Comments on: Discuss: Is Charlize Theron Back On The A-List? And Why Did She Ever Fall Off?

By: jingmei

jingmei — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:18:42 +0000

This perspectively speaking analyzing article is not bad, and right at the time. And by all means you know, in the treating-actress-as-flower-bottles Hollywood, it's not easy for an actress(rather than a star) to do whatever projects she approaches, so there is no specific definition about A-list.

By: TFT

TFT — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:18:42 +0000

Is this writer attempting sarcasm? Theron is one fantastic actress and to attempt to give Jolie credit for restarting her career is insulting. Jolie was not asked to do Prometheus, or Snow White and the Huntsman. Jolie did get Theron's leftover, "The Tourist" and we all know how well that turned out. Even if Jolie was offered the roles before Theron, there's no guarantee they would have done as well as they are doing now. By the way, Jolie should have passed on roles such as "Sky Captain", or will you next claim that role was offered to Theron first?

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:18:42 +0000

It's an insult comparing her to Angelina Jolie. Just look at Theron's film choice – most of them are not mainstream and are not aimed at mass audience. Hence she's not a big box office draw, by choice. If she's willing to take on roles (or all the SAME rom com roles) given to Julia Roberts, she would have been a much bigger star. Theron is here to stay. If you have to name an actress who is capable of being remembered by the next generation just the way we remember Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Bette Davis and the like, Theron will be the one. And by the way, she has always been A list.

By: Parker

Parker — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:18:42 +0000

She should've been Oscar nominated for her amazing performance in 'Young Adult'; hell, she should've won.

By: KitCon

KitCon — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:18:42 +0000

With her villainous, icy Vickers and her villainous, icy, screeching Evil Queen, she seems to be setting herself up more to be the next Mark Strong than the alternative to Jolie.

By: jesse

jesse — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:18:42 +0000

It seems at first sight that Theron's got all the ingredients to become a superstar, yet she's not there yet. She's no Angelina Jolie in terms of box office power and global superstar status, and she's no Nicole Kidman in terms of taking Cannes by storm and impressing the arthouse crowd with powerful performances. She needs to carry a film by herself and that film to be a hit if she wants to be as famous or as big a draw as Jolie, and she needs to work more with European/Asian auteurs if she wants to be seen in the same league as Kidman who despite bad choices when it comes to mainstream films still has a good record of great performances (at least a dozen).

By: mAXE

mAXE — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:18:42 +0000

Surprised this article wasn't written by Gabe Toro.

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:18:42 +0000

I have to agree with all the comments below, she's never NOT been on the A-List. In fact, Theron is one of the last few true Movie Stars around. Unlike Jolie, she has proven she is not only a undeniably talented actress but has range that Jolie lacks. The two are often compared because they're so mind numbingly beautiful but truth is- Theron has it all: beauty, brains, personality, and talent. She's Grace Kelly with the attitude of Lauren Bacall and the talent of Hepburn. Young Adult should have landed her her third Oscar nomination and she was the only good part of SWATH. I'm thrilled she's back to being in the spotlight again considering she's my favorite actress of all time 🙂

By: Chase

Chase — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:18:42 +0000

I disagree as well, she's never been off the A-list. You make it sound like she made a series of back-to-back faux pas that knocked her down a few pegs. Nicole Kidman, after Cold Mountain, had back-to-back box office bombs to the point you could've considered her poison. Yet, she still was and still is considered an A-list actress. Same can be said for Theron. She was never off it and she was never close to off it. And just because she has two blockbuster movies being released this summer a week from each other, doesnât make her more on it. Sheâs still in the same league she always was. And, honestly, comparing her to Jolie? Yeah, OKâ¦

By: Pete

Pete — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:18:42 +0000

She's been on the A-list since early in her career. She always produces quality work and she's always been a big name whether or not she is a big box office draw.

Take Julia Roberts for example – overrated, chooses very questionable roles, only had 2 decent performances in her career but yet she's a huge draw. I'll never understand it.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:18:42 +0000

I don't think she was ever off the A-list. She's never been a box office draw, but she is great in every single project she works in. Some have been smaller projects and some bigger. Snow White was more of a hit because of the other leads drawing in teens and Prometheus will draw them in because of Alien and it just looks awesome.

By: BS

BS — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:18:42 +0000

"and there's only so many actresses you can go to after her [Jolie]" – come on now. Thanks for the laugh.