Most actors, after becoming famous in a particular genre, become its hostages. Not everyone decides to leave this comfortable niche, but sometimes there are daredevils.
Today we recall 10 actors who greatly surprised with their roles.
List
- 10. Tom Cruise, “Soldiers of Failure” | 2008
- 9. Wesley Snipes, “Wong Fu, thanks for everything! Julie Newmar "| 1995
- 8. George Clooney, “After Reading Burn” | 2008
- 7. Adam Sandler, The Deserted City | 2007
- 6. John Travolta, Hairspray | 2007
- 5. Gwyneth Paltrow, Love of Evil | 2001
- 4. Cate Blanchett, “I'm Not There” | 2007
- 3. Charlize Theron, The Monster | 2003
- 2. Nicolas Cage, Kick-Ass | 2010
- 1. Jim Carrey, The Fatal Number 23 | 2007
10. Tom Cruise, “Soldiers of Failure” | 2008
In 2008, Cruise already had the Rain Man, Interview with the Vampire, several parts of Mission Impossible, as well as 3 Oscar nominations and a Golden Globe Award. In general, no one had any doubt that Tom copes with dramatic roles as well as with the images of brutal heroes who save the world and “kick their asses”.
But as a comedian, he first showed himself only in "Soldiers of Failure" and it was truly epic.
Firstly, handsome Tom is not so easy to recognize in a balding, full-bodied producer, and secondly - his game was fundamentally different from what it was before.
The character he played, Less Grossman, became a meme and was invited to the MTV ceremony, where Cruise in this image performed an incendiary dance with Jennifer Lopez.
9. Wesley Snipes, “Wong Fu, thanks for everything! Julie Newmar "| 1995
3 years before Wesley Snipes dressed in black skin and went to exterminate vampires in the guise of Blade, he starred in the comedy of Biban Kidron, where he dressed completely differently.
In this film, he tried on the image of drag queen: an artist performing in a female image. Imagine the surprise of the audience in those years? In 1993, the Destroyer comes out with Stallone, in 1994 the action movie Landing Zone, and a year later the brutal Snipes flaunts a dress and makeup on his face.
8. George Clooney, “After Reading Burn” | 2008
The role of George Clooney is a successful, charming, always popular man among women. In the tragicomedy of the Ken brothers, “After Reading Burn,” he is completely different. This is no longer a rich businessman, not a smart robber, not a brave hero. Here he is the most ordinary civil servant who sleeps with his wife and is afraid of his own.
After this role, Clooney repeatedly experimented with images, agreeing to non-standard offers, but this film can be considered the first "deviation from the norm." Time has shown that the experiment turned out successful.
7. Adam Sandler, The Deserted City | 2007
Adam Sandler has always been considered, is considered and will be considered a comedian who is not afraid of participating in a frank “slag”. The saddest thing is that this very “slag” he sometimes also produces, shoots and writes scripts for him. In general, having gone head to head in comedy with jokes well below the waist, he suddenly starred in the drama Deserted City with Don Cheadle. He plays gouging again, but with a huge tragedy in life: his wife and daughters died in the September 11 terrorist attack, and after that he seemed to fall into childhood.
Sandler’s unusual role was surprisingly easy for him, but the film itself, unfortunately, went unnoticed. He has a rating of 7.5 on IMDb, which is much higher than most comedies with his participation.
6. John Travolta, Hairspray | 2007
In the 90s, Travolta became a real fighter star and tried to stay in this genre with the advent of the new millennium. At the beginning of the 2000s, his career began to decline, so he started throwing and trying to wedge himself into other niches, but it didn’t always succeed, however, the role in the musical
Hairspray is a pleasant exception. Despite the fact that the tape itself is an amateur, the game of Travolta deserves attention: he got the role of a very full middle-aged woman who brings up a teenage daughter.
5. Gwyneth Paltrow, Love of Evil | 2001
This actress in 1999 won an Oscar for her work in the film Shakespeare in Love, in which she played the beloved of the great playwright.
The viewer is used to seeing her in the image of a beautiful woman with a memorable appearance, always slim and well-groomed, so “Love of Evil” was a very bold experiment on the part of Gwyneth. Here she played a girl weighing 150 kg., In which the hero of Jack Black falls in love. Later, the actress admitted that this comedy is a base craft, in which she agreed to appear solely because of a fee.
4. Cate Blanchett, “I'm Not There” | 2007
Cate Blanchett at the time of filming in the drama about the life of Bob Dylan was considered one of the most diverse and talented actresses in Hollywood. Behind her were shooting in "Elizabeth", "Aviator", "The Lord of the Rings", but even despite this, the role in "I am not there" was a real challenge. She needed to play Judah Quinn, Dylan's alter ego, and Blanchett managed amazingly.
Her partners in the film were Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Julianne Moore, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Ben Wishaw, but it was Kate who was recognized as the best actress of the Cannes Film Festival that year.
3. Charlize Theron, The Monster | 2003
Charlize Theron was and still remains (even though she is already 43 years old) one of the most attractive actresses, so she shines in every film.
In each, except for the "Monster". In this drama, shot on real events, she reincarnated as a serial killer - a dropping street prostitute Eileen Wornos. Typing more than 10 kg. overweight and thanks to make-up artists Charlize completely changed, greatly surprising everyone. It is not surprising that this role brought her the Oscar, Golden Globe and a bunch of other awards.
2. Nicolas Cage, Kick-Ass | 2010
In the 90s and zero, Cage was saving someone in almost every film, chasing someone, opposing someone. He became a hostage to the image, his career began to decline, and he did his best to find a way out, accepting all offers in a row. One of these came from the creators of the film "Kick", where he was invited to play the father of Killer. Not the best, but certainly one of his most unusual roles.
1. Jim Carrey, The Fatal Number 23 | 2007
Such a selection simply cannot do without Jim Carrey: everyone knows how, after Ace Ventura, Mask, Dumb and Dumber and other comedies, he surprised everyone with his play in The Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. . However, these films, although beautiful, are still the most unusual in his career.
“Fatal number 23” is a lesser-known tape, but much more suitable for the theme of this article. A psychological thriller without a drop of humor, in which Kerry is really different. In some places it’s harsh, and in some places it’s frightening, but not a bit funny and not kind.