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Inspired by @restlessmao thread about vanity fair’s rising stars (women) in 2010. Thought to be fun to find a similar comparison with men.
Only one I could find was this 2013 cover story / piece from Esquire about “The Next Generation of Hollywood Stars”
Left to right
Aaron Johnson
Idris Elba
Taylor Kitsch
Garret Hedlund
Aaron Paul
Armie Hammer
Left to right:
Kitsch & Elba
Hedlund & Paul
Johnson & HammerOf the 6 men on the cover. Since that September 2013 cover, none of them have been Oscar nominated (so far), Paul is the only one to win an Emmy, Elba is the only one to win a SAG award and Johnson is the only one win a Golden Globe.
With Box Office receipts (provided by TheNumbers.com). They rank as follows with lead roles
Idris Elba – $835,620,808 (15 lead roles)
Aaron Johnson – $805,501,882 (9 lead roles)
Taylor Kitsch – $775,442,538 (7 lead roles)
Armie Hammer – $538,602,855 (12 lead roles)
Aaron Paul – $232,377,277 (12 lead roles)
Garrett Hedlund – N/A (no lead roles)What are your thoughts about these actors back then and now?
Did live up to the hype? the potential?
Is there a promising star from this time you’re surprised wasn’t included? Or has surpassed them now?
Reply1 is a bonafide star, 2 are successful albeit often ignored actors, 2 are irrelevant, and 1 is a cannibal rapist.
I often think these covers are jinxed. Like if you appear, there’s a good chance your career will tank and you’ll be a flop that people pity after coming across this from way back.
ReplyCopy URLInspired by @restlessmao thread about vanity fair’s rising stars (women) in 2010.
Of the 6 men on the cover. Since that September 2013 cover, none of them have been Oscar nominated (so far), Paul is the only one to win an Emmy, Elba is the only one to win a SAG award and Johnson is the only one win a Golden Globe.
Elba is a Golden Globes winner for “Luther.”
ReplyCopy URLI often think these covers are jinxed. Like if you appear, there’s a good chance your career will tank and you’ll be a flop that people pity after coming across this from way back.
The covers of vanity fair are way better
APRIL 1998: “THE HOT NEXT WAVE” Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn, Natalie Portman, Djimon Hounsou, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Claire Forlani, Gretchen Mol, Christina Ricci, Ed Furlong, and Rufus Sewell.
APRIL 1997: “THE NEXT WAVE” Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Claire Danes, Renée Zellweger, Minnie Driver, Alison Elliott, Jada Pinkett, Jennifer Lopez, Charlize Theron, and Fairuza Balk.
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APRIL 1996: “BOYS’ TOWN” Tim Roth, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Rapaport, Stephen Dorff, Johnathon Schaech, David Arquette, Will Smith, and Skeet Ulrich.Idris Elba is a star. I have the feeling that Garret Hedlund will get better roles after 40+. I think he will age well
ReplyCopy URL2023 Oscar
Best Picture: Holy Spider
Best Director: Decision to Leave
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett
Best Actor: Brendan Fraser
Best Supporting Actress: Olivia de Leon
Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy QuanYou can obviously separate Idris Elba from this list of actors who can’t even open a film, some can’t even get cast in one. But even Elba is that kind of star that you know, but don’t really watch his stuff.
And Elba is also a Golden Globe winner. Not just Johnson.
And shit on Hammer all you want, but at least he’s had individual SAG and Globe nods that have put him in the middle of an Oscar race. You can’t even come close to saying that about Kitsch, Hedlund and Paul.
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This post was found to be inappropriate by the moderators and has been removed.The way that Hollywood desperately tried to make Armie Hammer happen for years and years despite flop after flop lol. I remember multiple articles at the time pondering why he was given opportunity after opportunity, and the main reason given was that he looked like a life-size Aryan Ken doll, which made him “viable” as a leading man. Ironically, that status would never fit him well. He wasn’t talented enough to be one of the great leading men of our time, but too distractingly handsome to be a notable character actor. It’s easy to throw him and his career out for the trash that he is now, but it’s sad to see all of that white mediocrity paraded around back then, with a few BIPOC tokens sprinkled in for good measure. And no, the internet will never forget “The Lone Ranger.”
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