Actors Who Were Supposed To Be The Next Big Thing But Fizzled Out

Hayden Christensen

Hayden Christensen is best known for his role as Anakin Skywalker in several of the early Star Wars films. He won a Best Actor and the Cannes Film Festival Revelation Award for the role. Despite the high profile saga, his chemistry with Natalie Portman's character was deemed "awkward" and kept him from getting other big jobs.

Joey Lauren Adams

In 1997, Joey Lauren Adams made her debut in the film Exorcist: II. That role then led her to her big break, Dazed and Confused. She also inspired the film, Chasing Amy, because she was in a relationship with the director, but that film would end up being her last notable role.

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The More You Know

  • Jennifer Lopez was the first actress to have a movie and an album hit number one in the same week.
  • Samuel L. Jackson has a clause in his film contracts that allows him to play golf during film shoots whenever he wants.
  • No actor in ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ recognized that Vader was Luke’s dad.
  • Peter Ostrum, Charlie from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, never acted in another movie after that and is now a veterinarian.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.