Who is your favourite Actor?
I love Nicole Kidman.
I can count on her to release something new
and spectacular every year.
She’s a Hollywood icon, and a fan favourite
amongst viewers and critics alike.
However, there are some stars out there who
just seemed to have disappeared.
Maybe you grew up watching them, and you can’t
seem to find a descent film with them in anymore.
Well, there’s a reason for that.
So today on Beyond the Screen, we’re going
to be counting down the Top 10 Movie Roles
That Ended An Actor's Career.
Lets jump in.
10 Terrence Howard - Iron Man
Remember when Howard was in Iron Man?
Nope?
Yeah, that’s because he was very quickly
replaced and spelt out the demise of his career.
Following on from the ensemble Crash, Howard
jumped over to the MCY, during which he was
the highest paid actor on the film.
However, when it came to a sequel Howard’s
cheque was severely cut.
Why?
Because no one cares about Captain Rhodes.
Not now, not ever.
So, of course, Howard wasn’t too pleased
with this dramatic change, leaving the role
and being replaced by Don Cheadle.
Since then, Howard’s done seemingly nothing,
aside from a few minor roles here and there
-- with even Howard himself blaming Iron Man
for his fall from grace.
9 Chris O’Donnell - Batman and Robin
No surprise here.
When do you last remember seeing Chris O’Donnell
in anything?
Go on, I’ll wait.
Serious, I don’t remember.
It may be hard to believe, but O’Donnell
actually had a Golden Globe nomination before
taking on the role of Dick Grayson in Batman
Forever, with many predicting the actor to
hit the big leagues following his Box Office
success.
Enter Batman And Robin, aka, a public disgrace,
The film was as campy as Adam West, without
the lovability of it.
As we know, Joel Schumacher’s career flopped
following the film, and seemingly so did O’Donnell’s.
Most of the cast seemingly suffered aside
from George Clooney.
With O’Donnell’s CV seemingly empty following
the film, aside from a handful of cameos on
long running TV shows.
 
8 Sean Connery - The League of Extraordinary
Gentlemen
You might be surprised to see Sean Connery
on this list, an actor known for being one
of the greatest James Bonds of all time -- however,
he made quite a few mistakes in his long career,
particularly The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
The man behind the original comic was Alan
Moore, the same guy that redefined superheroes
with the alternate reality Watchmen.
However, when hollywood picked up League of,
it sank, and it sank hard.
It can be argued that prior to signing on
for the movie Connery was beginning to slide
into retirement, with only a handful of movement
coming out.
However, this one appeared to be the final
straw -- with the actor announcing his retirement
in 2005.
It seems like an odd coincidence that one
of his final films barely scraped a profit,
and not only drew the end of his career, but
also the directors, Stephen Norrington’s.
7 Kevin Costner - Waterworld
Oh boy, it’s going to be hard to do this
number with a straight face.
Kevin Costner was a scene stealing, award
nominated actor prior to Waterworld.
I mean, he was Robin Hood for god sake -- and
Dances with Wolves?
Absolutely classic, and one of the greatest
films of all time.
So, what happened?
Waterworld.
That’s what.
The film is set in a futuristic world where
all the ice caps have melted, engulfing the
entire world in water.
And, as you would expect, it flopped, and
it flopped hard.
Following the film Costner seemingly disappeared
from the Hollywood limelight which began the
end of his long career.
He starred in a handful of films following,
receiving a handful of razzie nominations
along the way.
Poor Kevin.
6 Hayden Christensen - Star Wars: Revenge
of the Sith
The first of many Star Wars appearances on
our list, Christensen played Anakin Skywalker,
the future Darth Vader.
Now, the Revenge of the Sith was wildly disappointing,
with the general consensus being that Anakin’s
transition to the dark side was winey and
irritating to watch.
While many of Christensen's co-stars survived
following the film, Christensen began to disappear
from the limelight, only making small appearances
here and there.
Now, Christensen can take all the blame for
this, and it comes down more to George Lucas
and his direction.
5 Mike Myers - The Love Guru
Oh Mike Myers -- it’s hard to believe that
film could end his career, when the large
majority of his films are controversial comedies.
However, it happened.
As we know, Mike Myers is best known for playing
Shrek, as well as fan favourite Austin Powers,
which sadly he’s been unable to follow on
from.
Now, though may argue that Cat in the Hat
drew the end of the his career, many chalked
it up to The Love Guru, which saw Myers return
to more adult comedy roles.
However, many were quick to state that the
film was an easy laugh, with audience and
critics despising it.
Not only that, Myers was both the writer AND
producer for the film, making the faults all
fall on him.
Luckily he had already filmed his role as
the English General for Inglourious Basterds,
however, The Love Guru seemed to spell the
end of his career.
With Hollywood steering away from the actor
following the critical fail of a film.
4 Jake Lloyd - Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
You remember Jake Lloyd as the young Anakin
Skywalker in Phantom Menace, with only one
other noteworthy appearance alongside Arnold
Schwarzenegger in the Christmas favourite,
Jingle All The Way.
As you would expect, the sheer hype of Star
Wars instantly catapulted Lloyd to fame, perhaps
even faster than Daniel Radcliffe.
With the release of Star Wars the facade began
to crumble though, as The Phantom Menace was
deemed one of the most disappointing films
of all time.
Following the release, it became apparent
that the role was the beginning of the end
for Lloyd.
Following the extreme backlash and bullying
he faced at school he quit acting altogether.
However, he’s still around, just as an editor
these days.
He still attends conventions, and is happy
to discuss Star Wars to excited fan, but it’s
sad to know that something so grand and highly
anticipated deemed the end for this hopeful
actor.
3 Halle Berry - Catwoman
I’m not a lover of Halle Berry, never have
been never will be.
I didn’t like her in X-Men, I didn’t like
her in James Bond, and I absolutely hated
her as Catwoman.
In the early 2000’s Berry headed up Catwoman,
and it fell flat and fell hard.
Only three years after her Oscar win for Monster’s
Ball, Berry was collecting the award for Worst
Actress with the film getting three more at
the Razzies.
Outside of that, she went on to do more X-Men
movies, but her work began to dry up.
With her status as has-been being more cemented
than ever.
2 Elizabeth Berkley - Showgirls
Ah yes, Showgirls, arguably the most famous
flop on our list, and the film that very publically
deemed the end of many stars careers.
Including Elizabeth Berkley, aka, Jessie Spano
from Saved By the Bell.
Following the successful teen show, Berkley
looked to legitimize her career by stripping
off for the 1995 bomb, Showgirls.
It contained excessive nudity and over-sexualized
content.
Berkley even took home the razzie award for
worst actress upon its release, with it severely
stunting her growing career.
However, as it stands today, the film is deemed
somewhat of a cult classic, and highly adored
by many fans.
Sadly, Berkley is not.
 
1 Mark Hamill - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
I know this will trigger a lot of you, but
hear me out.
Prior to Star Wars Hamill had next to no experience
in acting before George Lucas scooped him
up, and essentially catapulting him into the
big leagues.
Now, as we know, Return of the Jedi closed
off the Star Wars trilogy, marking the end
of Luke Skywalker’s journey from young boy
to powerful hero.
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what happened,
but Return of the Jedi was Hamill’s last
major on screen appearance.
With many speculating that he played Luke
for just too long, and it was hard to separate
the actor from the character, unlike Harrison
Ford.
Now, Hamill did have a lot of success in voice
acting, voicing characters such as the Joker.
It just seemed alarming that he fell off the
grid so fast.
 
Well, there we have it!
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Were there any out of work stars that we missed?
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