Murray Close/Lionsgate; Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty; Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Sean Penn said he "should quit and become an accountant" after seeing young stars' work. He also admitted that he hasn't seen any of Timothée Chalamet's movies. Penn estimated that Jennifer Lawrence is also the last Hollywood movie star to exist. Sean Pennis banking onThe Hunger GamesactressJennifer Lawrencebeing the last bankable movie star in Hollywood, the two-time Oscar-winning actor has revealed. The 64-year-old appeared on the most recent episode ofThe Louis Theroux Podcastto discuss his career and the current state of the film industry. "Who do I consider a peer? I'm seeing performances from some young actors where I feel like I should quit and become an accountant, they're so good," Penn told Theroux, who namedDuneactorTimothée Chalametupon inquiring about specific stars. "I haven't seen that movie yet," he said of Chalamet's Oscar-nominated turn as Bob Dylan inA Complete Unknown. "I actually haven't seen his movies yet." Later, Penn estimated that "there's no such thing as a movie star anymore," before saying that the phenomenon has crossed over into the world of television as well, as he admitted he hasn't seenGame of Thronesdespite it becoming such a big intellectual property. "It's like, people are hanging out in their sections of the library. We all used to be in the same library, and [found out] what was special to everybody. I have a romantic memory of that. It's moved on since then," Penn added. "There won't be... you're not going to have aWarren Beatty, it's not going to happen." Theroux then estimated that Chalamet is the younger generation's equivalent to Beatty, who became one of the biggest stars of a bygone era in Hollywood. While Penn admitted he lives in a "certain level of reclusiveness," he suggested that Leonardo DiCaprio still became a bankable star "before they stopped" cranking out celebrities who could sell tickets on name alone. "I think the movie star manufacturer ran out around Jennifer Lawrence's time or something," Penn continued. "She's probably the last movie star, yeah." Since making her film debut in 2008, Lawrence's trajectory skyrocketed after she scored her first Oscar nomination for her performance in 2010's prestige dramaWinter's Bone. Between 2011 and 2012, she hit big with a trio of high-profile projects, including two blockbusters (X-Men: First Classand the first of severalThe Hunger Gamesblockbusters) andSilver Linings Playbook, the comedy that would win Lawrence an Oscar for Best Actress. Recently, Lawrence fronted the 2023 comedyNo Hard Feelingsto moderate success, with the comedy grossing just under $90 million worldwide. She'll next appear in Lynne Ramsay'sDie, My Love, which is set to premiere Saturday at theCannesFilm Festival in France. Sign up forEntertainment Weekly's free daily newsletterto get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Penn's last appearance in a widely released film was 2024'sDaddio, which earned $1.9 million globally. Prior to that, he had a supporting role in Paul Thomas Anderson's Oscar-nominated 2021 movieLicorice Pizza. Listen to Penn discuss the current state of Hollywood in the podcast episode above. Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly
