You again? These Hollywood actors are now in every movie

Add The New York Post on Google Audiences have gone back to the movies this summer after several years of will-they-won’t-they tension. And filmgoers probably have found themselves thinking the exact same thing.

Not that they mind multiple encounters with their favorite stars. But undeniably, through a strange confluence of factors, the big screen has been dominated by just a handful of top actors this year.

What Happened

I’ve narrowed it down to a fantastic five: Zendaya, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Anne Hathaway and Pedro Pascal. This quintet has practically turned Hollywood into a repertory company, a theater in which one group of performers appear in all the shows.

• Hathaway, Holland, Pattinson and Zendaya all memorably acted in Christopher Nolan’s blazing July blockbuster “The Odyssey,” which has surpassed $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

• The web expanded last weekend with just-married Holland and Zendaya in Sony and Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” ($1.3 billion already).

• Months ago in April, Zendaya and Pattinson dropped jaws with A24’s hot “The Drama” ($132 million) and in December they’ll slap on the sunscreen for “Dune: Part 3” with Timothée “One Flick Per Year”.

Key Details

Brilliant Pattinson — who could have been a cartoon voice actor had it not been for, well, his jawline — has been on the lips of Oscar pundits as a best actor contender since the trailer dropped this week for his new.

• One of Hathaway’s five movies in 2026 was the biggest comedy of the year, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” ($691 million).

• And while Pascal doesn’t have 2026 IMDB overlap with the others, he carried Baby Yoda and the “Star Wars” franchise on his shoulders in “The Mandalorian and Grogu” (a flop, I know).

• The sun’s out, and Anne Hathaway’s in five movies.

Why It Matters

And in December he’ll play Reed Richards in “Avengers: Doomsday.” If that one flops, I’ll quit and give my job to Cindy Adams! Plus, Pascal’s “Tar”-y fall movie “Behemoth!” plans to open the New York Film Festival, and many suspect that could.

• Many pieces have been written about the death of the traditional movie star and how that demise would portend a cataclysmic disaster for the industry.

• Another thing — and this is important for new generations who have a stronger connection to Letterboxd than People magazine — is that their fanbases admire them more for their acting ability than their.

What Reports Say

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• Continued reporting by New York Post as more details emerge