The Death of the Movie Star: Why Hollywood Can’t Make a New Tom Cruise

Brad Pitt’s $300M F1 movie is racing to theaters, but it’s not his face selling tickets—it’s the engines and Lewis Hamilton’s cameo. From Florence Lawrence’s fake death in 1910 to Marvel’s franchise takeover, the era of the iconic movie star is over. We’re diving into why Hollywood can’t mint new Julia Roberts or Denzel Washingtons, how TikTok and streaming killed the mystique, and why Harrison Ford calls it all “rubbish.” Spoiler: The algorithm won. Hit subscribe for more unfiltered takes on Hollywood’s past, present, and future!