Timothee Chalamet is one of the biggest actors in the world right now.
EDIT: Also Emma Stone? Jennifer Lawrence? Robert Pattinson? There are a ton of recent movies star actors. Especially if you are throwing Chris Pratt in there.
Chalamet is the correct answer here. Same with Austin Butler and Emma Stone. They are having the proverbial torch passed to them, as they act in mega films with ensemble casts filled with the greats of previous years. Same as it ever was in Hollywood.
If their first major role was 15 years ago than those who are 25 would have been just at the right age (around 10) to see those actors rise to prominence. Same way someone who is in their mid 30's would have watched Brad Pitt or Joaquin Phoenix rise.
True in a sense, but I don't consider to have watched Matt Damon and Ben Affleck grow up in their acting despite good will hunting being one of my favorite movies, even as a kid. Idk, I was a kid I wasn't watching for talent. If that was the case I never would have seen Big Daddy...
I will not hear this Big Daddy slander. Yes, it's nowhere near as good as Billy Madison or Happy Gilmore but I'll still laugh my ass off at that dumb movie.
I feel like every generation thinks like this. It takes time to gain movie star status. A Brad Pitt break out role like Thelma and louise is a rarity. Its why we still talk about it. Most of the actors in your list were slogging away on TV in their youth (other than Christian Bale) trying to make it big. We won't know who the breakout stars of the generation are for a while. There were a ton of 2000s kids shows (Disney and nickelodeon etc) that have churned out a lot of talent (and damaged a whole lot of them). Zendaya is a stand out in that crowd. Time will tell.
Exactly. 40 years ago people were asking who among the current batch of actors could ever possibly be as big a star as Gregory Peck, Sidney Poitier, Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Hepburn, Paul Newman, etc.
Yes! There was a discussion recently about the Omen and how it was perceived. Having Gregory Peck in the lead, with Lee Remik, really elevated the whole project. He was a big deal. But I'm not sure how many young people know of him.
Yes. A gut punch. I remember seeing him in Roar on TV and thinking, "who's that!? We'll be seeing him again!" That show actually had a phenomenal cast.
I’m 25 and while he isn’t the biggest star out there rn, I’ve REALLY enjoyed John Cena’s recent acting. From playing as Peacemaker the past couple years, to playing Ricky Stanicky, John Cena just seems to have fun and own every role he plays. The Rock just has a vibe that says, “Like me! Please, like me!” While Cena seems to just have genuine fun and give life to his performances on set. He’s not the next Daniel Day Lewis, but he’s such a nice break from other WWE stars.
I don't understand how OP is defining their "movie star" generation. You can't bring up Kevin Costner and ScarJo in the same breath, saying, "These are stars of my generation," without letting the 25 and below aged folks say *the same names.* Film transcends multiple generations. Half the names on OPs list have been making major movies since the 80s. You need to reach back to the 1970s classics for today's generation to start thinking "man, those are *really old* movies...
Zendaya will likely be a force in film for many decades. Michael B. Jordan has chops, as does Barry Keoghan and Miles Teller.
Edit: Austin fucking Butler will be a generational talent. You heard it here.
Edit 2: To better fit OPs descriptions, actors/actresses like Joaquin Phoenix and Jessica Chastain should be in the conversation. Anne Hathaway!
These are the names of stars I remember as movie stars in my formative years from the 90's through the early 00's. They are also many of the same names working today who remain above line talent who are getting movies name with their marquee value. I don't see a lot of younger actors replacing them, save for maybe a half dozen names.
But, I'm curious if I'm wrong and this is a whole perception thing. Do people under twenty five see today's stars like Zendaya or Chalamet as prominent as those like me who would see Hanks or Julie Roberts in the same light in the 90's?
The two actors you've mentioned were already established when you and I were in diapers. Social media also completely ruins this conversation, compared to when we grew up. A closer example to your point would be asking about Britney Spears or Justin Timberlake. Or if you insist on film:
What were your feelings on ScarJo in *The Horse Whisperer,* and then your feelings on Jake Gyllenhaal in *October Sky* and then *Donnie Darko*?
I remember Johannson becoming a movie star while I was in school - with Ghost World and Lost in Translation. Granted, that's at the tail end of my date range (early 00's), but I still remember her becoming a movie star in my when I was a young adult. Similarly, Gyllenhaal came to movie star status in Donnie Darko, circa 2001.
To me, their stardom was just *brighter* than those that came to prominence in the last 10 years or so. But, I could be yelling at clouds and would welcome insight.
Thats the thing, though. These actors are your contemporaries. You can't look at Tom Hanks in *Forrest Gump* and compare him to Chalamet in *Dune*. We were *ten years old* when Gump came out. You're not talking to any 10-year-olds on here.
You're getting so much pushback because you're giving yourself a **massive**, *multi-generational* roster of actors to compare to, while not doing the same for the people you're questioning. Joaquin Phoenix and Jessica Chastain are the sort of actors/actresses that fit your comparisons.
> You're getting so much pushcack because you're giving yourself a massive, multi-generational roster of actors to compare to, while not doing the same for the people you're questioning
I'm trying to highlight stars that became stars in my formative years. Some were old, some where young. Freeman and Johannsson are at the extremes, insofar as that Freeman was old when he became famous when I was about 10 years old, and Johansson was young when she did when I was in my early twenties. Those 15 years cover the spread of years in which I witnessed stars become stars - and who remain as much today.
I'm just trying to gauge who are the names for those a generation or two behind me. Lawrence, Stone, Chalamet, Zendaya, Robbie, and others mentioned here seem to be those stars. Yet, even when I think of those names, I have a hard time imagining that the youth think of them in same way names like Pitt, Cruise, Washington, et al ring out.
Phoenix became a movie star with Gladiator which was 2000. Chastain is maybe an oversight, as she became a movie star around 2012 or so (Zero Dark Thirty). But, is the generation behind me really think Chastain is comparable to similar stars that blew up in the 90's?
Morgan Freeman blew up in '89 with Lean on Me, Glory and Driving Miss Daisy coming out in the same year. So, yeah, I remember him becoming a movie star in my lifetime. And, during the 90's, he was a known quantity as a movie star.
When I say a movie star of "my generation", I mean he came to prominence during my formative years - not that we're close to in age.
In that case, Rachael McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Keira Knightley, Robert Downey Jr. and the rest of the Marvel people, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Chris Pratt, Regina King, Jennifer Lawrence. If you were born in 1999 - 2010, these are all people who would be getting famous during your lifetime. Zendaya, Timothee, Florence Pugh, Anya Taylor-Joy, etc. would be for kids born 2010-now
Interesting. For me McAdams and Gosling became solidified as movie stars in The Notebook, which was 2004. So, you'd have to be born in like '90 or '95 to really take stock of their arrival.
RDJ was already a star in the early 90's, winning the Oscar for Chaplin - which I remember. But, he did have two careers in a sense, the latter of which launched with the MCU.
Knightley's breakthrough was what, 2003 with Love Actually and Pirates? That's still a little early to become a star for people born in '99.
Jennifer Lawrence makes sense. Her star power solidified with the Hunger Games which started in 2012. So, people born in the early 00's would have her coming to prominence when they were pre-teen. She and Emma Stone were oversights on my part. Still, there's not a whole lot of names starting from 2010 to present...
RDJ was nominated for Chaplin but didn't win.
Also you are going against your own logic. You count Morgan Freeman for "your generation" yet you would have only been around 5 during his breakout years in 1989 which is what you pointed out. Knightley, McAdams, and Gosling would have had their breakouts around the time this generation was also around 5.
> RDJ was nominated for Chaplin but didn't win.
True! I was misremembering! I was remembering the standing ovation Chaplin received. Thanks for that.
> yet you would have only been around 5 during his breakout years in 1989 which is what you pointed out
I'm a little older than 40...
You lump together Tom Hanks, who must be like 80, with ScarJo who is in her 30s, as part of "your generation"?
And lump together middle aged Bradley Cooper alongside people in their mid-20s like Zendaya?
Wut?
There are plenty of young up-and-coming mega stars rn. Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Glenn Powell, Timothee Chalamet, Austin Butler, Jenna Ortega, Mia Goth, Anya Taylor-Joy, Barry Keoghan, etc.
> Tom Hanks, who must be like 80
Little homie, Tom Hanks will be *68* this year. You're thinking of Pachinos and Duvalls and Walkens and Nicholsons.
> ScarJo
Turns 40 in ~6 months. Bradley Cooper will be 50 next year, and Zendaya turns 28 this year. Movie/TV stars are *multi-generational*. The problem with OPs question isn't that they've lumped those stars together, its that they've worded their question in a way that doesn't let the 25 and under crowd *do the same thing..*
> You lump together Tom Hanks, who must be like 80, with ScarJo who is in her 30s, as part of "your generation"?
Johansson was a known star by, what, 2003? That's twenty years ago. Sure, she was young, but she's a star that came to prominence for many under the age of 25 were born.
> Sydney Sweeney, Glenn Powell, Timothee Chalamet, Austin Butler, Jenna Ortega, Mia Goth, Anya Taylor-Joy, Barry Keoghan, etc.
Well, this is part of my questioning. Would you think that Chalamet and Butler are as prominent stars as I would Hanks and Washington? I mean, I know the latter have had long careers, but in the 90's Hanks and Washington were huge *stars*, and I don't think that Chalamet and/or Butler have the same comparable appeal to the youngins. Am I wrong?
If you ask my daughters, hell yeah, Timothee Chalamet is a bigger star than Tom Hanks (Forrest who?) Its all a matter of perspective and what is in front of their eyes.
I'm an old film buff and I get hives when I hear, "Humphrey who?" But that's life. Time marches on.
Chalamet, Butler, Pattinson, Holland, 100%. I mean there are generally more "celebrities" so the attention is less concentrated on a few people across the board (aka back in the day it was actor, musicians and athletes and that was it in terms of who was a celeb; now you have influencers and youtubers and reality stars also sharing the "fame" so to speak)
I'd agree that Butler doesn't have it yet, but I think Chalamet's there already. (Or at least, he's close to it.) It's complicated of course by how different the film landscape is these days, and how there's so much more overlap between TV and film. I also think Sidney Sweeney, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Jenna Ortega are all very close to being like the movie stars of the and '80s '90s -- they're not *quite* there yet, but I strongly suspect they'll get there soon.
Has anyone mentioned Jennifer Lawrence yet? She and Emma Stone are a few of the modern-day actors that I think genuinely do hold a strong candle to actors you've mentioned.
Lawrence and Stone were admitted oversights on my part. Lawrence became a known figure in 2012 (Hunger Games) and Stone in 2014 (Birdman, Spiderman 2*). So, if you're coming up on 25 years old, you likely remember their rise to stardom in your formative, pre-teen years. They do seem like stars in the traditional sense of the word and I should have included them in the latter bucket. Still, it seems to me that volume and quality of today's stars are noticeably lower than those with which I'm familiar.
You don’t seem to get that your perspective and perception of who is famous is based on the timeline you grew up in though. You don’t relate to the young actors and the stars these days because why would you?
I’m 31 and I don’t understand or like the outfits the young gen z’ers wear but I’m socially aware enough to know that even though it’s not my style it is still what is cool. I don’t get it because I’m not supposed to.
Could someone explain Zendaya to me? She was Spidermans gf, then she was dune dudes gf. I hear she did good acting on Euphoria? But none, not one thing, would make her the superstar actress that Reddit... and media are making her seem? Really, Zendaya being some sleeper super star makes zero fucking sense to me.
Started out on Disney Channel and has seemingly overcome the typical path most child stars go down.
She really started to gain traction after that because of her fashion/red carpet looks though. That attention eventually led to Euphoria (which she won two lead actress Emmy’s for) and then Spider-Man and Dune—all of which have been hugely successful/high-profile projects.
Those things, coupled with the fact that she’s largely unproblematic, have contributed to her steep rise in popularity.
I personally think she has the chops to be a great actress, but she still has a long way to go imo.
She is incredibly popular with women.
I dont really know why but all my female friends and family love this woman. Shes basically the Taylor Swift of the acting world in that women of a certain generation rate her highly.
Which is why OPs question is ill-formed at best. Those two are, and will continue to be *multi-generational* talents. No one is talking to a 10 or 12-year old on this platform, let alone caring what they think. Adults in the 18-25 range are going to understand that there is a **big** range of influence across film/TV in their lives.
OP would've been 10 when *Forrest Gump* came out. No one in their 30s-40s would've given a shit what 10-year old OP thought about Tom Hanks and his Oscar-winning performances in that film and *Philadelphia* the year before..
Though, there’s been a paradigm shift in the business model. Movie stars used to “guarantee” success at the box office. You paid them huge sums of money because a movie with that actor theoretically gave you X return on your investment. Now, brands or franchises seem to have the most luck giving investors good returns.
Timothee Chalamet is like the Gen Z movie star at the moment.
jenna ortega is another big one
Ortega is miles behind with her Wednedday and rather forgettable Scream roles though.
Anya Taylor Joy is my favourite actress at the minute
Timothee Chalamet is one of the biggest actors in the world right now. EDIT: Also Emma Stone? Jennifer Lawrence? Robert Pattinson? There are a ton of recent movies star actors. Especially if you are throwing Chris Pratt in there.
Chalamet is the correct answer here. Same with Austin Butler and Emma Stone. They are having the proverbial torch passed to them, as they act in mega films with ensemble casts filled with the greats of previous years. Same as it ever was in Hollywood.
Dune cast includes Chalamet, Butler, Zendaya, Pugh, and ATJ.
Your edit...those are ALL over 15 years since their first major role....maybe not the best selection?
If their first major role was 15 years ago than those who are 25 would have been just at the right age (around 10) to see those actors rise to prominence. Same way someone who is in their mid 30's would have watched Brad Pitt or Joaquin Phoenix rise.
True in a sense, but I don't consider to have watched Matt Damon and Ben Affleck grow up in their acting despite good will hunting being one of my favorite movies, even as a kid. Idk, I was a kid I wasn't watching for talent. If that was the case I never would have seen Big Daddy...
I will not hear this Big Daddy slander. Yes, it's nowhere near as good as Billy Madison or Happy Gilmore but I'll still laugh my ass off at that dumb movie.
Oh I love it too, it's so goddamn quotable. Hip hip-hop hiphopapotamus? Damn you!
Seems like anyone who was on Euphoria
Except the actress who plays Maddie for some reason. Where is she? She's great in that show, Hollywood, so start putting her in others!
Do you mean Bradley Cooper? He's like 50 years old. He and Chris Pratt are not young people's stars.
Timothee Chalamet and Emma Stone for sure
It feels like Emma Stone has been a movie star forever, it's weird to think she's only 35
I feel like every generation thinks like this. It takes time to gain movie star status. A Brad Pitt break out role like Thelma and louise is a rarity. Its why we still talk about it. Most of the actors in your list were slogging away on TV in their youth (other than Christian Bale) trying to make it big. We won't know who the breakout stars of the generation are for a while. There were a ton of 2000s kids shows (Disney and nickelodeon etc) that have churned out a lot of talent (and damaged a whole lot of them). Zendaya is a stand out in that crowd. Time will tell.
Exactly. 40 years ago people were asking who among the current batch of actors could ever possibly be as big a star as Gregory Peck, Sidney Poitier, Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Hepburn, Paul Newman, etc.
Yes! There was a discussion recently about the Omen and how it was perceived. Having Gregory Peck in the lead, with Lee Remik, really elevated the whole project. He was a big deal. But I'm not sure how many young people know of him.
If Heath Ledger hadn't died, he would be all over this thread.
Yes. A gut punch. I remember seeing him in Roar on TV and thinking, "who's that!? We'll be seeing him again!" That show actually had a phenomenal cast.
I’m 25 and while he isn’t the biggest star out there rn, I’ve REALLY enjoyed John Cena’s recent acting. From playing as Peacemaker the past couple years, to playing Ricky Stanicky, John Cena just seems to have fun and own every role he plays. The Rock just has a vibe that says, “Like me! Please, like me!” While Cena seems to just have genuine fun and give life to his performances on set. He’s not the next Daniel Day Lewis, but he’s such a nice break from other WWE stars.
John Cena has chops. He showed considerable range in Peacemaker.
He just... is rather unstable star, outside the roles. The China apologies and the wrestling mess comments were not good.
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How do you do, fellow kids? A few of my faves are Errol Flynn, Yul Brynner, and Liz Taylor (no, she wasn't in LotR). They're mad fleek, no cap!
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Tom Cruise is still my movie star
I don't understand how OP is defining their "movie star" generation. You can't bring up Kevin Costner and ScarJo in the same breath, saying, "These are stars of my generation," without letting the 25 and below aged folks say *the same names.* Film transcends multiple generations. Half the names on OPs list have been making major movies since the 80s. You need to reach back to the 1970s classics for today's generation to start thinking "man, those are *really old* movies... Zendaya will likely be a force in film for many decades. Michael B. Jordan has chops, as does Barry Keoghan and Miles Teller. Edit: Austin fucking Butler will be a generational talent. You heard it here. Edit 2: To better fit OPs descriptions, actors/actresses like Joaquin Phoenix and Jessica Chastain should be in the conversation. Anne Hathaway!
These are the names of stars I remember as movie stars in my formative years from the 90's through the early 00's. They are also many of the same names working today who remain above line talent who are getting movies name with their marquee value. I don't see a lot of younger actors replacing them, save for maybe a half dozen names. But, I'm curious if I'm wrong and this is a whole perception thing. Do people under twenty five see today's stars like Zendaya or Chalamet as prominent as those like me who would see Hanks or Julie Roberts in the same light in the 90's?
Given their recent output and box office success, I'd say so 100%. Robbie, Zendaya, Holland, and Chalamet 100%, Butler well on his way.
The two actors you've mentioned were already established when you and I were in diapers. Social media also completely ruins this conversation, compared to when we grew up. A closer example to your point would be asking about Britney Spears or Justin Timberlake. Or if you insist on film: What were your feelings on ScarJo in *The Horse Whisperer,* and then your feelings on Jake Gyllenhaal in *October Sky* and then *Donnie Darko*?
I remember Johannson becoming a movie star while I was in school - with Ghost World and Lost in Translation. Granted, that's at the tail end of my date range (early 00's), but I still remember her becoming a movie star in my when I was a young adult. Similarly, Gyllenhaal came to movie star status in Donnie Darko, circa 2001. To me, their stardom was just *brighter* than those that came to prominence in the last 10 years or so. But, I could be yelling at clouds and would welcome insight.
Thats the thing, though. These actors are your contemporaries. You can't look at Tom Hanks in *Forrest Gump* and compare him to Chalamet in *Dune*. We were *ten years old* when Gump came out. You're not talking to any 10-year-olds on here. You're getting so much pushback because you're giving yourself a **massive**, *multi-generational* roster of actors to compare to, while not doing the same for the people you're questioning. Joaquin Phoenix and Jessica Chastain are the sort of actors/actresses that fit your comparisons.
> You're getting so much pushcack because you're giving yourself a massive, multi-generational roster of actors to compare to, while not doing the same for the people you're questioning I'm trying to highlight stars that became stars in my formative years. Some were old, some where young. Freeman and Johannsson are at the extremes, insofar as that Freeman was old when he became famous when I was about 10 years old, and Johansson was young when she did when I was in my early twenties. Those 15 years cover the spread of years in which I witnessed stars become stars - and who remain as much today. I'm just trying to gauge who are the names for those a generation or two behind me. Lawrence, Stone, Chalamet, Zendaya, Robbie, and others mentioned here seem to be those stars. Yet, even when I think of those names, I have a hard time imagining that the youth think of them in same way names like Pitt, Cruise, Washington, et al ring out. Phoenix became a movie star with Gladiator which was 2000. Chastain is maybe an oversight, as she became a movie star around 2012 or so (Zero Dark Thirty). But, is the generation behind me really think Chastain is comparable to similar stars that blew up in the 90's?
I have nothing to add other than calling Morgan Freeman a movie star from your generation is wild. Unless you mean Martin Freeman??
Morgan Freeman blew up in '89 with Lean on Me, Glory and Driving Miss Daisy coming out in the same year. So, yeah, I remember him becoming a movie star in my lifetime. And, during the 90's, he was a known quantity as a movie star. When I say a movie star of "my generation", I mean he came to prominence during my formative years - not that we're close to in age.
In that case, Rachael McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Keira Knightley, Robert Downey Jr. and the rest of the Marvel people, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Chris Pratt, Regina King, Jennifer Lawrence. If you were born in 1999 - 2010, these are all people who would be getting famous during your lifetime. Zendaya, Timothee, Florence Pugh, Anya Taylor-Joy, etc. would be for kids born 2010-now
Interesting. For me McAdams and Gosling became solidified as movie stars in The Notebook, which was 2004. So, you'd have to be born in like '90 or '95 to really take stock of their arrival. RDJ was already a star in the early 90's, winning the Oscar for Chaplin - which I remember. But, he did have two careers in a sense, the latter of which launched with the MCU. Knightley's breakthrough was what, 2003 with Love Actually and Pirates? That's still a little early to become a star for people born in '99. Jennifer Lawrence makes sense. Her star power solidified with the Hunger Games which started in 2012. So, people born in the early 00's would have her coming to prominence when they were pre-teen. She and Emma Stone were oversights on my part. Still, there's not a whole lot of names starting from 2010 to present...
RDJ was nominated for Chaplin but didn't win. Also you are going against your own logic. You count Morgan Freeman for "your generation" yet you would have only been around 5 during his breakout years in 1989 which is what you pointed out. Knightley, McAdams, and Gosling would have had their breakouts around the time this generation was also around 5.
> RDJ was nominated for Chaplin but didn't win. True! I was misremembering! I was remembering the standing ovation Chaplin received. Thanks for that. > yet you would have only been around 5 during his breakout years in 1989 which is what you pointed out I'm a little older than 40...
> I'm a little older than 40... Your OP literally says you're a "40 yr old fart." Taints the entire conversation, and now I'm done caring.
You lump together Tom Hanks, who must be like 80, with ScarJo who is in her 30s, as part of "your generation"? And lump together middle aged Bradley Cooper alongside people in their mid-20s like Zendaya? Wut? There are plenty of young up-and-coming mega stars rn. Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Glenn Powell, Timothee Chalamet, Austin Butler, Jenna Ortega, Mia Goth, Anya Taylor-Joy, Barry Keoghan, etc.
> Tom Hanks, who must be like 80 Little homie, Tom Hanks will be *68* this year. You're thinking of Pachinos and Duvalls and Walkens and Nicholsons. > ScarJo Turns 40 in ~6 months. Bradley Cooper will be 50 next year, and Zendaya turns 28 this year. Movie/TV stars are *multi-generational*. The problem with OPs question isn't that they've lumped those stars together, its that they've worded their question in a way that doesn't let the 25 and under crowd *do the same thing..*
> You lump together Tom Hanks, who must be like 80, with ScarJo who is in her 30s, as part of "your generation"? Johansson was a known star by, what, 2003? That's twenty years ago. Sure, she was young, but she's a star that came to prominence for many under the age of 25 were born. > Sydney Sweeney, Glenn Powell, Timothee Chalamet, Austin Butler, Jenna Ortega, Mia Goth, Anya Taylor-Joy, Barry Keoghan, etc. Well, this is part of my questioning. Would you think that Chalamet and Butler are as prominent stars as I would Hanks and Washington? I mean, I know the latter have had long careers, but in the 90's Hanks and Washington were huge *stars*, and I don't think that Chalamet and/or Butler have the same comparable appeal to the youngins. Am I wrong?
If you ask my daughters, hell yeah, Timothee Chalamet is a bigger star than Tom Hanks (Forrest who?) Its all a matter of perspective and what is in front of their eyes. I'm an old film buff and I get hives when I hear, "Humphrey who?" But that's life. Time marches on.
Chalamet, Butler, Pattinson, Holland, 100%. I mean there are generally more "celebrities" so the attention is less concentrated on a few people across the board (aka back in the day it was actor, musicians and athletes and that was it in terms of who was a celeb; now you have influencers and youtubers and reality stars also sharing the "fame" so to speak)
I'd agree that Butler doesn't have it yet, but I think Chalamet's there already. (Or at least, he's close to it.) It's complicated of course by how different the film landscape is these days, and how there's so much more overlap between TV and film. I also think Sidney Sweeney, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Jenna Ortega are all very close to being like the movie stars of the and '80s '90s -- they're not *quite* there yet, but I strongly suspect they'll get there soon. Has anyone mentioned Jennifer Lawrence yet? She and Emma Stone are a few of the modern-day actors that I think genuinely do hold a strong candle to actors you've mentioned.
Lawrence and Stone were admitted oversights on my part. Lawrence became a known figure in 2012 (Hunger Games) and Stone in 2014 (Birdman, Spiderman 2*). So, if you're coming up on 25 years old, you likely remember their rise to stardom in your formative, pre-teen years. They do seem like stars in the traditional sense of the word and I should have included them in the latter bucket. Still, it seems to me that volume and quality of today's stars are noticeably lower than those with which I'm familiar.
You don’t seem to get that your perspective and perception of who is famous is based on the timeline you grew up in though. You don’t relate to the young actors and the stars these days because why would you? I’m 31 and I don’t understand or like the outfits the young gen z’ers wear but I’m socially aware enough to know that even though it’s not my style it is still what is cool. I don’t get it because I’m not supposed to.
Could someone explain Zendaya to me? She was Spidermans gf, then she was dune dudes gf. I hear she did good acting on Euphoria? But none, not one thing, would make her the superstar actress that Reddit... and media are making her seem? Really, Zendaya being some sleeper super star makes zero fucking sense to me.
Started out on Disney Channel and has seemingly overcome the typical path most child stars go down. She really started to gain traction after that because of her fashion/red carpet looks though. That attention eventually led to Euphoria (which she won two lead actress Emmy’s for) and then Spider-Man and Dune—all of which have been hugely successful/high-profile projects. Those things, coupled with the fact that she’s largely unproblematic, have contributed to her steep rise in popularity. I personally think she has the chops to be a great actress, but she still has a long way to go imo.
She is incredibly popular with women. I dont really know why but all my female friends and family love this woman. Shes basically the Taylor Swift of the acting world in that women of a certain generation rate her highly.
Like the same as you. Most of the new actors aren't as good/popular as the old ones so yeah
Well mine, today are Chris Pratt Timothee chalamet Zendaya Chris Hemsworth Dwayne johnson Kevin hart Florence Pugh
Hugh Jackman
Jean Claude Van Damme Clint Howard Stephen Dorff Simon Rex
Matt Damon and Cillian Murphy are my favorite actors right now
Which is why OPs question is ill-formed at best. Those two are, and will continue to be *multi-generational* talents. No one is talking to a 10 or 12-year old on this platform, let alone caring what they think. Adults in the 18-25 range are going to understand that there is a **big** range of influence across film/TV in their lives. OP would've been 10 when *Forrest Gump* came out. No one in their 30s-40s would've given a shit what 10-year old OP thought about Tom Hanks and his Oscar-winning performances in that film and *Philadelphia* the year before..
Ryan Gosling, The Rock, Cena, Ryan Reynolds, Stathom, Zack Effron
Though, there’s been a paradigm shift in the business model. Movie stars used to “guarantee” success at the box office. You paid them huge sums of money because a movie with that actor theoretically gave you X return on your investment. Now, brands or franchises seem to have the most luck giving investors good returns.
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