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Reading stuff on the internet, I was suddenly hit with a realization that Tom Cruise is over 60 now (looking ridiculously good for the age, btw). Which got me thinking - almost all the movie stars I am familiar with are officially old now. I am mostly into action movies (though not only, I like comedies and even occasional romcom) and it used to be that if the movie has, say, Bruce Willis, or Schwarzenegger, or Harrison Ford, yes, Tom Cruise, you get the idea - I'd at least pay attention to it. It may still be bad, but I'll at least bother to check (otherwise I'd have to hear some good hype from some respected sources to even pay attention, there's just too much junk around otherwise). So, my question is - are there any stars under 40 now that are worth paying attention to? Who are they? Obviously, it's very subjective criteria, a matter of taste, but I'd like to hear some opinions.
There doesn't seem to be. I think recently RLM talked about how Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was officially a Hollywood sellout, and if he's in a movie you should run the other way. I remember when Top Gun: Maverick came out, people talked about how Tom Cruise is the last movie star. The last actor who's name alone can draw people to a picture.
Don't be sad it's over, be glad for all the good movie we already got.
You can be a total sellout and still be a good actor, though; doing this just means that the onus still falls back on your potential audience to look for other indicators of quality (reviews, non-sellout costars/directors/writers) rather than just trusting that you wouldn't be in anything that wasn't good. "The Rock" has been in a bunch of uninspiring stuff but that doesn't mean (assuming you have kids) you should run from Moana.
Consider Michael Caine for a better example. Two Oscars for Best Supporting Actor, four nominations for Best Actor, cast member in several fantastic movies, and yet perhaps his best line was the one he ad-libbed to a question about his appearance in Jaws: The Revenge (IMDB 3.0/10):
"I haven’t seen the completed film, although from all accounts it’s terrible. I have seen the house it paid for, though, and that is terrific."
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I'm not sad, if needed, I could spend 50 years rewatching old movies. I was just wondering - could I be missing something? The Rock is 52 by now, not sure if it's "old" but definitely not "young" anymore.
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