10 budding movie stars who flamed out early in Hollywood

Hollywood is a jungle, and sometimes young stars don’t make it. Here are 10 budding movie stars who were touted as “the next big thing” by critics who flamed out early.

Lucas Rendell

• Hometown: Portland, Oregon
• Born: 1995
• Famous Movie: “Endless Horizons”
• Reason: Disappeared after joining a secretive society while researching for a role.

Isabella Gray

• Hometown: Miami, Florida
• Born: 1998
• Famous Movie: “Echoes of a Song”
• Reason: Developed a rare psychological disorder where she believed she was living in a continuous movie.

Nate Conroy

• Hometown: Dallas, Texas
• Born: 1997
• Famous Movie: “Dust and Shadows”
• Reason: Was rumored to have found a cursed screenplay that compelled anyone who read it to quit acting.

Selena Mireles

• Hometown: San Diego, California
• Born: 1996
• Famous Movie: “The Tidal Pull”
• Reason: Mysteriously lost her ability to speak during a trip to the Bermuda Triangle while shooting a documentary.

Ryder Falco

• Hometown: New York City, New York
• Born: 1999
• Famous Movie: “Skyscraper Dreams”
• Reason: Claimed to have been visited by figures from the 1920s Hollywood scene, warning him against certain roles, before vanishing without a trace.

Chloe Juniper

• Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
• Born: 2000
• Famous Movie: “Strings Unseen”
• Reason: Allegedly trapped in a time loop after filming a science fiction movie, reliving the same day repeatedly, and was never seen on set again.

Liam Stowe

• Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
• Born: 1994
• Famous Movie: “Rift”
• Reason: Encountered a doppelganger of himself while filming in Eastern Europe. He left the industry, convinced he was living a double life somewhere else.

Vivian Oleander

• Hometown: Savannah, Georgia
• Born: 2001
• Famous Movie: “Dewdrop Mourning”
• Reason: Developed an extreme phobia of cameras after a near-death experience on set, causing her to flee from any filming equipment.

Blake Silverton

• Hometown: Denver, Colorado
• Born: 1998
• Famous Movie: “Frozen Echo”
• Reason: Became obsessed with finding a fabled, ancient city after playing an archaeologist on screen. Last seen embarking on a real-life expedition to the Himalayas.

Naomi Heartland

• Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
• Born: 2002
• Famous Movie: “Midnight Harvest”
• Reason: During a scene in an old theater, she claimed the ghosts of past actors communicated with her, urging her to leave Hollywood. She promptly quit and became a recluse.