{"id":1647384,"date":"2022-09-19T15:05:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T19:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1647384"},"modified":"2022-09-19T15:07:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T19:07:34","slug":"hollywoods-crazy-comeback-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywoods-crazy-comeback-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood\u2019s Crazy Comeback Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">8<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhollywoods-crazy-comeback-stories%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1647384&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>It\u2019s not too late, Will Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Smith\u2019s career hit a brick wall when he slapped Chris Rock in front of a global audience on Oscar night.<\/p>\n<p>Smith has been in virtual hiding ever since, and for good reason. America is a forgiving nation, though, especially when it comes to our brightest stars.<\/p>\n<p>They can fall, and fall hard, and chances are we\u2019ll be there to pick them up again. That\u2019s assuming they show genuine contrition or have the talent to back up their second acts.<\/p>\n<p>The following stars came roaring back against sizable odds. Some, though, may require a secondary comeback tale.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew McConaughey<\/p>\n<p>The man known for his slacker, \u201calright, alright alright\u201d catch phrase found his career faltering in his late 30s. The star reduced his talents by laboring in one milquetoast rom-com after another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFool\u2019s Gold.\u201d \u201cFailure to Launch.\u201d \u201cGhosts of Girlfriends Past.\u201d And, most regrettably, \u201cHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He became known for losing his shirt and gaining the ladies by the third act, but said act was growing stale.<\/p>\n<p>Movies like 2011\u2019s \u201cKiller Joe\u201d and the following year\u2019s \u201cMud\u201d showcased a darker side of the smilin\u2019 Texan, a prelude to his breakout performance in \u201cDallas Buyers Club.\u201d McConaughey committed to the role, shedding serious weight to play a dying man battling Big Pharma and the F.D.A.<\/p>\n<p>He earned a Best Actor Oscar for his troubles, and no one looked at him the same way again. He may still lose his shirt now and then, but audiences take McConaughey very seriously no matter the role.<\/p>\n<p>Shia LaBeouf<\/p>\n<p>Child stars often go astray. It\u2019s a sad state of affairs, but we\u2019ve seen it happen too many times to ignore. For a while, it seemed as if LaBeouf, now 36, would be another case in point.<\/p>\n<p>The young star found steady gigs with Disney\u2019s \u201cEven Stevens\u201d and features like \u201cHoles\u201d and \u201cConstantine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He kept on working, landing the lead in the \u201cTransformers\u201d mega franchise as a sign of Hollywood\u2019s trust in his talents. His innate curiosity led him to more challenging work, witness performances in \u201cBobby\u201d and \u201cWall Street: Money Never Sleeps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even when he flamed out as Indiana Jones\u2019 successor in the franchise\u2019s fourth film his future seemed bright. And then LaBeouf got hit with disturbing allegations from a former lover, actress and singer FKA Twigs in 2021. She alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/shia-labeouf-abuse-allegations-apology-1235352434\/\">serial cruelty from the actor<\/a>, who has spoken openly about his hardscrabble upbringing.<\/p>\n<p>Hollywood\u2019s MeToo movement appeared ready to swallow him whole. Except acclaimed filmmaker Abel Ferrara cast him in \u201cPadre Pio,\u201d and LaBeouf found faith along the way. He also owned up to his personal mistakes, vowing to become a better person in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he\u2019s set to co-star in Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s comeback film, \u201cMegalopolis,\u201d and there\u2019s little outrage heading the star\u2019s way over it.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Keaton<\/p>\n<p>Two words. \u201cI\u2019m Batman.\u201d Suddenly, Keaton went from Mr. Mom to atop the A-list in 1989. Except he slowly descended from that rarified perch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the obligatory \u201cBatman Returns\u201d sequel made money, but Keaton\u2019s subsequent movie choices left audiences cold. \u201cJack Frost.\u201d \u201cSpeechless.\u201d \u201cMultiplicity.\u201d \u201cFirst Daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keaton didn\u2019t go away, exactly, but he hardly commanded our attention or figured into the annual awards season race.<\/p>\n<p>The 2014 drama \u201cBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance\u201d) ended the Pittsburgh native\u2019s slump. He earned an Academy Award nomination to go along with the film\u2019s Best Picture trophy.<\/p>\n<p>His next meaty role came via \u201cSpotlight,\u201d which also walked away with a Best Picture award on Oscar night 2015.<\/p>\n<p>We knew Keaton had come full circle when he snagged a villainous role in the \u201cSpider-Man\u201d franchise as the Vulture. Now, he bounces from respectable work (\u201cThe Founder,\u201d \u201cDopesick\u201d) to more superheroics (the upcoming \u201cFlash\u201d as Batman, again).<\/p>\n<p>Britney Spears<\/p>\n<p>Oops, she did it again, replicating the pop princess formula and shooting straight to stardom. Spears had it all, or at least all pop music demanded \u2013 a music video-friendly visage, a knack for irresistible hooks and a voice chipper enough to bully past the competition.<\/p>\n<p>She racked up industry victories even if her attempt at movie stardom fell flat in 2002 with \u201cCrossroads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And then it all came crashing down. She melted down in public, fought with her family behind the scenes and eventually got put under a conservatorship, ripping her career out from under her.<\/p>\n<p>And then, the \u201cFree Britney\u201d movement was born, and by November of 2021 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/11\/12\/1054860726\/britney-spears-conservatorship-ended\">judge rescinded her father\u2019s conservatorship.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Time away from the spotlight may have helped her mental state. In recent months she\u2019s begun reclaiming her old life, and her fans were more than happy to renew their bond with her.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She recently <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/09\/06\/britney-spears-elton-johns-hold-me-closer-on-billboard-top-10\/\">raced up the pop charts<\/a>, alongside the legendary Elton John, with \u201cHold Me Closer.\u201d The duet gave her a hit for the <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/music\/news\/britney-spears-top-10-elton-john-hold-me-closer-1235360241\/\">first time in nearly a decade<\/a>, but this comeback story is far from complete.<\/p>\n<p>Spears\u2019 mental health challenges are well known, and she released a cryptic message<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not too late, Will Smith. Yes, Smith\u2019s career hit a brick wall when he slapped Chris Rock in front of a global audience on Oscar night. Smith has been in virtual hiding ever since, and for good reason. America is a forgiving nation, though, especially when it comes to our brightest stars. 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