin Spacey.

 

[Rusty Kuntz]

A lot of villains have charisma... it's part of the reason many folks root for them or find them more interesting than the "hero" or protagonists in stories.

 

[GPBear]

He could do it he just chooses not to. He was bad in that Coen brothers movie with Damon Wayans.

i'm a huge coen brothers fan and i'd never even heard of this movie

came out in 04 and had Little Brother on the soundtrack

 

[AnonymityX1000]

i'm a huge coen brothers fan and i'd never even heard of this movie

came out in 04 and had Little Brother on the soundtrack

It was meh compared to the majority of their stuff.

 

[keond]

Ben Stiller
Kevin Costner
Aziz Ansari
George Clooney

 

[FlyGuy]

Ben Stiller
Kevin Costner
Aziz Ansari
George Clooney

 

[parallax]

Ben Stiller
Kevin Costner
Aziz Ansari
George Clooney

You need to watch heavyweights

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Ben Stiller
Kevin Costner
Aziz Ansari
George Clooney

Clooney did from Dusk till Dawn. He can def play a straight up villain. Thats actually my favorite role of his.

 

[King Ming]

Tyler Perry