Nicole Beharie is an American actress. She is best known for her starring roles in films such as the drama American Violet (2008), the psychological drama Shame (2011), the biographical sports drama 42 (2013), and the independent drama Miss Juneteenth (2020). From 2013 to 2016, she starred in the Fox supernatural drama series Sleepy Hollow.
Superhero movies have always exercised a deep fascination for Hollywood. Decades before the MCU became the film industry's dominant franchise, directors and producers were drawing from comics to create popular blockbusters like 1978's Superman: The Movie, and filmmaker Tim Burton's 1989 directorial feature Batman.Being selected to play the role of a superhero is often considered a badge of honor for popular actors. But there are only so many superhero roles to go around. Sometimes actors who were in the running to play a hero ultimately ended up playing villains instead. Let us take a look at 10 actors who almost got cast as superheroes, but found their true calling on the opposite side of the battle between good and evil.
