A spotlight on eight shining stars—including Nicole Kidman, Simu Liu, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, and more—who are breaking boundaries, thrilling audiences, and inventing the movieland they want to live in.
Nicole Kidman You might think of her as one of the biggest movie stars in the world. But Nicole Kidman says she loves to approach roles like she is fresh out of theater class. Kristen Stewart Her turn in Spencer proves what close observers have always known: Despite her blockbuster past, she has the …
The riveting Power of the Dog star on navigating the “belly of the beast” in Hollywood. Benedict Cumberbatch doesn’t dodge tough questions—in fact, he raises some of the thorniest ones himself. Over a long outdoor breakfast at the Malibu Racquet Club, we’re preparing to discuss two of the most …
With a far-reaching slate of movies ahead, including a big-screen adaptation of Luther, the actor is riding high—and ready to take risks. On a crisp December evening, Idris Elba rescued a group of men—from embarrassment. The night had taken a turn for the worse for the young chaps after they were …
The transfixing star of Spencer has found what the princess could not: “Diana was so friendless. I’m constantly going, ‘Where was your fucking homie?’” Kristen Stewart is not going to play it cool. “Everyone wants to win an Oscar, you know?” she says. She’s looking at me through rose-colored …
The busiest man in Hollywood is ready to talk—about being a theater kid, losing his mother, and why he “loved” fudging the truth about his role in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Andrew Garfield is ready to talk—about the admirable work of his older brother, a pulmonary specialist in London; about the …
The star on growing up in Newark, making history in Hollywood—and why she just doesn’t have time for Dave Chappelle. “I’m just a regular, shmegular girl,” says Michaela Jaé Rodriguez. Her pedigree would beg to differ. In 2021, Rodriguez became the first trans woman to earn an Emmy nomination in a …
Lucille Ball is the latest powerful figure Kidman has taken on. Waughhhh!” Nicole Kidman lets out a nasally wail, her face stretched into exaggerated, comic pain, her body covered in bandages, and her weight supported by Javier Bardem. She’s acting twice over, playing Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo to …
But all she really wants is an In-N-Out burger. Winding down after a long cover shoot, Penélope Cruz sits back like she’s got it all figured out. She’s returned to the hair-and-makeup chair to deglam, her In-N-Out cheeseburger sitting patiently on the nearby counter. Colleagues pop in to hug her and …
With Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the actor shouldered superhuman expectations with aplomb. There’s a charming pugilist’s persistence to the way Simu Liu parries any question into an excuse to say something nice about his coworkers. He tells me Phillipa Soo, his costar in the …
