10 Faces To Watch In 2010 - Portrait Magazine, February 2010 Issue
10 Faces To Watch In 2010 By Amanda (23, USA)
It seems that every year, a new group of stars pops up for us all to keep our eyes on. Here are ten who we think are going to have a huge year in 2010.
Dianna Agron
Face to Watch: Dianna Agron
Where You’ve Seen Them: In small parts on shows like Heroes and the cancelled Veronica Mars, as well as on the 2009 breakout hit show Glee with a starring role as Quinn Fabray. Where to Look For Them: She‘s continuing her run as Quinn on Glee, but while on a break from filming the show, she also worked on movies The Romantics, Bold Native, and The Hunters, all tentatively slated for 2010 releases.
Watch a Clip: Dianna Agron on Glee
Face to Watch: Britt Robertson
Britt Robertson
Where You’ve Seen Them: She’s had a few small roles here and there, and was one of the stars of the cancelled CBS series Swingtown. Where to Look For Them: She’s the star of the CW’s newest series Life UneXpected, one of its first family dramas in a long time. She also filmed three movies in 2009 that have yet to be released, so be on the lookout for those.
Watch a Clip: CW’s Extended Preview for Life UneXpected
Face to Watch: Jaden Smith
Jaden Smith
Where You’ve Seen Them: Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s son has had smaller roles in a few films, including his dad’s The Pursuit of Happyness and opposite Keanu Reeves in The Day The Earth Stood Still. He’s also had a guest spot on Disney’s The Suite Life of Zach and Cody. Where to Look For Them: He can next be seen in his first starring role as the title character in the remake of The Karate Kid with Jackie Chan. He worked hard for the part, training in martial arts, and he even got Chan’s seal of approval.
Watch a Clip:The Karate Kid Trailer
Face to Watch: Anna Kendrick
Anna Kendrick
Where You’ve Seen Them: Her most famous role is as the very human best friend to Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) in Twilight and its sequel New Moon. Her most recent role opposite George Clooney in Up In The Air has her getting serious award show nomination and recognition by critics. Where to Look For Them:The third film in The Twilight Saga will see her reprising her role as Jessica later this year. She’s also finished filming on Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World with Michael Cera and will next be getting to work on I’m With Cancer with James McAvoy.
Watch a Clip: Up In The Air Trailer
Face to Watch: Lucas Till
Lucas Till
Where You’ve Seen Them: As the boy next door in Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me” music video and as Miley Stewart’s love interest in The Hannah Montana Movie, as well as in a slew of other small roles. Where to Look For Them: He’s currently in the Jackie Chan movie The Spy Next Door, a family action-comedy in the vein of The Pacifier. He‘s completed filming on Vacation 8 and Battle: Los Angeles, which are both action movies and still on the horizon for releases, though Battle: Los Angeles won’t be out till 2011.
Watch a Clip: Lucas in Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me” Video
Face to Watch: Chloe Bridges
Chloe Bridges
Where You’ve Seen Them: On the short lived sitcom Freddie a few years ago, as well as in the family movies The Longshots and Legally Blondes. Where to Look For Them: So far, her only big role for 2010 is in the sequel to Disney’s hit TV movie Camp Rock. She will be playing Dana in The Final Jam. Even though it’s the only project lined up for her right now, chances are the movie will do for her what it did for Demi Lovato, and she’ll be a household name in no time. She filmed a pilot for ABC Family in 2009 as well, but no word on whether the show will be picked up for 2010 yet.
Watch a Clip: Chloe Talks Camp Rock 2 With ClevverTV in December
Face to Watch: Isabel Lucas
Isabel Lucas
Where You’ve Seen Them: She made her television debut on Australia’s Home and Away, then landed a role in the Transformers sequel that got her to the big screen. Where to Look For Them: She can next be seen in the upcoming HBO miniseries The Pacific, which tells the story of the battles taking place on the Pacific Ocean during World War II. On the big screen, she has Kin and the remake of Red Dawn coming up. Both of them have completed filming, and should hit theaters sometime this year.
Watch a Clip: Isabel as Tasha in Home and Away
Face to Watch: Nico Tortorella
Nico Tortorella
Where You’ve Seen Them: He barely made a blip on radars with his small role on ABC Family’s Make It Or Break It and the show that would have been his starring vehicle, The Beautiful Life was canceled after only two episodes. Where to Look For Them: The good news is he is returning to his role on Make It Or Break It and you can catch him in all of the episodes of The Beautiful Life for free on youtube. He is also a member of the giant ensemble cast of the filmTwelve which should get a wide release this year after its success at independent film festivals.
Watch a Clip: Nico Discusses His TBL Character Cole
Bailee Madison
Face to Watch: Bailee Madison
Where You’ve Seen Them: At only ten years old, she’s racked up a resume better than most adults with parts in Bridge to Terebithia and Brothers, as well as television spots on House, Unfabulous, and Cory in the House. Where to Look For Them: She’s completed filming on four movies, which should all see release dates sometime within the next year including Betty Anne Waters, Letters to God, and An Invisible Sign of My Own.
Watch a Clip: Bailey in The Last Day of Summer
Face to Watch: Garrett Hedlund
Garrett Hedlund
Where You’ve Seen Them: In a string of big screen roles from 2004 to 2007 including Don Billingsley in the film version of Friday Night Lights, Lindsay Lohan’s love interest in Georgia Rule, and Murtagh in the movie adaptation of the novel Eragon. Where to Look For Them: In the upcoming December 2010 release of Disney’s big budget Tron Legacy, the sequel to the 1982 animated film. It’s got his loyal fans as well as comic book aficionados everywhere practically drooling in anticipation. He’s also rumored to be in the upcoming Hectic, which films this year, and will appear with Leighton Meester and Gwenyth Paltrow in Love Don’t Let Me Down, also set to film in 2010.
Watch a Clip:Friday Night Lights Original Film Trailer