Admit it, when you heard that Nicolas Cage has always wanted to play Superman, you laughed. But then you recall how comedian Michael Keaton turned out to be an amazing Batman, although no one could see it at the time, well, until we saw it. Even those in the business get nervous about unconventional casting. Hollywood executives did not want to cast Marlon Brando in The Godfather because he was washed up, and they thought Al Pacino was too short. But now we can't imagine that anyone else would be better.

That story has happened again and again in Hollywood. Directors, producers, and casting directors sometimes cast against type, or give someone new a chance, and when it pays off, it pays off big.

Cracked gives us the stories of <a href="https://www.cracked.com/image-pictofact-7898-15-risky-casting-choices-that-totally-paid-off" class="on">15 actors who were a risky choice at the time</a>, but went on to make the role their own.&nbsp; #movie #casting #moviestar

15 Controversial Casting Choices That Are Perfect in Hindsight

Film writer Kevin L. Lee <a href="https://twitter.com/Klee_FilmReview/status/1466800396861591557" alt="posed a question" class="on">posed a question</a> for Twitter: "What is the best an actor has ever looked on screen?" The replies range far and wide, and include both men and women from the past 100 years.

But one name seemed to pop up more than any other.

However, many declined to name a particular Paul Newman film. That's not to say that other actors didn't get multiple mentions, because after all, replies have been coming in for a week now. After four days, Lee posted the stats as he counted them.

There are six Tweets devoted to the results list. You can scroll through more than <a href="https://twitter.com/Klee_FilmReview/status/1466800396861591557">6000 contributions to the thread</a>, or see the highlights<a href="https://www.pajiba.com/web_culture/twitter-users-ponder-the-best-an-actor-has-ever-looked-onscreen.php"> in a collection at Pajiba.&nbsp;</a>#actor #moviestar