Movie Stars ‘Ran Out Around Jennifer Lawrence. She’s the Last Movie Star.’ As for Timothée Chalamet: ‘I Haven’t Seen His Movies Yet’

Two-time Oscar nominee Sean Penn appeared on “The Louis Theroux Podcast” and declared Jennifer Lawrence to be “probably the last movie star.”
Penn and the podcast host were discussing an array of different celebrities, with the Oscar winner giving his opinion on each.
“I think the movie star manufacturer ran out around Jennifer Lawrence time or something,” Penn said about movie stardom. “She’s probably the last movie star.”
One undisputed movie star in Penn’s mind is Tom Cruise, who is back in theaters this month with “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.” Penn praised the A-lister as “a guy who pursues excellence on a very high level.”
Perhaps Timothee Chalamet, two time Oscar nominee, at a very young age.
“I haven’t seen that movie yet,” Penn said, referring to Chalamet’s Oscar-nominated turn as Bob Dylan in last year’s “A Complete Unknown.” The actor added: “I haven’t seen his movies yet.”
But Penn has clearly seen Jennifer Lawrence movies, thus naming her “probably the last movie star.” Both Lawrence and Cruise will be attending the Cannes Film Festival this year with new movies. Cruise is bringing the latest “Mission: Impossible” sequel, which is being billed as his final outing as Ethan Hunt, while Lawrence teams with director Lynne Ramsay and co-star Robert Pattinson on the psychological drama “Die My Love.”
Whether or not movie stars still exist in Hollywood remains an ongoing topic of debate among talent.
Some A-list directors like Tarantino have claimed that the rise of Marvel has contributed to the death of the movie star, as actors like Chris Evans are more associated with their superhero characters than they are as movie stars.
Harrison Ford
Actors like Harrison Ford disagree. He was asked about the death of Hollywood movie stars by GQ magazine last year and responded: “Oh, I think it’s rubbish.”
Listen to Penn’s full interview on “The Louis Theroux Podcast” here.