Actors Who Were Supposed To Be The Next Big Thing But Fizzled Out

Mischa Barton

The O.C. launched Mischa Barton's career. She played the "It" girl of Orange County, Marissa Cooper, and no other teen drama has even come close to matching the hype. She even won several Teen Choice Awards, despite leaving The O.C. after three seasons.

The More You Know

During the filming of the movie Titanic, an angry crew member put PCP in James Cameron’s soup, sending him and 50 others to the hospital.
Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who played the character of ‘Fogell/McLovin’ in the coming-of-age indie flick ‘Superbad,’ was only 17 when filming took place. Being a minor at the time, his mother was required to be on the set during the filming of his sex scene.
Will Smith wanted to adopt the German Shepherd in I Am Legend.
The Titanic film runs for as long as the ship sunk.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.