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.”
Am I late on this “Rupert is shafed again” thread? lol. same old arguments…
BTW, I don’t think there is any rank on this list. When I click on the link, it just says photo #1 or Photo#25. THose are not ranks. THey are just the order of the pics. Otherwise EW just gave Scarlett Johanssen the top award – the honor of being the #1 young actress today. which is a laugh because she’s good – but not that good.
And I agree that the Actor’s list is tougher than the Female list. Some of those “actresses” are just there cause they’re popular. Although kudos to them for not including Vanessa Hudgens on the Top Actress list. Or was she?
Maybe these actors were not really ranked and these picturesare just random. But IF they are really ranks, then maybe a good explanation would be because this is an american mag. THe HP actors are almost at the bottom of the list and Rupert, not there at all. Hey, even Freddie Highmore is not there and I consider him one of the best young actors we have today. If they can include Abigal Breskin who’s only 11, why not HIghmore who is 14?
Enzie, you bet there are other opinions out there.
Hairy Potter, I agree, why don’t people either say congrats, or don’t read this thread if they don’t like what they read? Complain on rupert sites , not on a thread where congratulations should be offered out. Why spoil it for emma and Dan fans , or the actors themselves?
Gen, it’s called on screen chemistry! and canon. evil h/hr DO kiss! and a lot of people can’t wait. (why are r/hr r/e shippers so scared of this kiss?)
Jasmine, I agree. it’s not a numerical list, as James McEvoy is quite down on the list as well.
Rupert and the other guys don’t belong on this list because they have minimal roles in the last HP movies esp. compared to the Harry role, and haven’t other film work that the world is aware of. If it wasn’t for HP, Rupert would be considered a hasbeen in hollywood terms. At least Emma has/ is studying for her A levels (as is Matt, I believe) and has been working on other projects. I’m sure rupert has been busy golfing or something, but that isn’t going to get him on this list, sad to say.
“(why are r/hr r/e shippers so scared of this kiss?)”
R/Hr shippers have no reason to be afraid of ‘this (evil H/Hr) kiss’ because DH, especially the epilogue, tells the world it’s completely meaningless. I agree R/E shippers should get a life and let the actors have theirs, as should the D/E shippers.. But how is that even remotely related to this topic?
Chelsea, I doubt that just because Rupert’s not on the list that means that EW thinks he’s a bad actor and Emma’s great. I mean they put her performance in OotP on their “Ham and Cheese: Performances You Can’t Support.” Quote time:
“I hate to be critical of someone so young, but Emma Watson as Hermione in Harry Potter (pictured, with Daniel Radcliffe) tends to annoy me with all her heavy sighs and eye rolling.”
@Laura: I think Emma just gets all the hype and all these awards, not because of any possible talent she possesses, but because of her fame. She’s the only girl lead, and she’s Hermione (or as close as we’ll get). Plus, the fact that recently she’s been attending all these glamourous events helps. Dan’s place on that list is qualified, but I don’t think Emma’s is. I mean, Hannah Montana’s on there! She doesn’t do serious acting, she has a large fanbase, and she’s always dressing up to go somewhere. Sounds like Emma. Personally, I don’t think Emma had that hard of a job portraying Pauline in Ballet Shoes, because I think she was just portraying herself. As for Rupert, it’s not a surprise, but I’m not gonna whine about it.
I think Emma wishes to be an a proper actress, but the reality is that she’s just a movie star. I don’t see her becoming a Laura Linney or Emma Thompson. I don’t think Emma got in it for the fame, because she seems to truly love performing, but I just don’t think she’s a natural like Ellen Page. (See Hard Candy, complete opposite of her role in Juno. Now that’s versatility.) I would commend her on her awards if she had improved since Movie 1, like Dan definitely has, but I don’t think she has. She’s just been stuck in the same place ever since.
That was sent in by a fan girl to EW. it wasn’t a critics review. If it makes all you feel better to criticize Emma – go for. Opinions don’t matter anyways, Everybody has one. I could point out one actual crtic that said Emma proved herself to be incredibly talented in Ballet Shoes. One said she stepped out of Hermione’s shadows. She got really good reviews. Fact is, people like her. They respect her. That’s why she was on the list. Complain all you want but Rupert isn’t and most likely never will be on this list until he does something to stand out. And if he hasn’t stood out after 5 Potter films, it ain’t looking good.
Regarding this silly bickering about Dan vs Rupert: When Rupert stars in a successful West End play, appears in a critically acclaimed television movie, shows up for an appearance on a hugely popular comedy show, and takes on a role in an indie film that’s released in the same year as all of the above….as well as carries the lead in one of the most successful film franchises of all time….all in the SAME YEAR….then perhaps he’ll be included in a list like this one.
As for Emma…. I don’t know…being in the States, I haven’t had the chance to see Ballet Shoes yet, so I have no idea if she can do anything other than Hermione, which, by the way, I think she’s perfectly fine at doing, although she could be better. But perhaps she was included because the folks at EW see serious potential in her, more than her actual work so far shows.
But all this bickering over why Rupert is never included in these lists…frankly, if he wants to be, he needs to put forth a little more effort. I see that effort in Dan, and to a slightly lesser extent, in Emma. No matter how talented Rupert is-and I think he’s enormously talented-he’s got to do more than HP in order to be considered a ‘hot young actor under 30’ by the media, no matter what the viewiing public thinks of him. That’s the bottom line. It’s not what we think of him that counts, but what the media thinks of him. And if he doesn’t do much of anything…they can’t THINK much of anything.
Sigh. I didn’t mean to draw a line through that statement above…I DO think Rupert is enormously talented. He’s got talent by the bucketload. He just needs to start doing something with it.
Oops, meant to say say I agreed with that quote. Anyway, I never said I didn’t like her or respect her. I just think there’s more talented actresses out there.
Rupert did a successful movie. Actually, his was the most successful, got the best reviews, and was the most widely released and critically acclaimed out of all the movies.
I think Dan is amazing, his acting goes above and beyond, and I know he’ll move me in MBJ when it airs on PBS…
But Emma? I mean, come on. She’s got enormous potential, but she hasn’t done anything besides be Hermione…for which she gets mixed reviews, and a made for television movie that only those in Britain saw.
She will be great, but doesn’t deserve to be considered best among her peers.
And I think that if EW thinks she deserves to be on that list, Rupert deserves to be on it twice.
It’s not a Dan vs. Rupert vs. Emma thing. It’s a…if Dan and Emma then Rupert thing. He’s just as good.
The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive... The only person left outdoors was a teenage boy who was lying flat on his back in a flower bed outside number four.
Am I late on this “Rupert is shafed again” thread? lol. same old arguments…
BTW, I don’t think there is any rank on this list. When I click on the link, it just says photo #1 or Photo#25. THose are not ranks. THey are just the order of the pics. Otherwise EW just gave Scarlett Johanssen the top award – the honor of being the #1 young actress today. which is a laugh because she’s good – but not that good.
And I agree that the Actor’s list is tougher than the Female list. Some of those “actresses” are just there cause they’re popular. Although kudos to them for not including Vanessa Hudgens on the Top Actress list. Or was she?