The 50 Smartest People In Hollywood

It's not about power anymore -- meet the brains who are taking the film biz forward, from Ben Affleck to Sacha Baron Cohen to Jodie Foster to...our Superbad No. 1

It's not about power anymore -- meet the brains who are taking the film biz forward, from Ben Affleck to Sacha Baron Cohen to Jodie Foster to...our Superbad No. 1

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EW Staff

November 28, 2007 at 10:00 PM EST

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Charley Gallay/Getty Images

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Jesse Grant/WireImage.com

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Matthew Simmons/WireImage.com

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John Sciulli/WireImage.com

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Albert L. Ortega/WireImage.com

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Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

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ILLUSTRATION BY ROBERT RISKO

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Jemal Countess/WireImage.com

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Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com

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Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

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Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Todd Williamson/WireImage.com

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Kevin Winter/Getty Images

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Steve Goldstein/The New York Times/Redux

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Peter Andrews/Corbis

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Kevin Winter/Getty Images

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John Baer

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Kevin Winter/Getty Images

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ILLUSTRATION BY KIRSTEN ULVE

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Alexandra Wyman/WireImage.com

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Jasin Boland

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Michael Moore: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com

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Vince Bucci/Getty Images

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Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com

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Michael Germana/Everett Collection

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Michael Bezjian/WireImage

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Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

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ILLUSTRATION BY ROBERT RISKO

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John Sciulli/WireImage.com

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Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

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Greg Gorman

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Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Gregorio Binuya/Everett Collection

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Jim Spellman/WireImage.com

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Rodrigo Varela/WireImage.com

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Todd Plitt/Getty Images

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Ann Johansson/AP

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ILLUSTRATION BY ROBERT RISKO

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Vince Bucci/Getty Images

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Murray Close

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Rob Rich/Everett Collection

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Erin Patrice O'Brien

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ILLUSTRATION BY KIRSTEN ULVE

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James Devaney/WireImage.com

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Eric Charbonneau/WireImage

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James Cameron: Jason Kempin/Retna Ltd.

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Darren Michaels

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1 of 50 Charley Gallay/Getty Images

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2 of 50 Jesse Grant/WireImage.com

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3 of 50 Matthew Simmons/WireImage.com

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4 of 50 John Sciulli/WireImage.com

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5 of 50 Albert L. Ortega/WireImage.com

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6 of 50 Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

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7 of 50 ILLUSTRATION BY ROBERT RISKO

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8 of 50 Jemal Countess/WireImage.com

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9 of 50 Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com

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10 of 50 Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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11 of 50 Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

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12 of 50 Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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13 of 50 Todd Williamson/WireImage.com

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14 of 50 Kevin Winter/Getty Images

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15 of 50 Steve Goldstein/The New York Times/Redux

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17 of 50 Peter Andrews/Corbis

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18 of 50 Kevin Winter/Getty Images

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19 of 50 John Baer

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20 of 50 Kevin Winter/Getty Images

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21 of 50 ILLUSTRATION BY KIRSTEN ULVE

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22 of 50 Alexandra Wyman/WireImage.com

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23 of 50 Jasin Boland

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24 of 50 Michael Moore: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com

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25 of 50 Vince Bucci/Getty Images

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26 of 50 Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com

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27 of 50 Michael Germana/Everett Collection

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28 of 50 Michael Bezjian/WireImage

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29 of 50 Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

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30 of 50 ILLUSTRATION BY ROBERT RISKO

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31 of 50 John Sciulli/WireImage.com

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32 of 50 Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

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33 of 50 Greg Gorman

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34 of 50 Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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35 of 50 Gregorio Binuya/Everett Collection

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36 of 50 Jim Spellman/WireImage.com

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37 of 50 Rodrigo Varela/WireImage.com

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38 of 50 Todd Plitt/Getty Images

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39 of 50 Ann Johansson/AP

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40 of 50 ILLUSTRATION BY ROBERT RISKO

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41 of 50 Vince Bucci/Getty Images

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42 of 50 Murray Close

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43 of 50 Rob Rich/Everett Collection

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44 of 50 Erin Patrice O'Brien

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45 of 50 ILLUSTRATION BY KIRSTEN ULVE

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46 of 50 James Devaney/WireImage.com

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47 of 50 Eric Charbonneau/WireImage

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48 of 50 James Cameron: Jason Kempin/Retna Ltd.

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50 of 50 Darren Michaels

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