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Casting controversies in film

Avengers: DoomsdayAvengers: Doomsday revealed its villain when a masked Doctor Doom removed his mask. Underneath was Robert Downey Jr.
Batman (1989 film)Fifty thousand protest letters hit Warner Bros. when Michael Keaton was cast as Batman. Fans knew him from comedies.
Scream 7Scream 7, the 2026 slasher film directed by Kevin Williamson, begins in Woodsboro with a rumor. Two fans of the in-story Stab movies, Scott and Madison, visit Stu Macher's house after hearing he may have survived having a television…
Once Upon a Time in HollywoodOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood is a 2019 film by Quentin Tarantino, and its ending was guarded like a state secret. Tarantino kept the only copy of the third act locked in a safe. Besides Tarantino himself, only Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot…
Taxi DriverPaul Schrader wrote Taxi Driver in ten days while living in his car. He had been through a divorce and a breakup.
Michael (2026 film)Michael, a 2026 biographical film about the singer Michael Jackson, had a teaser trailer that drew 116.2 million views in its first 24 hours. Lionsgate released it on the 6th of November 2025, and 30 million of those views arrived within…
The Devil Wears Prada 2The Devil Wears Prada 2 collected 181.5 million views for its first teaser trailer in just 24 hours, reportedly the most for any comedy trailer in 15 years. That teaser appeared on the 12th of November 2025. It promoted a 2026 American…
Wuthering Heights (2026 film)The 2026 film Wuthering Heights is a romantic period drama that Emerald Fennell produced, wrote and directed. It is only loosely based on the 1847 novel by Emily Brontë. Fennell did not set out to make a faithful retelling. Her stated aim…
A Minecraft MovieA Minecraft Movie arrived in theaters in 2025, and at one screening at Provo Towne Centre in Provo, Utah, audience members hoisted a live chicken into the air. They were promptly ejected from the theater, and videos of the moment spread…
DhurandharDhurandhar, a Hindi-language spy thriller written and directed by Aditya Dhar, runs for 214 minutes, which makes it one of the longest Indian films ever produced. Its story follows an undercover Indian agent inside the gangs and political…
The Odyssey (2026 film)The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan's film of Homer's ancient epic, went on sale to ticket buyers on the 17th of July 2025, exactly one year before its release. That was considered an unprecedented move for a major distributor, and audiences…
Dhurandhar: The RevengeDhurandhar: The Revenge, a 2026 Hindi-language spy thriller written and directed by Aditya Dhar, earned ₹75 crore before its official opening day had even begun. Paid preview shows on the evening of the 18th of March 2026 broke an Indian…