Nicholson is a star we’d love to see make a comeback. The actor has more Oscar nominations than any other male actor in history, however, he hasn’t appeared in a feature film since 2010’s unremarkable “How Do You Know?”
The legend was supposed to appear opposite Kristen Wig in an English remake of the German comedy “Toni Erdmann” but he supposedly dropped out of the project. We think that he should just sit back and glory in the $400 million he made over the years. Because quite frankly, what more is there to achieve if you’ve already banked in the cash and received three Oscar awards?
A-lister Gone AWOL
It's rare for an A-list actor to completely abandon Hollywood, but Cameron Diaz did it very stealthily, without many people even seeming to notice. Maybe we don't notice that she hasn't been in a new movie in years because we find ourselves re-watching "There's Something About Mary," "Charlie's Angels," "In Her Shoes," and of course, arguably the best romantic comedy, "The Holiday."
It seems that Cameron Diaz simply grew tired of her years of hard work and has since settled down with now-husband Good Charlotte's Benji Madden. Fun fact, she is the sister-in-law of Nicole Richie who is married to Benji's brother.
Where's Precious?
It may have seemed like Mo'Nique's career was just taking off when she won an Oscar for her role in 2009's Precious. After an award like that, it would have been obvious for the actor to star in more movies and win more awards. However, the stand-up comedian only acted in four more movies after that, and one was a TV movie.
Apparently, winning an Oscar made Mo'Nique develop a haughty persona and a heightened and exaggerated sense of her worthiness. Her refusal to "play the game" in Hollywood did not go over very well with her peers, and she was shunned.
Peaked with "Twin Peaks"
It's mind-boggling to see how an actor like Lara can go from such pivotal roles to such... unimpressive ones. Lara was everywhere in the 90s. She is most recognized for her role as Donna Hayward in the ABC cult television series "Twin Peaks" and "The Practice," for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. However, since 2014, the star is nowhere to be found.
If you want to know just how much her career has plummeted, for reference, one of her most recent projects was called Hansel & Gretel Get Baked, and it was nominated for "Trashiest Trailer" at the Golden Trailer Awards.
Burning Bridges
Heigl seemed to be relishing her position as an A-list star in 2007 when she took home an Emmy Award for "Grey's Anatomy" and starred in the hit comedy "Knocked Up." However, she then basically ruined her reputation when she pointed a finger at her directors and make some harsh statements about their projects.
Making these remarks burned some bridges for her and Heigl has not been on the radar since the romantic comedy "27 Dresses "in 2008. More recently, she has been cast in the leading role opposite Sarah Chalke and Ben Lawson for the Netflix show "Firefly Lane."