Typecasting is a professional hazard for even the most successful actors. Once a movie star is associated with a particular character or franchise, it can be hard to move on. Consider Robert Downey Jr, one of the greatest actors of his generation – but someone who can’t seem to move past Marvel. Or Seth Rogen, who, at 43, is destined to see out his days portraying stoner man-babies (fair enough, he does seem to enjoy the gig).

But some A-listers have done precisely that – ripping up the script and rebooting their career from the ground up. Here are 13 stars who have embarked on stark reinventions – and thrived.

Robert Pattinson

Nobody found the Twilight saga more ridiculous than the actor who became famous playing moody vampire heartthrob Edward Cullen. As soon as the series was wr

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