30 Red Hot Stars Age 30 and Under
Toronto's annual film festival never fails to attract some of the biggest upcoming celebrities and this year's festival is bringing some of the glitz and glamour of Hollywood's hottest young stars. CTVNews.ca lists 30 stars under 30 who will keep Toronto buzzing.
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Star: Saoirse Ronan
Age: 17
In Town For: Violet & Daisy -- A brutal fable about a pair of teenage assassins who believe they've landed a straightforward assignment but soon find themselves thrown off their game when their latest victim isn't who they expected.
AP Photo/Matt Sayles
Star: Jennifer Lawrence
Age: 21
In Town For: Like Crazy -- A love story about a British college student who falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa.
AP Photo/Matt Sayles
Star: Elizabeth Olsen
Age: 22
In Town For: Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding -- A heartfelt comedy that centres on a conservative lawyer who, after splitting with her husband, takes her two teenage children to meet their estranged, eccentric grandmother.
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Star: Anton Yelchin
Age: 22
In Town For: Like Crazy -- a love story about a British college student who falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa.
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Star: Blake Lively
Age: 24
In Town For: Hick -- A film about a Nebraska teen who gets much more than she bargains for when she sets out for the bright lights of the big city.
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Star: Evan Rachel Wood
Age: 24
In Town For: Ides of March -- A film about a Democratic candidate who schools his idealistic campaign press secretary in the dubious machinations of modern politics.
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Star: Megan Fox
Age: 25
In Town For: Friends With Kids -- A warm-hearted romantic comedy about a close group of married and single friends who start to have children, which has a big impact on everyone.
AP Photo/Matt Sayles
Star: Leighton Meester
Age: 25
In Town For: The Oranges -- A comedy about a guy who falls for the daughter of a good friend, resulting in a massive upheaval for all the families involved.
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
Star: Chace Crawford
Age: 26
In Town For: Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding -- A heartfelt comedy that centres on a conservative lawyer who, after splitting with her husband, takes her two teenage children to meet their estranged, eccentric grandmother.
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
Star: Emile Hirsch
Age: 26
In Town For: Killer Joe -- A thriller about a desperate Texas debtor who plots to kill his mother, with help of his family. They hire a crooked cop to do the job, but Killer Joe asks for their teenage daughter as a 'retainer.'
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Star: Keira Knightley
Age: 26
In Town For: A Dangerous Method -- An adaptation of the turbulent relationship between Carl Jung and his mentor Sigmund Freud as they struggle to treat a troubled patient.
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Star: Carey Mulligan
Age: 26
In Town For: Shame -- A film about a New York man confronting his sexual compulsions and the self-destructive acts of his sister.
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
Star: Alison Pill
Age: 25
In Town For: Goon -- A raucous, hilarious take on Canada's one true national obsession - hockey - and the divisive topic of violence in the game.
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Star: Freida Pinto
Age: 26
In Town For: Trishna -- A film about a young woman who is seduced by the wealthy son of a property developer. As the romance develops, their relationship also becomes increasingly sordid and volatile.
AP Photo/Matt Sayles
Star: Emily Blunt
Age: 28
In Town For: Your Sister's Sister -- A drama about a bereft and confused man who finds love and direction in a most unexpected place, while still mourning the recent death of his brother.
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Star: Greta Gerwig
Age: 28
In Town For: Damsels in Distress -- A film that takes a unique look into the psyche of privileged American youth, focusing on a group of undergraduates at a leafy East Coast university that has only recently begun to accept female students.
AP Photo/Dan Steinberg
Star: Jonah Hill
Age: 27
In Town For: Moneyball -- Based on a true story, it's about the Oakland Athletics' general manager whose unorthodox approach to fielding a team had a major impact on the game.
AP Photo/Matt Sayles
Star: Jay Baruchel
Age: 29
In Town For: Goon -- A raucous, hilarious take on Canada's one true national obsession - hockey - and the divisive topic of violence in the game.
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Star: Abbie Cornish
Age: 29
In Town For: W.E. -- A drama about a woman in 1998 who is infatuated with the 1930s marriage of King Edward VIII and American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
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Star: Kirsten Dunst
Age: 29
In Town For: Melancholia -- A fantasy/domestic drama about depression, severely dysfunctional families, and the end of the world.
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Star: Rebecca Hall
Age: 29
In Town For: The Awakening -- A film about a renowned author and debunker of hoaxes, who is called to a provincial boarding school to explain away sightings of a phantom boy.
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Star: Seth Rogen
Age: 29
In Town For: Take This Waltz -- A bittersweet story about a married woman struggling to choose between her husband and a man she's just met.
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
Star: Jessica Chastain
Age: 30
In Town For: Take Shelter -- A drama about a young father and husband who becomes overwhelmed by visions of an impending apocalypse and channels his anxieties into obsessively constructing a storm shelter in the family's backyard.
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Star: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Age: 30
In Town For: 50/50 -- A comedy about a 27-year-old nice guy, who's been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Luckily, he doesn't have to face this dark journey alone: by his side are his best friend, his doctor and a therapist-in-training.
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Star: Bryce Dallas Howard
Age: 30
In Town For: 50/50 -- A comedy about a 27-year-old nice guy, who's been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Luckily, he doesn't have to face this dark journey alone: by his side are his best friend, his doctor and a therapist-in-training.
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
Star: Jennifer Hudson
Age: 30
In Town For: Winnie -- An epic biopic tracing the controversial life of one of South Africa's most revered and reviled figures: Winnie Mandela.
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
Star: Shahid Kapoor
Age: 30
In Town For: Mausam -- A passionate love story about a sweeping romance with an irresistible score and unforgettable climax.
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Star: Ben Foster
Age: 30
In Town For: 360 -- A dramatic thriller fuelled by the notion of how sexual relationships can transgress social boundaries.
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
Star: Ryan Gosling
Age: 30
In Town For: Drive -- A thriller about a quiet man whose utilitarian name doubles as a job description. By day, he works as a Hollywood stunt driver. By night, he steers getaway cars, offering clients five minutes of drive time before they're thrown out on their own.
AP Photo/Francois Mori
Star: Michelle Williams
Age: 30
In Town For: Take This Waltz -- A bittersweet story about a married woman struggling to choose between her husband and a man she's just met.
AP Photo/Matt Sayles
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