The Next A-List: Stars on the Verge

These celebs are about to blow up.

John Boyega - After his debut performance as tough teen Moses in Attack the Block, the British-Nigerian actor has caught the attention of every major director in Hollywood. Eventually, it's Spike Lee that got him for his upcoming HBO series Da Brick, in which Boyega stars as a character loosely based on Mike Tyson.  (Photo: Samir Hussein/Getty Images)
Zoe Kravitz - Zoe Kravitz has all the makings of a star. The 22-year-old daughter of musician Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet has quietly been racking up both indie cred with festival films like Yelling to the Sky and Birds of America. In addition, she is demonstrating blockbuster potential by taking smaller parts in big films like X-Men: First Class.(Photo: Scott Gries/PictureGroup)
Kevin Hart - Comedian Kevin Hart has been building a film career by playing wingman to A-list funnymen like Eddie Murphy, Steve Carrell and Ben Stiller. However, with the unexpected success of his concert documentary Laugh at My Pain, Hart proved that he can bring in audiences, too. Up next for the actor and comedian, the star-studded adaptation of Steve Harvey's advice book Think Like a Man. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Adewale Akinnaye-Agbaje - Can't pronounce his name? That's okay. Adewale Akinnaye-Agbaje tends to let his muscles do the talking. The strapping British actor has starred in action films like GI Joe: The Rise of the Cobra and Killer Elite. Next year, he'll get to use his accent, not his biceps, as the voice of a parrot in the animated film Pirates! Band of Misfits. (Photo: PNP/ WENN.com)Anthony Mackie - After stealing scenes as a supporting actor in high-profile films like Real Steel, The Adjustment Bureau and The Hurt Locker, Mackie is poised for leading man status with above-the-title roles in upcoming prison drama Liberty Lane and a biopic of athlete Jesse Owens, which Mackie is also producing. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

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Zoe Kravitz - Zoe Kravitz has all the makings of a star. The 22-year-old daughter of musician Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet has quietly been racking up both indie cred with festival films like Yelling to the Sky and Birds of America. In addition, she is demonstrating blockbuster potential by taking smaller parts in big films like X-Men: First Class.(Photo: Scott Gries/PictureGroup)

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