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For me I think it was Jack Black in King Kong. I just wasn't prepared for Jack Black being in a more serious role.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Kind of a cliche answer now, but at the time, everyone was shocked by Heath Ledger’s casting as Joker.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I never would have expected John Malkovich to want to do the movie 'Being John Malkovich'. It was such a crazy movie, and he is such a serious actor

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Kevin James as a violent Neo Nazi in 'Becky'.

And he was actually really good in it!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, I have a better one; Angela Lansbury in 'The Manchurian Candidate'. As far as I know, the only time she has played a villain. And she was fantastic