Larger than life actors and established characters

This is probably just me, but I've always found it hard to like when an established character is played in a movie by a really famous celebrity. Not necessarily an A-lister, but someone famous enough that they've sort of become larger than life - you find it hard to get into the character because you keep seeing it as just an actor wearing a costume or playing a part. For instance, I can't enjoy Tom Cruise's action roles without being distracted that it's a freaking 5 and a half foot scientologist sprinting and punching terrorists in the face. Same goes for Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, or every time they namedrop Johnny Depp for a comic book movie.

Still, there are those who managed to do well playing established characters. I riffed on Tom Cruise above but I find his portrayal of Lestat in the Vampire Chronicles really effective. Downey isn't really an A-lister before Iron Man, but he's recognizable enough (as a rom-com actor, at that.) But when IM 1 rolled along, he became THE Tony Stark and made the movie version of the character more popular with fans than the comic book version. Oh, and Hugh Jackman did the same thing for Wolverine a few years before. Nic Cage gets flak for most of his recent roles, but his Big Daddy was awesome (even though it was a departure from the comic book version.)

Any others?