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Rising Stars
November 19, 2025From Teen Heartthrob to Serious Actor: How the 'Kissing Booth' Star Escaped Rom-Com Hell
The strategic career pivot from Netflix rom-coms to dark, disturbing prestige films—featuring the Euphoria breakthrough, the viral bathtub scene, playing Elvis, and the calculated moves that transformed a 6'5" pretty boy into Hollywood's most dangerous rising star.
By Jasmine Chen10 min read
Rising Stars
November 19, 2025He Was an Unknown Irish Drama Teacher Earning £400/Week—Then 12 Episodes of TV Made Him a $5 Million Movie Star and Oscar Nominee at 28
From teaching drama in Dublin to Normal People phenomenon to Gladiator II lead—how one TV role created the fastest film star ascent in a decade.
By Marcus Rodriguez6 min read
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November 19, 2025He Made $100 a Day Doing YouTube Videos—Then Got Cast as a Cannibal, a Drug Addict, and a Sci-Fi Messiah Worth $800 Million
From high school musicals to indie darling to $23 million per movie—the skinny kid who broke Hollywood's action hero mold, kissed everyone on screen, and became Gen Z's biggest movie star without a single shirtless scene.
By Jasmine Chen11 min read
Rising Stars
November 19, 2025From $100 Indie Films to $25 Million Per Movie: The Rapid Ascent of Hollywood's Most Unconventional Leading Man
How a skinny theater kid who played a teenage drug addict in a micro-budget indie became the youngest Best Actor Oscar nominee in 80 years and Hollywood's most bankable young star—redefining masculinity on screen.
By Marcus Williams10 min read