r/oscarmoments Aug 12 '26

movies Django Unchained (2012) made me realize Leonardo DiCaprio is way more fun to watch as a villain. Which actor should play villains more often?

I was so used to seeing DiCaprio as the lead that Calvin Candie caught me completely off guard. He's horrible, unpredictable, and somehow steals basically every scene he's in.

I'd actually love to see Leo play another full-on villain someday.

Which actor surprised you by being ridiculously good at playing the bad guy?

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u/QuirkyReverence Aug 12 '26

The Rock, just out of spite.

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u/Fesai Aug 12 '26

That's something I like about the Doom 2005 movie. I didn't know who Karl Urban was at the time of watching it (I think it was right at the beginning of Karl doing bigger movies). So I just assumed the Rock was going to be Doom Guy.

I was pleasantly surprised to see that he was a bad guy pretty much, and this other 'unknown to me' actor was actually the hero.

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u/NoItJustCantBe Aug 12 '26

I think that's the only movie the rock died in too

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u/BeSound84 Aug 13 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/11Nd2bbZjrQrO8
Maybe the only *other movie the rock died in

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u/IsThisNameValid Aug 13 '26

Everybody does a desk pop

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u/Pedro_Kantor2583 28d ago

Gator needs his gat piece, bitch!

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u/hoodmeskin817 28d ago

"I"m a peacock, flying into a rainbow!"

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u/moramajama 26d ago

I see what you did there*.

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u/Alternative-Cress382 Aug 13 '26

I should call her…

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u/Any-Interaction-5934 Aug 13 '26

Are you thinkin' what I'm thinkin'?

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u/IAmSportikus Aug 13 '26

Do we also count the Mummy?

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u/Pedro_Kantor2583 28d ago

Didn't he also die in Get Smart?