There are tons of actors who play niche roles. John Corbett has the perfect boyfriend role pretty much locked up. Matthew Perry has the best friend that could be possibly gay role nailed. And Will Smith has got the black guy thing going on.Enter James Marsden or perhaps better known as Cyclops from the X-Men trilogy. He's carved out quite a nice spot for himself in the movie world and he and only he can pull it off. It's the really-good-guy-who-loses-his-hot-babe-to-a-superhero-role and he is just milking it. I mean, after his performances across the X-Men trilogy as Cyclops, Jean Grey's boyfriend, and just recently in Superman as Lois Lane's fianc'ee, I'm convinced that no one else but him can pull it off.
After getting screwed over by Wolverine and then by Superman, you really can't have another guy just step in. At this point, you look forward to him getting screwed over and over again in a way that only he can do. You know, in the "Wow, this is a total suprise to me because I've been so good to you but I understand" kind of way. I'm totally looking forward to him losing his girl in the future installments of Batman, Spiderman and Catwoman now that DC Comics has made her a lesbian. That last one would be off the hook.
Here are some other uber-niche roles that I've identified:
- Asian-guy-who-doesn't-know-kung-fu-role-and-speaks-english-perfectly-role
- Really-good-girl-friend-who-does-nothing-wrong-but-still-gets-dumped-for-the-sassy-unpredictable-girl-who-makes-the-boyfriend-feel-alive-role
- Guy-who-makes-a-really-good-first-impression-at-the-beginning-of-the-movie-but-dies-within-the-first-ten-minutes-role
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Don't forget the "goofy best friend that, in the end, teaches you a valuable lesson" role. I believe Matthew Lillard fits that bill quite well.
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