After phenomenal work in “Inception”, “50/50”, “The Dark Knight Rises”, and, “(500) Days of Summer”, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt just stopped showing up. We were all rooting for him the actor showed talent in highly-charged blockbusters and tender indie films. Still, he never became the Holywood leading man.
Since 2016, the actor has only done a little voice-over work and appeared in a short film. Time will tell whether or not this is a goodbye or just a short-term break.
Gretchen Mol
Gretchen Mol started out seriously promising and was churning out the hits. With big-time films like “Rounders”, “Celebrity”, “Donnie Brasco” and “Music from Another Room” she was everywhere. By 1998 Mol was on the cover of Vanity Fair and was dubbed the “It Girl of the Nineties.”
Despite the media madness, Gretchen sort of just fell off the radar. It almost felt like for a moment that press created the buzz just to sell her. The fans didn't buy it and Gretchen Mol was no longer.
Colin Farrel
How did it go wrong? Farrell possessed all the goods to make him a total A-star. The Irish actor gave fantastic performances in films like "American Outlaws", "Minority Report", "Phone Booth", and "In Bruges." He even had his moment in comedy in "Horrible Bosses."
A couple of flops later, and a bit of substance abuse, Farrell didn't quite make the cut to the Leos and Brad Pitts of our time. Maybe he can turn things around, but at this point in his career, we are doubtful.
Andie MacDowell
Throughout the 90s, Andie MacDowell was in just about every romantic comedy released. There was also "Groundhog Day", "Hudson Hawk", "Michael", and "Crush." Unable to stay in the spotlight, the Southern belle just disappeared off the face of the earth.
Luckily she has passed the baton to her daughter Margaret Qually who can now be seen in Once Upon a "Time in Hollywood", "Seberg", and a string of cutting edge indie films.
Zooey Deschanel
The ever-charming manic pixie dream girl, Zooey Deschanel was our indie darling. She then gained TV fame as Jess in "The New Girl", which pretty much was the same role she was accustomed to. But it's clear that fans quickly got tired of the bespectacled quirky girl and moved on.
The actress hasn't appeared in a lead role for a decade now and apparently has been raising her two children. You can now catch Zooey in the odd commercial here and there. "500 Days of Summer" is now just a distant memory.