Entertainment Weekly has a new feature online, highlighting the hottest 30 actors and actresses under 30. Actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) made the list, as did Emma Watson (Hermione Granger). On choosing Dan the magazine says:
“He’s utterly charming and managed to do the growing up thing with grace, even with a skin-baring role in a West End production of Equus. Plus, he’s got a teeny tiny fan base, seeing as how the Potter blockbusters have grossed nearly $4.5 billion (movie’s biggest franchise ever!) around the world. WHAT’S NEXT World domination! No, really, Radcliffe’s got the last two Potter flicks — Half-Blood Prince is set for release in November, and Deathly Hallows in 2010. Broadway, too, will see his Equus in 2008.”
Noting that this year Emma Watson will be part of the animated short The Tale of Despereaux as well as the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince due out this fall, the magazine states: “WHY HER Because she’s matured from a precocious pre-adolescent to a confident young actress, right in front of her eyes. And she’s done it without ever appearing in the tabloid pages.”
@chanda: Yeah, Annie and EruditeWitch said it all. Rupert is famous (he’s in magazines, movies, and TV interviews), unless you’ve been living under a rock. He has a large fanbase, but I know Dan’s is larger and I’m pretty sure Emma’s is larger as well. But Annie makes a good point. I know that when he showed up at FAO Schwarz, in NYC, people went nuts. He was interviewed by the media there and they called it ‘Rupert-mania.’ It was insane. Anyway, my comment about critics was not about Rupert, thus the reason why I separated the topic by saying “As for the Rupert/Dan/Emma comments.” Also at the beginning: “I was talking about how critics don’t ‘make household names.’ (I was only responding to digimon’s claim that critics create movie stars.)” Yeah, I don’t uhm see any mention in there of me arguing Rupert’s uhm fame vs. his critical acclaim, because uhm all the examples are of uhm other people. I was talking about the concept.
lol. Only a Rupertfan could print such an exaggeration. ‘revered” is a superlative word and that’s a word that I would never associate with Rupert. Not that he is lacking in talent but it’s just not enough you see, in a world teeming with talents. The positive reviews he got for OotP and DL are NOT enough for him to become a household name. I don’t see any media or executive producer scrambling all over themselves to give him a job or to feature him in a mag spread. I don’t see any celebrity linking their names to Rupert’s as a future collaborator. As I said, if Rupert is recpgnized at all, it’s not enough for him to make any TOP Actors lists.
And as for the fans’ shouting – lol. See what a biased mind can come up with. I’ve also read a media report (not a fan’s blog) about it too but it’s the opposite. Yeah, Rupert got more scream than Emma but Dan got more than both of them. But funny enough, it’s still Emma who is more recognized than Rupert among American audiences. So what does the shouting mean? Just that Rupert fans are more crazed than Emma’s fans. lol
@chanda: You made some points … but I can’t totally agree with you > I think the main reason is Ron's just supported so bad in HP movies ... sometimes he really like a jerk. Look! How DanRad' character is a huge part > It’s always over other actors (Off topic- I don’t think Dan’s good enough to steal full of it!)
In other words, Emma is supported as a leading female > They made her brilliant every moment. Honestly, I feel Hermione is a "Mary Sue" in HP movies. Next, Emma is beautiful and fashionable in real life > Naturally The media love her!
I don’t know that you can get my point ?!! > I'm sorry for my bad English > I come from Japan ^^
@ Chanda: I’m not making the point he’s the most popular. I know he’s not. Rupert isn’t Mr. Hollywood. But you can’t ignore the fact that more than a few reviews on that link I provided that you probably didn’t read call Rupert a “scene stealer” and “Most likely to have a strong career”. Read Rolling Stone’s review of him in OotP to show how even an entertainment magazine sees him as most talented.
My favorite review of his: “Rupert Grint can do more acting with his eyes than most actors can do with their entire bodies”
Also, see his interview with Leonard Maltin.
Or read his reviews from Ebert and Roeper.
Critics give him praise. Moreso and Emma, and almost as much as Dan…which is a fete considering how much more Dan does with his time.
Agreed, Chandra! By the time the last movie is out, I’ll bet Emma has a contract with a perfume/jewelry or clothing line. I hope Dan gets one too, he has the looks for commercial ads.
Erudite witch, we’ve all seen him in the movies, and have garnered our own opinions of him. He didn’t pop out at me at all and what lines he had were mumbled or not important. Luna and Filch made more of an impression on me , to be honest.
Fairylights, I’ve been trying to link what you’ve been talking about to this thread. Personally I think critics do help make household names because they end up being the ones being talked about and winning awards,etc. (Gael IS famous, though I haven’t seen any of his work. I don’t some of the other girls because I don’t watch much tv). The public ultimately do make the household name obviously so i guess that means the general public just isn’t interested in ruper and that’s why he didn’t get on this particular list.
As for multitasking, I don’t differentiate between what Cynthia Nixon doing a school project in high school from Europe and doing “loads of projects” and Emma doing HP and her load of projects in what is essentially the equivalent of grades 11 and 12 over there. It’s not that hard to understand, is it? Again, what’s the point of talking about multitasking? It seems you’re trying to put down what Emma has accomplished . YOu haven’t , by the way, but you make rupert look even more unaccomplished than ever in comparison to Dan and Emma both. (Dan was multi tasking too, he was getting Aussie speech training for months before DB, and stage training and workouts before equus , both while filming HP and doing school.
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I’m not denying Rupert’s talent. Heck, all three are talented, Rupert probably more so than Emma. But you see, the praise that Rupert gets is just not enough. On a scale of one to ten, it’s just 5 – not enough to land him in everybody’s favorite list. And that random quote from that “critic” is a little laughable. Goes to show how subjective some “critics” can be. I have found Rupert to have dead pan eyes, (the blank look is often funny) and here is one claiming that he acts with his eyes. lol
BTW, Gael Garcia Bernal is a very good example of an actor who doesn’t have BIg commercial hits and yet, the critics exalt and “revere” him. Jamie Bell is also another example. A household name among actors with critical acclaim and yet, no big Hits and even just does supporting roles. Both are included in the list, thank God.
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@chanda: Yeah, Annie and EruditeWitch said it all. Rupert is famous (he’s in magazines, movies, and TV interviews), unless you’ve been living under a rock. He has a large fanbase, but I know Dan’s is larger and I’m pretty sure Emma’s is larger as well. But Annie makes a good point. I know that when he showed up at FAO Schwarz, in NYC, people went nuts. He was interviewed by the media there and they called it ‘Rupert-mania.’ It was insane. Anyway, my comment about critics was not about Rupert, thus the reason why I separated the topic by saying “As for the Rupert/Dan/Emma comments.” Also at the beginning: “I was talking about how critics don’t ‘make household names.’ (I was only responding to digimon’s claim that critics create movie stars.)” Yeah, I don’t uhm see any mention in there of me arguing Rupert’s uhm fame vs. his critical acclaim, because uhm all the examples are of uhm other people. I was talking about the concept.