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Saturday, December 17, 2022

60 Is Hollywood's NEW 25

 Even in youth-crazed H'wood, older actors in their 50s, 60s and more, are getting the nod for high-impact roles that were once the singular domain of the 25+ group.

The actors to the left are all 70+


Be it Tom Cruise (60+) in 'Top Gun, Harrison Ford (80) in the upcoming 'Indiana Jones', 56-year-old Viola Davis in 'The Woman King', or Keanu Reeves (58) in the John Wick series, older is not an issue. 

The over 50 set is more experienced, more versatile, and has box office cache. Action scenes are now very choreographed utilizing the expertise of body movement coaches and stunt experts - age is just a number.

Once focused on the young and beautiful Hollywood has given way, in many cases, to wiser, more confident, and perhaps sexier and more realistic characters in the story.

So, be it Nicole Kidman, Holle Berry, Salma Hayek, Marica Tomei, Lucy Liu or Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Al Pacino, Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, or Liam Neeson all bets are off on age sanctions.  60 is the new 30 in H'wood and it's reflected at the box office as the older A-listers garner the big grosses. 


All 50+ and going strong



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