These 10 up ‘n’ comers will be heating up an air-conditioned movie theater near you …
Alexis Dziena
When in Rome
Sign: Cancer
Let’s just say she’s the Rachel of that watching-your-sister-getting-married-type flick. Alexis‘ Joan, who’s just decided to marry in Rome, is the impulsive, hot younger sis of a hopelessly single curator. The flavorful sandy-blonde of Polish, Italian and Irish descent was last spotted in Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. With those hazel eyes, it’s no wonder she was cast as a swept-off-of-her-feet bride. As if they could resist her in that’s-amore land?
KEEP READING: Wolverine‘s Taylor Kitsch
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Taylor Kitsch
Wolverine
Sign: Aries
He plays it mighty moody on Friday Night Lights, but that’s how we like our hotties to roll (brooding revs-up the curiosity). And more eyes will be on Taylor as he steps onto Wolverine‘s turf, as the suave, combat-ready mutant Gambit. Exuding a bit of animal magnetism with his tiger-eyed stare, he’s been signed on to the X-Men franchise for a three-picture deal as the kinetic ladies’ man. His next gig: The Bang Bang Club — an apartheid drama with Ryan Phillippe and Malin Akerman. Just think: A knee injury diverted his early hockey career — oh well, their loss!
KEEP READING: The Brothers Bloom‘s Rinko Kikuchi
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Rinko Kikuchi
The Brothers Bloom
Sign: Capricorn
She’s quiet heat! You may never think of the muteness — or giggly schoolgirls from Japan — the same, after watching Rinko‘s eye-popping, wordless performance in Babel as a teen rebel. In this summer’s brotherly caper, Rinko, as Bang Bang, plays it silent again … now, as the silent partner of two con men (Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo). Bang Bang is a nitroglycerine artist — i.e., she digs explosives. The glowing-skinned, auburn Rinko may only have few words in Brothers, but her expressiveness and fashion-forward threads speak volumes.
KEEP READING: Transformers‘ Ramon Rodriguez
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Ramon Rodriguez
The Taking of Pelham 123; Transformers
Sign: Virgo
Step aside, hotness is about to enter the building — or the multiplex — where you can catch dreamy Ramon in two blockbusters this season. Since 1993’s Carlito’s Way, the Puerto Rican-born, Lower East Side-raised hipster had recurring roles in the TV dramas, The Wire and Daybreak, among other gigs. Athletically gifted — note the shoulders — his early pursuits included: basketball, dance, conga and piano playing. Give this NYU grad a double-hottie shout-out for being caught this summer between the Autobots vs. Decepticons, and the New Yorkers vs. their subway.
KEEP READING: Angels and Demons‘ Ayelet Zurer
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Ayelet Zurer
Angels & Demons
Sign: Cancer
Her middle name may be “July,” but that’s not why we chose Ayelet as a summer hottie. This Tel Aviv-born brunette co-starred with Eric Bana in Munich, and will soon be stirring up the spirits with Tom Hanks in the Da Vinci Code prequel. With her steely eyes, the real-life Israeli ex-army babe, who once played an exotic terrorist, is now on duty as a no-nonsense physicist’s daughter, who’s trying to uncover his mysterious murder — and stop a terrorist plot!
KEEP READING: The Hurt Locker‘s Jeremy Renner
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Jeremy Renner
The Hurt Locker
Sign: Capricorn
OK, so he played a serial killer, and you can’t get past it? From channeling evil incarnate in Dahmer to a hero’s drive in The Hurt Locker, Jeremy‘s already racked-up two Indie Spirit noms. The charmer who supported himself as a make-up artist in the ’90s — and is now a lead on ABC’s new quirky cop drama The Unusuals — gives that classic square-jawed, all-American look — clearly why he was cast as Brad‘s cousin in The Assassination of Jesse James.
KEEP READING: Harry Potter‘s Jessie Cave
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Jessie Cave
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Sign: Taurus
Sporting a double-color name in her role as Lavender Brown, tap dancing Londoner Jessie — who first pursued stage management — beat out 7,000 teen hopefuls at the Half-Blood Prince open call audition. Clearly digging the sci-fi fantasy genre, she recently played a Nymph in Brendan Fraser‘s, Inkheart. Her next gig: Tom Stoppard‘s Arcadia on the West End stage. Rumor has it, Jessie shares a lil’ smooch-time with Hogwartian wingman Rupert Grint this summer. Watch it to find out!
KEEP READING: Bandslam‘s Ryan Donowho
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Ryan Donowho
Bandslam
Sign: Virgo
A slice of music crossover hotness, this Texas-born/Brooklyn-transplant/L.A. actor mastered crowd-pleasing while drumming on a bucket in the NYC subways/streets where he was discovered. It’s no wonder this model-faced showman landed a percussive role in this Vanessa Hudgens‘ co-starrer, Bandslam. He’s played a freewheeling dude in the Outfest hit, A Home at the End of the World, was Mischa‘s temptation on the O.C., co-starred in the SXSW buzz film Cook County; and drummed in the Michael Pitt hair-shaking, post-grunge band Pagoda. Rhythm, looks and talent: slam dunk is more like it!
KEEP READING: Next Day Air‘s Yasmin Deliz
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Yasmin Deliz
Next Day Air
Sign: Gemini
Born in Venezuela, this half-Dominican, half-Columbian Queens-born all-around sexy diva — yes, you can claim it when your credits include reggaeton singer-songwriter, model and actress from the reality show The Chicas Project — is about to star in her first feature. With a perfect glow and almond eyes, this dark-haired beauty plays Chita in the comedy crime caper Next Day Air co-starring Donald Faison and Mike Epps. Surely, she’ll stir-up some rivalries.
KEEP READING: Little Ashes‘ Matthew McNulty
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Matthew McNulty
Little Ashes
Sign: Sagittarius
More:
THE 2009 ULTIMATE SUMMER GUIDE
10 Must-See Action Flicks | The Best of the Rest | Celeb Flick Picks
Merchandise You Gotta Have | Quiz: Guess the Movie!
Star Trek Timeline | Villains of Summer | Action Stars of Tomorrow
