I certainly understand why Jo is on this list. It’s a nice surprise to see Dan, though I can understand him making it because of all the hoopla caused by his incredible (and naked) performance in Equus; it’s all the media could talk about for weeks.
But what in the world has Emma done to be on the Forbes list? All she has done is Harry Potter and posed in a few photos. Her pay is not that impressive. Why is she one this list?
Naria Rupert does not have the star power that Dan and Emma has, media love Dan and Emma, internet hits meaning fans search for then which increases their celeb power, covers in mag, Dan at least appears every week in those teen mags and now in days in adult mag too GQ, Emma has appear in covers, Rupert earns are almost as Emma, maybe a bit more than Emma for DL but no much since is an Indy movie, Rupert lacks of star power out of the HP fandom, it is the reality that many fans don’t want to accept but regular Joes are not interested on Rupert’s career.
Congratulations to everyone, but I do feel sorry for Rupert. In my opinion, he is the best actor of the trio (but we haven’t seen Dan in OotP, and he allegedly did a good job in Equus). And while Emma is a beautiful girl, she has yet to do another film. While Dan, Emma, and Rupert are all very talented, it’s odd how Dan and Emma get all the attention and Rupert doesn’t. I really hope that in the near future Rupert gets to show is ability and act in another film. It may be that he doesn’t have the normal “look” that stars seem to need, though. I always thought Rupert should have been nominated for those “best young actor” awards, but it has always been Dan and Emma. Oh, well, what are you going to do.
(Major congrats to J.K. though, look where she came from and where she is now! Can’t wait for book 7! Bye.)
I guess Will people don’t think like you on the talent point of view…and is not “allegedly” he WAS GREAT in Equus, he is by far the best of the trio, that’s why Dan has the nominations and not Rupert.
“Jo deserves it. Dan. I’m not surprised. But why does Emma get so much attention? Has anyone noticed that even in the movies she gets more screentime than Rupert? This is actually one of the reasons they movies disappoint me so much. Ron is my favorite character and I feel like his character has been robbed in the movies by giving Hermione more time and attention. Plus lots of Ron’s really good lines that make his character in the book are left out. It annoys me.”
I couldn’t agree more. Rupert has always been kind of quiet during interviews and stuff too. I can’t figure out if he is just quieter than Emma or if Emma is just pulled to the front because she is the only girl, but I really would like to see more of Rupert. It feels off balance.
We all know why JK is on the list, and Dan has his earnings/media coverage b/c of equus. The reason why Emma is on the list is because she probably is searched for more on the web, more people are interested in her and has more of media following. It’s not only earnings that get people on the Forbes List. Also, Emma is a pretty girl, and we all know what freaks look for on the internet…..
Im glad there are others who feel sorry for Rup. Thats the first thing that I thought when I saw this. I guess he gets left out bc Dan is the main guy and Hermione (being the only central character girl from a movie pov) is the leading lady. Its like on the teencosmo that just came out. All 3 were interviewed but just Dan and Emma were on the cover. If I were Rup I would be upset and a little embarassed over that, but I hope he isn’t.
Well Rupert is a boring actor to look at, and the media does NOT care about him, fans outside the fandom don’t care about him, and a good way to measure this is how badly DL floped. Rupert is a good actor but he is not someone that people are crazy about, dan has showed how good he can do as a solo actor outside the HP franchise not only getting great reviews for his amazing acting as Alan but also getting full house every night he performed in Equus, also he didn wonders in the rating when he appeared on the show “Extras:, that right there shows Dan has star power. Emma got a lot of coverage for not been sure if going back to the HP series and when she announced her signing for the last two movies, she escore a lot of photoshots by different well known mag along with Dan but Rupert after so much showing himself on TV doing comedy competition for charity, going to awards (BAFTA), going to premiers for other movies and after the so call HUGE promotion for DL I was thinking that he was going to get a bit of star power but it looks like he did not, he is well known and love among the HP fans but when it comes to regular moviegoers they pretty much don’t care about him, these moviegoers are more into Dan and Emma than Rupert.
I promised I wouldn’t say anything but please, Rupert ‘boring’? Are you speaking in the context of what hollywood considers beautiful? I don’t know about anyone else but its usually the characters that actors portray on screen that reflects positively on how I view them physically. But if you are talking about the ‘typical’ image that hollywood manufactures than I suppose people in the media would say Rupert’s boring to look at…that’s just not an opinion I share. Furthermore, I’ve always considered Rupert to be the best actor of the Trio, you don’t have to agree with my opinion of course, that’s just what I believe :)
HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!
Are we EVER gonna get a post featuring Dan and Emma that DOESN’T include spiteful, bitchy comments? At the end of the day they are popular and that is why they are on this list. Most of us here love Rupert too and you can bet he ain’t losing any sleep over not being on this list.
So PLEASE people, grow up and just appreciate the impact HP has had on the world while it lasts – 10 years from now something/someone else will have this publicity (and most likely the same ‘types’ of people will whinge about that too).
S.Benj, I think generally most people are just curious as to how it’s all calculated – I have no idea myself :) But I think having Jo as well as Dan and Emma does promote HP more which is good news. As to previous comment about Rupert – that’s just me expressing ‘my’ opinion about Rupert only, I wasn’t being spiteful/Bitchy at least not intentionally _;
I agree, Lily. Any slight change in the the calculation criteria could have switched a number of positions around. Jo and Dan are both in fairly strong positions on the list, but Emma just barely made it. If something in the criteria was adjusted differently, even if only by a tiny amount, and we find out that Rupert was possibly listed at say 104 or something (anyone know if we can find that out?), their positions could have been easily switched. I guess people enjoy reading lists like this but they don’t always tell you much.
I certainly understand why Jo is on this list. It’s a nice surprise to see Dan, though I can understand him making it because of all the hoopla caused by his incredible (and naked) performance in Equus; it’s all the media could talk about for weeks.
But what in the world has Emma done to be on the Forbes list? All she has done is Harry Potter and posed in a few photos. Her pay is not that impressive. Why is she one this list?