Will Smith and the Death of Hollywood’s Box Office Superstars

[FlyRy]

Hollywood box office superstars are only dying because Hollywood has desperately tried to push a bunch of uncharismatic buff white dudes on us for years. Guys who don't have an ounce of screen presence, can't emote and lack the single most important thing for stardom, likability.

Chris Pratt is on his way though. In fact, if he becomes the new Indiana Jones, he's pretty much there.

china's box office beat the US for the first time EVER last month

and it wasn't even for american films..

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-tops-us-778499

 

[Ziggiy]

Hollywood box office superstars are only dying because Hollywood has desperately tried to push a bunch of uncharismatic buff white dudes on us for years. Guys who don't have an ounce of screen presence, can't emote and lack the single most important thing for stardom, likability.

Chris Pratt is on his way though. In fact, if he becomes the new Indiana Jones, he's pretty much there.

Chris Pratt and to an extent Channing Tatum are the only two that I can think that Hollywood has pushed and the movie going public actually seems to have embraced them.

As for our new generation of Black Leading men. It looks like it's going to fall on Michael B. Jordan and Chadwick Boseman. If Fantastic Four and Black Panther blow up then both of them will be looked at as the mainstream's colored" second coming.

 

[Asicz]