Movie industry icons

October 11th, 2010

In the 50s we had James Dean and Marilyn Monroe, while in the 80s-90s we had Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts. True, those last two film stars are still producing great movies, but there is definitely a new generation of icons on the scene.Robert PattinsonAppearing in two Harry Potter films, and now the star of the Twilight films, women young and old are fawning over this latest Hollywood star.Kristen StewartWhile Stewart has been making films since 1999, there’s no question that Twilight launched her into the superstar stratosphere. Since then, she’s stared in Adventureland as well as The Runaways.Daniel RadcliffeFrom the start of his career, he was working with big name actors like Jamie Lee Curtis and Pierce Brosnan. However, as the face of Harry Potter, this actor has made his mark in movie history.Miley CyrusWhile Cyrus is primarily a musician, she’s gradually been moving herself into the film industry. The singer has starred in Hannah Montana: The Movie, which made 32,324,487 during its first weekend, as well as The Last Song; Cyrus is bound to conquer the movie world next. Megan FoxThis actress had been making movies before Transformers: However, the moment the film released, guys everywhere were falling over this movie babe. Needless to say, they still are.