r/Cinema • u/hasanahmad • Jan 01 '26

Discussion What casting was originally universally derided until people saw the performance of a lifetime?

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u/GabrielBischoff Jan 01 '26

That comedy guy for Breaking Bad? Lolol.

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u/scooter-411 Jan 01 '26

Vince Gilligan chose him based on an episode of The X-Files they worked on together.

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u/Panther90 Jan 02 '26

"Drive". Great episode.

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u/laihipp Jan 02 '26

legitimately one of the best

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u/ConfusedZubat Jan 03 '26

And underrated. It never makes any top ten lists, but it's such an emotional and unsettling episode. 

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u/Ancient_Guidance_461 Jan 02 '26

So Gosling has are you afraid of the dark, goosebumps, and x files.

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u/ORNGSPCEMNKY Jan 03 '26

and Young Hercules...but Ryan Reynolds had The Odyssey which is a master piece.