10 Actors Who Will Ruin 2019 Films

Please, Hollywood, stop trying to make Ed Sheeran a movie star.

by Josh Brown
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Even though the years of studios tying down movie stars for 10-picture contracts in the hope that their presence alone will be enough to get bums in seats are long in the past, actors are still very clearly integral to the movie-making process.

Hell, if it wasn't for the casting of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark you could argue the world-conquering MCU would have never gotten off the ground, while ensemble pieces like the upcoming Once Upon A Time In America are already the most anticipated releases of 2019 because of the on-screen talent they've courted.

Of course, with casting still being so important, one bad egg can potentially sour the whole project. Sofia Coppola's turn in The Godfather Part III is probably the most classic example, but more recent duds include Quentin Tarantino's wonky role in Django Unchained, Forest Whitaker in Rogue One and Ben Affleck in Justice League.

While not always a death sentence, actors putting in a terrible performance can overshadow the good things a movie actually gets right, and these 2019 movies might be destined to suffer the same fate.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.