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Gladiator II’s Fred Hechinger Enters His Imperial Phase

You might remember him from The White Lotus; this season, he’s popping up everywhere from ancient Rome to the Sony Spiderverse. As GQ.com’s Gladiator Week rolls on, Hechinger talks to GQ about getting notes from Sir Ridley and taking inspiration from a monkey scene partner.

Hannah Einbinder’s Accidental Road to Acting Stardom

With her star turn on Hacks, the comic turned actor has established herself as one of Hollywood’s most exciting young talents—much to her own surprise.

Katt Williams: The Man Who Opened the Portal

In January, the comic delivered an instantly iconic podcast interview that threw pop culture into crisis—and seemed to predict all manner of messy celebrity gossip to come. At home on his farm, Williams explains why he said what he said—and why he’d do it again, and again, and again....

‘Woke Teen’ Dean Withers Debated 20 Trump Voters at Once. Now He Has a Message for Liberals

In the aftermath of the election, Withers, who went viral sparring with Charlie Kirk and Nick Fuentes, is asking, “What attitudes have to be adopted to be more appealing to younger men in my generation, to have them hear me out?”

Crushing White Claws With MAGA Hipsters on Election Night in Dimes Square

Magdalene Taylor embeds with the crypto weebs and Trump bros of downtown Manhattan’s right-wing scene.

Waiting for the Balthazar Election-Night Champagne Toast That Didn’t Happen

Foster Kamer watches the needle—and Keith McNally’s mood—as hope for a celebration fades in Soho.

Wandering an Emotionally Numb Sunset Strip on Election Night

Paula Mejía visits the Tower Bar and Saddle Ranch, where even the mechanical bull-riders were dissociating.

The Wildest Performances In Late Ridley Scott Films, Definitively Ranked

He exploded out of the gate as the stylish craftsman behind films like Alien and Blade Runner. But in his later work, he's become something else, too—a director who gives film's greatest actors room to cook. As Gladiator Week comes to a close, we've ranked the most unbound and brilliant performances in the director's post-Y2K filmography.

Everybody Wants Adam Brody (Again)

More than two decades after The O.C. made him a generational icon, the teen-heartthrob-turned-character-actor stepped back into a romantic TV-series lead on Netflix's Nobody Wants This—and found a devoted audience waiting for him.

Kendrick Lamar's New Album GNX Is Here

This is not a drill—Kendrick's long-awaited project just dropped out of thin air in full.

Denzel Washington’s Robes Are the Real Stars of Gladiator II

Costume designer Janty Yates talks about turning the Oscar winner into the Roman god of drip.

Amanda Serrano on the Rise of Women's Boxing and Her Brutal, Bloody Fight of the Year Candidate

“We’re fighting for more than just what we’re fighting for in the ring—we’re fighting for the recognition and the respect that we deserve.”

On the Road With Brandin Podziemski, Who Learned How to Nap from Steph Curry

Now in his second year in the league, the Warriors’ guard has learned a thing or two about rest, travel, and the hidden gems on an NBA schedule.

Inside Michael Jordan's Quest for NASCAR Glory

In recent years, His Airness has given up the basketball court for the racetrack. We hit pit lane with His Airness as his 23XI Racing squad competed for a title.

Why Russell Crowe Gave This Would-Be Nick Cave Gladiator Sequel From the 2000s a Big Thumbs Down

An award-winning blockbuster franchise. A postpunk legend as screenwriter. What could go wrong? A lot, actually. As Gladiator Week comes to a close, we’re breaking down the saga of another, very different Gladiator II and why it never made it past the script stage.

Anora Star Mark Eydelshteyn’s Life Is a Movie

The 22-year-old Russian actor, who makes an effervescent breakout in Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning film, has followed an unlikely path to Hollywood. “Sean Baker’s universe is like Spider-Man universe,” he says. “Maybe better.”

Arthouse Cinema’s Favorite Leading Man Franz Rogowski is Also One of Film’s Great Wearers of Clothes

Rogowski talks to GQ about film, fashion and playing a man of mystery in Andrea Arnold’s Bird.

Unpacking Ralph Cifaretto’s Gladiator Obsession on The Sopranos

It’s Gladiator Week here at GQ.com. Today, Sopranos writer-producer Terence Winter—and Ralphie himself, Joe Pantoliano—explain why the iconic series made a Jersey mobster go crazy for Crowe.

Writing a Spy Novel in an Age of Geopolitical Chaos

The author and screenwriter Michael Idov has just published his first spy thriller. With Donald Trump headed back into office and the world’s moral calculus gone haywire, reality might outpace his second one.

There Are No Bad Mission: Impossible Movies, But…

…sorry, M:i:III truthers—if we’re ranking these honestly, the third one still comes last, Phil Hoffman or no Phil Hoffman.

John David Washington and Malcolm Washington Are a New Kind of Hollywood Dynasty

The Washington brothers (yes, Denzel’s two sons) built their careers apart—until an irresistible project drew them together. In The Piano Lesson, they tackle a father’s thorny legacy.

How Paul Mescal Built His Body for Gladiator II, According to the Guy Who Trained Him

The Irish actor turned himself into a gladiator—and didn't even have to give up beer or cigarettes.

Dune: Prophecy: Here's Your ‘Who Are These People’ Guide to HBO's Spiced-Up Dune Prequel

It's the Dune universe 10,000 years before Timothée. Here's everything else you need to know.

Shaboozey Turns GQ’s American Rodeo Livestream All the Way Up

The Men of the Year honoree helped our event get tipsy in the best way.

Juror #2 Screenwriter Jonathan A. Abrams on How His First Produced Screenplay Became a Clint Eastwood Movie

“Clint’s a master of economy,” Abrams says. “How can we say more with less, or show more with less, ideally?”

Everyone Knows the Historical Jesus Was Not a Jacked MMA Fighter. The Carpenter Proposes Otherwise

Rocky meets The Ten Commandments in a new movie that reimagines Jesus Christ—yes, the Jesus Christ—as an MMA contender’s mentor.

Shaboozey Sounds Off With Shania Twain on How to Make Country Top the Charts

With “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” he's got one of the biggest pop hits of all time—and he sang on a couple of songs with Beyoncé this year too. So we asked the great Shania Twain to help country’s biggest new star make sense of his explosive year.

The Brianna Chickenfry–Zach Bryan Breakup Has Broken Me

GQ columnist Chris Black has spent a lifetime happily consuming celebrity gossip. But the story of a country star’s split with a podcast personality has convinced him that we were not meant to know this much about each other.

A Downtown LA Art-Scene Sunday With Painters Danny Fox and Henry Taylor

At his eponymous Chinatown space, Los Angeles painter-gallerist Henry Taylor helps Cornwall, UK–based Fox curate an art show—by pulling paintings off the wall.

The O.C. Season 4 Is Good, Actually

How a controversial death and a tonal shake-up helped a show that had once been the hottest thing on television get back into gear.

Exclusive: Watch the First Trailer for Freediver, an Epic Doc About a Record-Shattering Adventurer

The film—based on a GQ feature story about Alexey Molchanov, the world’s greatest living freediver—will be available to stream on December 7. Catch an exclusive look at the first trailer here.

John Mulaney on Growing Up, Getting Sober, and Entering His Dad Era

After immortalizing the whirlwind of the last four years—relapse, intervention, recovery—in his award-winning stand-up special, John Mulaney has emerged as one of the most popular comedians on earth. For his next trick, he’s embracing his surprising new role as a Southern California family man.

Jonathan Bailey on Wicked, Custom Versace, and How He Got Those ‘Bloody Good Legs’

“I probably am in the best shape I've ever been,” says the award-winning actor, who plays the Winkie prince Fiyero in the highly anticipated movie musical.