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While Barbenheimer continues to win the box office around the world, and actors and writers in Hollywood continue their strike, it's time to talk about movies and failures. Okay, relative failures, because leading roles in even average movies or TV shows are still good money.
But if we compare reality with the expectations that some rising screen stars had in their youth - both from critics or colleagues and movie-goers, then it turns out that many of them clearly did not live up to these expectations. And a recent viral thread in the r/popculturechat community is dedicated to just such actors and actresses. So lights, camera, action, reading!...
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#1
I know he’s had a good run, but surprised that no one said Joseph Gordon Levitt. Dude was everywhere in the early 10’s it felt like. Had a ton of hype off of some solid performances then he seemed to drop off the face of the earth by the late 10’s.
Holly Stevens 2 years ago
He runs hitrecord.org now, an open collective of artists, it's really fun, anyone can join, from any creative field, you can post projects or he posts up projects that need different artists or there are daily prompts for story writing etc. It's incredible
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
When you mentioned this it rang a bell, I was sure I'd heard about hitrecord.org before - and not in a good way. They've been accused of not paying the artists who use the service well either. This isn't the original article I was thinking about but it touches on the issue. https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/02/actor-turned-hitrecord-founder-joseph-gordon-levitt-says-we-should-all-get-off-youtube/?guccounter=1
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Jrog 2 years ago
JGL has been consistently active and has a good streak of successful roles since the early '10 (The Trial of the Chicago 7, Pinocchio, Snowden, Sin City 2 and the criminally underrated 7500). In the meanwhile he produced and directed a couple TV shows for Apple.
Marcellus II 2 years ago
I've never seen a JGL film (or series) that wasn't worth watching. Not that they're all fantastic, but not a single "meh, he needed the check I get it". Things where I read the description and am not really interested, then I spot he's in it and it turns out far better than expected. I don't see the fizzle either.
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Holy Shimmering Sheeps541t 2 years ago
He always did low budget indie stuff and that's where he excelled, Brick is a great example.
Der Kommissar 2 years ago
Brick was great, as was Don Jon, Hesher, 500 Days of Summer and The Lookout.
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#2
I’d like to argue Hayden Christensen After Star Wars, we barely saw him in anything because he had so much backlash over the role even though now he’s remembered quite fondly. He’s had a career revival lately with his performance in the Obi-wan show so I hope he’ll be seen and cast a lot more now
Jrog 2 years ago (edited)
He was in lots of stuff after Star Wars, mostly unfortunate productions but also a big budget movie such as "Looper" [Edit: "Jumper"]. He tried his hand at producing with alternating results, before going back to his Star Wars roles. He did not disappear because of the reception of his role in SW, he just had a streak of bad casting choices, poor management and pursue of different projects.
DrBronxx 2 years ago
I think you're confusing Jumper with Looper. Looper was Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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Rinso the Red 2 years ago
I haven't met these people that remember his Star Wars role "quite fondly".
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
I'm honestly not sure why he ever "made waves". I thought his performances in the Star Wars movies were mediocre at best, either stilted or melodramatic.
#3
Eliza Dushku—I thought she was going to be huge, but she kind of disappeared!
Jus Frpn 2 years ago
She got screwed over on "Bull" Harassed by Michael Weatherly, was written out for speaking up and sued. Was supposed to be a long run role.
Zoe Vokes 2 years ago
I had no idea about this. I just Googled it and it is awful and gross.
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BluEyedSeoulite 2 years ago
She did a few shows that were legitimately good but the networks gave them terrible time slots as well. Tru Calling and Doll House are amazing shows that were done dirty!
nanofarad 2 years ago (edited)
She was being stalked by prisoners. They loved her so much as faith it became a huge hassle for her. she had to have full time body guards anytime she went out. "I've been getting fan mail from maximum security penitentiaries and death row. What are the authorities thinking of in playing a show with young teenage girls to Death Row inmates? They write everything – disgusting things that you don't even want to know about. And they send me pictures – "Oh, here's a picture of me before I was incarcerated!" – and there's some guy sat on the sofa with a bottle of beer and a mustache, and a big gut. It's so creepy. Way more creepy than Buffy."[18]
Raye Anne Ballato 2 years ago
I loved her in Wrong Turn and Bring It! She was one badass in that movie. I really thought she was going to be huge. But it so sad that alot of male actors think that the co-star is free game. What a shame that Michael Weatherly ruined such a talented actress.
Let's start with the fact that everything is known in comparison. And you can’t call a person a loser just because you expected multimillion-dollar contracts per role, and they now receive “only” a couple of hundred thousand bucks for a movie. And almost all the people on this list continue acting in movies, remain in demand on the market, and, in general, have achieved a decent place in the profession. And the fact that once someone expected them to become "The Next Big Thing" - well, sorry, life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what's inside.
#4
Taylor Lautner disappeared from the screen after the Twilight movies ended.
Jason Melvil 2 years ago
He actually tried to do quite a lot after Twilight - and almost all of his projects bombed hard.
Zoe Vokes 2 years ago
His career didn’t do well because he’s a bad actor. He got a lead role after Twilight in Abduction based on his Twilight fame, but he was very wooden and lacking the charisma and acting strength to play a serious role. So now he sticks to comedy roles.
Load More Replies... James Twong 2 years ago
He was in the sitcom 'Cuckoo' which was pretty good and showed he has decent comedic chops.
Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
I heard that he didn't like the roles companies wanted him to play (hot muscle man roles) and so he moved on to other things in his life.
Sergio Bicerra 2 years ago
That happens when you rely on a six pack. But... it's never too late, maybe in a few years.
Jack O'reilly 2 years ago
he's been blacklisted. after twilight he became an egotistical b*****d, tried working on a few providers but was impossible to work with so all the project flopped and he's been out of work since
Royal Stray 2 years ago
Wasn't he in mean girls or gossip girl or something like that? Honestly with how both Kristen Stewart and Pattinson continued their careers he could too. Side note: Stop naming your movies "Joker" or "Batman" and then change fundamentals of their character so that it could technically be a different character but with the same name. Like you can't just change how Bruce Wayne thinks and behaves fundamentally and still say that it's the og Batman. Batman is so much more that the cape and cowl, it's like superman, if you get the philosophy, ideals, moral, and base personality wrong it doesn't feel right. The Pattinson Batman movie was more like if an alternative universe Jason Todd had become Batman instead of Red Hood.
#5
Josh Hurtchenson disappeared after Hunger Games, I was wondering what happened to his career after the last movie, but someone told me they read on a interview that it was his choice, I guess he decided to take a break for a few years, apparently he's living in Spain with his girlfriend, but he's having a bit of comeback this year with a new movie, a horror one I think.
Mariele Scherzinger 2 years ago
He was in this TV show, Future Man. The first season was a lot of fun. A LOT of fun. (Season 2-3 were okayish.)
#6
Was always surprised Sam Claflin didn’t have a bigger career after Hunger Games. I always mixed him up with Alex Pettyfer back in that era, but Sam’s hopefully the less problematic one lol. He was recently great in Peaky Blinders and Daisy Jones though, so hopefully he’ll get more projects!
Moxitron Jazz 2 years ago
he played a monster of a soldier in 'The Nightingale'. A very harrowing but brilliant film by Jennifer Kent...
lonesoul 2 years ago
also, he was in enola holmes which came out pretty recently
Load More Replies... Mariele Scherzinger 2 years ago
Actually, he has been in quite a few movies since. (I haven't seen all of them, but I remember seeing his name in the cast lists.)
Let's take, for example, Dane DeHaan, who is also in this compilation. Yes, in the first half of the last decade, he was perceived as a rising star, with critics admiring his acting both in Hollywood and on Broadway. It seemed that the next stop for him would be the Oscar... But it wasn't - in 2017 it was Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets which nearly failed, and after that, for six years, the actor did not get a single starring role in movies, and mostly acted in serials.
At the same time, his acting hasn't gotten worse - for example, in Oppenheimer, Dane looks completely decent against the background of his superstar colleagues. It's just the way things were. On the other hand, DeHaan is 37 years old - by Hollywood actors' standards, that's almost youth, so another breakthrough may well happen... Who knows?
#7
Dylan O'Brien. He was on Teen Wolf and a big role in Maze Runner. I think he was injured on Maze Runner but haven't heard much from him after that.
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
Great movie. Lot of it filmed in Queensland in the Gold Coast hinterland.
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#8
Michelle Trachtenberg
Hannah S 2 years ago
She was a child actor and in three hit shows, adventures of Pete and Pete, buffy and gossip girl. She also played Harriet the spy and the black Christmas remake in the early 2000's. She never had any scandals and seemed well adjusted for growing up in the business. She may just have decided to move onto other things. Either way, love her!
J Célèste Kee 2 years ago
I think she’s one of many who quit acting after a successful career to pursue other things. People change careers all the time, so it’s odd that actors are considered “failed” if they don’t remain in the public eye until they die.
#9
I feel like Logan Lerman was supposed to have timothee’s career! He obviously was known for Percy Jackson but I loved him in perks of being a wallflower
Bookworm 2 years ago
Logan Lerman got burned with Percy Jackson - first because the script was so awful, second because he would have been a great Percy for the fifth book, but definitely not the first, he was way too old.
Biana Weatherford 2 years ago
That was brutal. Due to my love of Lerman and Riordan, I've still watched it multiple times.
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"This list mostly features actors who have starred in iconic teen movies or TV series, and a lot of the charm of their young characters has been transferred to the performers," says Dmytro Kosygin, a film director and cameraman from Ukraine, to whom Bored Panda reached out for a comment. “It happens, and it has been the whole history of cinema - literally in any decade there were actors and actresses who were predicted to have a superstar future, and they turned out to be 'just' big professionals. Nothing more. In the end, only four acting Oscars are given out a year - you can’t get enough of everyone."
“On the other hand, the history of cinema has confirmed many times that miracles happen here. For example, John Travolta, who was almost forgotten in the eighties, regained his superstar status thanks to filming in Pulp Fiction, and Robert Downey Jr., who would definitely have ended up on a list like this somewhere in the mid-'90s, over time, not only managed to triumphantly come back, but also became what he was seen as in his youth - one of the main stars of Hollywood. Therefore, who knows - maybe one of the people listed here will get the Oscar in ten years or so?" Dmytro presumes.
#10
Y’all gonna kill me for saying this but Skeet Ulrich I was told had crazy hype after scream by my older sister and then he completely fizzled out
cadena kuhn 2 years ago
Had a nice little comeback with Riverdale. Thought it was hilarious that the heartthrobs of my generation played the dad's of the heartthrobs of my daughters
Gen X Feral (try/me) 2 years ago
Oh I was so mad there wasn't another season. I loved that show and I hate tv.
Load More Replies... Mariele Scherzinger 2 years ago
I remember seeing him in "Ride With The Devil" and kept thinking he looked like Johnny Depp's younger brother.
#11
Shailene Woodley was supposed to be the next Jennifer Lawrence, but her career tanked right alongside Divergent when the YA Adaptation bubble burst.
Goose of the Ahonkalypse 2 years ago
Her career tanked? Have they seen Big Little Lies for which she was nominated for an Emmy? Really fantastic series. Skip season two though. The first season is based on a book and the second season just doesn't live up to it.
Biana Weatherford 2 years ago
She was incredible ill. For years. Hard to have such a demanding career when you don't feel good.
Donkeywheel 2 years ago
The next Jennifer Lawrence? Come on.. She hasn’t a tenth of the charisma needed. The divergent movies are catastrophic.
StrangeOne 2 years ago
I've only really known her from Secret Life of The American Teen. It surprised me she got any other projects after that dud.
#12
Maybe it's me living under a rock but I feel like Felicity Jones was on track to be super A list but the. just disappeared
Zoe Vokes 2 years ago
She was making a couple of films a year until recently. Now she’s doing one a year (ish). I’m sure it’s her own choice. Some actors / actresses want to make as many films as possible. Others want to have a home life too. She has a husband and child. Maybe she wants to spend time with them and not work non-stop.
J. Guigon 2 years ago
Star Wars Rogue One; Theory of Everything. She's been working since she was 12. Maybe she doesn't need to be super A list.
Load More Replies...However, this is another reason to scroll this selection to the very end - because then, many years later, if one of the people listed here achieves stunning success, you can always proudly say: “Yeah, I remember how everyone doubted them!" So just read this list, add more names in the comments, in case you remember any more, and maybe go rewatch Twilight or The Hunger Games - but not before you've read this post to the end, okay?
#13
sara paxton. they put her in everything to make an effort at making her the next big thing
StrangeOne 2 years ago
The only movie I know her from is Aquamarine. Thought she was awesome in it.
#14
Who remembers Jai Courtney?! They tried to make him a thing but it never worked out.
Zoe Vokes 2 years ago
I think the people who are posting this think, “He was in a couple of blockbusters a decade ago. I haven’t seem him in any blockbusters recently. He must have disappeared.” Not considering that he might be acting in different types of films or hasn’t been playing the leading role. RIP Captain Boomerang.
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#15
I thought Mia Wasikowska was gaining traction in the early 2010s but I haven’t seen her in much since.
Joy 2 years ago
She may have decided to take the character actor route which offers more work, greater opportunities, certainly more variety and challenges plus a CA still gets all the perks of a very enjoyable well-paid job without the hassle. Not every actor wants to be a Tom Cruise - now seemingly unable to take any mission that's not impossible - or a Pretty Woman. So-called A-listers end up trapped by their looks which have to be perpetuated until they wind-up looking like haunted gherkins. Character actors have it better.
Angela Ho 2 years ago
Well Tom Cruise WAS pretty in his heyday....It doesn't matter how pretty he was he still get old and manky.No amount of money can spent on plastic surgeries to fix it.As we know how ugly he became!
Load More Replies... Mariele Scherzinger 2 years ago
I remember reading that she opted out of the Hollywood game to move back to Australia and do more movies there. It's probably a much smaller market - lower wages, fewer projects, but most likely also more wholesome.
#16
No one mentioned Theo James yet?? Glad he’s getting more attention after White Lotus!
Jason Melvil 2 years ago
You mean besides Sandition, White Lotus, The Time Traveler's Wife? The guy had full on credits for the past couple of years.
J Célèste Kee 2 years ago
Huh? This guy is in everything! Are we comparing everyone against Tom Cruise? Because most of these people are still getting steady work, not everyone can or wants to do a huge blockbuster every year to remain “super A list.”
#17
This is older but Jenna Malone?! She was in so many iconic movies from the early aughts and kinda fell off. That said, I think she has the perfect level of fame: has had some notable projects that probably have served her well financially, but she’s not overexposed and can live a somewhat private life.
Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
Oh, I LOVE Jenna! She is so iconic. I hope she continues to show up here and there and bless us with her talents.
Jesha 2 years ago
Saved is one of the best movies everrrr. Plus she was an absolute firecracker in the Hunger Games movies.
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#18
Taylor Kitsch
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
I was disappointed that John Carter didn't do better. It felt like it could have been the start for another action franchise (lots of Carter of Mars stories). Probably threw too much money into the production of the first one then didn't really know how to market it.
#19
Larisa Oleynik! She just kind of disappeared. I think she was in Mad Men for a hot second?
Mabelbabel 2 years ago
She popped up in an episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, playing the director of a couples reality show.
#20
Dane DeHaan. Someone in another thread on here today mentioned how every young up and coming white male actor always gets compared Leo DiCaprio; I remember when Dane DeHaan was starting out and had been in Chronicle and Place Beyond the Pines, he got compared Leo around 2012-2013/2014. After Amazing Spider Man 2 and that Valerian movie with Cara Delevingne, he fizzled out. He was recently in Oppenheimer and he was good in it despite him not being in the movie as much, it made me wish he had become a bigger star.
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How has he fizzled out if he was in recent movies like Valerian and Oppenheimer??
Goose of the Ahonkalypse 2 years ago
Well Valerian was six years ago and it sucked but your point is valid since he's worked regularly since then. So many people on this post could've easily used imdb to check the actor's current and past work.
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#21
Lee Pace. He was everywhere like 10 years. Marvel, the Hobbit, had a tv show, etc.
g90814 2 years ago
He's in the Foundation TV series currently. Season 2 just started in release (AppleTV).
Marno C. 2 years ago
I've been loving that show and he's really great in it. On the plus side, he's got a very distinctive look, so you notice him when he's onscreen. On the negative side, I think Apple TV in general just has gotten lost in the shuffle (funny coincidence, given the premis of this list of underperforming actors).
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saw & order 2 years ago
He currently plays the clone emperor of the galaxy on Foundation (Apple TV, season two just now being released), he does a great job. It’s a good show, I highly recommend for sci fi lovers.
#22
Does Emma Watson count? I don’t know if her “phase out” is intentional on her part though…
I feel like she exhausts the general public and doesn’t wow enough in her roles so people just forget about her? Tolerate her? I feel like Dan and Rupert have the bigger cult following, even though Hermione is an extremely beloved character.
Jrog 2 years ago
She did quite a few big budget stuff (including a Tom hanks flick, a Disney movie and Little Women by Greta Gerwig with an all star cast), then decided to take a break and choose carefully her next role, all while focusing on investing part of her considerable capital in startups and green initiatives.
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
I feel like both she and Daniel Radcliffe are making interesting movies and some pretty good choices. They seem to be working to avoid being typecast into "fantasy wizard" type movies. And they both seem to be smart about their money. Haven't heard much about Grint.
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Cyndielouwhoo 2 years ago
Considering how many big budget projects she's been in, she's hardly in the fizzled career category.
Bookworm 2 years ago
I think playing Belle was a pretty big role, even if I don't like the Disney remake obsession.
Jesha 2 years ago
They autotuned her so badly in that. Disney could have at least sent her to voice training instead of cheaping out and going the unconvincing digital route.
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The thing about Emma, Rupert and Daniel....they don't need to keep being in front of the camera. Perhaps, they wanted to do something else with their lives. We can only dream of money that grand.
Royal Stray 2 years ago
She's working with other stuff rn though. She started a gin company with her brother, and didn't she use to speak for the UN or something like that too?
#23
I thought Millie Bobby Brown was going to be bigger by now.
Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
I think Millie's career is just picking up. She's barely 19. She has so much ahead of her.
Liz Clarke 2 years ago
She has a bit of a reputation for having an attitude so that might prevent her from being hired. E.g. being diva-ish with costars, directors and behind the scenes workers.
cadena kuhn 2 years ago
By choice all the sexual harassment put a damper on her love of acting
WonderWoman 2 years ago
There is an actress who later on we will hear how messed up her home life was.
J Célèste Kee 2 years ago
She’s working constantly and probably one of the biggest stars in her age group. This list is wild.
Royal Stray 2 years ago (edited)
She is really big though, she hasn't fizzled out at all, and was working on projects very resonantly. It makes no sense to have her here
#24
This was over a decade ago but Brandon Routh was suppose to be huge. The next Tom Cruise but haven’t heard much about him since Superman.
Jason Melvil 2 years ago
He was on a ton of stuff on TV. Do people not even bother checking IMDB?
JL 2 years ago
I guess being a featured character in the DC network television universe for seven years doesn't count as "much".
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Joy 2 years ago
Like Robert Pattinson with Twilight, Routh saw the Superman gig as a job. The right attitude but whereas Pattison is both a character actor, lead AND star - Routh didn't become a prestige actor. He's not as immediately versatile as Pattison but equally he appears to be making interesting choices. The late Christopher Reeve made the Superman part his own but also played a gay sociopath in Deathtrap.
#25
Isla Fisher
Goose of the Ahonkalypse 2 years ago
Ah yes, Isla Fisher with her lackluster 55 acting credits /s. My favorite movie of hers is Tag. I did like Wolf Like Me as well.
mulk 2 years ago
not agree: Now You See Me 1 and the second (2016) and many more things. And pay a look on "Wolf like me" (2021 on Prime) -> I loved it!
El Cucuy 2 years ago
Also got married to Sasha Baron Cohen and took several years off to raise their kids. Has been slowly sliding back into acting.
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#26
Elisha Cuthbert
#27
I loved Anna Sophia Robb, but I haven't heard much about her since The Carry Diaries.
#28
I haven't seen his name yet but Garrett Hedlund.
Goose of the Ahonkalypse 2 years ago
OK I can kind of see this one. He had some early success in things like Troy, Tron, Friday Night Lights etc. Recently he's been mostly known for his tumultuous relationship with Emma Robert's and his drinking issues.
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
Yet he's still regularly making movies and TV shows.
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#29
Alex Pettyfer! He starred in Beastly and Magic Mike but allegedly had issues with Channing Tatum on set of Magic Mike. His movie I am Number Four flopped and rumours were swirling that he was difficult to work with on set. He was briefly engaged to Riley Keough
J Célèste Kee 2 years ago
I thought he was one who got himself cancelled by annoying too many industry people.
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
Aparently not because he's done a bunch of stuff and according to IMDB is in 6 upcoming projects.
Load More Replies... Royal Stray 2 years ago
He was better than the TV series as Alex Rider, haven't watched a movie with him since though
Angela Ho 2 years ago (edited)
I seen Alex Pettyfer in "Wild child" with Emma Roberts and then "Beastly" with Vanessa Hudgen. Both great movies. Not sure what he's like as a person but best leave it at that. I'm sure Channing Tatum not exactly an angel himself. I don't find him attractive at all. I don't understand why everyone banging on about how good looking Tatum is! I'm sure his ego is bigger than his talents...
#30
James van Der Beek... everyone else from Dawson's creek has had a come back at some point but he really just didn't
Hannah S 2 years ago
Lol this is just funny because there's another post on BP right now about celebrities who squandered their careers and Katie Holmes is on it but according to this list she had a major comeback. She became more famous than the others right after Dawson's Creek but after that nothing notable. Don't classify that as a comeback. Michelle Williams has done great and I do see James pop up in random stuff here and there more so than I do most of the other cast members.
Daniel Atkins 2 years ago
I like when he played Robin's loser ex- boyfriend on How i Met Your Mother.
Grace Knowlton 2 years ago
I know he has a family now and seems to be more focused on raising his kids
#31
Dianna Agron (and most of the Glee cast). Glee curse is real
Bored Alpaca (She/Her) 2 years ago
It's honestly really sad that so many of them have passed away RIP Cory and Naya
Hannah S 2 years ago
Especially Naya's was so tragic. So was Cory's of course, addiction is a horrible place to be and it's so sad when a promising life is cut short due to it. Naya's just haunts me tho....she was able to get her child on the boat but not pull herself up. She drowned right in front of that poor 4yo and they found him alone hours later. What a horrible way to go and sooo incredibly traumatic for her son.
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Richard Madden.
He had Game of Thrones which put him on the map. Then hit it big with Bodyguard and won an Emmy. He signed on for The Eternals which was a HUGE deal and had massive buzz but the movie didn't do as well as other marvel movies. Then he got Citadel, which also didn't hit like it was supposed to.
He needs a major comeback.
Jason Melvil 2 years ago
Comeback from what? He clearly was working all this time. The fact that projects are bad doesn't mean his career ended. He is obviously still working.
AgingBull 2 years ago
I think some people are missing the fact that someone can be off shooting multiple projects for quite some time and it seems like they've disappeared when they just haven't had anything new released but are still working. Like a musician on tour they don't usually put out new albums on tour and they don't tour when they're working on an album.
Load More Replies... Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
He was in the live action Cinderella which is AMAZING. I think he's still got a lot of career in him.
Holly Stevens 2 years ago
Yeah I don't get why he's constantly in B projects, he's an exceptional actor
Sonnovab Kegeles 2 years ago
I fell in love (lust) with Richard in Medici, he was great and peak beauty. Then Bodyguard. I hated him in the Eternals, he played every scene doing nothing other than sticking his chin out and holding his upper body rigid (made him look constipated). I do wonder if he's getting less roles since he's so closeted. Todays audiences prefer gay men to be more open these days, and it doesn't necessarily keep them from being able to get straight leading roles, but hiding it unsuccessfully makes him look weak and ashamed. I imagine he's getting bad advice.
#33
Matthew Goode is another one! He’s had a pretty solid career, but he’s so talented I feel like he could have easily been a bigger name I think I remember reading that he may have been blacklisted by Harvey Weinstein for speaking out?
Owlish 2 years ago
This. I think they're just getting confused because he went from being Goode to Damn Fine.
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#34
Liam Hemsworth? I think if you ask the average person his most notable role was as Miley Cyrus’ boyfriend, husband, and then ex. A close second is the Hunger Games.
I feel like in the beginning he was marketed as a new heartthrob but he’s just very… blah. Nothing particularly charismatic about him on or off screen
Saint Tim the Godless 2 years ago
Henry Cavill was one of the few good things about an otherwise mediocre Witcher series. Swapping him out for The Second-Best Hemsworth is not an improvement.
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Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
He was good in the Hunger Games. I feel like as a Hemsworth it's really hard for him to play his own roles. I think there has got to be a lot of pressure to be super buff and hot all the time, like what Chris is known for.
Cyndielouwhoo 2 years ago
Being a Helmsworth will probably keep him in the public eye off and on regardless.
#35
Josh Duhamel
Cynthia Carter 2 years ago
He likely just aged and lost the cute guy looks. And wasn't picked for mature roles. Sounds mean, but that's common in the entertainment industry.
BluEyedSeoulite 2 years ago
Isn't he married to Fergie? He did a few of the Transformer movies
#36
Noah Centineo was everywhere at one pont. And now (thankfully) nowhere to be found.
cadena kuhn 2 years ago
He's got a Netflix show. The recruit I enjoyed it. Waiting on season 2
Jason Melvil 2 years ago
He was supposed to play He-Man but that got delayed so much he ended up passing it to someone else.
#37
Alden Ehrenreich. He played a young Han Solo in “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and it was supposed to be a huge movie (I believe Disney was planning on maybe doing a trilogy) but it “flopped” and he disappeared.
Goose of the Ahonkalypse 2 years ago
He was just in Oppenheimer and I thought he did a great job. He'll always be the boyfriend from Beautiful Creatures to me though.
#38
The whole cast of Riverdale. It seemed they could’ve scored big. Some of them actually had decently popular movies but that seemed to have slowed down.
BluEyedSeoulite 2 years ago
I've heard terrible things about Riverdale. The production for that show hadn't done them any favors
#39
Maybe I'm terribly misinformed, but all of the PLL Liar actors to me seemed as if they'd be upcoming Hollywood actors. The only ones I can think of that were in major roles are Shae and Troian, Troian less so.
Surprised about Lucy Hale most of all of the Liars.
Jason Melvil 2 years ago
Lucy Hale has been consistently working. People need to understand that not being the top headliner of a marvel movie doesn't mean you are out of a career. We have more celebrities today than in the past so it's hard for anyone to become "that big". Hale has been working steadily doing both movie and tv show (Remember the Riverdale Spinoff that failed?) She just did that lifetime movie with the Flash Guy. That is by no means meaning fizzled out.
What do you think ?
Jason Melvil 2 years ago
I'm replying to you because I can't upvote you twice. So this is as close as I can.
Load More Replies... Bidango Smith 2 years ago
A very simple Google/IMDB search let's you know that very few of these have any gaps in their resumes.
Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago (edited)
I would add Thora Birch to that list. She had done movies as a child and then hit the big time with American Beauty, but since then pretty patchy in largely forgettable movies. Interesting that she was the lead in Ghost World (which I thought was great) but it was her co-star Scarlett Johansson whose career has skyrocketed since (even the cover of the DVD of Ghost World lists Scarlett first)
Cyndielouwhoo 2 years ago
Not sure who this is for really... especially since these are all pretty subjective.
Jason Melvil 2 years ago
People need to understand that the industry has vastly changed. We're not in the days where we had those mega super stars. Today it's more about the brand than the actor. "Marvel" or "Lifetime" are the big brands - not a particular movie or actor. There are also so many networks, streaming services, cable etc - there is so much content that you don't need to promote just a specific show and its star power. So no... the days where you had 90% of teenagers put a poster of a particular heartthrob are long gone. There is a lot more variety for people to pick from and nobody is becoming a huge monopoly like before.
Jason Melvil 2 years ago
I'm replying to you because I can't upvote you twice. So this is as close as I can.
Load More Replies... Bidango Smith 2 years ago
A very simple Google/IMDB search let's you know that very few of these have any gaps in their resumes.
Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago (edited)
I would add Thora Birch to that list. She had done movies as a child and then hit the big time with American Beauty, but since then pretty patchy in largely forgettable movies. Interesting that she was the lead in Ghost World (which I thought was great) but it was her co-star Scarlett Johansson whose career has skyrocketed since (even the cover of the DVD of Ghost World lists Scarlett first)
Cyndielouwhoo 2 years ago
Not sure who this is for really... especially since these are all pretty subjective.
Jason Melvil 2 years ago
People need to understand that the industry has vastly changed. We're not in the days where we had those mega super stars. Today it's more about the brand than the actor. "Marvel" or "Lifetime" are the big brands - not a particular movie or actor. There are also so many networks, streaming services, cable etc - there is so much content that you don't need to promote just a specific show and its star power. So no... the days where you had 90% of teenagers put a poster of a particular heartthrob are long gone. There is a lot more variety for people to pick from and nobody is becoming a huge monopoly like before.
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