even a cast of megastars couldn't keep the would-be blockbuster from fizzling at the box office
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At times during his bombastic, table-shaking, enigmatic career, the singer, arranger, musician, and producer came off as a restless indie artist masquerading as a multiplatinum megastar.—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026 Spanish teenager Rafael Jodar is considered by many to be a future megastar, and Jakub Menšík may soon draw similar hype.—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 1 June 2026 Some of the more elderly megastars on this list have reportedly been ruled out due to Amazon's desire for a younger actor to carry the franchise for the next 10 to 15 years.—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Serious cinephiles don’t much care whether or not Cannes hosts the premiere of a film that will shortly be in multiplexes everywhere, but the red-carpet currency of a Cruise-level megastar at the festival is not to be discounted.—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for megastar