I’ve seen three of those four Glen Powell movies. And I agree, his star is born.
That said, I’m not sure I agree the age of the movie star is over. I just think we have a wide array of one type of movie star: namely, the action actor. I’m thinking Dwayne Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Keanu Reeves and, yes, evergreen Tom Cruise. Meanwhile some of the aging dramatic actors have jumped aboard the action train, too, making their stars burn even brighter (I’m talking to you Liam Neesom. And Denzel. And, dare I say, even Bob Oederkirk!)
Right. My point is that all of these figures you rightly cite are a generation or more older. Powell seems like he's on the cusp of being able to open a movie the way they have.
I’ve seen three of those four Glen Powell movies. And I agree, his star is born.
That said, I’m not sure I agree the age of the movie star is over. I just think we have a wide array of one type of movie star: namely, the action actor. I’m thinking Dwayne Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Keanu Reeves and, yes, evergreen Tom Cruise. Meanwhile some of the aging dramatic actors have jumped aboard the action train, too, making their stars burn even brighter (I’m talking to you Liam Neesom. And Denzel. And, dare I say, even Bob Oederkirk!)
Right. My point is that all of these figures you rightly cite are a generation or more older. Powell seems like he's on the cusp of being able to open a movie the way they have.