10 Woefully Miscast Actors In Comic Book Movies

10. Malin Akerman As The Silk Spectre - Watchmen

There were a number of reasons why Zak Synder's adaptation of seminal comic book Watchmen did not translate well onto screen, with Malin Akerman's casting as Laurie Juspeczyk aka The Silk Spectre being one of them. In the comic books Laurie is lonely, troubled by her past and desperately trying to find her place in the world.

The movie adaptation tried to emulate this, but unfortunately Akerman showed none of the depth or range required to demonstrate the complexity of the character and is solely remembered for running around in a tight leather costume, poorly delivering her lines, and unfortunately for one of the most cringe-worthy sex scenes in film history. Despite her showing no on-screen chemistry at all with fellow actor Patrick Wilson, we as an audience were forced to sit through their forced romance.

To her credit, Malin Akerman has admitted in an interview that she was in way over her head being cast in this role, having only ever appeared in comedies prior to this. It seems her casting as The Silk Spectre was simply a way of getting an attractive woman to run around in a skin-tight costume.

Akerman is a talented actress as she has proven in other projects, but unfortunately her turn as the Silk Spectre left a lot to be desired.