Florence Pugh
Harry Styles
Chris Pine
Olivia Wilde
Gemma Chan
KiKi Layne
Sydney Chandler
Nick Kroll
Douglas Smith
Kate Berlant
Asif Ali
Timothy Simons
Ari'el Stachel
Dita Von Teese
Jennifer Lawrence
Leonardo DiCaprio
Rob Morgan
Timothée Chalamet
Cate Blanchett
Chris Evans
Meryl Streep
Jonah Hill
Himesh Patel
Ariana Grande
Kid Cudi
Matthew Perry
Tyler Perry
Mark Rylance
Tomer Sisley
Melanie Lynskey
Ron Perlman
Michael Chiklis
Alexander Skarsgård
Nicole Kidman
Anya Taylor-Joy
Willem Dafoe
Ethan Hawke
Claes Bang
Björk
Murray McArthur
Ian Gerard Whyte
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Kate Dickie
Ralph Ineson
Ryan Gosling
Chris Evans
Ana de Armas
Jessica Henwick
Regé-Jean Page
Alfre Woodard
Wagner Moura
Dhanush
Billy Bob Thornton
Eme Ikwuakor
Scott Haze
Callan Mulvey
Julia Butters
Brad Pitt
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Joey King
Andrew Koji
Logan Lerman
Bad Bunny
Lady Gaga
Sandra Bullock
Zazie Beetz
Brian Tyree Henry
Masi Oka
Michael Shannon
Karen Fukuhara
Hiroyuki Sanada
Benicio del Toro
Adrien Brody
Tilda Swinton
Léa Seydoux
Frances McDormand
Timothée Chalamet
Lyna Khoudri
Jeffrey Wright
Bill Murray
Owen Wilson
Elisabeth Moss
Edward Norton
Willem Dafoe
Saoirse Ronan
Christoph Waltz
Tony Revolori
Christian Bale
Margot Robbie
John David Washington
Anya Taylor-Joy
Rami Malek
Michael Shannon
Robert De Niro
Matthias Schoenaerts
Zoe Saldana
Timothy Olyphant
Chris Rock
Andrea Riseborough
Alessandro Nivola
Searchlight’s Untitled Murder Mystery Project:
Dir: Tom George
Saoirse Ronan
Sam Rockwell
David Oyelowo
Adrien Brody
Ruth Wilson
Harris Dickinson
Reece Shearsmith
+ more cast members yet to be announced
Bradley Cooper
Cate Blanchett
Rooney Mara
Willem Dafoe
Toni Collette
Holt McCallany
David Strathairn
Mary Steenburgen
Clifton Collins Jr.
Richard Jenkins
Tim Blake Nelson
Ron Perlman
Following last year’s list, which included actors such as David Jonsson, Aaron Pierre, Sophie Wilde, Leo Woodall, Sophie Thatcher, Cailee Spaeny, Archie Renaux and Harry Lawtey, we’re excited to share our list of 25 Actors to Watch for 2024 and beyond!
25. Éanna Hardwicke:
Eanna Hardwicke’s emotionally charged turn in The Sixth Commandment, which landed him a TV BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor, has been one of the year’s standout performances. With an upcoming starring role as footballer Roy Keane in Saipan, Hardwicke is quickly establishing himself as one of the most exciting new names in the industry today.
24. Bilal Hasna:
Bilal Hasna has been making a name for himself with standout performances in Extraordinary and Prime Video series Dead Hot, which is required viewing for anyone who’s a fan of comedy thrillers. His role in festival favorite Layla is already generating buzz, and it’s clear he is all but poised for his breakout moment.
A thread of actors who turned down, dropped out of, or were replaced in major roles 🧵
Tom Cruise was offered the role of Edward Scissorhands in Tim Burton’s movie of the same name.
He reportedly declined the role because Burton couldn’t provide specific answers to questions like how the character would go to the bathroom.
Angelina Jolie and Leonardo DiCaprio were attached to play Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci in Ridley Scott’s ‘House of Gucci’ back in 2009 before the project ended up falling apart.
🎥 A thread of actors who turned down, or were replaced in, major roles | Part 2
Rachel McAdams was offered the role of Andrea Sachs in 'The Devil Wears Prada' 3 times before it eventually went to Anne Hathaway.
McAdams repeatedly turned it down because she was reportedly looking to play more low-key roles after the success of 'The Notebook' and 'Mean Girls'
Ryan Gosling revealed that he was cast in 'The Lovely Bones,' but after he gained 60 pounds — because he thought the character should be overweight – he was fired & replaced with Mark Wahlberg.
“I just showed up on set, and I had gotten it wrong. Then I was fat and unemployed.”
🎥 A thread of actors who turned down, or were replaced in, major roles in big movies.
Timothée Chalamet was offered the role of Edgar Allan Poe in the upcoming film 'The Pale Blue Eye,' however, he turned it down and opted for 'Wonka' instead.
Emma Stone was offered a role in Paul Feig’s 'Ghostbusters,' but she turned it down because she didn’t want to commit to another franchise so soon after The Amazing Spider-Man.
Andy McQueen will play “Carlos Singh” – A Caribbean Don, he’s intelligent, refined, and ruthless, and is out on a treasure hunt of his own.
Fiona Palomo will play “Sofia” – Sofia identifies as a pogue, but secretly yearns to be a part of the country club crowd. Likable and scrappy, she starts to form a close connection with Rafe (Drew Starkey).
Four Blumhouse movies will be released on Amazon Prime Video in October as part of the #WelcomeToTheBlumhouse slate.
BINGO HELL and BLACK AS NIGHT premiere on October 1, followed by MADRES and THE MANOR on October 8.
BINGO HELL: A feisty senior citizen fights to protect her beloved neighborhood from an evil force that’s taken over the local bingo hall and is killing the residents in gruesome ways.
BLACK AS NIGHT: A resourceful teenage girl driven by revenge, alongside her trusted friends, spends her summer battling vampires terrorizing her city of New Orleans.