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I personally think their casting has been aces across the board. Again, as always, with minor exceptions.
The decision to turn Paul Rudd into Ant-Man was always curious to me. He's never not Paul Rudd. And nobody buys Rudd as a lovable jackass, he's just lovable. He doesn't sell it as effortlessly as RDJ or Pratt do, so the film had to keep writing characters calling him a jackass. Because even based on the things he does on screen, Scott Lang seems like a sweet, nice guy. They should have just run with that, or cast someone else. I liked Ant-Man but I thought that was a misfire.
Let me go on record and say Paul Bettany as Vision was excellent casting. His cold, mechanical demeanor is perfect for the role, and I think he imbues the role with exactly the right amount of humanity. I love that casting.
Probably the worst casting have been two of the love choices: Natalie Portman and Rachel MacAdams, but I don't even think it's their fault, is it? Their characters are horrifically written, only with the exception of the first Thor, which I've argued is a top tier Marvel film.
Since I'm just rambling at this point: I really love Benecio Del Toro (sp?) but he was ridiculously terrible as the Collector. Either that or they just didn't write the role well. And Mads Mikkelson is possibly the most wasted actor in the Marvel cinematic universe. This guy could have been the best Marvel villain of them all, and he was just shabbily written.
Marvel does an excellent job in their casting. For every complaint I have in the casting department, I have like 100 more praises. It's a great thing they've got going.
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