Jamie Bell (Fantastic Four)
Jamie Bell is an incredibly talented young British actor who is, of course, most famous for his breakthrough role as Billy Elliot in the 2000 movie of the same name. He won the BAFTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance and has gone on to appear in movies like King Kong, Jumper, and Snowpiercer.
In 2015, he appeared as Ben Grimm, aka the Thing, in the Fantastic Four reboot movie, which was a waste for two reasons: first, he was hidden behind CGI for the majority of the movie, and was pretty much unrecognizable; and, second, because he was totally unsuitable for the role (he really is no Ben Grimm).
Bell just isn’t right for a mighty superhero role. He’s a certain type of actor – shy, reserved, and subtle being the main characteristics of most of his characters – and he was wasted as the giant, rock-like character. This was reflected in the movie’s reception as a whole.
