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| It's stars in their flies By ANTONELLA LAZZERI in Los Angeles A SAUCY list has revealed which actors really are Hollywood’s BIGGEST stars. But the line-up isn’t about box office appeal — it’s which hunks make the top ten in the LUNCHBOX office stakes. The compilers reckon Ewan McGregor, Minority Report star Colin Farrell, Liam Neeson, George Clooney and Spiderman’s Tobey Maguire have some pretty impressive parts. Joining them in the list are Matt Dillon, Kevin Costner, Johnny Depp, Matthew McConaughey — currently starring in How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days — and Madonna’s ex Sean Penn. The anonymous compilers get their information from film workers who regularly see the stars in the buff as they change into costume before going on set. The top ten are not listed in order, although British Star Wars actor McGregor is rumoured to have one of the most impressive light sabres in Tinseltown. And Irish star Neeson did once star in a movie called The Big Man. The H-list — with H standing for “Hung” — is put together once a year and circulated in the movie world by email, fax or word of mouth. It was originally created in the 1940s by the saucy wife of a studio boss. Nowadays its unknown authors base their ratings on tips that film technicians, costume designers and make-up artists send to a post office box in Palm Springs, California — preferably with photographic proof. One studio insider said last night: “Second to the Oscar nominations it’s the most eagerly awaited list. |
We can all wonder. Or not at all. Wouldn't surprise me if it were true.
