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They're the best at making us laugh, cry and everything in between.
So what have they received in return?
Power.
He's the biggest star in the world.
What's the number one perk of having power?
Yes, we are counting down Hollywood's 10 most powerful movie stars.
We've got three films who do this, 100 million in a year.
$25 million paycheck, peanuts gorgeous, I'll get you 30 large on the next one.
But true power means more than just pulling in box office billions.
He's such a wonderful guy.
That's nice Julia, but in this town you know, clout is what it's all about.
From producing to directing, behind the scenes these stars call the shots.
And they've invited us in to discover their secrets.
Can I go through your mail?
Who will be number one?
Right?
Camera.
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Hey!
Welcome to Access Hollywood and our countdown of the top 10 most powerful movie stars.
I'm Pat O'Brien.
Hi everybody, I'm Nancy O'Dell and big paychecks are just the beginning.
We give props to an elite group of stars who are not only power players on screen, but
behind the scenes as well.
These are Hollywood's go-to stars who go the distance.
Nancy, we start with number 10.
A guy who describes himself as a buffoon.
In fact, he's a shrewd businessman who acts, writes and produces.
Right now, he's all the rage at the box office.
Give it up for Mr. Adam Sandler!
Give it up indeed for our number 10 pick.
Adam Sandler has the power every actor craves to get movies made.
There's only one way to earn that kind of power in Hollywood.
Make people money.
Other people.
I would like to see them smiling instead of going, oof.
I wish we didn't give them that money that buffoon lost us our summer home.
Well, there's nobody in Hollywood who wouldn't do business with Adam Sandler.
His comedy CDs have sold over four million copies.
His number one film, Anger Management, with Jack Nicholson, just broke the record for
an April opening with over 42 million.
I think I can handle it.
And his 10 starring vehicles have made over 785 million in the US alone.
Samantha justifies his $25 million per film fee.
As an actor, writer, and producer, Adam is a triple threat who knows precisely what makes
him successful.
I want to make sure people come to the movie, have a good time.
I don't forget about them.
After cementing his movie start up in 98 with the Waterboy opening with 39 million, Sony
Pictures showed their love by throwing Adam the brass ring, a lucrative studio deal.
Tony Potts checked out his digs.
We're here on the Sony lot.
This is the Judy Garland building.
And look at this, Happy Madison.
Adam's company.
And Happy Madison, he produces his own films along with those of SNL pals, David Spade
and Rob Schneider.
He's not only my best friend, he's my boss.
Just last year, Adam made a move only very successful comedians can do.
He spread his wings as an actor in the Golden Globe nominating role of a plunger salesman
in Punch Drunk Love.
I have love in my life.
It makes me stronger than anything you can imagine.
For all of Adam's success and vaunted status as a Hollywood power broker, he plays the
game by his own rules, taking his dog Meatball to the office and dressing comfortably when
he's there.
Doesn't matter how much cash I'm about to pull in.
I refuse to change and become a man who looks good in a suit.
In the end, he's just a guy trying to make people laugh.
I'm not in it for any other reason besides this is what I can do.
I'm trying to do.
I'm not saying I'm great at it.
I'm saying that I enjoy trying my best at it.
Right in the ninth spot, another funny man, an SNL alum.
This creative producer actor is box office gold who commands a whopping $25 million paycheck.
That's what you call some serious movie mojo.
I have some really good news for you today, sir.
You made a special list at Access Hollywood, one of the power players of Hollywood.
Reaction, sir.
Yes!
Yes, indeed, baby.
You were number nine on our list of shagadelic players.
So what have you got to say for yourself?
Hi, I'm Mike Myers.
I'm on the power list.
Oh, behave.
This Canadian comedian first injected his own peculiar lexicon into the nation's psyche
back in 92 when Wayne's World went from a Saturday Night Live cult hit to a pop culture
phenom.
No way.
Wait.
Excuse me.
Are you mental?
No, we're not mental.
Wayne's World one and two grossed over $200 million.
Not a bad start to a movie career, eh?
In 97, Mike kicked out another sensation and her national man of mystery, Austin Powers.
Very shagadelic, baby.
Oh, yeah.
Mike followed that hit with two incredibly successful sequels, The Spy Who Shagged Me
and Last Summer's Goldmember.
I am a sexy beast.
People around the world agreed they made Austin a billion-dollar franchise while adopting
the Randy Spy's most memorable phrases.
It's just so outrageously flattering.
I mean, imagine you write something and somebody comes up and does lines from it.
It's very cool.
From a cartoony spy to a cartoon, Mike is also the anchor of Shrek, one of Hollywood's
more recent winners of the franchise sweepstakes.
The big green monster pulled in over $430 million worldwide.
Thank you very much.
I'm here till Thursday.
You know, you're like one of the biggest stars now in a galaxy.
Well.
How did you?
Yeah.
And Mike's star is only getting brighter.
He has a star on the Walk of Fame, was honored by AFI, the People's Choice Awards, and most
recently at the Kids' Choice Awards.
What's the best perk of being handsome and mega famous in Hollywood and powerful?
Really great seats at the hockey game.
Hey, pretty soon Mike's going to own the whole team.
Up next, the sequel to Shrek and the live-action film Cat in the Hat.
It's extraordinary.
I grew up in a very ordinary house and I find myself in a very extraordinary life.
Well said, Michael.
Meantime, people thought our next star on our countdown was crazy when he turned down
a scholarship to MIT.
Boy, did he prove them all wrong.
Plus, the person who said, I'm still the loser I always was, I've never really been a cool
person.
Oh yeah?
How did this star then break a Julia Roberts box office record?
It's all next.
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coming in at number 8.
A guy who turned on a scholarship at MIT, it ended up being a pretty good career move though.
Today, this star is one of the biggest draws at the box office,
something we like to call Will Power.
You ready? Drumroll for me, Will Smith.
You're considered one of the most powerful people in Hollywood.
I'm making stuff move. I'm making stuff move in Hollywood.
And Will Smith moves right into our number 8 slot.
What's the number one perk of having power?
How big is the sucking up in the Will world?
You know what's really the best? It's not the fame.
It's not the fame. It's like, if the people out there,
if you're saying you want to be rich and famous,
you don't want to be famous. You want to be rich.
And with a hefty price tag of $25 million per film and a box office career,
a total of over $2 billion, that's not only rich, that's power, baby.
There's no need to argue. Parents just don't understand.
Will's climb to power began in the mid-80s as he wrapped his way to a Grammy as Fresh Prince,
which led to a starring role on the TV sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
I believe that anything that I set my mind to do, I can do.
What's up?
Will set his mind on transitioning from TV to film
with this breakout role opposite Mark Lawrence in 1995's Bad Boys.
Can you stay focused? What are you talking about? I'm focused.
Made for only $20 million, Bad Boys exploded at the box office,
bringing in $75 million, making Will an action star.
White power! White power!
Oopsie daisy. It's the Nickress.
This July, eight years after the success of the first installment, comes Bad Boys 2,
and I spoke to Will about it on the set in Miami.
When you did the last one, you really were at the beginning of brilliant careers.
Life is great. We've all had our ups and downs.
The ups included hits like Independence Day and Men in Black,
the downs, the disappointing Wild Wild West with Kevin Kline.
But Will was back on the random attack last year with Men in Black 2.
You're getting big. Boy, what you been eating?
The film broke box office records over the competitive July 4th weekend,
also known as Big Willie Weekend.
And it's Big Willie Weekend. Big Willie Weekend, man.
But Will's dream role is his Oscar-nominated performance as boxing champ Muhammad Ali in Ali.
I look like a butterfly, sing like a bee. Rumble, young man, marble.
Finally here, people are out, you're here. What could I ask for?
Most importantly, Will says power helps you realize the dream.
You want to be able to just realize the stuff that you dream,
and that's the best thing, to be able to see something in your mind
and to not have to jump 4,000 hurdles to get to what you dream.
Now, despite her mega success, the next star on our list says,
she's still the loser I always was. I've never really been a cool person.
But we beg to differ. She makes more than $15 million a movie,
runs her own production company, and she broke a box office record
held by fellow Southerner Julia Roberts. Pretty sweet, huh?
This whole America's Sweetheart thing, does that bug you at all?
No, no. I mean, it's very flattering.
I mean, I sort of think of myself as just sort of like an actor, trying to get jobs.
And when you're cleaning up around the house and taking the garbage out,
do you then think of yourself as America's Sweetheart?
Uh, no, no. And I'm just kind of mom.
Our lucky number seven may be just mom to her three-year-old daughter Ava,
but 27-year-old Reese Witherspoon is also Hollywood's latest golden girl
and the youngest actor to make our list.
Get your stubborn self down here and give me a divorce.
What?
Juggling motherhood, a Hollywood marriage to actor Ryan Philippi,
and her own production company. Amazingly, Reese remains grounded.
You lie in the spotlight. I mean, how do you handle everything
with being married to someone else who's in the spotlight?
I don't know. I just try to be me. Just try to be real.
Is it hard?
Um, no, not really. I mean, I'm really just at the bottom of everything,
you know, when you take off all my makeup and all my fancy clothes and stuff.
I'm just a girl from Tennessee, and that's how I sort of feel all the time.
This down-home girl has been acting since the age of 14
and has quickly risen up the Hollywood ranks.
Reese's $95 million hit, Legally Blonde, first grabbed audiences' attention in 2001,
followed by her hugely successful 2002 romantic comedy, Sweet Home Alabama,
which not only grossed more than $127 million,
but also broke Julia Roberts' record for the best opening ever for a romantic comedy,
bringing in a whopping $35 million.
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Reese returns to the big screen wearing her executive producer hat
and starring in Legally Blonde 2, Red Wine and Blonde.
Get This Witherspoon will take home a $15 million paycheck
and cash in on part of the film's gross.
As for husband Ryan, he's got nothing but love and praise for his leading lady.
Oh, I love it to death.
Five years and I love it more each year, so it's great.
And veteran in the industry in Sweet Home Alabama, co-star Candace Bergen
tells us Reese was destined for stardom.
She knows exactly where she's going.
She's so supremely talented.
She makes perfect choices in material.
She's a consummate professional.
I mean, she just has her head screwed on in such an incredible way.
So who is next in our countdown?
Well, here is a hint.
Once a lady shoe salesman, this wannabe actor back then,
came to Hollywood in his 76th Monte Carlo with $300 in his pocket.
Well, today he is one of Hollywood's most respected stars.
Find out who it is when our Power List continues.
But first, honorable mentions for some power players on the rise.
Strong performances alongside movie icons Tom Cruise and Al Pacino
put the power of bullseye on 26-year-old Colin Farrell.
And when Phone Booth opened in first place,
the sexy Irish lad showed he's got the chops to go it alone.
Being Goldie Hawn's daughter gave Kate Hudson a leg up in the looks department,
but her talent took How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days over the $100 million mark,
giving the 24-year-old bucks off its cloud of rone.
Spider-Man made Tobey Maguire a household name
and opened the door for the 27-year-old to negotiate a $17 million payday for the sequel.
And as certain as a jockey and sea biscuit has some saying,
a trip to the Oscars could be in his future.
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The next star headed for Hollywood in his 76 Monte Carlo with just 300 bucks and dreams of making it big.
And boy did he.
Today this movie mogul Axe produces and directs, and in the tight-knit Hollywood community, he is one of the most popular guys around.
I'm one of the lucky few that gets to do whatever I want to do right now.
And what George Clooney wants to do is everything.
Hey you guys.
The rare Hollywood nice guy wields plenty of power in this town, making him number six on our list.
I say we're all directing, I get to direct, and if I want to be in a film, we can get the film made.
So that's really playing in the very rarefied air, and I'm very happy to do that, and I'm really enjoying it.
Clooney commands over $17 million a movie, which helped him take home about $47 million last year.
But this charming actor knows it takes more than matinee idol looks to have a lasting career in show business.
That's why he has turned to producing and directing.
You said one time you thought that an actor's lifespan lasted about ten years, which I tend to disagree, but especially for fellows like yourself.
Realistically, there isn't a great long, most people aren't, don't have great, most people aren't Paul Newman.
Most people don't get lifetime careers, usually get it a period of time.
For me, it's a great option when I can't get a film, or when I don't have, I mean it's a really good creative outlet to be able to sort of be much more responsible for the story that's being told than just playing the part.
George and his producing partner, Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh, formed Section 8 Productions here on the Warner Brothers lot after working together on Out of Sight in 1998.
You said we talk about, you know, where we were thinking about going to dinner.
Yeah, and like what time you need to make reservations.
Uh huh.
Yeah, right, George. Section 8 has brought projects like Far From Heaven and Insomnia to light.
Their next baby is Ocean's 12, the sequel to the 2001 hit Ocean's 11.
The two also made Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, which was George's debut behind the camera.
How heavily did you weigh this decision to go and direct a movie, because you're already a big movie star, so we know you're successful at that.
Huge, huge, huge.
Yes, huge, huge. So that, you know, that has to be a consideration, you know, should I do this for Ray into something new?
I directed the film because it's a really great screenplay and I wanted to see it get made, not because I wanted to stretch.
And his demeanor as a director has earned him high marks with powerful friends who worked on the film for almost nothing.
Well, you know, George and I have become great friends and he's such a wonderful guy.
He's one of the greatest directors I've ever gotten to work with.
In a rear move, Miramax is re-releasing Confessions of a Dangerous Mind this summer and giving it a big push once again,
which all proves just how much clout Clooney now carries, not just as an actor, but as a director as well.
There may be a time that that's all I do. I don't know, I, right now I'm sort of.
Andy's got a jump shot. Now, coming up, one of George's pals makes our list,
a star who's come a long way since being turned down for a role on All My Children.
Somewhere a producer is still kicking himself over that one.
Plus, a star who told us he fooled everybody with his directing debut. It's all next.
Five Hollywood power players worth an honorable mention.
You never know how people are going to respond to your performances or the films you make.
Leonardo DiCaprio has proven to be a bona fide box office draw.
He most recently opened two successful movies, Gangs of New York, and Catch Me If You Can, within the same week.
Leo's nearly three billion dollar worldwide career box office has solidified his twenty million dollar asking price.
He'll soon re-team with Gangs director Martin Scorsese on the Howard Hughes biopic, The Aviator.
Who won? Justice.
As Ben Affleck doles out Justice and Daredevil, he justifies that reported eighteen million dollar price tag.
He's not only slated for a Daredevil sequel, but he's also won half of the Ben J. Lo power duel.
They'll appear in not one, but two upcoming movies, G. Lee and Jersey Girl.
You'll soon see her return as Storm in X-Men 2, and most recently Oscar winner Halle Berry helped Die Another Day become the highest grossing bond ever.
And she told Nancy that she's ready for a bond first, her own spin-off movie.
I guess they want you to be a Bond Girl forever.
Well they say Bond Girls are forever.
I love the character Jinx that's been created, and if there'd be a way I'd be willing to try to work it out.
With a ten million dollar asking price, Halle has several projects in the works, including another spin-off.
She may play Catwoman on the big screen.
I'm a little giddy.
And with a shiny new Oscar, Nicole Kidman has reason to be.
With two back-to-back Oscar nominations, one for Moulin Rouge and her win for the hours, this star has landed a big career boost.
Kidman, who commands a reported twelve million dollars, will star in Cold Mountain later this year.
She's also slated to star in a remake of the 60s TV hit Bewitched.
Jesus Christ Ben!
And rounding out her honorable mentions, Drew Barrymore is the darling cutie who grew up before our eyes with E.T.
She's become a Hollywood player under her belt, the wedding singer, and most recently, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
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Welcome back to Access Hollywood and we're at the halfway point now of our power hour.
So let's take a quick moment to recap. Adam Sandler takes 10th. Mike Myers is 9th. Will Smith comes in at number 8.
Reese Witherspoon is lucky number 7. And George Clooney is number 6, Nance.
Which brings us to the number 5 slot in our countdown.
This Hollywood heavyweight is often described as calm, cool, and collected both in front and behind the camera.
Always the professional, this talented guy is famous for his powerful performances as he has two Oscars to show for him.
I was and am a believer in thinking big. It's okay to fail big. Take chances.
Denzel Washington made the number 5 spot on our list by following his own advice.
26 years ago he started acting professionally and never looked back.
30 films later, Denzel is now on Hollywood's A-list and is a proven bankable star who can attract audiences with just the power of his name.
You gotta decide whether you're a wolf or a sheep.
Training Day was one recent highlight in Denzel's career.
His powerful performance as a corrupt cop earned him an Academy Award for lead actor, making him only the second African American ever to win in that category.
The thing for me is that young people, African Americans, are getting the opportunity. They're getting the roles.
It's just as important that we get good roles as it is that we get awards.
Denzel's work is often recognized and praised. He received his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor as a Slave-Turned Soldier in Glory.
And Denzel was also nominated for his roles in Cry Freedom, The Hurricane, and Malcolm X.
You know, it's always good to be recognized and to be appreciated for what you do, but I don't do what I do to win awards.
Consistently powerful acting and strong box office clout has brought Denzel to a new high, a $20 million paycheck for his upcoming thriller, Out of Time.
Well deserved when you consider that his last three starring films all opened big and gross respectable numbers.
In fact, his career domestic box office take is about $1.1 billion. It's all a testament to Denzel's talent and drive.
You know, it's like people used to say in college, well, you know, I'm doing this acting thing, but I want to have something to fall back on.
I never understood that concept. I want to fall back on anything.
Foraging ahead, Denzel became a triple threat with his most recent movie, Antoine Fisher.
Besides taking a supporting role in the movie drama and producing, Denzel also made it his feature film directorial debut.
Cut. It works as a film. I was like, whew.
Fooled.
You know, it ain't gonna be the greatest film ever, but I did it. It's my first film and I enjoyed the process. I'll definitely do it again.
Meantime, one of Denzel's co-stars takes the number four spot. This actress was once turned down for a role in All My Children.
She got the last lap, though. She's won an Oscar and seven of her films have crossed the $100 million mark.
No wonder she's Hollywood's highest paid actress.
Essentially a kid, supremely talented.
Just, you know, lights up a room once she smiles.
And when she laughs, you know, the whole world laughs at just how it happens.
This is Julia Roberts' claim to fame, 1990's Pretty Woman.
And this is the movie behind her first Oscar award, Erin Brockovich, directed by her pal Steven Soderbergh.
Soderbergh gave me the best kind of advice when beforehand he just said, anything can happen.
You can say that again. Power in Hollywood is partly about paychecks. So consider Julia's history of paydays.
1993 when she co-starred with Denzel Washington in The Pelican Brief, Julia was the highest paid actress to date earning $8.5 million per film.
$10 million for Mary Riley in 96, $12 million the following year for Conspiracy Theory with Mel Gibson.
And in the year 2000, she cracked the $20 million ceiling with Erin Brockovich.
And once again, she was the highest paid actress in Hollywood.
You're a girl.
Excuse me?
Her current asking price, $25 million.
She also controls her own company, Red-Owned Films.
Pal George Clooney, co-starred with Julia in Ocean's Eleven, directed her in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
And he still can't believe how talented she is.
She's so good, you know, she's, every one of her instincts as an actress is right and, you know, and I haven't seen a bad instinct as a person either.
She had the instincts to get behind this movie.
Jennifer Lopez's Made in Manhattan raked in $93 million last year.
Wouldn't you know the production company that co-produced this rags to riches tale is owned by, who's this?
Another pretty woman.
Now, Julia also co-starred with the next star on her countdown who at age 46 scored the highest grossing film of his career.
Plus, the star who once worked as a hotel bellboy today is asking price is $25 million a movie.
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We are in the home stretch now, the top three most powerful movie stars in Hollywood.
Like fine wine, well, the next star just keeps getting better with age.
In fact, last year he scored the highest grossing film of his career at age 46.
You can look for this actor to score even more dollars, signs, and feature.
If you cook a cake or a great meal and nobody eats it, I mean, you're going to feel crummy.
But if the plate's empty, you feel good.
Mel Gibson, our number three, should know something about empty plates.
Fans around the world have devoured his films to the tune of $4 billion.
Is that all?
No, that's not all.
He keeps adding to his box office bliss thanks to films like last year's $400 million hit, Signs.
There's a monster outside my room. Can I have a glass of water?
And in 2000, Mel's three films, The Patriot, Chicken Run, and What Women Want,
each broke $100 million domestically.
That year I sat down with Mel to discuss his success.
How does that feel? I mean, you're a name-people's-choice actor.
You've got three films who do this, $100 million in a year.
It means you're viable. I'm a piece of meat that is viable.
That's all it means.
Mel is more than just viable.
He's that rare leading man and action star with both dramatic chops and impeccable comic timing.
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Exfoliating.
He made his name as a leather-clad post-apocalyptic hero in the Mad Max trilogy
and cemented his stardom in the four length of weapons, a franchise worth over a billion dollars.
In 1989, Mel took on the mantle of producer when he formed Icon Productions,
and in 1993 he added director to his resume with The Man Without a Face.
I'm juggling different hats. I have to grow another couple of heads, I think.
In 95, well, he once again wore three hats in his second directorial effort, a little film called Braveheart.
In addition to raking in $200 million worldwide, the film won five Oscars, including Mel's two for producing and directing.
Here's for the camera-rottery.
This year, Mel stepped into the director's chair again for his most controversial film to date, The Passion,
which stars Jim Caviezel as Jesus Christ.
Mel shot the entire film in Latin and Aramaic, and his company bankrolled the $25 million production.
But regardless of what project Mel is working on, he thrives on the pressures of being a star.
There's always pressure on me. It doesn't matter.
I mean, you're sort of, you know, being paid and well-paid to deliver.
I've spent a lot of time watching Mel Gibson movies, Mad Max, 27 times. I'm not kidding.
Now, taking us to number two on our list, our New York Power dude, Billy Bush, joins us. Billy.
All right, Pat, you got it. This next guy, actor, producer, and director, now commands $25 million a movie.
That's quite a pay increase from his days working for tips as a hotel bellboy.
Two-time Oscar winner for best actor, a multi-talented star.
And I can say this, he's got the respect of everyone, and I'm certain when I say everyone, in Hollywood.
I'd like to be remembered as a guy who hit 300 and made it look easy, even though he worked very, very hard.
Come fly with me.
And for Tom Hanks, our number two pick, that hard work has paid off big time.
At 46, he lays claim to perhaps the most enviable winning streak in Hollywood history.
I can't stop. It's my job.
When his Catch Me If You Can became another $100 million box office hit,
he became the first actor ever to have seven movies in a row achieve that stunning milestone.
His bankability is incomparable, yet he takes nothing for granted.
The risks are total. They never go away. The pressure is absolutely huge.
Hard to believe that a man who has an asking price of $25 million a movie and has grossed over $4 billion in the box office worldwide
still feels the need to prove himself, which may just be the secret to his success.
You can't just sit back and try to light coast on the things that you've already done, and I learned that a long time ago.
It doesn't take a couple of decent performances in a row, box office-wise or whatever, in order to make that true.
What is true? Hanks' power in no small part stems from his five Oscar nominations and back-to-back Oscar wins for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump.
What's my destiny, Mom?
Performances that have won him unparalleled trust with audiences worldwide.
I, as a moviegoer, a guy who pays my money to go to the thing, I want to be surprised.
I want to think I know what I'm getting, and then I want to be dazzled.
I'm making him withdraw.
Even when he plays against type, like his role as a hitman in Road to Perdition, audiences embrace his daring and turn the film into a hit.
Was it a stretch? The characters is dark?
I don't think it's a stretch, but did it demand of me to go to some place that I'd really rather not have to go to in the course of my daily life, considering the relationship between the father and the son? Yeah, of course.
Just about everything, Tom, touches turns to gold.
I'm good, yeah, I'm good.
You know when I'm good, I could snap you like a chicken.
Take My Big Fat Greek Wedding, a movie he produced with wife Rita Wilson. Costing just five million, it has taken in over 350 million worldwide. The most profitable romantic comedy ever.
Wow.
Yeah, but ironically, Tom's greatest source of power may be his humility.
Hey boss, thank you so much.
Known as the nicest man in Hollywood, everyone wants to work with him.
What's it like working with your best friend?
Sometimes I feel like it's like, it's like, you know, talking to myself that we have such a shorthand when we work together.
Tom Hanks is, is the most amicable, easygoing guy. I mean, he walks on a set and breaks the ice immediately for everyone.
But perhaps his real gift is that Tom loves movies just as much as the rest of us.
What lottery did I win that is giving me these options? And it's, it's magnificent. I gotta tell you, I knock wood every day.
All right, we've motored on through our list all the way through the number two spot.
But who is the most powerful movie star in all of Hollywood?
We'll find out in just a minute. But first we go back to Pat and his face off, Posse.
Did I just say Posse? I think I did. Pat?
Hey, Billy, thank you. The gang's all here, huh?
Yeah.
And ready to go. How about this? Sharon Osbourne's fist fight at a sushi bar. What is she doing?
Is Monica Lewinsky being exploited? And my gal Kelly Clarkson.
He just found out.
Here for a good or a one hit wonder, it's all next on Face Off.
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My favorite part of the day, favorite part of the weekend. Welcome back to Access Hollywood. And before we reveal the most powerful movie star in Hollywood, we face off on the stories making the water pool around us with usual suspects. My guy, our own Clay Smith and the Hollywood reporters. Can I say my gal too? Zoriana Kitt. They're back. You have 45 seconds for each topic. We are strict and we start with Sharon Osborne.
Who's back in the news for getting into a fist fight. My jaw is kind of offset. My bite is now instead of being like that, it's like this and I've got two cracked teeth at the bottom.
We have a 50 year old woman, a cancer survivor, a beautiful woman and now she's in a brawl in a sushi room fight. What's going on? Listen, I think it's great because before when we thought of cancer patients, we thought of Emma Thompson and Witt. The bald head, the frail frame. And now cancer patients all over the world can know that they can go out, kick back some sockeye and then kick some butt. It's good. Are you serious? Yeah. She's a great woman.
She's a great role model. So that is cancer patients, carte blanche to go tear up and act like fools in a public restaurant. What does cancer have to do with anything? This is ridiculous. These are two grown women. It's absurd. Obviously Sharon Osborne loves the publicity. She's so controversial. Everything she does is hoping the paparazzi will catch her. Listen, what about this? Well, you know what? That's fine. She obviously got the worst of it. Hey, your time's up. You like that? What was that?
Now Kelly Clarkson, CD. My gal, Kelly Clarkson. That was me. Kelly Clarkson. Talking about Kelly Clarkson. Her CD finally hit stores on Tuesday. Let's have everybody take a quick listen.
What's the verdict now? Is she a one hit wonder, or does she have what it takes to be a star? Come on, K playful, and I love music. We love music and you're a new devotee of probably Clark's. She's a big star. Be nice or get out. I love the song too. I don't know that she's a one hit wonder. I think she's a two hit wonder. I don't think she's gotten longevity written on anywhere yet. I think that she's the one hit one. Are you saying no? I'll teach Kelly Clarkson I like the one hit wonder from a special guest. Come on, Let's get husband to women. Do you say honey-rock me horn? Honey-rock? Honey. Honey. Honey, honey. Honey, my cousin's famous. Do you miss me? Honey. I remember you doing the honey今年歌 the next day that I ever saw you yesterday. Did you have a wife? Hello interesting day with you.
The album is all over the place.
There was some country but not as good as Faith.
There's some soul but not as good as Alicia Keys.
There's some belting out ballads but not as good as Whitney or Celine.
I think this is a singer in search of an identity and that's going to be a problem.
I think she's here to stay.
I really do.
I think God gave her a great instrument.
That voice will carry her through.
And with a great producer, some Diane Warren anthems that are on the album, I think she's
got longevity.
That's the problem, Zoriana.
The album is not full of anthems.
This is where she shines.
Sorry.
Time's up.
This week kicks off May Sweeps, the ratings period when the networks wheel out the big
wigs like Michael Jackson.
You hate me right on it.
And Madonna to get viewers.
What is television's most anticipated event?
Well, I think May Sweeps are all about endings and finales.
So I think the season finale of American Idol is going to be big.
Survivor is going to be big.
In the last ever episode of Touched by an Angel, Dawson's Creek is going to be tear
jerker.
Am I waiting for Touched by an Angel?
That's what Sweeps is all about, Zoriana.
Touched by an Angel.
Oh my God.
Listen, I think people will tune in.
There is an audience for that.
That's hot stuff.
You know, I mean, I can buy the Survivor stuff.
Are you mocking me?
Yeah.
I am.
Touched by an Angel.
Let's go.
My argument is I don't think it's going to be a bad sweep.
Because I'm not really looking forward to anything.
We've seen Survivor before.
American Idol is probably the hottest thing going out there right now.
Because I think they do the best job.
Hey, time's up.
Oh, that was you.
That was you.
Okay.
Touched.
Monica Lewinsky.
Let's all say it together.
Monica Lewinsky.
Starts her gig this week as the host of the reality show Mr. Personality.
Is she being exploited or is she exploiting Fox?
Who's exploiting whom here?
Go for it.
Fox?
Is she exploiting someone?
Wow.
Monica Lewinsky making a buck off her Todri pass?
Oh, surprising.
These two deserve each other.
I think she's going to do a new show for them called I'm a Liability.
Get me out of here.
Whoa.
Zoriana, I've been meaning to ask you this.
Do you do stand-up somewhere during the week?
I know you do.
You moonlight as stand-up comedy somewhere in this town.
No.
Who cares?
They are perfect for each other.
I think it's just a freak show.
The biggest of all the freak shows we've seen yet is Mr. Personality.
You know what?
That's going to be a great sweeps thing right there.
People are going to tune in for that.
It will be.
She is a total train wreck.
I think like Anna Nicole was.
Time's up.
What?
All right.
Fast and Furious time.
Just 10 seconds for each of these power theme topics.
Number one, most powerful movie performance.
Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice.
I cry every time.
My Choice too.
What's yours?
Brando in Streetcar Named Desire.
You got to go with Clay's on that one.
Now, most powerful TV star.
Jennifer Aniston.
I agree with you.
Jennifer Aniston.
It's got to be one of the Friends stars.
They command so much money.
Hands down.
It's called Face Off, not Agree.
I would.
Seinfeld in another era.
But now it's Jennifer Aniston.
Hey, time's up.
All right.
Most powerful musical performer.
John Lennon.
When he sang Imagine, it's great.
Michael Jackson when he moonwalked for Motown's 25th for the first time.
What about Elvis?
Elvis, yes.
Elvis was the king.
Did you want a dead guy or a live guy?
Time's up.
I went with the live guy.
Elvis is dead?
I don't think so.
Now, most powerful Hollywood couple.
I'm going to go with Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson.
Are you really?
I'm going to go with Brad and Jennifer.
What about Baylowe and Jen?
Jen and J-Lo.
But you know what?
Overall, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.
Time's up.
Most regal.
As he said, boy, that guy's got a nice voice.
Time's up.
Thanks again, guys.
How did you get that guy?
Let's go back to Cincinnati and Nancy and our friends.
All right, Pat, thanks very much, and I better not hear that voice.
Okay.
Who is the most powerful movie star in Hollywood?
Here's a hint.
The star who once studied to be a priest took home a $71 million paycheck last year, more
than any other star in Hollywood.
We'll reveal who it is in seconds.
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