#5.
Name: Ashley Greene
Born: February 21, 1987 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Credits: LOL / Butter / Skateland / The Twilight Saga
Interest: Ashley is the only member of the Twilight gang that makes my list. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattison, Anna Kendrick, Taylor Lautner and Kellan Lutz have all branched out from the Twilight mega-franchise and had moderate success. Ashley has really been kept kind of in the backseat focusing on the red carpet glamour and dating co-star Kellan Lutz. Ashley is the only reason I endure the Twilight movies because if you sit back and watch them she is the only actor
who is really having fun. Why isn’t she being pushed for romantic comedies or some solo projects?
Future projects: In 2012, she’ll co-star in the all-star ensemble farce Butter starring Jennifer Garner and then she’ll back up Miley Cyrus in LOL. Then she will close out the year with the last Twilight film based on the novels. Lionsgate who just bought Twilight studio Summit announced that they are wanting to continue the Twilight franchise after the final film based on the books. Well here is an idea how about a spinoff focused on Ashley Greene’s Alice!
What she needs to succeed: She’s amazing but she needs to branch out quick or miss the window. She needs to find an agent who is going to push her for more projects. She should be on the lips of every casting agent in town but instead she is barely mentioned. Why is that? She really needs to work with the same people representing Olivia Wilde.
#4.
Name: Rooney Mara
Born: April 17, 1985 in Bedford, New York, USA
Credits: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo / The Social Network / Youth in Revolt / Dare
Interest: We can all talk about Rooney’s transformation from a very mousy actress into David Fincher’s version of Lisbeth Sallander for the remake of Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Yes it was a powerful transformation for a very flawed film. Rooney’s work with Fincher has pushed her into the limelight and other directors are starting to take notice of her. It is doubtful that Fincher will return if the sequel to Dragon Tattoo is greenlit. The sequel is being debated by the studio
after the lukewarm reception of the first film over the holidays. The second film was my favorite of the original trilogy but a sequel to the new film seems unlikely at this point.
Future projects: She has moved onto Terence Malick’s Lawless where she will star opposite Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett. This will be her kind reckoning when it comes to what she can do and can she stand up to the heavyweights in this film.
What she needs to succeed: She needs to start booking projects and soon before the shock of her transformation for Dragon Tattoo wears off. With no sequel assured she needs to either work with Fincher on his next film or branch into more indie fair just to keep her name out there. If she doesn’t soon she could become yesterday’s news quicker than her older sister Kate Mara did two years ago.

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