{"id":910007,"date":"2026-09-29T16:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/910007\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T16:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:54:13","slug":"how-hard-is-it-to-become-a-superstar-these-days-two-experts-consider-glen-powell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/910007\/","title":{"rendered":"How hard is it to become a superstar these days? Two experts consider Glen Powell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmulfzlpb001v2do0gesx4f3f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The ladder to fame, Lindsey Weber and Bobby Finger declare, is broken. For a decade, the two have been picking apart the gradations of fame on their podcast, \u201cWho? Weekly,\u201d watching as the old monoculture fades into a blur of indistinct stardoms and not-really-stardoms.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmuli6b4t000g3b6q9m02mo28@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIf A-listers are calling the paparazzi, and people whose names we\u2019d never seen before can fill stadiums, it\u2019s truly impossible to tell the difference between a B- or C-list celebrity anymore,\u201d they write in their new book, \u201cI Want to Be Famous: When Everybody and Nobody Is a Celebrity.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/i-want-to-be-famous-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" i=\"\" want=\"\" to=\"\" be=\"\" famous=\"\" by=\"\" bobby=\"\" finger=\"\" and=\"\" lindsey=\"\" weber=\"\" is=\"\" out=\"\" tuesday.=\"\" class=\"image_medium__dam-img image_medium__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_medium__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"4560\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmuli6b4t000h3b6q0gjttb7h@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Instead, Weber and Finger divide the famous into Whos and Thems. Whos are people presented as famous without being famous, really: lesser-known actors, reality TV stars, podcasters and influencers. They stand below and apart from Thems, the genuine household names like Beyonc\u00e9, Denzel Washington or Tom Hanks.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmuli6b4t000i3b6qniruhfoi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            It\u2019s still possible to reach the heights of fame, but it\u2019s far from straightforward. To explain the dynamics involved in trying to rise to the big time, Weber and Finger considered the not-quite ascent of actor Glen Powell, whose quick rise and plateau shows just how easy it is to become a Who and how hard it is to become a Them.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmulqp14h000a3b6rrtw38kf7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Note: \u201cTwisters\u201d was distributed internationally by Warner Bros., which is part of Warner Bros. Discovery along with CNN. \u201cEverybody Wants Some!!,\u201d \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d and \u201cThe Running Man\u201d were produced by Paramount, which has an agreement to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery.\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The ladder to fame, Lindsey Weber and Bobby Finger declare, is broken. 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