Stellar Transformations by Rybin, Steven;

Stellar Transformations: Movie Stars of the 2010s circles around questions of stardom, performance, and their cultural contexts in ways that remind us of the alluring magic of stars while also bringing to the fore the changing ways in which viewers engaged with them during the last decade. A salient idea that guides much of the collection is the one of transformation, expressed in these pages as the way in which post-millennial movie stars are in one way or another reshaping ideas of performance and star presence, either through the self-conscious revision of aspects of their own personas or in redirecting or progressing some earlier aspect of the culture. Including a diverse lineup of stars such as Oscar Isaac, Kristen Stewart, Tilda Swinton, and Tyler Perry, the chapters in Stellar Transformations paint the portrait of the meaning of star images during the complex decade of the 2010s, and in doing so will offer useful case studies for scholars and students engaged in the study of stardom, celebrity, and performance in cinema.

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Stardom in the 2010s
Steven Rybin
Chapter 1: Joaquin Phoenix: Ascendant
Brenda Austin-Smith
Chapter 2: Amy Adams and Emma Stone: Leaving the IngÉnue Behind
Karen Hollinger
Chapter 3: Oscar Isaac: Melancholy By Degrees
Rick Warner
Chapter 4: Armie Hammer: The Elusive Appeal of a New Star
David Greven
Chapter 5: The Multiple Trajectories of Transnational Hollywood Stars: Marion Cotillard, Kristen Stewart, Diane Kruger
Celestino Deleyto
Chapter 6: Tilda Swinton: From Avant-Garde Androgyne to The Avengers
Jennifer O’Meara
Chapter 7: Tyler Perry: Madea Goes to Hollywood
Danielle E. Williams
Chapter 8: Jessica Chastain and Michelle Williams: Open Windows
Daniel Varndell
Chapter 9: The Predicaments of Queer Stardom: Ben Wishaw, Ezra Miller, Zachary Quinto
Kyle Stevens
Chapter 10: TimothÉe Chalamet: Refashioning Hollywood Masculinity
Matt Connolly
Chapter 11: Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan: Twenty-First Century Stars
Cynthia Baron
Chapter 12: Natalie Portman: Smart Star
Steven Rybin
In the Wings
Works Cited
Contributors
Index