No. 1: Will Smith (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 10 out of 10)No. 2: Johnny Depp (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 9.89 out of 10)No. 3: Leonardo DiCaprio (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 9.89 out of 10)No. 4: Angelina Jolie (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 9.89 out of 10)No. 5: Brad Pitt (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 9.89 out of 10)No. 9: Matt Damon (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 9.69 out of 10) No. 21: Robert Downey (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 9.29 out of 10) No. 29: Christian Bale (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 8.49 out of 10)No. 30: Tobey Maguire (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 8.48 out of 10)No. 33: Shia LaBeouf (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 8.38 out of 10)No. 34: Reese Witherspoon (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 8.24 out of 10)No. 41: Gwyneth Paltrow (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.78 out of 10) No. 43: Drew Barrymore (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.76 out of 10)No. 44: Sean Penn (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.76 out of 10) No. 48: Mark Wahlberg (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.68 out of 10)No. 51: Kate Winslet (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.63 out of 10) No. 52: Jake Gyllenhaal (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.61 out of 10) No. 57: Jennifer Aniston (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.58 out of 10) No. 78: Scarlett Johansson (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.34 out of 10) No. 82: Anne Hathaway (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.27 out of 10) No. 84: Natalie Portman (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.27 out of 10)No. 86: Seth Rogen (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.24 out of 10) No. 88: James McAvoy (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.23 out of 10) Source: wcco.com
"Will Smith, Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp are still the top three actors; even Will Ferrell is in the top 10, along with Nic Cage, Russell Crowe and George Clooney.As for the under-30 set, Shia LaBeouf has way more power than Pattz. Factoring in every type of movie budget, from indie to blockbuster, LaBeouf scores a 226 of 300, compared with Zefron's 206, James Franco's 183—and Pattinson's 174. "I don't think he's ready to carry a big-budget movie on his own," James Ulmer, the creator of the scale, tells me. "I don't think vampire sequels may have legs as long as action franchises in the marketplace."For a good casting exec, rising actor Emile Hirsch (who played Cleve Jones in Milk) holds much more interest that Pattz. "It's up to producers to think about bankability," Cricket Feet casting exec Bonnie Gillespie explains to me. "But it's up to casting directors to look at an actor's depth. Hirsch has been on my list for a while—I hear he is great to work with and Franco really has Paul Newman-level acting chops." Source: uk.eonline.com
"Robert Pattinson inadvertently admits something on the subject of love while talking about his next project "Remember Me".
Pattinson said “Remember Me” is very difficult to describe but said it is very much about him and, after reading the script last summer, felt a connection with it. The main protagonist is a 23-year-old man who spends six weeks after meeting someone working out if he is in love or not.
In his Scott Huver interview with FANDANGO, Robert Pattinson reveals that he has inputs on the "Remember Me" script.Rob, given the synopsis of “a pair of star-crossed lovers who meet and fall in love while struggling to deal with family tragedies that threaten their relationship,” I was really puzzled why you were going to do this film at all. But now, I can understand why you want to". Source: www.atwilightkiss.com
Kristen Stewart going to a studio in Santa Monica, is wearing what seems a commitment ring on her index finger of her left hand, on 4th June 2009.
"Kristen Stewart is said rejecting a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Michael Angarano because "she feels she's too young to get married". "She thinks she'll wed when she's maybe 25," a source tells Star magazine. Michael has bent his knee to propose to Kristen as he wanted to take their relationship to the next level. "Michael wants to be with her forever," the source continues. "They've been together three years, and he feels they're ready to take the leap." In response to Kristen's rejection, the source says, "Michael's OK with waiting. He'd do anything for her." Last month, Kristen Stewart and Michael Angarano were photographed hanging out during the break time from filming her upcoming flick "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" in Vancouver, Canada. They were spotted holding hands, laughing, and smiling along their way to town. At one point, the 19-year-old beauty was snapped being carried on Michael's back". Source: www.celebrity-mania.com
Some pictures of Emile Hirsch & Michael Angarano, who shared screen in Catherine Hardwicke's film "Lords of Dogtown". Also appear in the video Kristen Stewart (Michael Angarano's girlfriend), Brianna Domont (Emile Hirsch's girlfriend), Sean Penn director of "Into the Wild", Nikki Reed and Olivia Thirlby.
Songs "If there is something" by Roxy Music and "Sick of Goodbyes" by Cracker.
School Ties: School Ties is a classic coming-of-age and academic film from 1992 starring Brendan Fraser, Chris O’Donnell, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, all before they were A-list celebrities. In the movie, a Jewish football star named David Greene gets a scholarship to a preppy boarding school in Massachusetts, where he confronts bigotry at many different levels. Other themes from the film include cheating and loyalty, the notion of honor and legacy, acceptance and integrity, and scenes of the beautiful prep school, school dances and football games will make even proud public school graduates wonder what it’s like to experience life on the inside.The Paper Chase: This iconic movie about law school follows the stories of Hart, a first-year law student at Harvard, and his fearsome Professor Charles Kingsfield. It’s an inspirational film, based on the book by the same name, for anyone fighting to achieve their dreams. Good Will Hunting: Good Will Hunting is a moving film about a former foster kid with an IQ that rivals the most brilliant students and professors at MIT. Hunting, played by Matt Damon, grapples with his passion for learning and understanding while fearing that he is betraying his blue-collar roots in south Boston. Robin Williams plays the professor and counselor who helps Hunting reconcile his dueling futures. Mona Lisa Smile: Julia Roberts stars as a bohemian art history professor from California who heads to Wellesley in 1953, to change the world and liberate her female students from living an empty, uninspiring existence. What she doesn’t realize, however, is that despite the puritanical alumni association and strict social rules, not all of the girls feel oppressed. Julia Stiles, Kirsten Dunst, Ginnifer Goodwin and Maggie Gyllenhaal play her students in this attractively filmed tribute to the beginning of the feminist movement in the U.S. The Great Debaters: The Great Debaters is a 2007 film starring Denzel Washington about a group of black college students who fight racial discrimination in order to become respected debaters. The film is based on a true story, and Denzel plays the Wiley College debate coach who inspires his students to fight Jim Crow laws and 1930s-era racism for the sake of academic and social equality. A Beautiful Mind: The Academy Award-winning film A Beautiful Mind stars Russell Crowe as real-life mathematician and economist John Forbes Nash, a Nobel Laureate and paranoid schizophrenic. The film features gorgeous views of Princeton University and gives viewers a glimpse into the culture of elite academic research. Jennifer Connelly co-stars as Nash’s wife.Dead Poets Society: This 1989 film about a boys’ prep school has become a classic academic film for romantics and literature enthusiasts. Robert Sean Leonard and Ethan Hawke star as boys inspired by their new English teacher, played by Norman Lloyd. Lloyd challenges Leonard, Hawke and the other students to learn by experiencing, an idea that helps the boys realize their creative potential but also forces them to face difficult, sometimes tragic, consequences. Proof: The 2005 film version of David Auburn’s play stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins and Jake Gyllenhaal. Hopkins plays Robert, a brilliant math professor who recently passed away but appears to his daughter Catherine, a young woman struggling with her purpose in life. Through various dialogues between Robert and Catherine, the audience learns about the nature of obsession, genius, mental illness, and potential.Wonder Boys: Wonder Boys, starring Michael Douglas, Katie Holmes, Robert Downey Jr. and Francis McDormand is a dark comedy about a washed-up literature professor and novelist, his secret affair with the Chancellor, his oddball relationship with friend and author Terry Crabtree and a troubled young student played by Tobey Maguire, and his unorthodox living situation with student Hannah Green. The film acknowledges and parodies several stereotypes of academic life and was called ""the most accurate movie about campus life that I can remember," by Roger Ebert". Source: www.onlinecolleges.net
"As Jeff Buckley fanatics likely already know, a biopic on the late singer-songwriter has been brewing for years.
According to the report, Orian Williams, who produced the biopic Control, about Joy Division’s Ian Curtis, is onboard for the Buckley film, titled Mystery White Boy, as is screenwriter Ryan Jaffe (The Rocker). Jake Gyllenhaal and Jared Leto in "Highway" (2002). Robert Pattinson and Jared Leto.
The real juice here is that the list of possible actors that may play Buckley, which includes names like Jared Leto, James Franco, Robert Pattinson and James Marsden.
"Whoever gets the part will need a lot of self-discipline because they won't be able to fake it," Guibert said in interview. "It's going to take a phenomenal set of skills."
Guibert also added that she has finally come to terms with the idea of there actually being a biopic done on her late son, saying, "I have finally relented against my deep conviction that films about people should never be made until those people are long dead." Source: exclaim.ca
"After cutting himself loose from the big-screen remake of Footloose, could Zac Efron be eyeing the Rock of Ages movie? According to the New York Daily News, the High School Musical alum is rumored to be up for the lead in a feature film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical—and he’s supposedly competing with Brokeback Mountain star Jake Gyllenhaal. The Oscar-nominated Gyllenhaal is already attached to another movie musical; he’s reportedly playing Joe Hardy opposite Jim Carrey’s Devil in Craig Zadan and Neil Meron’s Damn Yankees remake. Patrick Wilson’s name has also been bandied about for the role of Stacee Jaxx, currently played by James Carpinello. (Efron and Gyllenhaal would presumably be in line to play the hero Drew, created by Tony nominee Constantine Maroulis.)
The ROA movie will be helmed by the musical’s librettist, Chris D’Arienzo, who directed the upcoming film Barry Munday, starring Wilson". Source: www.broadway.com
"Rob's "Twilight" stars insist that he hasn't changed a bit.
"Rob cracks me up every time I hang out with him," Lutz said. "He's just such a great, easygoing guy."
"[His fame] is always growing," Cam Gigandet added. "But Rob is still Rob — which is a good thing." "He's the same guy that I met before he was world-famous, which is just a really laid-back, quirky, funny British dude," Welch grinned. "[But his notoriety] is crazy. I don't know how he does it. I'm glad I'm Mike, dude." Source: www.mtv.com
No. 1: Will Smith (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 10 out of 10)
No. 2: Johnny Depp (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 9.89 out of 10)
No. 3: Leonardo DiCaprio (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 9.89 out of 10)
No. 4: Angelina Jolie (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 9.89 out of 10)
No. 5: Brad Pitt (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 9.89 out of 10)
No. 9: Matt Damon (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 9.69 out of 10)
No. 21: Robert Downey (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 9.29 out of 10)
No. 29: Christian Bale (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 8.49 out of 10)
No. 30: Tobey Maguire (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 8.48 out of 10)
No. 33: Shia LaBeouf (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 8.38 out of 10)
No. 34: Reese Witherspoon (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 8.24 out of 10)
No. 41: Gwyneth Paltrow (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.78 out of 10)
No. 43: Drew Barrymore (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.76 out of 10)
No. 44: Sean Penn (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.76 out of 10)
No. 51: Kate Winslet (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.63 out of 10)
No. 52: Jake Gyllenhaal (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.61 out of 10)
No. 57: Jennifer Aniston (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.58 out of 10)
No. 78: Scarlett Johansson (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.34 out of 10).jpg)
No. 82: Anne Hathaway (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.27 out of 10)
No. 84: Natalie Portman (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.27 out of 10)
No. 86: Seth Rogen (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.24 out of 10)
No. 88: James McAvoy (Forbes 2009 "bankability" score of 7.23 out of 10)
"Will Smith, Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp are still the top three actors; even Will Ferrell is in the top 10, along with Nic Cage, Russell Crowe and George Clooney.
As for the under-30 set, Shia LaBeouf has way more power than Pattz. Factoring in every type of movie budget, from indie to blockbuster, LaBeouf scores a 226 of 300, compared with Zefron's 206, James Franco's 183—and Pattinson's 174. 
"I don't think he's ready to carry a big-budget movie on his own," James Ulmer, the creator of the scale, tells me. "I don't think vampire sequels may have legs as long as action franchises in the marketplace."
For a good casting exec, rising actor Emile Hirsch (who played Cleve Jones in Milk) holds much more interest that Pattz.
"It's up to producers to think about bankability," Cricket Feet casting exec Bonnie Gillespie explains to me. "But it's up to casting directors to look at an actor's depth.
Hirsch has been on my list for a while—I hear he is great 
to work with and Franco really has Paul Newman-level acting chops." Source: uk.eonline.com
