Posted on 09/01/2010 1:50:17 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
For the second straight year, "Transformers" star Shia LaBeouf topped a Forbes.com list of Hollywood's Best Actors for the Buck with women claiming five of the top 10 spots compared to zero last year.
Based on the financial news site's own calculations, for every $1 the studios spent on LaBeouf, his films return about $81 of profit. Those movies included "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" ($836 million worldwide box office) and the fourth "Indiana Jones" film ($787 million).
Anne Hathaway took the No. 2 spot, earning the studios $64 off of her films for every dollar they spent for her to star in "Alice in Wonderland" ($1 billion global box office) and "Bride Wars," among others.
Hathaway's emergence bumped last year's runner-up, "Wanted" actor James McAvoy, completely off the top 10 list.
"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe was No. 3 this year, while "Iron Man's" Robert Downey Jr. nabbed fourth. Both moved up a spot from last year.
Behind them, Cate Blanchett came in fifth and Meryl Streep and Jennifer Aniston were tied in sixth place.
Johnny Depp, Nicolas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker round out the top 10. The full list can be found at www.forbes.com.
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RE: Plus Audrey could dance
Many people don’t know this, but Anne Hathaway is a trained singer/dancer/actress since high school.
She was originally slated to play the role of Christine in the latest film version of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA but due to scheduling conflicts, the role was given to Emmy Rossum.
Here’s a sample of her dancing (I know not full swing, but still... and yes, that’s her singing voice ) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HfFo8M1gbg
and here :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wopDh8EMqI4
Here is her singing QUEEN’s SOMEBODY TO LOVE ( her real voice ) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sySi8LsPZ34
Not even close.
Don’t get me wrong. Anne Hathaway is both talented and adorable.
Audrey Hepburn is an icon.
Because he doesn't demand the same kind of salary as say ... Tom Cruise? Maybe?
And actors and actresses.....
Nope.
Our family loved him on ‘Even Stevens’. He was hilarious.
Also recommend Wait Until Dark - excellent movie!
“I enjoy his energy and he is a natural comedian”
I can vaguely recall seeing him on whatever Disney show that was and commenting that he had good timing for a kid. Which makes me wonder, why the heck do they cast him in thrillers and action-adventures instead of comedies?
The answer, like the answer to most Hollywood questions, is probably that executives are morons.
Yeah, my thought exactly! But even in his action/thrillers his natural comedic talent comes out.
Some of my favorites scenes in Transformers is Shia's interaction with his family which are hilarious! Especially his Mom talking about "His special time" still makes me giggle!
It's "Bang for the Buck", not "Bang for a Buck"!
Anne Hathaway is an appealing actress, and may be about as good as we have out there, these days, but she is no Audrey Hepburn.
Rent Roman Holiday. Watch that last scene, where Audrey is before the press corps, and learns the truth about Joe Bradley. Do you think Anne Hathaway could telegraph that range of emotion, given the circumstances?
There was so much subtlety with Audrey Hepburn. Nobody else even comes close. Though I thought Helen Mirren did an excellent, and similar, job in The Queen.
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