Who are/will be the great actors of our era? (ekmanning5)

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Originally Posted by ekmanning5

I gave this a second veiwing last night before I shipped it back. I only want to know one thing; where are the George C. Scotts among todays actors? Where are the Sterling Haydons? Where are the Peter Sellers'? These guys were great. The shots of Sterling Hayden during one of his extended monologues when the camera was below his face...classic. With all due respect to todays film industry...they DON"T make them like this anymore.

The comments above resonated with me as my wife & often talk about this exact point. We love to watch exemplary acting and pose the same question as to whom will be thought of in the same regard as Spencer Tracy, Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, et al. The greats, the legends, the never to be seen again! So many times it would appear that Hollywood has forgotten how to make a film that has a compelling story as well as the acting to support it.

So, who will take their place? I'll start this off with some that I think are well on there way & perhaps even there now along with the film that got me to notice them originally in this regard. Add yours in the same way. Who do you think we'll see referred to in the same light as the icons from back in the day?

Here are my candidates in no particular order -

Edward Norton (Primal Fear)
John Cusack (Grifters)
Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai)
Jim Carrey (Truman Show)
Tim Robbins (The Player)
Russell Crowe (LA Confidential)
Guy Pearce (LA Confidential)
Djimon Hounsou (Amistad)
Tobey Maguire (Ciderhouse Rules)
Paul Giamatti (Sideways)
Leonardo DiCaprio (Gangs of New York)
Jason Statham (Snatch)

Reese Witherspoon (Election)
Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind)
Nicole Kidman (To Die For)
Kim Basinger (LA Confidential)