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Meet the Movies of 2025: First Looks With Witherspoon, Pattinson, Hathaway, Gladstone, M3GAN, and More
As for the directors, how do Guillermo del Toro, Bong Joon Ho, and Celine Song sound, for starters?
By Anthony Breznican, David Canfield, and Rebecca Ford
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Zendaya on Acting With Tom Holland: “It’s Actually Strangely Comfortable”
The star of Challengers, Dune, and Euphoria told VF she was about to go to her first set in almost two years: “I’m a little bit terrified. I’m like, Can I even do this anymore?” - Q&A
Glen Powell’s Secret: “I Try to Think Audience First, Rather Than Me First”
Hollywood’s most bankable new star on struggle and strategy. - Q&A
Dev Patel on Monkey Man, Tiny Cars, and Why His First Show Is “the Little Rash That Won’t Go Away”
The actor, first seen on the beloved Skins, spent a decade on his directorial debut: “I wanted to make a film for young Dev, the kid that grew up watching Bruce Lee films.” - Q&A
Nicole Kidman on Babygirl, Losing Her Mother, and a “Terrifying” New Role
The Oscar winner, now back in the race with the erotic drama, talks about how her mom was the “driving force” of her life. - Q&A
Zoe Saldaña Won’t Quit Sci-Fi, but She “Would Like to Just Be a Human in Space”
She found true fulfillment with the audacious Emilia Pérez after years of franchises and a lifetime of anxiety. - Q&A
Sydney Sweeney on Euphoria, Her Rise as a Producer, and Misconceptions: “I Don’t Get to Control My Image”
While waiting to shoot season three of HBO’s drama, she produced the smash Anyone but You, and dove into some intense roles.
- Q&A
Josh O’Connor on That Sex Scene With Zendaya and Mike Faist—and Ceramics
The Challengers star contains multitudes. - Q&A
Wicked’s Jonathan Bailey: “Probably People Would Always Have Said I Was Quite Naughty”
The charismatic star on Bridgerton, Fellow Travelers, dancing through life—and his dexterous toes. - Q&A
Danielle Deadwyler on Ancestors, Oppression, and Bringing the Past to Light
“I’m trying to ride the decades, man, in a time where people don’t want you to be aware of history.” - Q&A
Lisa From Blackpink on Acting in The White Lotus and Looking Out on an “Ocean” of K-Pop Fans
How could you not like somebody who names their pets Leo, Luca, Lily, Louis, Lego, and Love? - Q&A
Doctor Who’s Ncuti Gatwa Is on the Move: “I Like to Think of Myself as Madonna. I’m Still Reinventing Myself!”
After Sex Education and Barbie, he’s working with dreamy Benedict Cumberbatch: “The things I want to say about that man, I don’t think are appropriate.” - Q&A
Bill Skarsgård on Remaking Nosferatu and the Pressure of “F--king With a Masterpiece”
The actor on Pennywise, Count Orlok, and the lure of monstrous characters.
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New on Netflix: December 2024’s Best New Movies & Shows
The holidays bring new seasons of Squid Game, Queer Eye, a Sabrina Carpenter Christmas special, and Angelina Jolie’s new Oscar contender.
By Chris Murphy and Savannah Walsh
The Seduction and Sensuality of Dune: Prophecy
Showrunner Alison Schapker explains how the sci-fi show’s eroticism balances the bloodshed: “It’s really fun to have your characters engage in the whole gamut, and not just violence.”
By Anthony Breznican
Awards Insider!
Lily-Rose Depp’s Road to Nosferatu: “People Have Been Ready to See Me Fail”
The 25-year-old rising star has heard plenty about whether she deserves a place in Hollywood. Nosferatu proves she does.
By David Canfield
ho-ho-horny?
In Hot Frosty and The Merry Gentlemen, Netflix Makes Nice by Getting Naughty
Two sexy Christmas movies show how Netflix’s seasonal strategy has evolved.
By Savannah Walsh
Review
Denzel Washington Gives Gladiator II Its Muscle
The venerable actor lends life to what is otherwise a curiously inert sequel.
By Richard Lawson
in memoriam
Former One Direction Bandmates Gather Together to Attend Liam Payne’s Funeral
Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Niall Horan all attend their former bandmate’s funeral in England.
By Chris Murphy
true crime
Here’s Why the Menendez Brothers’ Bid for Freedom Just Got Complicated
The public’s changing attitudes about abuse have buoyed Erik and Lyle, but the new DA is a question mark.
By Deanna Kizis
Live From New York...
It’s Domingo: How the Viral SNL Character Took Over Your Feed
Domingo, played by Marcello Hernández, has become a sensation just one month after his Saturday Night Live debut.
By Chris Murphy
Review
Wicked Soars, Roars, and Casts a Heady Spell
A long awaited film adaptation of the Broadway musical more than delivers.
By Richard Lawson
Late Night
Jon Stewart Thinks It’s High Time Democrats “Fight Like Republicans"
On a new episode of The Daily Show, the veteran late-night host challenged the Dems to stop searching for a silver lining to the election and to get on the GOP’s level: “Republicans are playing chess.”
By Chris Murphy
Little Gold Men
To Take On Gladiator II, Paul Mescal Had to Quiet the “Demons in My Head”
The Oscar nominee says Ridley Scott’s sage advice (“Your nerves are no fucking good to me”) helped set him up for success while making the long-anticipated sequel.
By Rebecca Ford
old hollywood book club
Enter Laughing: Mel Brooks’s Bombastic Brilliance
The comedy legend has ego to spare in his autobiography, which is most revealing when it digs into his marriage to Anne Bancroft.
By Hadley Hall Meares
Awards Insider!
Lola Petticrew Wants Say Nothing’s Ending to Spark Tough Conversations
“The show says a lot of big, brave things,” says the star of FX’s acclaimed series about The Troubles. “Certainly English money would be too afraid to say them, because their government was instrumental in what happened.”
By David Canfield
hot rabbi update
Nobody Wants This Season 2: Everything We Know
The runaway hit begins shooting its next season in February—this time, with the creative team from HBO’s Girls.
By Savannah Walsh
Awards Insider!
Governors Awards Delivers Emotional Tribute to Quincy Jones
The iconic music producer, who died two weeks ago, was given an honorary Oscar along with writer-director Richard Curtis, casting director Juliet Taylor, and producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.
By Rebecca Ford
live from new york
Charli XCX Brings Brat Fall to Saturday Night Live
With help from Sarah Sherman, Bowen Yang, and Julia Fox.
By Karen Valby
What a drag it is getting old
Donald Trump Skipped the Jake Paul/Mike Tyson Match, but He Was Certainly There in Spirit
Hopes that an established favorite would topple an inexperienced blowhard were dashed Friday night. Sound familiar?
By Eve Batey
a shonda
The Bombshell Documentary Benjamin Netanyahu Doesn’t Want You to See
Filmmaker Alexis Bloom breaks down The Bibi Files, a damning portrait of the indicted Israeli prime minister and his inner circle.
By Lisa Liebman
The 22 Best Movies on Hulu to Watch Right Now (November 2024)
The best movies on Hulu are a cornucopia of classics, comedies, dramas, and more.
By Jordan Hoffman
Still Watching
Allison Williams Is Not Marnie Michaels
To close out Still Watching’s Girls series, Allison Williams drops by the podcast to revisit spending her 20s on HBO’s lightning rod of a comedy, and wonder what Marnie and her friends might be up to these days.
By Chris Murphy