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By Ang Lee (Age 23, Australia)
For seven seasons she was best known for her role as Smallville sweetheart Lana Lang, until she left the show in pursuit of new challenges. Redefining and proving yourself is never easy, but Kristin Kreuk certainly proved that she can make her mark in the acting business beyond Smallville moving onto a guest role in Chuck and starring in the Ben Hur mini series in 2010. She also tested for Mission Impossible 4 and was also set to be a lead in the new Josh Schwartz comedy Hitched, but was then unfortunately replaced.
What’s Next: Set for 2011 is the flick Vampires, which also stars Kevin Zegers, Keisha Castle-Hughes, and Rachael Leigh Cook. Then there’s Kristin’s project with Kendra Voth – Girls By Design, which encourages teen girls to come together and express their creativity and highlights their self worth.
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As ladies’ man Tim Riggins on Friday Night Lights, we always knew that Taylor Kitsch was a bit of a charmer. More of the world got to see that when Taylor starred in the 2009 flick Wolverine and we can’t wait for the rest of the world to discover him in his upcoming projects. With many cast members leaving, Taylor was one of the original few still remaining in season four of Friday Night Lights, and produced some of his best work ever on the show.
What’s Next: In Friday Night Lights’s fifth and final season, Taylor is a recurring guest star and we can’t wait to see what he’ll bring as the troubled Tim Rigins. Beyond Friday Night Lights Taylor has been busy making movie after movie! There’s The Bang Bang Club, where Taylor plays real life photographer Kevin Carter and stars alongside Ryan Phillippe. He’s also starring in Battleship alongside Rihanna, as well as John Carter of Mars. Phew!
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It’s been a long time coming for Alexz Johnson and her fans, but finally in 2010, after almost 10 years in the making, Alexz was able to release her debut album Voodoo, and boy was it worth the wait! This amazing album peaked at #23 on the iTunes charts and with it came quirky video clips for singles such as “Trip Around the World”.
What’s Next: Always keen to get creative with her music, Alexz is releasing Voodoo: Reloaded in February, where the tracks on the album have all been remixed by the Demolition Crew. The first track to be released from this new album will be “Boogie Love”. Alexz will also guest star in an episode of the Canadian show The Listener.
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2010 was a big year for these rockers. Not only did the tour all around the world thanks to their 2009 album Brand New Eyes, but they also lost two band members, Zac and Josh Farro! Away from the band, Hayley also lent her vocals to B.o.B’s track “Airplanes” alongside Eminem. While Zac and Josh are pursuing new music challenges.
What’s Next:Some more touring, with the band heading to South America in February and March. After that, they’ll then head back to the studio to start work on their fourth album. We’re also guessing that Paramore may need to find some new band members seeing as they’re without a drummer right now!
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It doesn’t matter where in the world you live, everyone was captivated but a little show called Glee, and if you have no idea what Glee is, we have no idea what rock you’ve been living under in 2010! Whether it be mall appearances or concert tours, to merchandise or following the actors’ side projects, Glee has made fans all around the world go gaga and hungry for more! Singing and dancing is cool again and encouraging young people all around the world to pursue their musical dreams!
What’s Next:With the show locked in for three seasons, there’ll be plenty of Gleekiness to go around for everyone! In 2010, the cast embarked on a concert tour around the States, and in 2011, they’ll be bringing it to UK and Ireland! Stepping away from the show itself, the cast have certainly been keeping themselves busy in 2010 and into 2011. Dianna Agron has two flicks up her sleeve - I Am Number Four and The Hunters. Chris Colfer will be working on Struck by Lightning and we’re keeping our fingers crossed that he’ll take out the Golden Globe for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series! Lea Michele is also up for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical. She’ll also be starring in the ensemble rom-com New Year’s Eve and lend her voice to The Wizard of Oz as Dorothy. Cory Monteith can be seen in the flick Monte Carlo alongside Katie Cassidy, Selena Gomez and Leighton Meester. Harry Shum Jr will continue with his awesome web side project The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers. Dijon Talton may have left Glee but fans can still see him in the flick I Will Follow. Chord Overstreet will star in A Warrior’s Heart and Darren Criss fans can enjoy his music plus see him in The Chicago 8.
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He’s wooed us through song and dance, but Zac Efron proved in 2010 that he had the talent to woo us with his acting chops in the drama Charlie St Cloud in 2010! Zac fans have known it all along, but it’s nice for the rest of the world to sit up and realise that Zac is more than just a pretty face and definitely leading man material!
What’s Next: Proving that he’s all grown up and more than ready to be the leading man, Zac will star in the film adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel The Lucky One, playing a soldier! Other flicks to check Zac out in are: Easy Money, Fire, Einstein Theory, Die in a Gunfight, and Art of the Steal. He’s also believed to be in the rom-com star studded ensemble flick New Year’s Eve, lending his voice to the 3D animated flick The Lorax. Phew!
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You may not realize it but David Henrie has a lot under his belt, considering he’s only 21! He’s got four seasons of The Wizards of Waverly Place, recurring appearances on How I Met Your Mother as Ted’s son, and a guest appearance on Jonas L.A. as highlight of 2010 itself! When he’s not acting, he’s busy with his own production company YUTE productions, working with young film makers and writers. Wow!
What’s Next: The Wizards of Waverly Place will be finishing up soon, leaving David free to concentrate on YUTE Productions, which is just as well because he has plenty up his sleeve for it! David’s got a book optioned with his producing partner, is developing a TV show with his cousin, working on a movie project that he’ll not onl star in but also produce, is planning on developing the YUTE website and shoot some webisodes for it, as well as continuing to work with emerging young talent. Phew, talk about busy!
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Boy is it hot in 90210, and we aren’t just referring to the temperature either! For a show that was predicted as not seeing a day past its first season, 90210 has proved the critics wrong and is well into its third season and is as popular as ever! When the show first started, the cast members copped a lot of media attention for their antics off screen rather than on screen, but can now proudly say it’s the work they do onscreen that has them in the spotlight. With relatable storylines such as sexual harassment, dealing with parental divorce and discovering your sexuality, it’s no wonder everyone wants a piece of this cast!
What’s Next: There’s the rest of season three to enjoy, but outside of 90210, Shenae Grimes is filming the flick Sugar and makes an appearance in Scream 4. Tristan Wilds has Indelible and Red Tails up his sleeve. Annalynne McCord can be seen in the upcoming flicks Two Wolves and Blood Out, and will also continue with her philanthropy work helping victims of global sex trade and improving access to clean water in Africa. Ryan Eggold has certainly been busy and his future projects include Sironia, Driving by Braille, and Trophy Kids. Jessica Lowndes will be seeing the upcoming flick Altitude and continue to develop her music career. Matt Lanter will be doing more voicework and lend his voice to Tinkerbell and the Mysterious Winter Woods and more of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series. He can also be seen in the flicks Ruby McCollum and The Roommate. While Gillian Zinser can be seen in The Truth Below.
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2010 proved that the Jonas Brothers were just as capable doing projects apart as they were together. Nick Jonas already proved he could with his band Nick Jonas and the Administration, but in 2010 took it one step further and headed over to London where he played Marius in the West End production of Les Miserables. Joe Jonas was a guest judge on American Idol and also expanded his acting chops with appearances on Sonny With a Chance and Hot in Cleveland. Collectively, the guys continued work on their show Jonas L.A. and starred in Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. They also toured to keep up their music.
What’s Next: We’ll see the end of their show Jonas L.A., but the guys will have plenty to keep them busy. They’ve just released their own watch range, Kevin’s enjoying married life with Danielle, Joe is keen to release some solo material, and Nick’s still busy with Nick Jonas and the Administration.
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2010 marked the end of Allison Mack as a Smallville regular, but to her devoted fans, she’ll always be Smallville’s sweetheart. Fans were delighted to see her alter ego Chloe Sullivan find love with Oliver Queen and even more delighted to know that Allison wasn’t leaving the show entirely and would still make guest appearances throughout the show’s final season. Away from Smallville, Allison also starred in the SyFy.com digital series Riese: Kingdom Falling.
What’s Next: Allison returns to Smallville this month for a few episodes and we hear Chollie fans will be very happy when she returns! Allison will also star in the Off-Broadway play Apple Cove in February and we’re also waiting to see some of her indie project Marilyn!
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It wasn’t her work as Hermione Granger that captured the world’s attention in 2010, it was Emma’s stunning pixie cut that got her attention! After 10 years of having to keep Hermione’s trademark long locks, understandably one of the first things that Emma did after Harry Potter finished was chop them off! We applaud Emma for such a bold move and for pulling it off so well. Now it’s time for the world to say goodbye to Hermione and hello to Emma!
What’s Next: There’s still Part 2 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows if you’re not ready to say goodbye to Hermione yet. Emma will also star in her first post-Potter flick My Week With Marilyn. She’s also collaborating with Alberta Ferretti and producing an organic clothing line. Cool!
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If you want attitude then look no further than the Hellcats gang, aka the stars of The CW’s new hit show! Yes the show is about a college cheerleading team, but that doesn’t mean these guys and gals are sweet and innocent. These characters are fierce, empowered, and on the rise – much like the actors who portray them!
What’s Next: Aly Michalka is jugglingHellcats with her music that she shares with her sister AJ. The two are a music duo who go by the name 78violet (formerly known as Aly and AJ). In fact the duo sing the Hellcats theme song! Aly can also be seen in the upcoming flick The Roommate. While Ashley Tisdale fans can check her out in the upcoming Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure TV movie.
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For years we’ve seen him as the childish and petulant bad boy on Harry Potter, but now with the series ending, it’s time to see what Tom Felton can do and the man he can be. For those following him on Twitter, you’ll know that he’s nothing like the nasty guy he plays and even helps out those in need like raising not just money but also awareness for the Zimbabwe Benefit Foundation! We can’t wait to see what the future brings for Tom!
What’s Next: Aside from Part Two of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Tom also has the flicks Evac, The Apparition, and Rise of the Apes set for release.
For years Jared’s played the good and kinder brother on Supernatural, but in season five we began to see him go down a darker path and by season six, it was if Sam and Dean Winchester had reversed roles since the show’s beginnings. Gone was the empathetic brother reluctant to embark on life on the road as a demon hunter, and was replaced by a man hardened by his experiences in hell and back. It takes a good actor to be able to disregard the character he’s created over the years and virtually turn them into a new character, but Jared does just that and also does it brilliantly.
What’s Next: Jared’s content to relax a little right now and we’re sure season six is keeping him plenty busy, so that’s all he’s got lined up for now.
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Bonnie Wright is more than a pretty face. She’s also multi-talented and has a great creative mind. In 2010 she wowed us in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One, and unbeknownst to us, it also opened her eyes up to the different elements of making a film. It wouldn’t surprise us one day if she made her own hugely successful film because we’re pretty sure there’s nothing this creative young woman can’t achieve!
What’s Next: Aside from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two, Bonnie can also be seen in Geography of the Hapless Heart: Sweat. She’s also looking to further her studies and taker a Finer Arts course and study not just acting but also scriptwriting, directing, screenwriting, and editing.
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2010 was an interesting year for the Gossip Girl cast, and we’re not just talking about their personal lives and off screen antics. For the show itself, season three was a bit of a letdown for some of the fanbase, but the show managed to redeem itself in season four and captivate its fanbase once again. Now four years on since the show’s beginnings, fans are just as crazy about the show and cast as they were when the show first premiered. Let’s hope it keeps up!
What’s Next: Apart from keeping us intrigued with what’s going to happen next in the scandalous lives of Manhattan’s elite, the cast have been keeping themselves busy with side projects. Blake Lively fans can check her out mid-year in The Green Lantern. Leighton Meester has the films Country Strong, The Roommate, The Oranges, and Monte Carlo coming out. Plus she’s working on her music career and has said she’s working with a band and doing a lot of acoustic stuff right now. We can’t wait to hear it! Penn Badgley can be seen in the film Margin Call and Chace Crawford can be seen in Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding. Taylor Momsen is continuing to tour with her band The Pretty Reckless. Taylor is also the face for Parlez-Moi d’Amour and the spokesperson for Madonna and her daughter Lourdes’s fashion line Material Girl. Ed Westwick has the flick Chalet Girl up his sleeve. While Jessica Szhor has the films Wanted Dead, Hirokin, and Art Machine up hers.
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If 2010 proved anything about Hilary Duff, it’s that she’s come a long way since her Lizzie McGuire days and has grown up to be a fine young woman. Not only did she continue with her flourishing acting career with a hilarious guest appearance in the show Community and in films such as The Beauty and the Briefcase, but Hilary also became an author and even got married! Wow, talk about a big year!
What’s Next: Films to check Hilary out in include The Story of Bonnie and Clyde, The Gift Horse, and She Wants Me. Hilary is also working on the sequel to her novel Elixir.
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2010 was a controversial year for Miley Cyrus, whether it be her love life, family life, or rebellious antics. Some would say it was a part of growing up, and personal life aside, Miley Cyrus was definitely growing up in her career. Not only did we see this through her fashion choices, but also seeing Miley in her first grown up role in the film The Last Song, and seeing her say goodbye to the television show that made her a star - Hannah Montana. If 2010 proved anything, it was that Miley Cyrus is all grown up and living life her way!
What’s Next: We’re sure Miley will continue to grow and figure out who she is on her own terms. In the meantime, future flicks to check Miley out in include LOL and So Undercover.
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He’s best known for his roles on Veronica Mars and Moonlight and it’s been a little quiet on the Jason Dohring front for awhile apart from some guest roles her and there, along with convention appearances, but in 2010, Jason Dohring started to make a comeback and proved that he has the staying power to keep on going in the business. Jason kicked off 2010 with a guest appearance on C.S.I and then wowed viewers with a enthralling guest appearance on Lie To Me. He also filmed the independent film Searching For Sonny, lent his voice to the video game Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, and became a father. A busy year indeed!
What’s Next: Fans are eagerly awaiting the release of Searching For Sonny and fans and critics are rallying for Jason to be cast as bad ass vampire Klaus on The Vampire Diaries. Only time will tell if that wish comes true. Fingers crossed!
For 10 years he’s played the role of Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter franchise, but now with the films coming to an end, it’s time for Rupert Grint to embark on the rest of the adventures that life brings. To kick it off, once he was done with Harry Potter in 2010, Rupert started travelling around the world. One of his adventures was a road trip with Harry Potter co-stars James and Oliver Phelps and travelling across Europe for a rally. How exciting!
What’s Next: Rupert’s keen to travel some more, but Rupert fans don’t fear, because you’ll still be able to see Rupert on screen in the final Harry Potter flick Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two and the films Cross Country and Eddie the Eagle. If you can’t wait that long, Rupert kicks off 2011 with a guest appearance on the British show Come Fly With Me airing on the BBC January 6!
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Is there anything that Selena Gomez can’t do? 2010 was a jammed pack year for Selena, from filming her TV series The Wizards of Waverly Place, to shooting films all over the world, to making music and touring with her band Selena Gomez and The Scene! And if that wasn’t enough, her clothing line Dream Out Loud kept her busy, as did hanging out with friends like Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift! Wow, busy girl indeed!
What’s Next: We’re pretty sure one day Selena will take over the world, or at least come close to it! In 2011, after four seasons we’ll see her show The Wizards of Waverly Place come to an end, but as sad as that may be, it’ll also open more film projects up for her like Monte Carlo. And if acting’s not enough to keep her busy there’s also Dream Out Loud. But first she’ll kick off 2011 by touring with her band Selena Gomez and The Scene!
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2010 was THE year for The Vampire Diaries cast! Not only did they have a great first season, but they managed to somehow top it with a stellar second season! The Vampire Diaries has become one of THE must-watch shows on right now – fans can’t stop raving about it, critics can’t stop dishing about it and blogs can’t stop posting about it! Just when you think they’ve surprised you with twist and turns that you never saw coming in the storylines, they’ll go out and surprise you in the next episode. Talk about raising the bar!
What’s Next:We can’t wait for the rest of season two to return at the end of this month, but show aside, the cast have certainly been keeping busy! Nina Dobrev has the film The Killing Game set for release. We’re still waiting for Michael Trevino’s flick The Factory to be released. Katerina Graham has certainly been a busy lady with not just her music career, but also her film career. Look out for her in The Roommate, Bleachers, Chicago Pulaski Jones, Boogie Town, and Honey 2!
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Interestingly, Vanessa Hudgens didn’t have any new projects released in 2010, yet it just goes to show how adored she is by her fans, who voted avidly to secure Vanessa’s position into the Top 10 this year. Despite Vanessa not having any new projects released in 2010, we saw plenty of her. She was a familiar face at many social events this year and paparazzi were on the ball taking shots of her while she was on suit filming movies or hanging out with now ex-boyfriend Zac Efron.
What’s Next: Vanessa’s hard work in 2010 will pay off this year, as fans can look forward to checking her out in Beastly, Sucker Punch, and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island!
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Tokio Hotel continued their world domination in 2010, touring all over the world and even performed their first concert in Asia! 2010 was definitely a year of milestones for these rockers, with them releasing their Tokio Hotel – Best of album, along with their second live album Humanoid City Live from Milan, Italy, and the new song ”Hurricanes and Suns”.
What’s Next: With the release of their greatest hits album and the new song “Hurricanes and Suns” at the end of 2010, we can’t wait to see what else these guys have up their sleeve for 2011! Fingers crossed that they’ll continue to conquer the world and bring their tours to countries they haven’t been to yet!
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In 2010 Twilight Saga: Eclipse was the most searched for film trailer, it was also the 6th most highest grossing movie of the year, raking in $693.5 million! Sheesh! As we head towards the end of the Twilight Saga, the world is still hungry for more and by no means sick of them yet. With the cast constantly the focus of paparazzi attention, it hasn’t been an easy few years for them, yet they handle it with grace. Well and truly immersed in the hype, we can’t wait to see what the cast gets up to next and meet new cast members of the ever rapidly expanding cast!
What’s Next: Fans can look forward to the release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn parts one and two films before it all comes to an end. For those more interested in the cast’s individual projects, you’ll be a busy fan trying to catch all of the following flicks! There’s Kristen Stewart in K-11 and On the Road. Robert Pattison in Water For Elephants and Bel Ami. Taylor Launtner can be seen in Abduction, Xavier Samuel in A Few Best Men, Annoymous, and Bait 3D. Bryce Dallas Howard can be seen in The Help and Live With It alongside Anna Kendrick. Michael Welch fans can catch him in Rough Hustle, and for Christian Serratos fans, there’s 96 Minutes. Jackson Rathbone has been a busy man with the TV series Aim High, and the films Zombie Hamlet, DaZe: Vol. Too – NonSeNse, and his band 100 Monkeys. Ashley Greene has been equally busy with The Apparition, A Warrior’s Heart, LOL, and Butter. While Kellan Lutz has hand his hands full with providing his voice for Guardians of Luna and starring in flicks like Immortals, A Warrior’s Heart, The Killing Game, and Love, Wedding, Marriage.
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2010 was David Archuleta’s chance to break free of his American Idol runner up tag and that he did. David released his second album The Other Side of Downin October, where he co-wrote almost every song! We couldn’t stop grooving along to the first single off it “Something About Love”!
What’s Next: Now that The Other Side of Down has been released, it’s time for David to get it out there by releasing more tracks of it and going on tour. We can’t wait to see what he has up his sleeve!
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Personal issues and relationship woes with Joe Jonas aside, Demi Lovato has had a strong presence in 2010, whether it be through her TV series Sonny With a Chance or her much awaited flick Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, or her surprising guest appearance on Grey’s Anatomy. We wish Demi all the best and hope 2011 treats her well! We have no doubt she’ll be back on her feet in no time!
What’s Next: For now, Demi is concentrating on recovering from her personal issues and when she’s back on her feet, she’ll be able to go back to Sonny With a Chance. Fortunately, writers have kindly accommodated for her absence and written around her. When Demi’s back on her feet, we also hear she’s working on her third album and planning on touring for it.
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It’s hard to believe that these once tiny teen pin up boys are now all grown up and have families of their own now! In December, Zac was a father for the second time, and we’re sure Taylor spent 2010 with his hands full from his four kids! Yet despite the family commitments, the guys still managed to find time to release their eighth studio album Shout It Out, and the video for the first single off it “Thinkin’ About Something’” was hailed as one of the best videos of 2010 by more than one critic!
What’s Next: More awesome tracks being released from Shout It Loud and we’re hoping that’ll bring more touring too! (Hint! Hint!)
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Actor, comedian, singer, songwriter, music maker, producer, director, environmentalist – Drake Bell sure is a man of many talents! Some of the Drake Bell 2010 highlights include his work with the Thirst project and the 2010 Do Something 0101 campaign, appearances in I <3 Vampires and I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu, and getting is music out there. How much do we love “Move On”?!
What’s Next: Next up for Drake is The Fairly Odd Parents movie, plus the release of this third album. Wooh! We can’t wait!
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You don’t need the Glamberts to tell that 2010 was a HUGE year for Adam Lambert – his list of accomplishments pretty much speaks for itself! From the Glam Nation World Tour to the release of his acoustic live EP to multiple hit singles off his current For Your Entertaiment album, to his countless awards and nominations to setting fashion trends and being the 7th most Googled celeb of 2010 – told you it speaks for itself! Phew!
What’s Next: 2011 will be the time to follow up the success of For Your Entertainment and start working on his follow up album. But if 2010, was anything to go by, the world is Adam’s oyster and anything is possible!
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