10 Beloved Comic Book Characters Movie Fans Hate

Adapting a popular character from comic book to film is never an easy task. From choosing the right actor to play the role, getting the setting right for their introduction into either their own story or an ensemble's, and then having to constantly worry about whether or not fans are going to find fault with anything that has been done to their beloved characters

Whilst we are more than familiar with the successful adaptations of some of the most iconic comic book characters of all time, it is easy to forget some of the films which didn't go to plan at all, and whether it be down to miscasting or misconceiving any adaptation of a popular character, it has left fans and filmgoers wishing that it had never happened at all in far too many cases.

Some filmgoers may not necessarily even have to be avid fans of the character or the original material they are watching to still end up hating them, a testament to how bad some film adaptations of comic book characters can actually end up being, so with that said, here are 10 Beloved Comic Book Characters Movie Fans Hate.

John Henry Irons a.k.a Steel was supposed to be introduced in a follow-up to a live-action adaptation of the Death Of Superman comic released in 1992. The project, likely the ill-fated Superman Lives starring Nicolas Cage in the leading role, was cancelled three weeks before filming was set to begin, but the producers behind Steel secured a green light for their own project and moved ahead with it as a standalone film.

Starring NBA legend Shaquille O'Neil as the titular hero, the film was released in 1997 and was a categorical misfire, panned by both critics and audiences. The character of Steel had been a fairly recent, but popular addition to DC comics during the Death Of Superman, but the film chose to remove the character from the continuity and feature the metal-clad hero in his own universe.

The resulting effort was a mess of cheesy dialogue, campy set-pieces, a woeful storyline, and an uncomfortably awkward performance from O'Neil in the lead role making it no wonder that despite having the colossal star on board, the film tanked at the box office and turned into an equally colossal misfire that literally everyone hated.