When 2021 started, we were excited for some movies because we knew we were going to see some of our favorite stars in action. Will Smith was going to be in “King Richard.” Dwayne Johnson was going to be in “Jungle Cruise.” Emily Blunt was going to be back for “A Quiet Place Part II.” However, this year we also minted some new stars, both in film and television. These are our breakout stars of 2021. For our purposes, we mean people who were largely unknown who showed up on our radar, but also people who were perhaps already recognizable but took things to a new level and became true stars.
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