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Who Would You Consider Her "Contemporaries"?

posted 8 years ago by CountJohn
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I know the forum is ending but we might as well have some discussion while it lasts. I may repost this to wherever our new location is if things die down here and this thread doesn't catch on.

So anyway, who are actresses in the same age range who seem to play a similar "type" to her who probably directly compete with her for roles.

From looking at past roles she's been rumored for, she seems to be considered for a lot of the same parts as Emma Watson, Alicia Vikander, Daisy Ridley, Kate Mara, Shailene Woodley, Jennifer Lawrence, Elizabeth Olsen, and Cara Delevingne (for some reason). Not all of those people would necessarily fall into the same bracket as her, though.

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[–] Steve7216 8 years ago

That's a good list with a few in an elite category while the others not so much. I almost feel like she is looking at doing her own thing with independent/foreign production companies while acknowledging that she has competed for roles against the others at least occasionally.

[–] CountJohn 8 years ago

Yeah, that's why I sort of hesitate to put her in the same category as J-Law for instance since she doesn't like to do big studio films like that.

[–] Poetswan 8 years ago

Its so hard to believe she is not 25 yet, because she seems to be in a different state of her career than the peers of her age like: Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning( who is making amazing career choices), Annasophia Robbie, Hailee Stainfeld, Shailene Woodley, Abigail Breslin and so on.
She is more respected and takes more adult roles than these, so I usually put her with Carey Mulligan, Mia Wasikowska, Alicia Vikander, Rooney Mara, especially with the amount of period movies she is doing now.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 8 years ago

Completely agree with she being a peer with Mia and Rooney. I'd also include Amanda Seyfried. Saiorse could easily get "big" roles, but I think celebrity (which is really only being famous for being famous) appeals to her far less than taking roles that make her happy. I admire the daylights out of her, and the three other actresses whom I mentioned.

[–] Renovatio (2990) 8 years ago

She towers above those actresses... different species... can't wait to see more of her in movies...

[–] Steve7216 8 years ago

Yes, I agree that's a fine group to lump her with.

[–] Steve7216 8 years ago

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[–] CountJohn 8 years ago

I would definitely say she's a better actress than most of the actresses mentioned if not all of them, but I was just talking about from a career standpoint in the OP.

[–] tarakate 8 years ago

This is true you know. In an interview with ''Deadline Hollywood'', the the producer of ''On Chesil Beach'' mentioned that Ronan is considered (by Hollywood) ''one of the top 5 best actresses'' in the world.

It would explain why she's often considered for big roles, like ''Suicide Squad'', ''Tomb Raider'', ''The Hunger Games'', ''X-Men Apocalypse'' ''Fantastic Four'', to name but a few. I do believe in-time she'll branch into these roles.