Alright, so everyone is pretty much aware by now that there’s no chance Justin Bieber is actually going to play Robin in Batman vs. Superman, are we agreed?I mean, besides the fact that the purported script cover features the name of the comic book it’s supposedly adapting (which would never happen), and which we’ve been told is not actually being adapted (like, multiple times now), there’s the fact that the Robin in that comic is female.The most obvious choice is that Bieber’s Funny or Die video will be about how he’s cast as Robin and comes to the set excited right up until he figures out that Carrie Kelley is a girl.In any event, even if he were to be cast, he wouldn’t have been the first piece of stunt casting to appear in a comic book movie. There have been plenty before–some of whom have turned out alright and some of whom…well, they’re better left forgotten.So we’re going to remind you!There’s nothing inherently wrong with stunt casting. The process–which, if you’re not familiar with the term, refers to casting big stars, often in small roles, more to get media or audience attention than anything else–has occasionally produced some memorable performances and especially in certain contexts (say, sitcoms) can be really effective.We’ll just say here that Stan Lee’s cameos don’t count for the purposes of this list. Why? Well, mostly because he’s done a thousand of them and it’s basically impossible to judge which one is the most over-the-top. Additionally, we’re not counting the many Marvel cameos that set up the next film, because it’s a bit difference to bring in a big-name star if you’re doing so to build up a franchise for the future.
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