10 Movie Cameos Actors Hated

10. Benedict Cumberbatch - Zoolander 2

Benedict Cumberbatch had a brief cameo appearance in Zoolander 2 as All, a non-binary fashion model, as proved predictably controversial following the movie's release.

Many understandably felt that Cumberbatch's portrayal of the cartoonishly non-binary character was "punching down" at the LGBTQ+ community, who called for a boycott of the film.

Though one of the film's writers, Justin Theroux, and also co-star Will Ferrell spoke out to defend Cumberbatch, the actor himself kept relatively quiet on the matter, until a Variety interview last year where he tactfully expressed regret over the role and especially how it was received:

"There was a lot of contention around the role, understandably now... And I think in this era, my role would never be performed by anybody other than a trans actor. But I remember at the time not thinking of it necessarily in that regard, and it being more about two dinosaurs, two heteronormative clichés not understanding this new diverse world. But it backfired a little bit."

Cumberbatch is surely relieved, then, that Zoolander 2 bombed at the box office and evaporated from the collective cultural consciousness in record time.