17 celebrities who started their careers in bad movies

No one magically becomes a world-class star. The path to the top of Hollywood requires diligence and patience. And even those lucky enough to be born into a family of famous actors had to start their careers from scratch and took every opportunity to break into the world of cinema. This is the case of Angelina Jolie, for example.

O awesome.club turned to sources and found out what tests millions of people’s current idols had to pass: low-budget horror movies, commercials, soap operas and much more.

ICU (2009) / The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

The actress began her career in Australia, where she acted in little-known soap operas and in bad productions like Vigilant and ICU Margot Robbie paved her way to quality films thanks to her role in the television series Pan Am🇧🇷 Two years later, in 2013, the world saw her as Naomi Lapaglia, in the wolf of Wall Streetwork for which he received his first major award and later gained worldwide fame.

Tanner Hall (2009) / Millennium — The Men Who Didn’t Love Women (2011)

In her career, the actress worked a lot: in serials, boring melodramas and comedies. There was also a flop, the horror movie remake The nightmare timebut it was thanks to him that Rooney Mara gained fame and was invited by David Fincher to act in Millenium: The Men Who Didn’t Love Women🇧🇷 She was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as Lisbeth Salander.

Deserter (2002) / Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Hardy debuted on the television screen in the series band of brothers, which turned out to be very successful. The next stage of her career was Ridley Scott’s film Black Hawk in Peril, in which the actor played a supporting role. Unfortunately, after a good start, the recession began.

The Englishman’s talent might have dissolved into shoddy fantasy and action films had it not been for his 2007 work in Stuart: A Life Revisedin which he was accompanied by the Sherlock we all love: Benedict Cumberbatch.

The Bunny House (2008) / La La Land: Singing Seasons (2016)

The first of Emma Stone’s famous and successful films was the horror comedy Zombieland. However, the real breakthrough in the career of the actress was the role of Olive Penderghast in the comedy The lie🇧🇷 Stone was nominated for Golden Globe for Best Actress🇧🇷

The Host (2001) / Deadpool (2016)

The Canadian actor began his career in the 90s. For a long time he acted in series, and only around 2000 he began to play roles in the cinema. Many recognized Ryan Reynolds after starring in the comedy The Party Owner🇧🇷 The film, frankly, is not the best. Afterwards, he participated in dubious projects such as Blade: Trinity and the remake of the 1979 production The Amityville Horror🇧🇷

Uncovered (1994) / Angels of the Night — Underworld (2003)

Starting in 1991, Kate Beckinsale acted in telenovelas and films every year. However, no works of the 90s popularized the actress. Beckinsale gained fame and recognition in 2001 after roles in pearl harbor and Written in the stars🇧🇷 They were followed by Angels of the Night — Underworld and Van Helsing — The Monster Hunterwhich, although they were not recognized by critics, represented a real breakthrough in the actress’s career.

Erskineville Kings (1999) / Logan (2017)

Hugh Jackman acted in shoddy Australian films until 2000, when he got the opportunity to play Wolverine in X-Men🇧🇷 Obviously, the role of the antihero has become crucial for the actor.

Cyborg 2 (1993) / Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)

The actress’s father, Jon Voight, received the Oscar for Best Actor in 1979. But, despite his popularity and important connections in the world of cinema, Jolie decided to develop his career from scratch.

In 1993, he played the role of a robot child in Cyborg 2🇧🇷 He then acted in short films and music videos, until he had the opportunity to play a character in Hackers: Computer Hackers🇧🇷 It was on the set of this production that Angelina met her first husband, Jonny Lee Miller.

Flying Bikes (1983) / Top of the Lake (2013 — …)

In the 80s, Kidman starred in films whose names are remembered only by his faithful fans. An exception is the 1989 series Bangkok Hiltonwhich paved the way for the world of quality cinema.

Streets of Fire (1984) / At Eternity’s Gate (2018)

Before the worldwide recognition that came after her role in platoon, of Oliver Stone, Dafoe worked on short films and low-quality films. But before playing the American sergeant in that production, he had already gained some popularity thanks to Streets of Fire and Live and Die in Los Angeles🇧🇷

Piranha (1995) / Black Swan (2010)

The actress began her career working in commercials, soap operas, low-budget comedies and horror films. A breakthrough in Kunis’ career came in 2008 after acting in the comedy love hangover🇧🇷 Then productions like The book of Eli and black swan consolidated the success of the star.

Jutland: Reign of Hatred (1994) / Batman: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Bale started his acting career at the age of 9. He has acted in television shows, commercials and fantasy films. In Jutland — Reign of Hatred, inspired by Shakespeare’s tragedy “Hamlet”, he played one of his first dramatic characters. Before becoming a star, he acted in low-budget television dramas. A breakthrough in the British-American actor’s career was Patrick Bateman’s role in American Psychopath🇧🇷

Fatal Betrayal (1994) / Mr. Nobody (2009)

Jared Leto started his career with series. In 1994, alongside Alicia Silverstone, he starred in the television movie fatal betrayal, and until the late 1990s played supporting roles in unknown works. In 1999, he simultaneously appeared in two popular productions, girl, interrupted and Fight Club🇧🇷 One year later, Requiem for a Dream was released, which made Leto a worldwide star.

Love Potion #9 (1992) / Gravity (2013)

The first role played by the actress was in the 1987 thriller executioners (IMDb — 3.0). Five years later she starred in the comedy Love Potion #9, which, even though it was a second-rate production, made it popular. In the 90s, Sandra starred in many well-known films, but recognition came in the 2000s, after Miss sympathy.

No Longer American Crossbowman (2001) / Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Before becoming Captain America, as everyone knows, Chris Evans acted for over 10 years in low-budget films that, in fact, were not very interesting. Of course, there were productions like Cell Phone — A Cry for Help and London, but for the actor they were ordinary and not significant roles. In short, Marvel made Evans a star🇧🇷

Side FX (2004) / Aquaman (2018)

It’s hard to imagine, but in 2004 Amber Heard was acting in low-budget jobs and could only dream of fame. However, after an unsuccessful experience in a horror film, the actress realized that it was better to play small roles in big films than to play leading roles in low-quality productions🇧🇷 And, judging by the achievements, the decision was correct.

Which of these stars’ first movies did you see? Which ones do you think are successful and why?