8. Nicolas Cage As Johnny Blaze in Ghost Rider
Id like to start by saying that I think the studio went about
Ghost Rider all wrong, but my alternative would have been far too costly. I think the studio should have made the film using motion capture technology, just like in Beowulf. Making a CG guy with a flaming skull is a hair ambitious, and I think the audience would have suspended their disbelief more readily had the entire world been digitally created. That, however, is all water under the bridge, because the studio went live-action, and they cast
Nicolas Cage to play Johnny Blaze. Ill start by saying that Nicolas Cage has a ton of fun roles, and on the surface he appears to be a fairly decent choice to play a daredevil. When you get him in the role, he just doesnt fit. Recently Cage has been taking roles that are more light-hearted in nature, and they seem to be more fun than anything, which is how he treated this role. Ghost Rider is not fun. In fact, Ghost Rider is a terrifying being that demands a serious-minded actor that doesnt seem to deliver every line as though he is being cool. Who They Should Have Cast: Mark Wahlberg