Many remakes of popular movies are made, and many movies can be made from famous books. It’s easy to see why different actors can play the same character. Some actors even become known for playing specific roles, such as Elizabeth Taylor’s Cleopatra.

But not every book that gets turned into a movie does well. But people still like to watch the original movies and the remakes of those movies and then compare which actor did a role better.

1.Cleopatra

Cleopatra, 1963 — Elizabeth Taylor
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, 2002 — Monica Bellucci
Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom, 2023 — Marion Cotillard

2.Maleficent

Once Upon a Time, 2011-2018 — Kristin Bauer
Maleficent, 2014 — Angelina Jolie

3.Clark Kent (Superman)

Smallville, 2001-2011 — Tom Welling
Superman Returns, 2006 — Brandon Routh
Man of Steel, 2013 — Henry Cavill
Supergirl, 2015-2021 — Tyler Hoechlin

4.Ariel

Once Upon a Time, 2011-2018 — JoAnna Garcia Swisher
The Little Mermaid, 2023 — Halle Bailey

5.Phileas Fogg

Around the World in 80 Days, 1989 — Pierce Brosnan
Around the World in 80 Days, 2004 — Steve Coogan
Around the World in 80 Days, 2021 — David Tennant

6.Juliet

Romeo and Juliet, 1968 — Olivia Hussey
William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, 1996 — Claire Danes
Romeo & Juliet, 2013 — Hailee Steinfeld

7.Victor Frankenstein

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, 1994 — Kenneth Branagh
Once Upon a Time, 2011-2018 — David Anders
Victor Frankenstein, 2015 — James McAvoy

8.Lucifer

Constantine, 2005 — Peter Stormare
Supernatural, 2005-2020 — Mark Pellegrino
Lucifer, 2016-2021 — Tom Ellis

9.Morticia Addams

The Addams Family, 1991 — Anjelica Huston
Wednesday, 2022 — Catherine Zeta-Jones

10.Elrond

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001 — Hugo Weaving
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, 2022 — Robert Aramayo

11.Witcher

Wiedźmin, 2002 — Michał Żebrowski
The Witcher, 2019 — Henry Cavill

12.Hypatia

Agora, 2009 — Rachel Weisz
The Good Place, 2016-2020 — Lisa Kudrow

13.J. R. R. Tolkien

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, 2016-2022 — Jack Turner
Tolkien, 2019 — Nicholas Hoult

14.Ernest Hemingway

Midnight in Paris, 2011 — Corey Stoll
Hemingway & Gellhorn, 2012 — Clive Owen

15.Galadriel

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001 — Cate Blanchett
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, 2022 — Morfydd Clark

16.Peter Pan

Peter Pan, 2003 — Jeremy Sumpter
Once Upon a Time, 2011-2018 — Robbie Kay
Pan, 2015 — Levi Miller

17.Alice

Alice in Wonderland, 2010 — Mia Wasikowska
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, 2013-2014 — Sophie Lowe
Come Away, 2020 — Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Alice in Borderland, 2020 — Kento Yamazaki

18.Samantha Jones

Sex and the City, 1998-2004 — Kim Cattrall
The Carrie Diaries, 2013–2014 — Lindsey Gort

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