Actors whose careers were nearly ruined by superhero movies

Brooklyn Simmons

Eric Bana

Bana was cast as Bruce Banner in 2003's Hulk, but the film was a critical and commercial disappointment. Bana was subsequently typecast as a superhero actor, and he struggled to find work outside of the genre.

Edward Norton

Norton was also cast as Bruce Banner in 2008's The Incredible Hulk, but he clashed with director Louis Leterrier and was eventually replaced by Mark Ruffalo.

Dane DeHaan

DeHaan was cast as Harry Osborn in 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2, but the film was a critical and commercial disappointment. DeHaan's performance was also criticized, and he has since struggled to find work in major films.

Jennifer Garner

Garner was cast as Elektra in 2003's Daredevil, but the film was a critical and commercial disappointment. Garner's performance was also criticized, and she has since shied away from superhero movies.

Topher Grace

Topher Grace's casting as Venom in Spider-Man 3 was widely criticized due to his perceived lack of menace, ultimately damaging his potential breakout role and career prospects

Famke Janssen in X-Men

The mishandling of her character throughout the franchise hindered her career, while her portrayal of Phoenix garnered mixed reactions.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Age of Ultron

Nothing that we can say about Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Quicksilver(which was quite decent) can be worse than how the movie treated him

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