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Actor Enver Gjokaj, a man who Marisa says is one to keep an eye on because of his impressive range

We here at Movie-Thoughts find it very interesting to keep tabs on actors throughout their careers, especially from the time when they make their big break to when they become a full-fledged star. Below is a list of 7 actors and actresses from movies and/or television shows that our writer Marisa Carpico contests are worth keeping a close eye on, because you’re bound to see more of them in the future. Some names you might recognize, as they’ve been in the professional acting arena for several years, but they might not have thus far had the kind of notoriety that propels the gifted few into the “A” Class of Hollywood.

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Lea Michele: Glee fans will know her as the borderline-obnoxious overachiever, Rachel from Fox’s hit show, but before she lusted over the cute quarterback, she lusted over the cute rebel in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Spring Awakening.  As a successful Broadway actress with plays like Awakening, for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, and Les Misérables on her résumé, Michele clearly has talent.  Her abilities are on display in every episode of Glee where she lends her incredible vocals to tracks like “Don’t Stop Believing” and “My Life Would Suck Without You,” both of which had strong performances on the Billboard Top 100 Chart.  However, though her singing is certainly excellent, her acting is just as interesting.  During her show-stopping performance of “Don’t Rain on My Parade” from Funny Girl during the “Sectionals” episode, Michele lent the song an energy and abandon that made her character’s desperate need for fame evident.  Michele’s skill at bringing Rachel to the point of unbearable, but always making her vulnerable and talented enough to keep viewers from hating her is likely what garnered her a Golden Globe nomination.  The big challenge for Michele in 2010 will be to find roles that show off more than just her vocal talents. Read the rest of this entry »

News has leaked that Summit Entertainment, which owns the rights to and finances the Twilight films, is in the midst of deciding whether or not they’ll try to extend the series by splitting the fourth and final book in Stephenie Meyer’s saga into two movies. The company is supposedly leaning towards splitting the fourth movie into two (making 5 movies overall), but in order to make that plan a reality must first jump a few hurdles.

With New Moon making over $400 million worldwide in its first two weekends, the franchise has risen to a monumental status. This being the case, it then presents the option of extending the series more so than originally planned because box-office returns will have be extremely secure (barring catastrophes). But Summit would need to first get permission from Meyer, who holds vetoing power on almost everything related to the films. And because of New Moon’s success, Summit wants to resign the film’s director, Chris Weitz,  for the fourth and potentially fifth film. However, he had already made plans to direct another film to be produced by Summit, The Gardener, but no deal has officially been closed as of yet. The company has reportedly not ruled out the possibility of making Weitz put that film on hold until after completing the fourth and fifth films – if he signs on to direct.

With the money Summit has made and continues to make on New Moon, it will be able to as well as likely have to pay extra for Weitz services, not to mention also the services of the cast and screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg, all of which were signed on for only four films.

Source: Variety

Quick Opinion: Extending a franchise by splitting its source material into parts by way of making a higher number of movies is a Hollywood money-making tactic that most seem to actually like. Many Harry Potter fans were upset with each additional film’s lack of detail, faithfulness, etc., saying that all of the films were far too condensed. With Warner Bros. splitting the last film in the series into two films, it has re-encouraged this particular crowd. This is not to necessarily say that the Twilight series has the same breadth as Harry Potter’s, but more movies means more attention to detail, which fans appreciate. So, studios get more money, fans get more material to watch, and everybody wins.