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ACTUALLY HAPPENED: Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones
2.
HASN’T HAPPENED (YET): Jessica Chastain as Celia St. James in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
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ACTUALLY HAPPENED: Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano in The Mandalorian and Ahsoka
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DIDN’T HAPPEN: Aaron Taylor-Johnson as young James Potter in a Harry Potter prequel series
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ACTUALLY HAPPENED: Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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HASN’T HAPPENED (YET): Idris Elba as James Bond in the Bond films
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ACTUALLY HAPPENED: Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop in Hawkeye and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
8.
DIDN’T HAPPEN: Kaitlyn Dever as Ellie in The Last of Us
9.
ACTUALLY HAPPENED: Bill Hader as Richie Tozier in It Chapter Two
10.
HASN’T HAPPENED (YET): Logan Lerman as Poseidon in the Percy Jackson TV series
11.
ACTUALLY HAPPENED: Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool in Deadpool and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
12.
DIDN’T HAPPEN: Liam Neeson as Jamie Fraser in Outlander
13.
ACTUALLY HAPPENED: John Krasinski as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
14.
HASN’T HAPPENED (YET): Emily Blunt as Sue Storm in Fantastic Four and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
15.
ACTUALLY HAPPENED: Idina Menzel as Shelby Corcoran in Glee
16.
DIDN’T HAPPEN: Harry Styles as Billy Dunne in Daisy Jones & the Six
17.
ACTUALLY HAPPENED: Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher
18.
HASN’T HAPPENED (YET): Erin Kellyman as Merida in a live-action version of Brave
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ACTUALLY HAPPENED: Ben Barnes as the Darkling in Shadow and Bone
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DIDN’T HAPPEN: Michael Cimino as Alex Claremont-Diaz in Red, White & Royal Blue
21.
ACTUALLY HAPPENED: Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga
22.
HASN’T HAPPENED (YET): Florence Pugh as Rapunzel in a live-action version of Tangled
We can’t fit everyone on one list, so what other TV or movie adaptations got the casting right? Or, what fan-casting do you hope comes true in the future? Tell us in the comments below!
