10 Seemingly Brilliant Movie Casting Choices Which Ultimately Fell Flat

10. Mark Strong As Dr. Sivana - Shazam! (2019)

Mark Strong is unquestionably one of the most talented thespians the U.K. has to offer.

Just one look at his sparkling resume reveals a whole host of impressive turns in films like Sherlock Holmes (2009), Tinker Tailor Solider Spy (2011), Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014).

This is exactly why fans were so excited to hear that Strong had been cast to play the villainous role of Dr. Thaddeus Sivana in the DCEU's Shazam! (2019). However, once the crowd-pleasing flick finally landed on our screens, Strong's turn was disappointingly the last thing on most people's minds.

Though Strong definitely did what he could with the material given to him, the Brit's character was unfortunately weighed down by a bunch of awful CGI monsters for large portions of the feature and he rarely had a chance to establish Sivana as anything more than a basic moustache twiddling big bad.

Thankfully, it's looking like he'll get another crack at the villain in the Shazam! sequel. So, fingers crossed his second stab at the unworthy antagonist is a bit more memorable than his initial lacklustre Sivana showing.