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| 14 | !!!Films and film series with their own pages |
| 15 | [[index]] |
| 16 | * ''AdaptationalAttractiveness/HarryPotter'' |
| 17 | * ''AdaptationalAttractiveness/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' |
| 18 | * ''AdaptationalAttractiveness/XMenFilmSeries'' |
| 19 | [[/index]] |
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| 21 | * In ''Series/TenMilesOfPeachBlossoms'' Qing Cang is a middle-aged HornedHumanoid [[https://image.ijq.tv/201702/04/14-40-31-89-19.png who certainly wouldn't win any beauty contests]]. In ''Film/OnceUponATime2017'', on the other hand, Qing Cang [[https://pm1.narvii.com/6770/1c219e98b6ea31d82d278a50ebb57cb8c9e06405v2_hq.jpg is younger and more handsome]]. |
| 22 | * Meg Murray in ''Literature/AWrinkleInTime'' is described in the book as "homely" and "awkward" but her portrayals in both the 2003 and 2018 live-action films are anything but. |
| 23 | * In the original novel ''Literature/NationalVelvet'', Velvet is a "thin as famine" blonde with [[BritishTeeth crooked teeth]] and considered unattractive (until she gets on a horse). Her film counterpart? Creator/ElizabethTaylor. |
| 24 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'', Fred's mother-in-law was an overweight old woman with a double-chin, and was usually grouchy and ''always'' bossy. In [[Film/TheFlintstones the live-action adaptation]], well, she's ''Creator/ElizabethTaylor'' and looks far better. (But still grouchy and bossy.) |
| 25 | * In the original ''Literature/CasinoRoyale'' novel, Le Chiffre is described as an overweight, unattractive man. Averted in the original television adaptation, where he was played by overweight, unattractive Creator/PeterLorre. Subverted in the first movie adaptation, where he was played by overweight but dapper and stylish Creator/OrsonWelles. Played straight in [[Film/CasinoRoyale2006 the 2006 film]], in which he's played by trim and handsome Creator/MadsMikkelsen. |
| 26 | * ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'' |
| 27 | ** In the comics, ''Franchise/{{Batman}}''[='=]s butler, Alfred is a balding man who is often stick thin. This version of Alfred is played by Creator/JeremyIrons, who still has a full head of hair and is in better shape. |
| 28 | ** ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' once again sees Amanda Waller get this treatment, as she's played by Creator/ViolaDavis. While still more slender and attractive than the original heavy-set Waller, she is still closer to her classic appearance compared to her appearances in ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' and the ''ComicBook/New52''. Also, even though he's very scruffy and grungy, Captain Boomerang is still handsomer and more youthful-looking than his comic counterpart, who is usually depicted as a very scrawny middle-aged man with a receding hairline. |
| 29 | ** Aside from the metal caps, tattoos and lack of eyebrows, ComicBook/TheJoker is played by [[OlderThanTheyLook the youthful-looking]] PrettyBoy Creator/JaredLeto. This, especially compared to the creepy Jack Napier sporting a botched facelift in ''Film/Batman1989'', the filthy GlasgowGrin-sporting vagrant in ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', and the subsequent mentally-ill Arthur Fleck of ''Film/Joker2019'' (and Creator/JoaquinPhoenix is three years younger than Leto, though even Arthur himself is a case of this). |
| 30 | ** ''Film/Shazam2019'' has the formerly creepy and diminutive Doctor Sivana played by the tall and ruggedly handsome Creator/MarkStrong. |
| 31 | ** ''Film/WonderWoman2017'' gives us Dr. Poison as [[MindScrew a straight example and hard aversion at once]]. She's played by a lovely actress with an obvious flesh-colored partial mask over her disfigured face, the damage, once revealed, being pretty gnarly but confined to a quarter of her face, making her less ugly and more "pretty but had a thing happen the lower left side of her face." The comic version, on the other hand, is an almost comical-looking {{Gonk}}, her wide and bulging eyes and permanently stretched grin (spread your lips away from your teeth as far as you can, past the point where it hurts... now imagine a face frozen like that 24/7.) being about what you'd expect if someone was perpetually about 2/3 of the way through death by Joker venom. However, it turns out that's a mask and her true appearance is quite lovely.[[note]]Now, that was the Golden Age version, and as always, DC Comics' reboot addiction means it may or may not be true ''this'' week. However, the current comic version looks just like the Golden Age version did when masked.[[/note]] |
| 32 | ** ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' |
| 33 | *** Ratcatcher in the comics as you can imagine just by his name has an appropriately ghastly [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQZEyVPU9Wbpw_gP6ZnqR7qbYMIRO5EgXQWCQ&usqp=CAU rodent-looking appearance]]. In the film he’s played by the handsome Creator/TaikaWaititi. Ratcatcher’s [[LegacyCharacter successor]] in the comic certainly isn’t as [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQQbB9BaDYgtt02xVcVIVdbNmnRKBKMpd05IA&usqp=CAU stunningly gorgeous]] as Creator/DanielaMelchior either. |
| 34 | *** Bloodsport is a brutish BigScaryBlackMan in the comics, nothing like the suave and sexy Creator/IdrisElba who plays him in the film. |
| 35 | *** Polka-Dot Man usually [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRc-u3PP_c1ZNMaBD4WI8eBGbWfzOYQnSPmiw&usqp=CAU looks like a sketchy creep]] in the comics, in the film he’s played by the [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQdcoZsHGojULWQzP83Xp9Ceo4bjY3xcLCGYQ&usqp=CAU pleasantly comely]] Creator/DavidDastmalchian. |
| 36 | *** While Creator/PeterCapaldi isn’t a spring chicken, he’s [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTOwGcNPhw0Uv4Z6j0zdiLjOax-0c7aJ6kwyg&usqp=CAU much better looking than the comic version of The Thinker]]. |
| 37 | *** [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTLQJT_E5OHFelorVYAEXaGnuQWBNYV1TNAoQ&usqp=CAU Mongal]] (played by Mayling Ng) despite having lumpy skin and large forehead is a [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe Orange-Skinned Space Babe]], a far cry from the comic version [[StrongFamilyResemblance who took after her]] hideous father Mongul and is a [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRApr9HXN0CmcJOYa1e7D_dk71XbpgJydvvLg&usqp=CAU brutish]] BrawnHilda. [[PlayedWith Then again]], Mongal has been made to be more of a AmazonianBeauty DependingOnTheArtist. |
| 38 | *** Costume example with Creator/NathanFillion’s T.D.K. (The Detachable Kid) who’s a loose expy of the infamously lame [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperheroes Arm Fall-Out Boy]]. In the comics [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQV346_YK4AGe5F2mnqXTTohjd7VNwG6xfIbg&usqp=CAU he has a hideous pink suit with arms that look like they’re covered in pimples]]. In the film [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRDlKUewMHdzM3OFCXFaMiXtvYM8vJ3nY5CDA&usqp=CAU he has a sensible green costume with normal looking arms]]. He’s also lacking the horribly clashing orange skin from the comics. |
| 39 | * In a filmed play of ''Theatre/DeathOfASalesman'', Creator/DustinHoffman plays the character of Willy Loman, who in the play's original script was described as fat and unattractive. The film edits out references to Loman's weight and replaces them with jabs at his intellect and height. Apparently Arthur Miller told Dustin Hoffman his original vision of Willy Loman was a small man, despite how casting for the first play turned out. |
| 40 | * Every single film adaptation of one of Creator/RoaldDahl's works can come across as this almost automatically, because of the books' art style for the illustrations, which makes everyone seem a notch or two less attractive than they presumably are supposed to be. If you're beautiful or cute, you look average. If you're average, you look ugly, and if you're ugly, you look like a troll. The most extreme example of this would be Creator/JohnnyDepp as Willy Wonka in ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', even with the creepy aspects of his makeup. But Wonka has always been prone to [[AdaptationDyeJob having his look toned down]] in adaptations -- in the novel he's a RummageSaleReject who appears middle-aged (he still has black hair and a goatee) but is really [[OlderThanTheyLook older than he looks]]; prior to Quentin Blake, illustrators gave the character a rather leprechaun-esque appearance inspired, perhaps, by the phrase "extraordinary little man". In the public imagination, however, people think of either Depp or, even more often, [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory Gene Wilder]] (who's also more conventionally attractive than the book description) when you bring the character up. |
| 41 | * The White Queen from Creator/TimBurton's ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' goes from [[http://wordyenglish.com/alice/i/lg2/lg_25.png a stout, dowdy old woman]] to [[http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/10600000/The-White-Queen-alice-in-wonderland-2010-10664261-1280-800.jpg Anne Hathaway]]. |
| 42 | * ''Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'': |
| 43 | ** Creator/GerardButler as the Phantom in the musical ''Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera2004'' is an extreme example of this. The nature of the Phantom's deformity is already different from [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera the source novel]]'s in the [[Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera stage version]] (in the novel his face resembles a skull, and the stage version it's only half of his face that's affected), but still, he's alarming to look at unmasked. Butler's deformity in the film is commonly described as resembling third-degree sunburn at worst. On top of this, while the Phantom is usually played by middle-aged actors on stage - in part because a key plot thread is Christine seeing him as a father figure - Butler was 34 when the film was shot. HotterAndSexier, sure, but this is supposed to be one character whose entire point is that he is ''not at all'' hot or sexy! |
| 44 | ** Creator/JulianSands played the Phantom in ''Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera1998'' with ''his regular face'' (though then again, that adaptation ''did'' include him having sex with rats, a condition many people would find ''more'' repulsive than a disfigured face, so this one may even out). |
| 45 | ** The Phantom wasn’t the only one in 2004 film to get an [[HotterAndSexier attractive]] makeover, as surprisingly Madame Giry gets this. In the book she’s an outlandish old bag, who is more serious in the musical but certified no spring chicken. In the film she’s played by the comely 46 year old Creator/MirandaRichardson who was known for playing sexy femme fatales in other movies |
| 46 | * Skin had freakish gray skin and (DependingOnTheArtist) an unsettling, impish appearance in the ''ComicBook/GenerationX'' series. In the 90s TV movie, he just looks like a typical Hispanic teenager. |
| 47 | * Frank Lucas and Ritchie Roberts weren't much to look at, but they were played by [[MrFanservice Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe]] in ''Film/AmericanGangster''. |
| 48 | * ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia''. In the books, Lucy Pevensie is described as being not that pretty and a {{Tomboy}}, compared to her older sister, [[GirlyGirl Susan]]. In ''Literature/TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader'', she also has problems with her self-esteem and constantly desires to be beautiful just like Susan. In [[Film/TheChroniclesOfNarnia the movie]], Lucy is played by Creator/GeorgieHenley, who has [[SheIsAllGrownUp grown up to be a really attractive girl]] and is as beautiful (if not more) as Creator/AnnaPopplewell. She is also more of a PluckyGirl than a {{Tomboy}}. |
| 49 | * Famous aversion in ''Film/TheShining'' as in Creator/StephenKing’s [[Literature/TheShining novel]] Jack Torrance is rugged and tall, and his wife Wendy is blonde and beautiful. The stocky and balding Creator/JackNicholson and the disheveled and [[AdaptationDyeJob brunette]] Creator/ShelleyDuvall clearly don’t match the book’s description (Creator/StevenWeber and Rebecca De Mornay in the TV Miniseries do however). This was actually intentional on Creator/StanleyKubrick’s part as he wanted an “unhinged” look to the characters and subvert the typical Hollywood standard. |
| 50 | ** Played straight with Stuart Ullman who is described as a short fat man in the book, but is played by the tall and pleasant looking Barry Nelson in the movie and a young Elliott Gould in the Miniseries. |
| 51 | ** In the book and Miniseries, Lorraine Massey aka the ghost in Room 217 was an unattractive woman in her fifties when she committed suicide in the Room 217's bathroom after being abandoned by her much younger lover. When Jack visits Room 217, he never actually gets a good look at Mrs. Massey, though it's heavily implied she's manifesting as a rotting corpse. In Stanley Kubrick's [[Film/TheShining movie]], the woman in Room 237 (never explicitly named but heavily implied to be the movie's version of Lorraine Massey) first appears to Jack as a beautiful nude young woman. It's only after Jack gives in to temptation and embraces her that she takes on the appearance of the rotting corpse of an old woman. |
| 52 | * In the Annie Proulx short story ''Film/BrokebackMountain'', the two protagonists are described to be ordinary-looking, even unattractive. In the movie adaptation they're played by Creator/JakeGyllenhaal and Creator/HeathLedger. |
| 53 | * In Annie Proulx's ''Literature/TheShippingNews,'' the protagonist is described as overweight, sloppy, red-headed (as are his daughters) and with a face wrinkled like a crenshaw melon. In the film adaptation, he is portrayed by Creator/KevinSpacey--not a matinee idol, but handsomer than that. |
| 54 | * In ''Film/TheThinMan'' movies, the main character was changed from an overweight man to handsome Hollywood actor Creator/WilliamPowell, although at least in the first film, he is still [[IAmNotShazam not the title character]]. |
| 55 | * ''Film/DDay'', a Russian ForeignRemake of ''Film/Commando1985'', does this to the air stewardess character. The original was still good looking, but the remake stars Russian supermodel Aleksandra Ursuliak in the role, who even gets a swimsuit scene absent in the original. |
| 56 | * ''Film/DragonBallEvolution'' does this to Chi-Chi. Although she is by no means ugly in the [[Franchise/DragonBall source material]] (being quite attractive as a teenager), she’s still presented as a frumpy HouseWife in the later series and less attractive and fashionable than [[MsFanservice Bulma]]. In ''Dragon Ball Evolution'' Chi-Chi is played by the stunningly beautiful Creator/JamieChung who's decked out in fashionable outfits and is ironically more striking than the film's version of Bulma. |
| 57 | ** [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTLWVaEBGUTs2HdsUpjxUOmD2hwsaLsB8e9QA&usqp=CAU King Piccolo]] in the original series had goblin-like facial features while his reincarnation/son had a less threatening face (especially [[GoodnessEqualsBeauty after]] his HeelFaceTurn). In ''Dragon Ball Evolution'' King Piccolo is played by the handsome Creator/JamesMarsters [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRxFhFy04Sp4AezfBXpj71U1wEQlSo4WmGIcA&usqp=CAU covered in green makeup]]. Worth noting the filmmakers were originally going make him look more attractive, but Marsters (who was a huge fan of ''Dragon Ball'') insisted that King Piccolo should look inhuman. |
| 58 | * In Creator/LouisSachar's ''Literature/{{Holes}}'', Stanley is explicitly described as fat on repeated occasions. Creator/ShiaLaBeouf, the actor playing him in the movie, is quite lanky. A part of the original story was that Stanley would gradually get more fit by all the work at Camp Green Lake, however this had to be dropped for continuity reasons, and because such a drastic change would be too dangerous for a child actor. Also, [=LaBeouf=] revealed in an interview that he tried "gobbling down Twinkies" in order to gain the weight. He stopped when Sachar himself told him that it was more important that he focus on depicting the character's diffidence. |
| 59 | * Becky Albertali's novel ''Literature/SimonVsTheHomoSapiensAgenda'' describes the main-character Simon as wearing glasses and having extremely messy hair. In the movie-adaptation ''Film/LoveSimon'', Simon is portrayed by angel-faced actor Nick Robinson who has shiny, straight hair, and Simon loses the glasses outside of flashbacks. |
| 60 | * ''Literature/RedDragon'': |
| 61 | ** Creator/RalphFiennes playing Francis Dolarhyde in the 2002 ''Film/RedDragon'' film. According to the book, Dolarhyde, though plain, is nowhere near as hideous as he thinks he is (certainly not ugly enough for every woman to automatically reject him based on looks), but he still doesn't look like Fiennes. Dolarhyde's insecurity about his looks is (at least according to the movie) rooted in him having a cleft palate, which was corrected later with surgery. ''Film/{{Manhunter}}'''s Dolarhyde clearly showed the scar from the operation but Ralph Fiennes playing Dolarhyde [[InformedDeformity just looks like--Ralph Fiennes]]. Not that [[ScienceMarchesOn cleft palate surgery hasn't come a long way]] since then but ''Film/RedDragon'' is supposed to be a remake, not a reboot. [[PlayedWith On the other hand]], Dolarhyde is described as [[EvilIsBigger very]] [[MusclesAreMeaningful muscular]] in the book while in both film versions he's skinny, even though confusingly ''Red Dragon'' keeps the line from the book where Reba comments that the women in their work place are impressed by his physique. In the ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' series Dolarhyde is played by MrFanservice Creator/RichardArmitage. |
| 62 | ** Speaking of ''Film/{{Manhunter}}'', Freddy Lounds was played by Creator/StephenLang, who even today is most certainly not lumpy, ugly, and short with buck teeth like Lounds is described in the novel. In ''Red Dragon'' Lounds is played by BigBeautifulMan Creator/PhilipSeymourHoffman who like Lang lacks the hideous features Freddy Lounds is described as having in the book. |
| 63 | ** Will Graham himself, Dolarhyde remarks in a letter to Hannibal in the book that Will isn't very good looking [[note]] [[UnreliableNarrator although]] given Dolarhyde's own crippling issues with his appearance, he very well be could be projecting here [[/note]]. In ''Film/{{Manhunter}}'' he's played by the 80s heartthrob Creator/WilliamPetersen and in the ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' he's played by PrettyBoy Creator/HughDancy. Out of the actors portraying Graham, Creator/EdwardNorton from ''Red Dragon'' is likely TruerToTheText. [[spoiler: Additionally Will is badly disfigured by Dolarhyde in the last minute twist to the novel, Jack Crawford even describes Will as "looking like a Picasso" to Clarice in ''Literature/SilenceOfTheLambs''. In both film adaptations Will is spared from FacialHorror, getting at most some [[GoodScarsEvilScars heroic scars]] in ''Manhunter''.]] |
| 64 | * In the book ''Literature/{{Psycho}}'' ([[AdaptationDisplacement yes, there was a book]]), Norman Bates was fat, bespectacled, and middle-aged, unlike Creator/AnthonyPerkins in the movie. In fact, he resembles his real-life inspiration, Ed Gein. The change in [[Film/{{Psycho}} the film]] was intentional, because Hitchcock thought that an attractive Norman would be easier to sympathize with. |
| 65 | * In ''Literature/JaneEyre'', Rochester is downright unattractive and well into middle age. Jane Eyre herself is young, but extremely plain. These are actually important character traits, as they love each other for their inner character and each pass up on a more attractive prospective mate. In adaptations, however, Rochester is usually a rather handsome, if gruff, older gentleman, while Jane Eyre is at worst HollywoodHomely. In the 1983 miniseries, Rochester was played by Creator/TimothyDalton! In the BBC miniseries adaptation (2006), Mr. Rochester is played by [[http://knightleyemma.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/ts_longhair.jpg Toby Stephens]] and by [[http://youngromantic.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/michael-fassbender.jpg Michael Fassbender]] in the 2011 film. All decidedly good-looking. |
| 66 | ** Debatable, considering that while those actors are attractive according to modern day standards, they might not have been considered attractive according to 19th century standards. |
| 67 | ** As for actresses playing Jane, let's remind ourselves that in the 1944 adaptation, ''Joan Fontaine'' played Jane. |
| 68 | * In the ''ComicBook/JonahHex'' comics, Tallulah Black is the titular protagonist's DistaffCounterpart, sporting a heavily-scarred face and missing one of her eyes. In the [[Film/JonahHex2010 live-action movie]], she's played by Creator/MeganFox, has both eyes intact, and is missing her trademark scars. |
| 69 | * ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': |
| 70 | ** In the comics, [[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom Doctor Doom]] wears a mask to hide the severe burns he suffered as a young man. The first Tim Story ''[[Film/FantasticFour2005 Fantastic Four]]'' movie keeps the mask, but the explanation is changed from a disfiguring explosion to his new powers gradually turning his body into living metal. The second movie then completely undoes this by having the ComicBook/SilverSurfer accidentally heal his face with an energy blast, which somehow conveniently lets Doom keep his powers ''and'' his good looks. This also raises the question of ''why'' he even bothers to don the mask during the final act, since he no longer has any reason to cover his face. |
| 71 | ** [[Characters/FantasticFourTheFantasticFour Reed Richards aka Mr Fantastic]] has pretty much gotten this across the board. In the comics, while obviously not hideous, he's still generally (DependingOnTheArtist) a plainer-looking ScienceHero compared to the likes of Tony Stark and is certainly overshadowed by his [[AgeGapRomance younger]] wife Susan who is a HeadTurningBeauty. In the unreleased [[Film/TheFantasticFour 1994 movie]], he's played by the comely Alex Hyde-White and in the [[Film/FantasticFour2005 2005 film]], by the very handsome Creator/IoanGruffudd. In the [[Film/FantasticFour2015 2015 film]], he's played by the more {{Adorkable}} Creator/MilesTeller and unlike the comics [[AgeLift is close in age]] to Sue and Johnny. In the [[Franchise/MavelCinematicUniverse MCU]], he's played by MrFanservice Creator/JohnKrasinski in ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'' and LatinLover Creator/PedroPascal is set to play him officially in the 2025 Fantastic Four film. |
| 72 | * In the Creator/PhilipKDick short story ''Minority Report'', the first three things we learn about the protagonist are that he's fat, bald and old. The fact that he's reaching retirement age is a plot point in the ending. [[Film/MinorityReport The movie]] cast Creator/TomCruise, though amazingly they allow him to be bald at the end. Also, the mutants in the story were explicitly stated to be hideous. You know, kind of like how you'd expect mutants to look. On screen they're buzzed and pale, but otherwise normal. |
| 73 | * In the novel of ''Literature/LittleChildren'', the character Ronnie bears very little physical resemblance to Creator/JackieEarleHaley, being an overweight, balding chain-smoker who wears glasses. While Haley is no Creator/GeorgeClooney, he brought a far more sympathetic interpretation to the character than what was probably intended. Sarah Peirce was also described as being not very pretty in the book. In the movie they worked over time to make Creator/KateWinslet seem frumpy but their best efforts made her look HollywoodHomely. |
| 74 | * In ''Literature/ThePrincessBride'', Prince Humperdinck is ridiculously over-muscled, and Vizzini is a hunchback. In [[Film/ThePrincessBride the movie]], Humperdinck is merely in pretty good shape, and Vizzini is simply very short. [[PlayingWithATrope Then again]], Vizzini's face is described as "angelic" in the book likely in an intentional contrast with his hunchback and [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon vile personality]] while in the film he's plain looking. |
| 75 | * ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'': |
| 76 | ** Some people thought that the overall cast was too young and attractive to portray some of the middle-aged and beaten-down characters. (Although the age issue was out of necessity, to allow the actors to portray their younger selves in flashbacks). Walter Kovacs in particular, [[spoiler:AKA Rorschach]], is supposed to be "fascinatingly ugly". Compare [[http://images.wikia.com/watchmen/images/b/b2/Walter_Kovacs.jpg comics]] and [[http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3440/3254751049_8527a1974a_o.jpg movie]] versions. |
| 77 | ** In the comic, a deconstruction of the superhero genre, the characters' costumes were intended to look somewhat silly to highlight the inherent absurdity of classic superhero costumes. In the movie, however, the costumes are played straight, and look much more stylish. Nite Owl II's was changed from a full body and head robe to a form fitting armor suit with pointier ears. |
| 78 | * In ''ComicBook/FromHell'', in which Inspector Frederick Abberline is a overweight, middle-aged man typical of the Victorian middle-class. [[Film/FromHell The film]] casts Creator/JohnnyDepp as the Inspector. Similarly, the Ripper's victims generally appear more attractive in the film than they did in the comic or in real-life, as late Victorian streetwalkers in their early-to-mid forties, though most of the actresses were close in age to the women they portrayed. |
| 79 | * In ''Literature/TheNeverendingStory'', Bastian is fat, and it's one of the key problems he experiences in life with teasing by bullies. In [[Film/TheNeverendingStory the movies]], not only is he thin, but in ''The Neverending Story 2'', he's a ''lithe athletic swimmer''. One of the lessons of the book was Bastian using his Fantastican powers to wish for an athletic body, which was a symptom of him losing his identity. |
| 80 | * TheFilmOfTheBook ''Film/{{Twilight}}'': |
| 81 | ** James is described in the book as very average and unremarkable in appearance; the producers still cast Creator/CamGigandet in the role. |
| 82 | ** Bella Swan thinks of herself as rather plain and unfashionable, while Creator/KristenStewart plays her in the movies. However, some readers infer that Bella is overly hard on her appearance. |
| 83 | ** Alice is never described as ugly but is described as very short, compared to Ashley Greene who's 5'6". Conversely, Rosalie is described as very tall, but is played by Nikki Reed who is actually the same height. |
| 84 | ** Eric is described as having terrible skin, but Justin Chon is completely blemish-free. |
| 85 | ** For some reason, Volturi leaders Caius and Marcus have swapped looks compared to the books. While both keep their original hair colors, book Caius is described as a middle-aged, average-looking vampire, while Marcus is a teenage PrettyBoy. In the films, Caius is portrayed by Creator/JamieCampbellBower (21 years old at the time of filming), while Marcus is portrayed by Creator/ChristopherHeyerdahl (46 years old). No one knows why, but this, combined with James' aforementioned change, does lessen the books' adherence of BeautyEqualsGoodness, since Caius is harsh and militaristic, while Marcus is averse to violence and, having been mourning his dead wife for years, seems to have some respect to the Cullens for their love of each other. |
| 86 | * ''Film/TwentyOne'', a movie based on the book about several MIT students gaming casinos in Blackjack. The (actual, still living) MIT students are replaced with vastly more attractive ([[RaceLift and all white]]) actors for the movie. |
| 87 | * ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' movies: |
| 88 | ** In the comics, Harry Osborn is drawn with the same hairdo as his [[ComicBook/NormanOsborn father]], and never drawn particularly attractively. Somehow that translated to both film series casting attractive actors - Creator/JamesFranco in [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy the Sam Raimi trilogy]] and Dane deHaan in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2''. |
| 89 | ** As mentioned in the Western Animation section, Alistair Smythe was originally a fat, hairy slob in the comics, at least until he was transformed into the Ultimate Spider-Slayer. In ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'', he's played by B.J. Novak and depicted as a thin and clean shaven man. |
| 90 | ** As detailed in the MCU section below, both the Vulture and Aunt May are more attractive in ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' by virtue of AgeLift. |
| 91 | ** [[ComicBook/DoctorOctopus Doc Ock]] in the comics is a ugly pudgy man with a rather stout stature but Creator/AlfredMolina’s depiction in ''Film/SpiderMan2'' is pleasant-faced, relatively fit and more [[BigBeautifulMan attractively stocky]]. |
| 92 | * In ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ''Film/TheHobbit'': |
| 93 | ** Hobbits are generally portly, but with the exception of Sean Astin, who is already stocky and gained some weight for the role of Sam, the producers hired slender actors for the Fellowship hobbits. Director Peter Jackson didn't want the characters to look like little people by being overly stocky. Frodo in the books is described as "stout," and, while he's supposed to look younger than his actual age (fifty), teenager Creator/ElijahWood is definitely stretching it. Then again, hobbits do age more slowly than humans. Hobbits in the books are also said to look friendly, not handsome or beautiful, which cannot be said for the Fellowship hobbits (nor for the younger Bilbo, for that matter). |
| 94 | ** Goes back and forth with the dwarfs as they tend to be on the broad side but are usually more wide than they are heavy (except [[{{Acrofatic}} Bombur]]), and have various facial prosthetic such as bulbous noses, oversized jowls, etc; then there's [[ThoseTwoGuys Fíli and Kíli]] as well as Thorin, who not only is easily the most handsome dwarf, but also has his [[AdaptationalAngstUpgrade driving motivation changed]] from [[GoldFever reclaiming the lost gold and treasure from Erebor]] to reclaiming a proper homeland for his scattered, wandering people. |
| 95 | * In Creator/IsaacAsimov's [[Literature/IRobot robot stories]], Susan Calvin is described as middle-aged and unattractive. [[Film/IRobot In the movie]], she was portrayed by a former model, Bridget Moynahan (although that film was only [[InNameOnly very, very loosely]] based on Asimov's work). |
| 96 | * A minor, strange case in ''Film/VForVendetta'': in [[ComicBook/VForVendetta the comic]], V's mask has a round face and an upturned nose, making him look sort of like a doll with a mustache and a goatee, making some of his panels look [[NarmCharm more inappropriately cute]] than usual in especially serious scenes. In the film, he has a longer face and a long, straight noCssse, making him look more masculine. |
| 97 | * To quote Miles Kreuger on the film adaptations of ''Theatre/{{Showboat}}'': "Cap'n Andy's three tarts in the 1936 version are gaudily dressed and made up for their profession: in this (1951) film they are three wholesome extra girls who might be expected at Lady Astor's in their chic finery." Kreuger made similar observations about Helen Morgan (who appeared in the 1936 film) vs. Ava Gardner (of the 1951 film) as Julie in the scene where she sings "Bill". |
| 98 | * ''Film/TheLastAirbender'': |
| 99 | ** Prince Zuko's scar has changed from covering half his face to a barely noticeable sunburn like red blotch over his eye. |
| 100 | ** Uncle Iroh in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is fat and a bit bald. In the movie, he is played by Shaun Toub, who is... not. |
| 101 | * In the novel of ''Film/ChildrenOfMen'', the descriptions of Theo do not exactly call to mind a Clive Owen. Then again, about the only thing the two of them have in common is their name and a few backstory elements, the film being a ''very'' loose adaptation. |
| 102 | * In the film adaptation of ''Literature/LetTheRightOneIn'', Oskar is played by a reasonably cute and thin child. In the book, however, he is overweight and has major problems with food. Despite being a generally lauded film, [[Film/LetTheRightOneIn the film]] rather confusingly still has the bullies call Oskar "piggy". The [[Film/LetMeIn American remake]] includes his obsession with candy, but also keeps him as a skinny, scrawny kid. |
| 103 | ** In the book Elia was noted for how mangy and androgynous looking she was. While both film versions are much cleaner and more feminine looking. |
| 104 | * In ''Film/CampNowhere'', Melody Kay plays Gaby, a girl who is sent to fat camp and whose extra weight is mentioned by love interest, Mud ... except that the girl is average-to-thin. She's the same size as the movie's hot girl. |
| 105 | * In Jane Campion's ''Film/BrightStar'', incredibly gorgeous Creator/BenWhishaw plays Creator/JohnKeats, who really wasn't as gorgeous as Whishaw. He was also only five feet tall, while Wishaw is 5'9". |
| 106 | * Creator/BenWhishaw plays Grenouille in the film adaptation of Patrick Süskind's ''Literature/{{Perfume}}.'' While in both the novel and the film, he's filthy, malnourished and disfigured by scars from the tannery, in the novel he's described as ugly even before receiving these maladies. |
| 107 | * Leslie Burke in the book ''Literature/BridgeToTerabithia'' was described as looking more like a boy than a girl and wearing plain clothing. In the film, she was played by Creator/AnnaSophiaRobb, who wore bright, colourful clothes at every opportunity. According to the filmmakers, this was because the book's standards of an un-normal girl had changed by the present. |
| 108 | * The play ''Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune'' originally starred Creator/KathyBates and Kenneth Welsh, and was revived with Creator/StanleyTucci and Creator/EdieFalco. The 1991 film version, ''Frankie and Johnny'', starred Creator/AlPacino and Creator/MichellePfeiffer. Yes, that's right, a young Michelle Pfeiffer in a role originated by Kathy Bates. |
| 109 | * In the film adaptation of ''Theatre/{{Gypsy}}'', {{burlesque}} artist Gypsy Rose Lee is played by Creator/NatalieWood, who had a significantly prettier face. |
| 110 | * In [[Literature/JurassicPark the book]] ''Franchise/JurassicPark'', protagonist Alan Grant is described as short, potbellied, and bearded. A tall, thin, and clean shaven Creator/SamNeill dashingly plays him in [[Film/JurassicPark the movie]]. Similarly, Ian Malcolm is described as a "thin, balding man". Who plays him in the movie? A studly, and very not-bald Creator/JeffGoldblum. |
| 111 | * In the book ''Literature/TheLittleWhiteHorse'', Sir Benjamin Merriweather is described as fat, bowlegged, and past his prime. In its film adaptation, ''Film/TheSecretOfMoonacre'', he's played by the lean, sinewy Ioan Gruffudd, who's also considerably younger than the character. |
| 112 | * The novel ''Literature/TheHotelNewHampshire'' makes it clear that Susie the Bear really is ugly; she has major acne scars. In the movie she is played by Creator/NastassjaKinski (with no fake scars or anything) who only ''thinks'' she is ugly. |
| 113 | * In the ''Film/MasterAndCommander'' adaptation of the ''Literature/AubreyMaturin'' series, both Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are far more attractive than their book counterparts. Something of a PragmaticAdaptation, however, because in the books Stephen is 5'6" and "indefinably odd-looking" or "pitifully small and distorted", and Jack more than 6 feet tall, but Paul Bettany is, at 6'3", four inches taller than Creator/RussellCrowe. Jack in the books is usually more than 16 stone, but Crowe only gained a little for the role. |
| 114 | * ''Film/SleepyHollow1999''. The original description of Ichabod Crane is nothing like Creator/JohnnyDepp. However, virtually nothing about Crane is the same as his original character in the short story. Originally, they did a few test runs with Depp wearing facial prosthetics, but Creator/TimBurton ended up changing his mind, saying that in this case, it was Crane's personality quirks that made him unattractive. |
| 115 | * In the [[Literature/{{Ripliad}} Tom Ripley]] novels, Tom's housekeeper/MoralityPet Madame Antoinette is a middle aged-elderly Frenchwoman of friendly but average appearance. In the film ''Ripley Under Ground'', which is a somewhat LighterAndSofter PragmaticAdaptation, Antoinette is a pretty young woman who is the maid (not a FrenchMaid though except in a literal sense) of Tom's future wife, but is also friendly with her/likes Tom as in the novels. |
| 116 | * In ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'', typically scrawny, geeky Scarecrow is played by Creator/CillianMurphy. He goes from [[http://heroenvy.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/hero-envy-scarecrow2.jpg this]] to ''[[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cf/bb/5a/cfbb5a83b9911bf347e044cf6fc61f48.jpg this]]''. |
| 117 | * In ''Literature/WarAndPeace'', Pierre Bezukhov is overweight and in the beginning, a socially awkward delinquent. In the 1956 version of the movie, he's played by Creator/HenryFonda and is anything but overweight and socially awkward. |
| 118 | * In the novel ''Literature/TheyShootHorsesDontThey'', Gloria is described as blonde, short, looking older than she is and not really pretty. In [[Film/TheyShootHorsesDontThey the movie]], she's played by Creator/JaneFonda, who fits none of those qualifications. |
| 119 | * In ''Manga/OokuTheInnerChambers'', the shogun's best friend and right-hand woman is plain and pudgy with a sort of rectangular face. The live-action movie cast Wakui Emi, who bears [[http://charry.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/hhhhhfuyyyy45.jpg little resemblance]]. |
| 120 | * While the original ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans|1981}}'' ups {{Medusa}}'s hideousness by making her a [[SnakePeople Snake Woman]], [[Film/ClashOfTheTitans2010 the remake]] has a snakelike GorgeousGorgon. Until she gets her GameFace on that is. However, the original Medusa was a very beautiful temple maiden, before being turned into a monster. This is probably a compromise of the conflicting myths about her appearance. |
| 121 | * The novel ''Thirteen Women'' has a pair of twin sisters named May and June, who work as sideshow attractions due to their obesity. In the 1932 film adaptation, May and June are still circus performers, but are changed to lovely, thin acrobats. |
| 122 | * In ''Literature/SenseAndSensibility'', Colonel Brandon is described as being not nearly as handsome as Willoughby. He's described as the 18th century version of "okay looking," and someone that Marianne became attached to because he was kind to her when she was ill. In [[Film/SenseAndSensibility the 1995 film]], he's played by Creator/AlanRickman. [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3424226816/nm0000614 Willoughby who?]] Plenty of women would have snapped up the movie version of Colonel Brandon without a second glance at Willoughby. Kind, honorable and Alan Rickman sexy? Sign us up! |
| 123 | * Velma in the first live action ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' film goes from [[http://www.selectspecs.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/velma3.gif this]] to [[https://img.cinemablend.com/filter:scale/quill/4/5/4/8/4/d/45484d4cfd78b9a77356838b43ace864eb9e23bf.jpg?fw=1200 this]]. Shaggy also tends to appropriately [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTXWUJMWCub3CRhkbSUCbRG3iHIyO8h43-U1g&usqp=CAU look like a drug addict]], in the film [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcR7dBvgn3eG6uLwXW4yiZpT_v4oOybD3NiW1w&usqp=CAU he's quite handsome]] even compared to Fred. |
| 124 | ** In the [[Film/ScoobyDooTheMysteryBegins TV]] [[Film/ScoobyDooCurseOfTheLakeMonster Movies]], Shaggy is played by [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/Nick_Palatas_in_Lake_Monster.jpg Nick Palatas]]. In case the image link doesn't work, Nick Palatas is a [[CelebrityResemblance dead]] [[IdenticalStranger ringer]] for Creator/AndrewGarfield. |
| 125 | * It's difficult to claim this trope for adaptations of theatre productions, because the characters are played by so many different actors it's hard to claim which actor is the "right" amount of attractive. However, comparing the original castings of [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Lansbury_Hearn_Sweeney_Todd_4505.jpg Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett]] in ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'' with the versions shown in [[Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet movie]], and it's hard to claim Creator/JohnnyDepp and Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter are accurate, especially given Todd's backstory, and while Benjamin Barker was supposedly attractive before he was exiled at least to Mrs. Lovett, after his ordeal he'd probably look a little more messed up than Johnny Depp with a skunk stripe. |
| 126 | * In the novel ''Literature/{{Taffin}}'', the title character is overweight and unattractive. In the movie, he's played by Creator/PierceBrosnan. |
| 127 | * Partially lampshaded in ''ComicBook/AmericanSplendor'', when Joyce talks about how Harvey is depicted in his comic: |
| 128 | --> '''Joyce:''' You know, I don't really know what to expect. Sometimes you look like a younger Brando... but then the way Crumb draws you, you look... like a hairy ape, with all these wavy, stinky lines undulating off your body. I don't really know what to expect. |
| 129 | * In the novel ''Literature/RunningWithScissors'', Natalie is described as being plain and significantly overweight. In the movie, she's played by Creator/EvanRachelWood. |
| 130 | * ''{{Literature/Dracula}}''. In the book Dracula was old and ugly, with hairy palms, whilst most of the films make him younger, suave, and TallDarkAndHandsome. The most extreme example must be the 1979 version, which makes Dracula look like [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ED3PsZhW4AA04uq.jpg this]] and have a voice that could melt butter. Same often goes for his ''personality''; in the book he was an old man, [[WhoWantsToLiveForEver tired with immortality]], who wanted to take over the world, whose bite seems to be a metaphor for rape and sexually transmitted disease. In the movies, he seduces Mina and/or Lucy, with plenty of angst over the loneliness of living forever and being a vampire. Luke Evans who plays him in ''Film/DraculaUntold'' is a similar example. |
| 131 | ** Also applicable to Renfield in one known [[Film/Dracula1931 adaptation]] of the novel. While he's normally interpreted by older-looking men, more similar in appearance to the character in the books; he was played by the handsome [[http://i.imgur.com/eCqHA.jpg Dwight Frye]] in the 1931 version. |
| 132 | * In Creator/StephenKing's ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'', the title character is overweight, has thinning dark hair, acne in her face and chest and back, and possibly hirsutism (she seems to have all the signs of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome- hence explaining her late puberty). In the movie, she is played by Sissy Spacek, who is slender, has thick shiny blonde hair, and clear skin- and thus her late puberty is likely due to something else! Though the filmmakers did at least acknowledge this by having the gym teacher tell Carrie that she is a pretty girl but just needs to work on her appearance. In [[Film/Carrie2013 the 2013 re-adaptation]], Carrie is portrayed by Creator/ChloeGraceMoretz, filmed in 2012 when [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m79w41pP1F1qfyjoto1_500.jpg this was how she looked on an average day]]. [[Film/Carrie2002 The 2002 film]] cast Angela Bettis who went down the BeautyInversion route but at the same time was still much thinner than the book counterpart. |
| 133 | * The movie adaptation of ''Film/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'' is a great example. In the books, Greg's brother Rodrick was portrayed as a [[NoodlePeople noodle person]] with a {{perpetual frown|er}}. So... why is he played by ''Film/SurvivalOfTheDead''''[='=]s'' [[http://images.wikia.com/doawk/images/4/43/DevonBostick.jpg Devon Bostick]] in the movie? |
| 134 | * The novel of ''Film/TrueGrit'' describes Mattie as ugly on multiple occasions, as well as describing Rooster as old and fat. Neither film adaptation really held to this. The 2010 adaptation made it even more jarring by keeping all the dialogue about ugliness and fatness. Creator/HaileeSteinfeld wasn't made up like a beauty pageant entry or anything, but has flawless skin and shiny hair; she's at worst HollywoodHomely. Creator/JeffBridges had something like a visible gut, but was hardly fat. |
| 135 | * ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'': |
| 136 | ** Justin Hammer in ''Film/IronMan2'' goes [[http://cinemafique.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/sam-rockwell-justin-hammer.jpg from an old man to a middle-aged man]] (42-year old Sam Rockwell). |
| 137 | ** Aldrich Killan from ''Film/IronMan3'' thanks being played by Creator/GuyPearce [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSXtHyyOWwh3vcnneVJLplb-nrbEgS1JuXXLQ&usqp=CAU is a far cry]] from jowly plain-faced scientist seen in ''Iron Man Extremis''. |
| 138 | ** [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/a/a2/Loki_Laufeyson_%28Earth-616%29_from_Thor_Vol_3_12_0001.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20101120182453 This is]] ComicBook/{{Loki}} in the ''[[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]]'' comics. [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/cf8a14e1bc7e1e4f6ecac5b24817d51a/tumblr_n6tt3x0yYX1ry54nno4_1280.jpg This is]] Creator/TomHiddleston as Loki in the movies. Good grief. There's a reason why he has so many fangirls. Coincidentally, the Norse god of mischief was described as "pleasing and handsome" (an alternate translation is "beautiful and comely," which is closer to our modern definition of a PrettyBoy) in the [[Myth/NorseMythology original myths]]. Marvel later came up with a [[ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard younger version of Loki]]... who looks suspiciously like Tom Hiddleston. |
| 139 | ** The [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] (while DependingOnTheArtist factors) in the comics typically has a [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTheht11x4yHge5hUB_454NCWVdu64rfz-J3Q&usqp=CAU broad brutish face reminiscent]] of an ogre. In the MCU due to Creator/MarkRuffalo providing MotionCapture The Hulk’s face is far less ugly and [[https://do-slez.com/uploads/posts/2020-04/1586427065_9baa57db61c46b7bcb2b3a40e7e7045f.jpg more human looking]]. This also applies to Hulk’s alter ego Bruce Banner who's usually [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRFG2QEnOyMqQ0U2EWc9jlgR-7dkpcxWSNpBw&usqp=CAU a gangly looking man]] in the comics, but in the MCU and in the [[Film/{{Hulk}} 2003 movie]] is played by Creator/EdwardNorton, Creator/MarkRuffalo and Creator/EricBana who are far more good looking than the Dr Banner from the comics. |
| 140 | ** The Collector as he appears in the comics has the visage of a fairly creepy-looking old man. [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTmKm7ZRwO8nJW-0QUMcXQ9lM4l5pQyezxxqWptjg8KhrbdsX8g&usqp=CAU Collector as played by]] Creator/BenicioDelToro has a more flamboyant, but still fairly handsome appearance in both ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' and ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}''. Much like Loki Marvel [[ProgressivelyPrettier would make]] the collector [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRzR8KM96dLZHqvQv0Qiy0n_BWDtqFAxHrL8hKR1peL7v8VcQbO&usqp=CAU handsome]] in the comics as well. |
| 141 | ** In ''Film/{{Doctor Strange|2016}}'', Karl Mordo is played by Creator/ChiwetelEjiofor, a very handsome actor who has even been included in ''People Magazine'''s annual "Sexiest Man Alive" feature. This is in ''sharp'' [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTJhk-hE8s3eZsmhu32UmOFIP_ablVRsTFXKCzUwJXDJyF-Xkkh&usqp=CAU contrast to the comics]], where Mordo (especially when drawn by Creator/SteveDitko) was often depicted as an unappealing middle-aged man with a prominent widow's peak. |
| 142 | ** Creator/MarisaTomei plays [[https://weminoredinfilm.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/wvdbgvm9lzvobtrf2n9n-e1436480031601.jpg Aunt May]], who's normally a [[AgeLift senior citizen]]. It's even acknowledged in-universe; her debut in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' inspires many compliments by Tony Stark, and ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' shows that several men in her neighborhood find her very attractive. |
| 143 | ** ''Homecoming'' also makes the Vulture younger and better looking. Creator/MichaelKeaton may not be a spring chicken, but the comic version of the Vulture is usually depicted as a wrinkled old man with a large, bird-like nose and a scrawny physique. |
| 144 | ** In the comics, Helmut Zemo has to wear a mask to hide his charred, hideously disfigured face. In the above-mentioned ''Civil War'', he's played by the handsome Creator/DanielBruhl without any sort of mask or facial prosthetics. He begins wearing a mask in ''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier'', and there's always the possibility his face could be burned in a future movie or TV show. |
| 145 | ** Likewise, ComicBook/{{Hela}}’s CoolHelmet and mask [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRyWEsk8xveNdZXERhjIB7oGjHXEMo2KVx8HHaG4IULdGmX7NOK&usqp=CAU hide her decaying, corpse-like face in the comics]]. In ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', she's played by Creator/CateBlanchett, and is quite beautiful even when not wearing the helmet. |
| 146 | ** In the comics, Erik Killmonger is a hulking and brutish ScaryBlackMan with an almost [[https://terrigen-cdn-dev.marvel.com/content/prod/1x/108kmg_com_mas_mob_04.jpg cartoonishly muscular physique]]. In the ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}'' movie, he's played by Creator/MichaelBJordan, who, while still ripped, is far slimmer and has a much more attractive face. The same goes for M’Baku, who is played by the ruggedly handsome Creator/WinstonDuke, while in the comics he’s [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTCdKWaeaCzoJKMFv5G8z3sCTX16cD7Mt-x-B42PJBfk1e459Ai&usqp=CAU a monstrous man in white gorilla skin]]. These changes were done to avoid the UnfortunateImplications of portraying African men in such a manner. |
| 147 | ** The Grandmaster of the comics is [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTDhIvt9rJx6J_3v5AQ0_ZpJv8T4XtWPyAOWA&usqp=CAU blue-skinned with a large, balding head]]. In ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' he's played by launcher of a thousand "Daddy" memes Creator/JeffGoldblum, with his natural skin color untouched (so as not to look too similar to his ''Film/EarthGirlsAreEasy'' character -- also a blue extraterrestrial -- according to the director) and silvery hair intact. |
| 148 | ** Much like the Hulk, ComicBook/{{Thanos}} isn’t really a looker in the comics being born with the Deviant Syndrome, his mother tried to kill him as soon as she laid eyes on him. In most depictions Thanos has [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcQBCSKck5AHXeDOp1wRQMAc0_58VgpP0G4nbQ&usqp=CAU unsettling features]] with GlowingEyesOfDoom and a SlasherSmile whereas in the MCU thanks to Creator/JoshBrolin’s mocapping Thanos has quite the [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRoa3Uc6MRQ--xRm51zNK5ieSbq8gAY8h1ZSw&usqp=CAU rugged face]] with normal eyes. |
| 149 | ** In ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'', ComicBook/{{Mysterio}} is portrayed by the attractive actor Creator/JakeGyllenhaal, a sharp contrast from his comic book counterpart, a short, [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSsCSQMaBqabRxleoycDoOD9Jnp9IYH-a8G1g&usqp=CAU ugly middle-aged man]]. One wonders if the reason movie Mysterio has an AdaptationalJobChange is that absolutely no one would buy Jake Gyllenhaal being too ugly for Hollywood. |
| 150 | ** In both Thor and ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'', Frigga is depicted as [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQlay5nLd5JNOpuyGQn3j4dQlNKHP3FRUFb8w&usqp=CAU having long blonde hair]] as opposed to her comic book incarnation which is depicted as having [[https://i.pinimg.com/474x/27/1b/f8/271bf8c85a410141299351aa154c8e36.jpg gray hair styled into braids]]. |
| 151 | ** [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3f/e2/5b/3fe25b6dffb203dee5f3851be6815da6.jpg The Mandarin]] is rarely drawn in an attractive manner in the comics (and was often depicted as an [[https://img.cinemablend.com/cb/4/d/7/b/d/5/4d7bd5c6458100f707f919da14131fac6f6d8f48a30150d0abd9d237f444cac9.jpg outright]] YellowPeril caricature in the Silver Age), but in ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'', he’s played by handsome Hong Kong leading man Creator/TonyLeungChiuWai. |
| 152 | ** In ''Film/BlackWidow2021'' Melina Vostokoff is played by the very beautiful Creator/RachelWeisz, who notably lacks the [[Franchise/GIJoe Destro]]-esque [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSXWzrM8MQPCAgNKmu2N_PaG_q_Hf3ghyXRlA&usqp=CAU metallic face]] of her comic version. [[BeautyEqualsGoodness Appropriate]] given she’s an ally of Black Widow, rather than a minor villain of Natasha in this continuity. |
| 153 | ** ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' interestingly provides AdaptationalAttractiveness to a character from another movie: [[spoiler:Creator/JamieFoxx's Max Dillon/Electro from ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'', who, as the Lizard puts it, originally had "bad teeth, glasses, and a combover" before turning into a blue-skinned HumanoidAbomination. Once he enters the MCU in ''No Way Home'', he transforms into a normal-looking human with a sidecut and goatee, a healthier bronzed complexion, and actual muscle tone; this is a contributing factor to Electro wanting to stay on Earth-199999]]. |
| 154 | ** In ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'', Gorr is a {{Downplayed|Trope}} example. The comic version of Gorr from ''[[ComicBook/ThorGodOfThunder2012 Thor: God of Thunder]]'' was a hideous alien with a bulbous noseless face, fangs, [[Franchise/StarWars Twi'lek]]-like head-tails, and a disheveled look. Here, he looks more human-like, is clad in a white robe, and is played by MrFanservice Christian Bale... though he still has ScaryTeeth, and the Necrosword's corruption has given him SupernaturalGoldEyes, TaintedVeins, and turned his gums, teeth, fingertips, and the area around his eyes pitch black. |
| 155 | ** While still a MrFanservice either way, [[ComicBook/SubMariner Namor]] is [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSR8mwwox57YTNCF7832yPdefrSiRwWdnVEjA&usqp=CAU distinctly lacking]] his comic version’s brutish brow, widow’s peak and Spock-like eyebrows in ''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever''. |
| 156 | * In ''Film/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'', Gumshoe is played by Shunsuke Daito. That's right, Dick Gumshoe is played by Ohtori Kyoya from the live-action ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub''. |
| 157 | * In ''Film/SilentHillRevelation3D'', [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110728041835/silent/images/thumb/4/4c/Bio_v.jpg/830px-Bio_v.jpg Vincent]] is played by [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcQz12Yf59q3Kuh02RnFwMFopEDsIp4fJuXklg&usqp=CAU Kit Harrington]]. |
| 158 | * In the ''Literature/AgentPendergast'' novel ''Literature/TheRelic'', the character of police lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta was portrayed as overweight and near middle age. In the film adaptation, he was played by Tom Sizemore, who was 35 at the time and mildly stocky. |
| 159 | * ''Film/MadameWeb'': In the comics Cassandra Webb is [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSdl54YKy1DUF2uQhUkAP3kshJQvfuFz5xOivQKS0bN-dTRNgquHccD5rDl&s=10 a wizened and creepy old woman in a Ginger-esque bodysuit]] that ends in a snake-like tail. In the film she’s played by MsFanservice and ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' star Creator/DakotaJohnson with little attempt to make her like the comic version, beyond a red bodysuit. |
| 160 | * Happens frequently in adaptations of ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'', described in the stories as pale, gaunt and hooknosed. In this case the prettification started with the original illustrations -- Arthur Conan Doyle remarked that he had always imagined Sherlock as "uglier" than the rather dashing figure depicted by illustrator Sidney Paget; but that "perhaps from the point of view of my lady readers it was as well". In films, Holmes is often played by handsome leading men such as Creator/ChristopherLee (who was, at least, rather hook-nosed), Rupert Everett, and Creator/RobertDowneyJr. |
| 161 | ** Holmes's nemesis isn't spared from this. In ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', Moriarty went from the rather [[http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06/17/article-0-09F234BB000005DC-688_306x423.jpg creepy-looking]] sexagenarian of the books to someone [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/sherlockholmes/images/4/47/Jim_Moriarty.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140110185928&path-prefix=es noticeably younger and better looking]]. |
| 162 | * In the ''Literature/StephaniePlum'' books by Janet Evanovich, Stephanie is supposed to be a fairly average [[{{Joisey}} Jersey girl]] with Italian and Hungarian heritage. In ''Film/OneForTheMoney'', the film adaptation of the first book in the series, she's played by Creator/KatherineHeigl, who, despite whatever else one may think of her, is generally agreed to be physically ''gorgeous''. |
| 163 | * ''Film/LesMiserables1935'': Fantine dies in both book and film, but unlike in the book, she gets to keep her hair, teeth, and good skin at the time of her death. |
| 164 | * Several cases in ''Film/LesMiserables2012'': |
| 165 | ** In [[Literature/LesMiserables the novel]], Mme. Thenardier is a [[FatBastard massive]], muscular woman with [[LadyLooksLikeADude highly masculine features]], and is frequently compared to an ogress, and the stage version, while upgrading her appearance slightly, generally goes out of its way to make her relatively unattractive. In the film of the musical, however, she's played by ''Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter'', who is made-up to look blowsy-looking but otherwise has no change in her appearance. |
| 166 | ** M. Thenardier is described as a [[LeanAndMean sickly-looking "runt"]] who is not at all good-looking. Performances of the musical tend to cast actors whose physical appearance along with make-up more or less fit that description. However, in the film he's played by Creator/SachaBaronCohen, who, while showing a bit of Thenardier's creepy vibe, is probably the best looking and most stylishly dressed incarnation of the character. |
| 167 | ** In the book and to a lesser extent in adaptations, Valjean looks like an old man by time he rescues Cosette (and in the book has stark white hair after being LockedIntoStrangeness). In addition, the book describes him as being of average height (which in early 19th century France was about 5'5"). In the film, he's 6'3" Hugh Jackman. |
| 168 | ** Eponine in the book is scrawny, dirty, and not attractive at all, but in the film she is portrayed by the lovely Creator/SamanthaBarks. Same goes for several of the barricade boys, who are invariably attractive onscreen. |
| 169 | ** One of those 'barricade boys' Grantaire is described by Hugo who says "He was frightfully ugly; the prettiest shoe-binder of that period, Irma Boissy, revolting at his ugliness, had uttered this sentence: "Grantaire is impossible."" [[http://i.imgur.com/wAzuZfl.jpg George Blagden]] is far from ugly. |
| 170 | ** Gavroche in the movie and the plays is adorable and woobified, while in the book he is a starving son of the already ugly Thenardiers, and is portrayed in the author's pen and ink drawings as having wild, tangled hair and a slightly hideous wide mouth and jutting chin. |
| 171 | ** Child Cosette was ugly and wretched from years of starvation, neglect and abuse, but she's portrayed as a cute girl. |
| 172 | * ''Literature/{{Misery}}'' is a partial example. While Creator/KathyBates is no supermodel, she's still leaps and bounds above the way Annie Wilkes was described in the book. In the movie, Wilkes was at least clean and well-groomed. However, in the book, Annie was described as a shapeless blob of a woman who was always dressed dumpily and reeked of dirt and cheap makeup. |
| 173 | * Film/MaryPoppins looks prettier in the movie than her [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSKzHs9EAcURonEbqC82G2MkzKUDgI9UVPQVQ&usqp=CAU counterpart]] from [[Literature/MaryPoppins the books]] did, at least by the author's standards (to the point that the author remarked to Creator/JulieAndrews, "you're much too pretty, of course. But you've got the nose for it"). However, Mary in the books had a worse habit of admiring her own reflection. |
| 174 | * ''Film/{{Grease}}'': |
| 175 | ** Cha-Cha [=DiGregorio=] is a tall, shapely, attractive dancer and said to be Danny's ex-girlfriend. This is a far cry from the original musical, where she's meant to be slovenly, plain-faced, and was usually played by a much heavier actress (who'd be made up to look far from attractive). She also has no past connection to Danny, and is played off as an aggressive BrawnHilda type. |
| 176 | ** Jan is meant to be visibly overweight and not seen as particularly attractive. While the film tries to assert that Jan is "fat" and she's shown dressed in frumpy clothing compared to the other girls, she's actually on the thinner side and her final appearance shows that she has no problem with fitting into a tight dress (although her actress claims the intent was for the character to lose weight over the course of the story). |
| 177 | * In ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'', Jack Merridew is described as having an ugly face and bad teeth and his mere presence frightened the younger children. In both movie adaptations, the child actor is more attractive than the book's description. |
| 178 | * This is the effect of having Woodward and Bernstein in the film version of ''Film/AllThePresidentsMen'' be played by, respectively, Creator/RobertRedford and Creator/DustinHoffman. |
| 179 | * ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'': |
| 180 | ** [[Film/PrideAndPrejudice Adaptations]] are a borderline example. While Elizabeth IS beautiful, her older sister Jane is supposed to be the prettiest. Precious few adaptations acknowledge this however, likely because Elizabeth is the main character. This crosses over with ValuesDissonance in the 1995 miniseries; Susannah Harker fits the ideal of Regency beauty perfectly, while Jennifer Ehle doesn't, but most modern viewers find Ehle more attractive. The 2005 film comes the closest to the original book; Jane is played by the classically, traditionally beautiful Rosamund Pike, while the much more ethereally striking (but still gorgeous) Keira Knightley plays Elizabeth[[note]]Keira Knightley claims that Joe Wright was reluctant to cast her as Lizzie at first, precisely because of her beauty[[/note]]. |
| 181 | ** A big part of Charlotte's decision to marry Mr Collins in the book is because she's not pretty enough to attract anyone else. In the [[Series/PrideAndPrejudice1995 BBC miniseries]] and ''Film/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies'', she's just as cute as the other girls. |
| 182 | ** Mary is supposed to be the plain sister - though partly down to her [[KnowNothingKnowItAll unattractive]] [[SmallNameBigEgo personality]]. But most adaptations cast a cute girl. Joe Wright's version has a compromise, where Mary is a PerpetualFrowner who dresses in drab grey clothes - but looks just as pretty as the others when she's dressed up for the balls. |
| 183 | * The movie version of ''Literature/{{Beastly}}'' is a pretty egregious offender--in the book, Kyle becomes a hairy animal, much like in [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast a certain other adaptation]] that it mimics. In the movie, he's clearly human, but with no hair, some scars and some tattoo-like markings...which means that he looks less like a "beast" and more like a hardcore punk. Depending on one's tastes, his cursed form may be more attractive than he is normally! The makeup actually ''is'' rather elaborate (67 pieces, taking three hours to prepare each day) but it's clear that the filmmakers didn't want their YA romance star to be "ugly," even if that's the whole premise of the story. |
| 184 | ** In the book, Kendra is originally overweight and pimply, despite being able to take on a more attractive. In the movie, her "ugly" form is basically just Mary-Kate Olsen as a [[GothGirlsKnowMagic Goth]]. |
| 185 | * M.Bison (Vega in Japan) from the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' games has creepy white eyes and [[EvilMakesYouUgly unpleasant]] face with a near [[PerpetualSmiler constant]] SlasherSmile plastered on it. In ''Film/StreetFighter: The Movie'', he's played by late and great comely LatinLover [[Creator/RaulJulia Raúl Juliá]] who while not muscly like in the games, has got normal eyes and nowhere near as threatening face. |
| 186 | * Mother Malkin, an ugly old witch in ''[[Literature/TheWardstoneChronicles The Spook's Apprentice]]'', is played by Creator/JulianneMoore in ''Film/{{Seventh Son|2015}}'' with little change on her appearance. |
| 187 | * While not much of a difference due to prosthetics and makeup, Gargamel as played by Creator/HankAzaria in ''Film/TheSmurfs'' and ''Film/TheSmurfs2'' has a full set of teeth compared to his [[ComicBook/TheSmurfs comic book]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981 animated]] counterparts. |
| 188 | * [[http://http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Madame_Sans-G%C3%AAne.jpg Catherine Hubscher]] (1753-1835), better known as Madame Sans-Gêne, was famous for being ugly but with a heart of gold. So of course, in the 1961 movie made after a play centred around her life, she's played by [[http://http://www.ivid.it/fotogallery/imagesearch/images/madame_sans_gene_sophia_loren_christian_jaque_003_jpg_rqkr.jpg Sofia Loren]]. |
| 189 | * [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130221193102/kenshin/images/1/1b/Gein_unmasked.jpg Here's Gein]] in ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''. [[http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Ayano_Go Now, here's Go Ayano]], who portrays Gein in the [[Film/RurouniKenshin live-action film]]. The movie gives him some [[EveryScarHasAStory facial scars]] to compensate, but he still ends up looking quite handsome in comparison to his manga counterpart. |
| 190 | * In the comic ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}} and Cleopatra'', Cleopatra is extremely attractive but has a GagNose which other characters constantly make backhanded compliments about, and her ostentatiousness is expressed through what she surrounds herself with. In the film adaptation she is played by Creator/MonicaBellucci in just the most impossibly {{Gorgeous Period Dress}}es ever. |
| 191 | ** TheOtherDarrin playing Asterix in the film set in Britain is very much a PrettyBoy compared to the comics version. |
| 192 | ** Creator/GerardDepardieu is hardly pretty, but it's basically impossible for any human to be anywhere near as fat and funny-looking as Obelix. |
| 193 | * The ''Film/BladeTrilogy'' movies: |
| 194 | ** ''Film/{{Blade}}'': Deacon Frost is made into a Generation X hipster played by Stephen Dorff. In [[ComicBook/{{Blade}} the comics]], he was an old white haired guy with a German accent from the 1860s. |
| 195 | ** ''Film/BladeTrinity'': Hannibal King also gets a similar treatment. In the comics, he's a reserved, mature man of average build who appears to be in his early forties. Not unattractive, but he has the shifty, seedy look that was appropriate for the HardBoiledDetective that he was. Creator/RyanReynolds played King in ''Trinity'' and they made a point of showing off the muscles that he put on for the role. Reynolds essentially injected his ''Film/VanWilder'' character onto King. |
| 196 | * Nick Prugo, real-life member of the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch, had this to say about the casting of ''Film/TheBlingRing'': |
| 197 | --> '''Nick Prugo''': The character that Claire Julien plays, based on Courtney I believe -- Claire did an amazing job and she's way hotter than [Courtney is] in real life. |
| 198 | * ''Film/IntoTheWoods'': |
| 199 | ** [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcS8bf6MB2AxF6asNOCjvwRQxTJL1t-qQWdgxdi4RXP3I5n5nkXG The Wolf's design is less animalistic and more human]], unlike most designs (such as the [[http://lostinshadow.weebly.com/uploads/8/7/3/9/8739180/536515.jpg original Broadway production's]]). |
| 200 | ** The Witch, when aged and ugly, also fares better than in most stage productions. She's generally a complete hag, but onscreen just has neglected skin and teeth plus scary hands. |
| 201 | * ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'': Played with. Maleficent here is played by Creator/AngelinaJolie, but the original animated character wasn't exactly hideous (and was herself a case of Adaptational Attractiveness compared to the traditionally ugly Evil Fairy). Simultaneously inverted with Aurora, but only to a point: Aurora in the original film was modeled after actresses in their twenties, despite being sixteen at most. For ''this'' film, Aurora is portrayed by Creator/ElleFanning, who, while by no means ''ugly'', is noticeably more childlike in terms of appearance. This was due to Fanning being only fourteen/fifteen during filming, but this ''does'' have the advantage of her portrayal of Aurora looking like an actual teen (despite detractors saying [[RealityIsUnrealistic she looked too young]]). |
| 202 | * Peter van Houten is played by Creator/WillemDafoe in ''Film/TheFaultInOurStars'', and, unsurprisingly, he's more attractive than the fat and spindly Peter in the book. |
| 203 | * In ''Literature/VampireAcademy'', Headmistress Ellen Kirova is given an unflattering depiction. Rose thinks of her as an "old hag", and describes her as sharp-nosed, gray-haired, tall, slim, and reminiscent of a vulture. In [[Film/VampireAcademy the film]], Kirova is played by the famously attractive Creator/OlgaKurylenko. Kurylenko has had a notable modelling career, including photo shoots for ''Vogue'', ''Elle'', ''Madame Figaro'', ''Marie Claire'', and ''Victoria's Secret'' catalogues. Far from looking like a hag. It's lampshaded, when Kirova comments that she "could have been a model". |
| 204 | * ''Film/Cinderella2015'': |
| 205 | ** While Lady Tremaine's ugliness is never addressed, in [[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} the 1950 animated film]] she definitely looks like a senior widow (old looking, plain clothing), here she's younger, stylish and played by ''Creator/CateBlanchett''. |
| 206 | ** The "ugly" stepsisters (who were genuinely unsightly in the animated film) here just wear ghastly clothes with bad make-up choices, although the film's narration comments that they aren't ugly on the outside, but on the inside. |
| 207 | ** The FairyGodmother. First she appears as an emaciated, hunchbacked old woman, contrasting with the healthier sweet-granny character of the animated film, but then she transforms into ''Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter'' with a beautiful PimpedOutDress. |
| 208 | ** The King in the animated film was short and tubby, but in the live action is played by the tall and slender Derek Jacobi. |
| 209 | * In the ''[[ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS Dennis the Menace]]'' comic strip, Mr. Wilson was both fat and bald. In [[Film/DennisTheMenace the 1993 live-action film by Warner Bros.]], due to being played by Creator/WalterMatthau, Mr. Wilson is slimmer than his comic counterpart and has a full head of hair as well. |
| 210 | * ''Film/{{Divergent}}'': |
| 211 | ** In the novel, Tris is described as average looking, slim, and short teenager. She's also described as not having much of a chest and having a long nose. In the film, she is played by the gorgeous Creator/ShaileneWoodley. She is a developed adult, and more physically attractive than described. |
| 212 | ** In the novel, Eric is described as having a frightening and repugnant appearance. In the film, he certainly still has an intimidating presence, but is actually pretty good looking. |
| 213 | * ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'': [[Film/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2004 The movie]] makes the Baudelaire children appear much more "pretty" then they look in illustrations (excepting Violet, who was described as being pretty in the books), making Klaus look much older than he probably should, and making him no longer need glasses, which would be a vital plot point in the fourth book. Count Olaf's Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender is described as very overweight in the books, but is quite thin in the movie. |
| 214 | * Amanda Waller was portrayed by the lovely Creator/AngelaBassett in the ''Film/GreenLantern2011'' movie, despite Bassett not being nearly as short or overweight as Waller's classic depiction. |
| 215 | * Arthur Fleck of ''Film/Joker2019'', while not a PrettyBoy like the DCEU Joker, manages to avoid FacialHorror ''entirely'', unlike other Jokers (the DCEU's included), who had their appearances affected by chemicals; ''Film/TheDarkKnight''[='=]s Joker, who sports a GlasgowGrin; or the Joker from [[ComicBook/{{Joker}} his self-titled one-shot]], who had both. |
| 216 | * Assistant Director Janson in ''Literature/TheMazeRunner'' books is nicknamed the "Rat Man" because of his ugly rat-like appearance. In [[Film/TheMazeRunnerSeries the films]], he's played by SilverFox Creator/AidanGillen. |
| 217 | * In ''Literature/OliverTwist'', Nancy is described as "not exactly pretty, perhaps," and was portrayed in George Cruikshank's original illustrations as very plain and heavyset. Most of the actresses who've played her in the various screen adaptations - Kay Walsh, Shani Wallis, Leanne Rowe, Sophie Okonedo, and others – are much more conventionally attractive, as are most who play the role in the stage musical ''Oliver!'' |
| 218 | * In the book ''Literature/DrNo'', Honey Rider had a broken nose, which Bond was kind enough to pay for plastic surgery to fix in the epilogue. In the film ''Film/DrNo'', Honey Rider had no such belmish. |
| 219 | * The [[Film/IT1990 TV Miniseries]] and [[Film/IT2017 film]] [[Film/ItChapterTwo adaptations]] of Creator/StephenKing's ''Literature/{{IT}}'' [[ZigzaggingTrope zig-zag]] this: |
| 220 | ** The most glaring example is the BarbaricBully Patrick Hockstetter: described as fat and ugly in the book but played by the tall and handsome Owen Teague in the film (he's still as pyscho as ever, though). |
| 221 | ** Stuttering Bill Denbrough was handsome in his youth, but the book makes a point of Bill being balding and slighty overweight by the time he's an adult. In the miniseries he's played by the slim Richard Thomas, who has a full head of hair ''and'' a ponytail. ''Film/ItChapterTwo'' takes it even further by having adult Bill being portrayed by every fangirl's heart-throb Creator/JamesMcAvoy. |
| 222 | ** Subverted with Beverly Marsh. In the book Bev is descibed as a stunningly beautiful redhead, but in the minseries she's portrayed by the more homely [[AdaptationalDyeJob and brunette]] Annette O'Toole and Emily Perkins. The film versions have Creator/SophiaLillis and Creator/JessicaChastain who effectively match the book’s description (though Lillis goes for the UnkemptBeauty route). |
| 223 | ** Also played with in regards to Ben Hanscom. As a kid it's played straight, as in the book Ben was hugely obese, while Brandon Crane (miniseries) and Jeremy Ray Taylor (films) are just kinda chubby. Subverted as adult in the miniseries as while John Ritter certainly isn't ugly, he isn't the slim and ridicously handsome adult Ben that was described in the book. Jay Ryan, however, pulls it off wonderfully in the film. |
| 224 | ** Eddie Kaspbrak in the book has a face described like "a drowned water rat", words that don't really apply to Adam Faraizl or Dennis Christopher, and ''especially not'' Creator/JackDylanGrazer and Creator/JamesRansone. |
| 225 | ** Simarly Richie Tozier, who had buck teeth in the book, is played by normal-toothed Creator/SethGreen (miniseries) and Creator/FinnWolfhard (films), both more attractive than the book's description. Zig-zagged with the adult portrayals, as while the miniseries' Harry Anderson’s Richie isn't bespectacled, it's the handsome Creator/BillHader's portrayal that makes book Richie look like Quasimodo in comparsion. |
| 226 | ** Adult Mike Hanlon gets a heavy dose of this in the second movie. In the book Mike, thanks to staying in Derry, [[CastFromLifespan has been aged beyond his years and had his health effected]]. In ''It Chapter Two'' Mike is played by ''[[Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike Old Spice]]'''s Isaiah Mustafa, who is very fit and handsome. |
| 227 | ** The titular monster also zig-zags this: Creator/TimCurry, thanks to make up, accurately fits the desciption of the ugly MonsterClown, while [[Creator/BillSkarsgard Bill Skarsgård]] can't help but be handsome despite the heavy make up. ''However'' Skarsgård still manages to be far more horrifying and replusive than Curry's portrayal, so it's a borderline example. |
| 228 | * Katniss Everdeen does not describe herself too flatteringly in the (first person narrative) book of ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' but Creator/JenniferLawrence is... well, something of a red hot babe! |
| 229 | ** ...As well as Creator/JenaMalone cast as Johanna Mason in ''Catching Fire''! |
| 230 | * The Tarot Witch of ''Literature/SomethingWickedThisWayComes'' is described as a wrinkled, half-blind crone. The film adaptation makes her a youthful, gorgeous seductress by [[CompositeCharacter combining her role]] with a minor character's from the book. |
| 231 | * ''Literature/{{She}}'' repeatedly mentions how ugly Horace Holly is, with people making "Beauty and the Beast" jokes and giving him ape-related nicknames. In film adaptations (including [[Film/She1935 the 1935 film]], where he's played by Nigel Bruce, and [[Film/She1965 the 1965 film]], where he's played by Creator/PeterCushing), he's never worse than ordinary-looking. |
| 232 | * ''Film/ThirtyDaysOfNight'': The paunchy, late-thirties, happily married main couple of the comics become buff, mid-twenties, and sexily divorced. |
| 233 | * In Billie Letts' novel ''Film/WhereTheHeartIs'', Novalee Nation is described on the first page as "seventeen years old, seven months pregnant, and thirty-seven pounds overweight," and her friend Lexie is described as morbidly obese. Naturally, the film has them played by Creator/NataliePortman and Creator/AshleyJudd. |
| 234 | * ''Literature/ReadyPlayerOne'': |
| 235 | ** The book describes Wade Watts as a pudgy young man with acne and messy hair. The 2018 film adaptation of ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne2018'' has him played by a slender, clear-skinned, fair-haired Creator/TyeSheridan. |
| 236 | ** Samantha a.k.a. [=Art3mis=] in the book has a dark red birthmark that covers the right side of her face and is a great source of insecurity for her. In the film, it’s way smaller, only covering a small part of her forehead and right eye, is mostly hidden by her hair, and isn’t noticeable under most lighting. Additionally [=Art3mis=] is played by the beautiful Creator/OliviaCooke making the whole subplot about her appearance [[HollywoodHomely ridiculous]]. |
| 237 | * ''Film/CloudAtlas'': |
| 238 | ** Inverted with Isaac and Zachry (both played by Creator/TomHanks), who are significantly less attractive in the film than in the novel. |
| 239 | ** InUniverse: The movie adaptation of ''The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish'' as watched by Sonmi. Tom Hanks plays the look-alike of Cavendish, looking much differently, delivers his famous "criminal abuse" line much more eloquently, and writes his biopic with a early 2000s laptop, while the real Cavendish wrote his with an old-fashioned typewriter. |
| 240 | * ''Film/{{Parker}}'': In the novel ''Flashfire'', Leslie is a middle-aged blonde Caucasian, running towards plumpness. In the film, she is Music/JenniferLopez. |
| 241 | * ''Literature/FatKidRulesTheWorld'': |
| 242 | ** Troy's actor in the film is fat but he's not nearly as unattractive as Troy makes himself out to be. It is, however, possible that Troy is an UnreliableNarrator due to his depression and poor self-esteem. |
| 243 | ** Curt's actor looks messy and skinny but he's not on the level of Curt in the book. In the book Curt has long, MessyHair, is emaciated, and looks like crap most of the time. |
| 244 | * While Hester Shaw in ''Film/MortalEngines'' does still have a large and nasty scar on her face, it's nowhere near as disfiguring as that of [[Literature/MortalEngines her book counterpart]], who is missing one eye and most of her nose. |
| 245 | * In ''Film/AStudyInTerror'', the victims of UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper are all much younger (with the exception of Mary Kelly, the Ripper's victims were all their 40s) and prettier than they were in real life. |
| 246 | * ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'': |
| 247 | ** In [[Literature/{{Dune}} the original novel]], Gurney Halleck is described as an "ugly lump of a man" with a disfiguring purple facial scar. In [[Film/Dune1984 the 1984 film adaptation]] he was played by future "Sexiest Man Alive" Creator/PatrickStewart and conspicuously scarless. In the [[Film/Dune2021 2021]]-[[Film/DunePartTwo 2023]] films the role went to Creator/JoshBrolin, and while the makeup emphasizes his grizzled ruggedness and gives him some pretty gnarly scars, he is still a far cry from "ugly". |
| 248 | ** Similarly, Paul's dad Duke Leto Atreides in the book is described having "a narrow face full of angles and planes, with a high-bridged aquiline nose that gave him the look of a hawk" in 1984 film he's played by Jürgen Prochnow who lacks said features and in the 2021 film he's played by Creator/OscarIsaac. |
| 249 | ** In the novel, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is so morbidly obese that he can barely walk on his own and has to rely on anti-gravity devices to move around. In the 2021 film adaptation, he still has a large paunch, but looks much less heavy than his literary counterpart. He's also portrayed as very tall and broad-shouldered, suggesting that at least some of his massive weight comes from actual muscle rather than pure fat. |
| 250 | ** Subverted to a degree with Lady Jessica, in the book and 1984 film (where she's played by Francesca Annis) she's a regal beauty who is desired by Piter and several other males. In the 2021 film Jessica is played by Creator/RebeccaFerguson, who is quite attractive mind you, but like the other Bene Gesserit she's mostly [[BeautyInversion made up]] in unflattering creepy Sith-esque attire and in general isn't quite as striking described in the book. Possibly this was a play for realism from the filmmakers, given she has a 15 year old son. |
| 251 | * The novel ''Literature/WhiteFang'' has Beauty Smith, who's described as short and ugly and is even more so the more he abuses White Fang. In the 1991 Disney movie, though, he's played by James Remar, who's definitely a more good-looking guy than Beauty Smith in the novel. |
| 252 | * In the original ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita'' manga, Yugo/Hugo is a teen of 15 at most, kinda scrawny and with a boyish face. In the LiveActionAdaptation ''Film/AlitaBattleAngel'', he's played by Keean Johnson, who's considerably more built and has a certain '90s heartthrob look to him, not too dissimilar from the likes of Jonathan Taylor Thomas. It's particularly evident given this version of Hugo gets a brief ShirtlessScene whereas the original didn't. |
| 253 | * ''Franchise/HerculePoirot'': |
| 254 | ** ''Literature/MurderOnTheOrientExpress'': |
| 255 | *** Mrs Hubbard is described in the book as stout and plain [[spoiler:making the surprise that she’s actually acclaimed actress Linda Arden even greater]]. In the 1974 film she’s played by Lauren Bacall who is thin, tall and comely, whilst in the 2017 film she’s played by Creator/MichellePfeiffer. This makes the reveal about her character less shocking in some respects. |
| 256 | *** M.Bouc is a short, stout elderly man in the book, in the 2017 film he gets a AgeLift and is played by the handsome Creator/TomBateman. Although to be fair the [[Series/{{Poirot}} TV adaptation]] had a similarly younger Bouc than the book or 1974 film. |
| 257 | *** Princess Dragomiroff is described as hideous of to the point of {{gonk}} in the book. In the 2017 adaptation she's played by the lovely Creator/JudiDench who while old isn’t the wizened toad Christie describes in the book. |
| 258 | *** Greta Ohlsson (a middle aged Swedish woman)‘s {{expy}} Pilar Estravados is portrayed by real life MsFanservice Creator/PenelopeCruz, who besides being more attractive is [[RaceLift Spanish instead of Swedish]]. |
| 259 | *** Edward Ratchett aka Cassetti is described as plain looking and balding. In the 2017 film he's played by Creator/JohnnyDepp. |
| 260 | ** ''Literature/DeathOnTheNile'': |
| 261 | *** Jacqueline is a compilcated case, in the book she's described as not quite beautiful but certainy striking, being waif-like and comely rather than being outright attractive like Linnet is. The ethereally pretty Creator/MiaFarrow from the [[Film/DeathOnTheNile1978 1978 film]] fits that description pretty well. In the [[Film/DeathOnTheNile2022 2022 film]] however Jackie is played by the straight up gorgeous and [[AdaptationalCurves shapely]] Creator/EmmaMackey, who manages to equal Linnet (played by the former [[BeautyContest Miss Israel]] Creator/GalGadot) in looks. |
| 262 | *** Salome Otterbourne isn't supposed to be attractive, being a ridiculous DirtyOldWoman and [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]]. The book and previous adaptations made her out to be somewhat of an AbhorrentAdmirer to Poirot. In the 2022 film she's played by the younger and beautiful Creator/SophieOkonedo and her attraction to Poirot is very much [[PromotedToLoveInterest reciprocated]]. |
| 263 | *** Andrew Pennington (renamed Andrew [[RaceLift Katchadourian]]) thanks to getting a AgeLift goes from a older and stuffy HonoraryUncle from the books and prior adaptations, to being a younger and handsome cousin played by Ali Fazal in the 2022 film. |
| 264 | *** Non-character example with the SS Karnak, in the book and other adaptations the Karnak is a small and unremarkable streamer. In the 2022 film it's a spectuclar CoolBoat with [[SceneryPorn truly luxuriously exteriors and interiors]]. |
| 265 | ** Poirot in general gets this. In the books thanks to Christie considering him a CreatorsPest he has unflattering description being a short and unattractive man with a bald "egg-shaped head". In the 1974 film he's played by Creator/AlbertFinney who has full dark hair and while no adonis he doesn't match the gonkish book description. In 1978 ''Death on the Nile'' and 1982 ''Film/EvilUnderTheSun'' he's played by BigBeautifulMan Creator/PeterUstinov. In the aforementioned 2017 and 2022 adaptations he's played by Creator/KennethBranagh who lacks even the signature large gut of the Belgium dectective. |
| 266 | * ''Film/ThirteenWomen'': In the novel, May and June Raskob are twin sisters who work in a circus, but in the book they are overweight side show attractions, rather than photogenic trapeze artists as in the film. |
| 267 | * ''Film/Hellboy2019'': |
| 268 | ** In a very unconventional way with [[PantheraAwesome Daimio's beast mode]]: in [[ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} the comics]] he looked like a viscerally red AnimalisticAbomination, while he looks like an average jaguar hybrid man in the movie, who is far less monstrous in comparison. Downplayed with Daimio in his normal self who retains his facial scar, but it's nowhere near as massively disfiguring as in the comics. |
| 269 | ** Professor Bruttenholm is usually a plain man even in his youth, here he is played by the more Robust and devilishly handsome Creator/IanMcShane. |
| 270 | * ''Franchise/MortalKombat'': |
| 271 | ** In the ''Mortal Kombat'' games, Shao Kahn has the body of a {{hunk}}, [[{{butterface}} but a hideous face under that mask of his]]. However, ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' gives him the face of a normal human. |
| 272 | ** Similarly Sheva and Motaro have inhuman features in the games being from Outworld, in ''Annihilation'' however despite being a [[MultiArmedAndDangerous four armed woman]] and a [[OurCentaursAreDifferent horned centuar]] respectively, they have normal and attractive human faces. |
| 273 | ** Mileena gets this twice, in most games whlist having a [[MsFanservice shapely body]] she has very alarming features with massive sharp teeth and no lips (barring MKX). In ''Annihilation'' she has a normal face and mouth and only when she snarls is apparant that she has ScaryTeeth. In ''Film/MortalKombat2021'' besides some dirty blood marks on her face (in liu of a face mask) she has normal lips and it's only when she puts her GameFace on that she's frightening. In the game Mileena has a NightmareFace 24/7. |
| 274 | ** Kano in the games usually looks like a hairy middle-aged thug, in the [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie 1995 film]] he's played by the more hunky Trevor Goddard and in the 2021 film he's played by the handsome Josh Lawson. |
| 275 | ** Scorpion in the games as a burning wraith has [[DemBones skeleton features]] similar to ComicBook/GhostRider under the "mask" that is his head, in the 2021 film only Scorpion's mouth is ghastly and only when performing his [[BreathWeapon Toasty!]] FinishingMove. |
| 276 | * While Music/KeithRichards certainly was quite handsome when he was younger ([[DrugsAreBad before heavy drug use took a toll on his looks]]), his movie counterpart in ''Stoned'' (2005) was played by Ben Whishaw, who is quite cute. In a similar vein, Leo Gregory is much skinnier and more muscular than Music/BrianJones, who had a very obvious beer gut in the last days of his life. |
| 277 | * ''Film/Aladdin2019'' has several cases compared to the original [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} animated movie]]. Genie spends much more time in his human form, making him less cartoony and more like, well, Creator/WillSmith. Jafar, instead of being old and freakishly thin with a SinisterSchnoz, is younger and more muscular with a handsome face. Even the Sultan of Agrabah is a mild case, being taller, leaner and more dignified than the rotund and silly original. |
| 278 | * In the series ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'', Boss Hogg is practically the TropeCodifier of the FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit. In [[Film/TheDukesOfHazzard the movie]], however, he's portrayed by the much slimmer Creator/BurtReynolds. |
| 279 | * In ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', [[BigBad Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik]], traditionally a FatBastard with long, thin legs, a bald head, a massive moustache and a red nose, is played by the average-weight Creator/JimCarrey, with a normal nose, a full head of neat hair, and a normal-sized moustache. [[spoiler:Subverted in TheStinger, after he's banished to the Mushroom Planet, where he goes mad and shaves his head clean, his nose goes red, and his moustache grows out, making him look more like the classic Eggman. Still nowhere near as fat, though.]] |
| 280 | * In the book and original film of ''Literature/TheWitches'' when the Grand High Witch removes her disguise she is hideous, however in ''Film/TheWitches2020'' when The Grand High Witch as portrayed by Creator/AnneHathaway removes her disguise she is still quite pretty, the only things that make her ugly in a sense is her claw hands, velociraptor like clawed toes and snake like mouth. |
| 281 | * Miss Peregrine was far more of a matronly woman in appearance, according to the original ''Literature/MissPeregrinesHomeForPeculiarChildren''. But in [[Film/MissPeregrinesHomeForPeculiarChildren the film adaptation]]? She's portrayed by Creator/EvaGreen, and she accordingly looks like a bombshell. |
| 282 | * The Hammer film ''Film/TheDevilRidesOut'' does this with the villain Mocata, going from rather weird-looking and overweight, to being played by Charles Gray. |
| 283 | * ''Film/TheInnOfTheSixthHappiness'' has short, stout Cockney missionary Gladys Aylward be played by Swedish blonde StatuesqueStunner Creator/IngridBergman. |
| 284 | * In the comics, ComicBook/{{Morbius}} looked ugly even as a human, with people making fun of his fiancée behind her back for being with someone as ugly as him. In the [[Film/{{Morbius|2022}} movie]] he's portrayed by Creator/JaredLeto. Also -- if the trailers are anything to go by -- in the movie he looks human but [[GameFace can take on a vampiric appearance]]; in the comics he's permanently stuck in vamp face. |
| 285 | * ''Film/{{Cruella}}:'' in ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'', Cruella De Ville has a gaunt face and skeletal frame, making her look like an old woman even though she's the same age as Anita (late 20's), and her henchmen Jasper and Horace are both middle-aged and ugly. But in ''Cruella'', she's played by the lovely Creator/EmmaStone. Jasper and Horace are also less ugly and around Cruella's age, and Jasper in particular has the roguish bad boy look going on (played by Creator/JoelFry). In Cruella's case this actually makes her [[TruerToTheText more accurate]] appearance-wise to Dodie Smith's [[Literature/TheHundredAndOneDalmatians original novel]], compared to the animated film. |
| 286 | * ''Film/{{Popeye}}'': In the comics and cartoons, Popeye is homely, bald, has one eye and no teeth. While Creator/RobinWilliams' Popeye retains the one eye, he has a full head of hair, a full set of teeth and is better looking than the animated counterpart overall. |
| 287 | * ''Film/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas'': In the book, Lucy, the girl "seduced" by Dr. Gonzo, is described as having "the face and form of a pitbull." This description does not apply to Creator/ChristinaRicci in a startling variety of ways. |
| 288 | * The novel ''Literature/BrightonRock'' concerns a romance ([[LoveMartyr of]] [[MarriageOfConvenience sorts]]) between two teenagers from an impoverished background. In the book, the boy has bitten-down fingernails and wears a shabby suit, and his face is covered with peach fuzz because he's not shaving yet. The girl is skinny almost to the point of emaciation and has thinning hair. In the 1948 movie, they're played by much more conventionally attractive (as well as {{Dawson Cast|ing}}) actors. The girl wears well-applied makeup, and the boy's suit is (though flashy and arguably distasteful) in good repair. |
| 289 | * The live-action adaptation of ''Manga/NanaToKaoru''. The short and ugly Kaoru was transformed into an average-height, moderately attractive young man; moreover, the actress playing Nana is ''shorter''. |
| 290 | * ''Film/TheLostWorld1998'': In the original novel, Professor Challenger is squat and ape-like; to the extent that FrazettaMen on the plateau take him for one of their own. Here he is portrayed by Creator/PatrickBergin. |
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