Just like I did in 2013, today brings us a series where I feature three actors and three actresses who had a very good year in 2014. To recap in 2013 – my individual honors went to Jennifer Lawrence, Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks, Melissa McCarthy, and James Franco.
For 2014 – we have a fresh new crop of performers who had a significant impact at the box office and we begin with Shailene Woodley. Many of us first noticed the actress as George Clooney’s rebellious daughter in 2010’s The Descendants before moving to an acclaimed role in 2013’s The Spectacular Now.
This year broke her out in a massive way. It began with March’s Divergent, which will be the first in a planned series of four pictures (with the second opening this March). Woodley headlined the YA feature which grossed a strong $150 million.
June brought The Fault in Our Stars, based on the bestselling YA novel which earned her rave reviews and went onto gross $124 million. With these two hits in a row, Woodley is successfully carving out an interesting career path that’s not unlike Jennifer Lawrence.
Her Divergent and Spectacular Now costar Miles Teller had a heckuva year himself with that feature plus the lauded indie hit Whiplash.
2014 will definitely go down as the year when Shailene Woodley burst into the mainstream and it looks like she’s here to stay.
For my post on The Year of Kevin Hart, click here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2014/12/23/2014-the-year-of-kevin-hart/
For my post on The Year of Scarlett Johannson, click here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2014/12/23/2014-the-year-of-scarlett-johannson/
For my post on The Year of Chris Pratt, click here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2014/12/23/2014-the-year-of-chris-pratt/
For my post on The Year of Angelina Jolie, click here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2014/12/23/2014-the-year-of-angelina-jolie/
For my post on The Year of Michael Keaton, click here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2014/12/23/2014-the-year-of-michael-keaton/
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