do you think any of the cast has a chance at a successful career after GG?
Do i think anyone of the cast has a chance at a successful career after GG?
Yes i do.
Does that indicate what will actually happen?
unfortunately, it doesn't.
However, in my belief, all of the cast has great potential to succeed after gossip girl and i would love that to happen for them.
To me, i think they have made a lot of necessary ventures outside of gossip girl in their careers already which already shows that they want to pursue acting beyond the show. I think i would be surprised if most of them didn't make it. I think they have enough exposure now to be taken seriously by Hollywood. Especially the girls. They have been in the spotlight more. They have numerous magazine covers per year. numerous endorsements, I think that is indicative of the level of buzz about them, not just as fashion icons but also as starlets.
As far as roles, I don't think we've seen them have a lot of options but we don't know the reason why. I think perhaps they've had to sacrifice great projects in the past due to their schedule on gossip girl. I think so for the boys too. I think a lot of them being excited for the end of gossip girl had to do with how much opportunity had to be passed to stay on the show, which is not as much rewarding work for them as opposed to those projects. Although they have to credit gossip girl for establishing them in the first place. However, i think we'll see them in more projects now because they do have more freedom to choose. And i don't think the shortage had to do with lack of talent on their parts but rather timing. And the ones who have moved back to LA i think are on the right track to furthering their careers.
As for the boys, the same. They may not have the buzz that the girls have but they do have their own hardcore fan bases and i think there's more pressure on the girls anyway because of the ageism in hollywood. They won't be able to get some roles after a certain age whereas for boys it gets better with age. i think all of the boys are talented. I think the steps that they have taken outside of gossip girl have been right for them. Chace and Penn have done some indies and Chace even had a commercial movie recently, What To Expect When You're Expecting. I think Chace has the advantage of doing both. I think Indie is good for Penn. Because of Ed's fanbase and talent i think he should and can do commercial and indie films. With Romeo and Juliet coming out next year i think he's already on the right path.
I don't necessarily think any of the cast will become superstars and Hollywood heavy weights but can they be successful. Yes. I can see some of them at the Oscars and at the Emmys as nominees. And i can see Blake making blockbusters. However i wouldn't like her to be typecasted as that because she's actually very talented so i want her to make serious movies too. And i think she has a high chance of succeeding at it. She is so famous. I've met people who know her and love her but had no idea she is on gossip girl or what gossip girl even is. Her fanbase is universal. Whereas for the rest of the cast, most people probably know them from gossip girl, however i think their fanbases are more dedicated and hardcore. Leighton has that and Blake doesn't to that extent.
I don't think anyone of them is necessarily typecasted so i think it won't hurt them. Gossip Girl was never the ordinary teen drama so the cast was always more highly esteemed than on other teen dramas. And at its prime, when serious publications used to write about the show, they considered gossip girl a really good show and not just by teen drama standards. The cast was always highly acclaimed for their talent and hyped for their good looks. I don't think gossip girl was ever like any regular teen show, and even now that it sucks it's still not a typical teen show. It's just still an adult teen show that took the highway into soap territory.
I can estimate what will happen but yes i do believe that all of the cast has the potential to succeed after gossip girl and i believe that some of them are headed right into it.
if Blake doesn't detour and take a break for her marriage then i believe she's on the accelerated path. However all of the cast has substantial amount of exposure to move forward from the show.