A Marvel Fanboy Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 (edited) I don't think Chastain meets these requirements.Ok, Probably not. Edited October 5, 2012 by firedeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 Maybe we should consider who got the most (megazine) covers in recent two years ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toymaker Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 For an A lister, he/she must be one of the hottest/busiest that every movie / director wants to cast him/her in their movies. And according this rule, these are A listers:Bradley CooperMichael FassbenderChris HemsworthRyan GoslingChris PineEmma StoneJennifer LawrenceDefinitely not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I agree with Algren. All of them have the potential to be A-listers, but they aren't quite there yet. Hemsworth, Pine, Lawrence, and Fassbender all need to open films strongly independent of their franchises to be A-list.Stone's close but she needs 1-2 more films along the lines of Easy A, The Help, etc before she can break in.Cooper and Gosling are the furthest away since none of their films that were driven solely by their top-billing have done box office gold. They're definitely high-level B-listers, but not A-list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toymaker Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 They're all too young too. Give them a few more years to make it. An A-lister needs a good filmography under his/her belt because it really takes that long to get into the public conciousness. Look at Brad Pitt, he started in the 80s and is now an A-lister. So I'm not going to say that something who started their career in 1997 (Gosling) is anywhere near A-list.George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington, Ton Hanks....it's not a coincidence that these guys are old and A-list. It takes time.The same with the ladies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Lawrence is nothing at this point. She is no more than Kristen Stewart. She was in franchise film that did well. Big deal. Her presence in a film is not going to open it....yet.....but she could be. But annointing her as A list because of Hunger Games is silly imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 There is no A-List anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toymaker Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Of course there is still an A-list, but as I mentioned earlier in the thread, I believe we're in the last generation of it. So after the guys like Clooney, Depp and Pitt retire, the rest will no longer be referred to as A-list, just actors, and nobody will be able to headline a movie anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Emma Watson is definitely A-list. She's the reason Perks was able to get made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 And so is Jennifer Lawrence. By the end of the year, she'll have been nominated twice for Best Actress and the star of a huge film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Emma Watson is definitely A-list. Now you're just being delusional. She is not A-list. She has only been in one succesfull movie outside the HP-movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 A-list people are a huge reason for the success of their films. People go to their films because they want to see the actor/actress.The Hunger Games' success had nothing to do with Jennifer Lawrence drawing people to theaters. What it does is greatly heighten her exposure to the public and make it more likely that she will be able to independently draw people to theaters for her non-franchise work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackO Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 (edited) Disagree Nicholas Cage. 9/14/12 Stolen (2012) MNE $304,318 141 $183,125 141 50 Also Disagree Katherine Heigl 1/27/12 One For the Money LGF $26,414,527 2,737 $11,515,790 2,737 10 Edited October 6, 2012 by JackO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 (edited) A-list people are a huge reason for the success of their films. People go to their films because they want to see the actor/actress.The Hunger Games' success had nothing to do with Jennifer Lawrence drawing people to theaters. What it does is greatly heighten her exposure to the public and make it more likely that she will be able to independently draw people to theaters for her non-franchise work.Yet audience and critic alike agreed she was by far the best thing of the movie and she gave credibility to the character and the franchise and if you hadn't noticed, THG is all about what Katniss is experiencing so I think the franchise and Lawrence helped each other in a virtuous circle.And let's face it, actresses in Hollywood are never/rarely a draw, only when they are in their romantic comedies phases ala Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan, Katheine Heigl,Reese Witherspoon.Outside of this niche, Hollywood doesn't care much to have A-list actresses.Meryl Streep is an exception unto herself.Difficult to say if Lawrence will ever be a draw outside of THG franchise, she has a good shot at a BO success with SLP this year but we already know her next movie will probably play like an Oscar indie.We ll see what happen circa 2016 whan THG is over.But she has the big franchise AND the critical acclaim as an actress, a thing which almost never happen although Robert Downey Jr comes to mind. Edited October 6, 2012 by The Futurist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 (edited) Yet audience and critic alike agreed she was by far the best thing of the movie and she gave credibility to the character and the franchise and if you hadn't noticed, THG is all about what Katniss is experiencing so I think the franchise and Lawrence helped each other in a virtuous circle.THG did not open to 150 million because people thought Jennifer Lawrence made the movie so much better. THG opened to 150 million because the literary franchise it was based on caught fire with the general public at the exact right time for a critical mass of awareness and demand.Catching Fire and Mockingjay won't make her A-list since they're pre-sold to audiences based on the immense response to the first film. She has to open multiple films of her own well and so far she hasn't. Edited October 6, 2012 by 4815162342 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishstick Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 (edited) Keira Knightley isn`t a certified A list or any A list. Please, enough with bias. A list is very VERY short and it means that actors from that list are top of every director`s list regardless of whether they actually end up in those roles. So Adam Sandler definitely isn`t an A list. A list isn`t just boxoffice but is really more about prestige.You Knightley fanboys are the most annoying people ever. She can`t open an ice tea on a hot summer day let alone a movie and her previous role was LAUGHED AT and she isn`t considered either a great actress or a star power. Her AK reviews are good but not OMG Ah-mazing like those that Lawrence is getting for SLP, for example. Manhola Dargis hated her in AK and thinks she`s miscast and pretty much every review that likes or dislkies her says that AK is a Costume + Art Direction movie. Costumes and Art Direction STEAL the movie from your overrated "A-lister". There. Please do the homework. Edited October 6, 2012 by fishnets 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Disagree Nicholas Cage. 9/14/12 Stolen (2012) MNE $304,318 141 $183,125 141 50 Also Disagree Katherine Heigl 1/27/12 One For the Money LGF $26,414,527 2,737 $11,515,790 2,737 10 One movie doesn't make a star an A-list or break them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackO Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 (edited) One movie doesn't make a star an A-list or break them.Cage hasn't had a hit in 3 years and that was a movie where he was not the star, the special effects were (Knowing 24/79). Heigl hasn't opened a film 3 years as well (Ugly Truth 27/88). Those examples were merely just showing how far off the wagon they both have fallen. Edited October 6, 2012 by JackO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackO Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 A-list people are a huge reason for the success of their films. People go to their films because they want to see the actor/actress.The Hunger Games' success had nothing to do with Jennifer Lawrence drawing people to theaters. What it does is greatly heighten her exposure to the public and make it more likely that she will be able to independently draw people to theaters for her non-franchise work.I think if Silver Linings breaks out, she has to be considered. She is already doing better then Megan Fox. Fox had a new movie from writer of Juno right after Cody's Oscar win and epically failed. Lawrence opened what should have been a DTV horror film to double Jennifer's Body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I think if Silver Linings breaks out, she has to be considered. She is already doing better then Megan Fox. Fox had a new movie from writer of Juno right after Cody's Oscar win and epically failed. Lawrence opened what should have been a DTV horror film to double Jennifer's Body.And that makes her an a-list star outgrossing a c/d-list star. Lawrence is on the rise but a book franchise and a small horror movie doesn't put her in the same league as Cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
