Who of the cast is most likely to rise to super stardom?

POSTED BY: merlindrea
UPDATED: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 21:55
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MERLINDREA

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 5:19 PM

Well, my personal guess is actually on Adam, simply because he matches the Hollywood definition of Action Hero with his looks and style. Although I would like to see them all to get the publicity they deserve, because then they would get more roles and I could see them more often!

Merl

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MELEAUX

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 6:44 PM

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Originally posted by PurpleBelly:
Chiwetel Ejiofor

who????

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MELEAUX

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 6:49 PM

Nevermind, I just looked him up.....interesting

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SHINY

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 6:56 PM

I hope none of them do. Super stars have no time to spend posting on fan web sites and going to "little" comic book conventions. I hope they all become moderately famous/2nd tier stars who everyone knows/recognizes and likes but doesn't hit real super stardom level. To use two movies I recently saw, more Stanley Tucci than Tom Hanks, more James Cromwell than Will Smith.

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MAUGWAI

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 7:27 PM

I think we need an altered definition. "Superstar" has such a complex connotation. We think of superstars as people who show up on the red carpet and wave. We should be talking about "A-list" actors vs "B-list" actors.

A-listers are the Tom Cruises of the world, the names everyone knows and the people who can get a movie greenlighted if they're attached.

B-listers are good actors, but don't have the celebrity to move a picture through Hollywood. They're often second choices for lead roles, because everybody really wants Tom Cruise in their movie. Dumb, but true. Tom Cruise sells tickets with his name. Nathan Fillion does not. Yet. But if he becomes and A-list actor, he can get almost anything he wants into production.

Look at "Solaris", a very overlooked piece of sci-fi drama. The movie was weird and had no real commercial value, and certainly didn't do well at the box office, but because George Clooney signed onto it, it got made. That's the power A-listers have.

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PURPLEBELLY

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 8:17 PM

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Originally posted by meleaux:
Nevermind, I just looked him up.....interesting

If you haven't found the Guardian interview which gives good background, with no Serenity material, it's here:
http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,1257924,00.
html

MARYA

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 8:50 PM

Nathan. He just seems to draw you in when he is on screen and I love the way he can move from drama to comedy in a second and still remain totally believable. And of course he has the loveliest eyes I have ever seen on a man. By far.

MELEAUX

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 8:51 PM

If you haven't found the Guardian interview which gives good background, with no Serenity material, it's here:
http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,1257924,00.
html

Thank You

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JUSTANOTHERMUDDER

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 9:55 PM

Tough question.
Hmmmmm....
Before I choose, a few have mentioned the 'action star' potential in A. Baldwin, and although that would be cool for him to be the lead in a few movies, most 'action stars' have a hard time being taken seriously after that and if that happened, it would be a great shame since what he has done in Firefly alone is evidence that he is an AMAZING actor. IMO.
Anyhow... back to picking future Oscar winners:
damn. I can't choose. They're all so damn good!
But I am gonna go with the above mentioned A. Baldwin. Why? Because he is in the background of some many movies just like Liam Neeson was before he got really really really big. (Why oh why did he do Star Wars???) Might be a dumb reason, but there it is.
But I would love to see any of them have many roles. Challenging roles... Good Paying Roles! :D

Edit: I can't spell.

Quote:
Originally posted by Marya:
Nathan ... And of course he has the loveliest eyes I have ever seen on a man. By far.

Ditto. :D

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