20 Upcoming Movies That Made INCREDIBLE Casting Choices

No movie can succeed without great casting, and yet it's so often a discipline that's ignored or misunderstood by the average moviegoer. 

But casting is a fine art all in itself, hence why the Academy finally introduced a long-overdue Achievement in Casting Oscar this year.

And while there are many casting choices that either obviously don't work or seem a little risky on paper, there are also those many slam-dunk casting decisions that you just know are going to work the second they're announced.

And these 20 recent movies have all certainly made some incredibly smart, shrewd, and even inspired casting calls, turning a whole lot of heads as a result.

Regardless of how these films turn out in their entirety, each has nevertheless made an excellent casting choice upfront, giving a terrifically talented actor the opportunity to flex their acting might.

It's often said that 90% of directing is casting, and in that respect, these films are already cooking up a storm, no matter what state the script might be in.

Above all else, expect these actors to be the easy highlights of their respective movies...

After last year's adaptation of Freida McFadden's thriller novel The Housemaid blew up at the box office, it didn't take long for a movie based on McFadden's sequel novel, The Housemaid's Secret, to be announced.

Star Sydney Sweeney and director Paul Feig are set to return, but here's where things get fun - Kirsten Dunst has also been cast in a main role.

Dunst will reportedly play Wendy Garrick, a reclusive woman who protagonist Millie (Sydney Sweeney) takes a job housekeeping for, and who has her own share of twisted secrets.

Anyone who's read The Housemaid's Secret will know that this is one hell of a juicy role for Dunst, who will get to act in an unhinged register we haven't seen from her in quite some time.

Filmmaker Feig promised fans that Dunst will be "very unexpected" in the role, and it'll certainly be a delight to see her sink her teeth into material that'll give her plenty of opportunities to swing for the fences.