By Matt Thompson

Time recently sat down with Zac Efron to discuss hair, college and movie roles for the upcoming November 30th edition of the magazine. They posed ten questions for Zac and he managed to respond to each one with some absorbing to say. Nevertheless, we found one question to be particularly amusing. Will Zac Efron ever star in an action movie?

“I would love to try an action film at some point, but not too soon. I think that can be a kiss of death. There's got to be a real role that I can bring something unique and specific to, a way for me to do it believably. Until then, I think it would just come across as weird,” Zac had to say of the matter.

Zac’s comments — in particular, the phrase "kiss of death" — got us to thinking about other actors/actresses who have played against type and went for a different kind of role. After the jump, we take a look at a few of those stars and figure out if these atypical roles came out as flat out weird or made a positive impact on their careers.

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If someone were to ask you whom the best investment a studio could make for their leading lady in a film, your best guess probably wouldn’t be Naomi Watts. But according to Forbes, the actress best known for her role in “The Ring” offers the best bang for her buck, even more so than Angelina Jolie.

Forbes compiled their top 10 list based on the 100 biggest female stars in Hollywood who have starred in at least three films in the past five years that opened in more than 500 theaters. That rules out most art films, to translate the business lingo. They then calculated each star’s earnings per movie based on their upfront pay, earnings from box office receipts, and DVD and TV sales. This was weighted against a calculated operating income for each film. Still following?

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Surprisingly, this "Valentine's Day" post isn't to report a new super famous face joining the Hollywood-heavy cast. Nope. Though it seems like just yesterday we were flush with casting news and on-set photos, somehow a trailer for the February 2010 release is already upon us!

Much how I anticipate the movie to be structured, the "Valentine's Day" trailer flashes from super-star couple to super-star couple. There's Julia Roberts and Bradley Cooper! Anne Hathaway and Topher Grace! Hector Elizondo and Shirley Maclaine! Patrick Dempsey and Jennifer Garner! It's like standing on the red carpet at the Academy Awards (or so I imagine).

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Every day a multitude of stars wanders through the halls of MTV News to talk about their latest projects and goof around with staff members. But sometimes we catch stars elsewhere, and that's why we put together Spotted!, a daily compendium of stars in the wild.

What's a better way to get over a break up? Working off some steam by running a marathon of course! That's exactly what Joe Jonas (who recently ended his relationship with Camilla Belle) did yesterday San Antonio, Texas during the iWin 5K Race to support the Special Olympics. On a random note: is anyone else wondering if that girl in green a really fast runner or is she trying to catch up with her pop star crush? And are those guys in black part of his security team or just random runners?

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Remember this and the picture to the right? All the way back in February when Anne Hathaway “spontaneously” jumped up on stage to sing with Hugh Jackman in his musical Oscars opening?

Who knew now, six months later, the lyrical duo would be teaming up their vocals again in “The Greatest Showman On Earth,” the story of circus mastermind P.T. Barnum? Producer Lawrence Mark and writer Jenny Bicks (who most of you will remember as one of the voices behind "Sex and the City") certainly liked the idea after they worked with Hugh and Anne at the Oscars. Lawrence exec-produced the esteemed award show and Jenny was one of its writers. Read more...

This week Forbes released its annual Celebrity 100 list ranking the world's most powerful celebrities, including a rundown of the silver screen's highest paid actresses. The top 10 was fairly predictable (actress/ambassador Angelina Jolie took the No. 1 spot), but there were a few surprises (uh, where's Julia Roberts?). Take a look at the full list below:

1. Angelina Jolie, $27 million
2. Jennifer Aniston, $25 million
3. Meryl Streep, $24 million
4. Sarah Jessica Parker, $23 million
5. Cameron Diaz, $20 million
6. Sandra Bullock, $15 million
7. Reese Witherspoon, $15 million
8. Nicole Kidman, $12 million
9. Drew Barrymore, $12 million
10. Renee Zellweger, $10 million

Being the curious folks that we are at Hollywood Crush, we started wondering how this list would shape up 10 years from now, when many of today's tweeners will have come of age and cinema staples like Angelina and Jennifer might be slowing down. While we have no idea how to calculate dollar amounts (we're journalists, duh!), here's a list — and accompanying flipbook — of our best guess at who will be at the top of the marquee in 2019. Read more...