The Hollywood Reporter A-list is Missing a True Star!

The August 24th issue of The Hollywood Reporter features on the cover, the A-listers that they have crowned for 2013. Really? What the fuck does a Fassinator have to do to help get Michael Fassbender the respect he deserves? With the exception of Jessica Chastain and Tom Hardy, and no offense to Mia, but Shia? Oh, I see, it's those damn Transformer movies. Never mind, I get it! Not!

You can read the article at this link, but I will post this portion here for us to challenge:

In fact, Chastain illustrates how A-lists -- whether new or old -- contain two distinct subcategories: those who demonstrate box-office prowess and those who attract top-tier talent. "Sean Penn and Daniel Day-Lewis are A-listers, but they are not bankable," explains Bowen. "They are lightning rods for attracting other talent."
Although franchise gigs such as Twilight and Potter can help a star rack up hits, they also can lead to his or her decline. In the wake of Spider-Man 3 -- and the $20 million payday ­-- Tobey Maguire hasn't had another big hit. Indeed, he dropped his fee to less than $2 million for Warner Bros.' summer 2013 release The Great Gatsby.
All of these actors are trying to navigate an environment that has become increasingly challenging, with studios and directors in such ascendancy that stars often seem like an afterthought.

From Michael's January THR cover article.

 Michael Fassbender, who seemed to be at the top of the new A-list in the wake of Shame and X-Men: First Class, has become less of a sure thing since Prometheus, but he remains one of the few names that foreign financiers get excited about -- and they're willing to sink $15 million-plus into a project with his attachment. "International sales are hugely driven by the star power in a movie," says Mark Gill, president of Millennium Films. "If you don't have $100 million worth of special effects, you've got to have some reason for people to go -- and that's the stars." (Others on that internationally viable shortlist include James McAvoy, Robert Pattinson, Daniel Radcliffe, Carey Mulligan, Scarlett Johansson, Zoe Saldana and Mila Kunis.)

Well excuse us Mr. Gill. Can you believe this? First of all, they are dissing Prometheus unjustly. The movie was awesome and Michael did a brilliant job, and it earned $126 million domestically, and $195 million in foreign box office (btw, it's going to open in China any minute now, so you can toss in another $40 million for that, if not more) with a current total of $320 million in box office earnings (Box Office Mojo). Secondly, I reckon you have to be on the A-list for Ridley Scott to want to work with you immediately after one film, on a project written by a Pulitzer prize winning author, Cormac McCarthy. So, what do you guys think, did THR screw up in blowing off Michael? I think so, especially with having Shia on the cover. Whatever.