Jake Gyllenhaal (Prince of Persia)
While this whitewash extends to almost the entire rest of the film’s main cast, Gyllenhaal stands out as the most egregious miscast, owing to the fact that Prince of Persia is based on a series of popular video games with a lead character who is clearly of a different racial background than the Donnie Darko actor. At the very least, Prince of Persia remains one of the few tolerable video game films, even if its casting choices are at best dubious.
Jake Gyllenhaal (Prince Of Persia)
Liv Tyler (The Lord Of The Rings)
It’s a great pity that Arwen is mostly used to significantly boost the trilogy’s most uninteresting side story after The Fellowship of the Ring gave her such an epic moment with her facing down the Ringwraiths. Tyler’s predicament is exacerbated by the fact that he is cast opposite Hugo Weaving and Viggo Mortensen, both of whom are far more capable actors. Tyler is the weak link in a trilogy where other female actors like Cate Blanchett and Miranda Otto more than hold their own against their predominantly male cast mates.
Liv Tyler (The Lord Of The Rings)
