![]() Movie Star TV remains in full swing, yet there are also signs the phenomenon is starting to reach the same saturation point as the rest of television, and that movie stars themselves may no longer be the unbeatable attractions they were just a couple of years ago. Just this week, HBO announced yet another star-led limited series, Movie Star TV’s preferred template, this one headlined by Kate Winslet. Mahershala Ali is currently sandwiching a volume of True Detective between two (probable) Oscar wins. George Clooney’s Catch-22 adaptation will hit Hulu later this year. In just a few months, no less a deity than Meryl freaking Streep will augment the already blinding wattage of Big Little Lies. Actors needed the kind of showcase roles the likes of Untitled ’80s Video Game Rebooted With CGI Project weren’t giving them television shows needed a secret weapon to help them break through the ever-increasing din. But for a while, at least, celebrities minted at the box office entered into a symbiotic relationship with a new medium. ![]() Such has been the case for years, as star personas have been overtaken by the even bigger global brands of overarching franchises and beloved stock characters. Movie stars just aren’t what they used to be.
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