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COVER STORY
Jenna Ortega Settles Into Fame Ahead of Wednesday Season 2 and a Beetlejuice Sequel
The actor opens up about her epic, exciting, and sometimes slightly overwhelming year—and her friendships with Winona Ryder, Tim Burton, and the rest of the superstar underworld.
By Michelle RuizPhotography by Tom Craig
hyperbole isn't the worst crime
Hugh Jackman Passion Project The Greatest Showman Will be Transformed into a Live Theater Event
Disney's iconic take on the P.T. Barnum tale will be adapted into an on-stage musical.
By Eve Batey
Review
Blake Lively Finds Meaning in the Melodrama of It Ends With Us
Movie star shine illuminates this adaptation of a tricky, smash-hit novel.
By Richard Lawson
Shot List
How The Crown’s Finale Returned to the Very Beginning—in More Ways Than One
A deep dive into the visuals of the Emmy-winning Netflix hit’s first and final episodes, and how together they tell the story of this 60-hour royal family epic.
By David Canfield
In Case You Hadn’t Noticed
Dan Stevens Is Down to Get Weird
More than a decade after leaving Downton Abbey, the Cuckoo star reflects on what he’s learned—and passed on to costar Hunter Schafer: “I think it was refreshing and delightful for her to realize that not every job needs to be like Euphoria.”
By Savannah Walsh
FROM THE MAGAZINE
The Universe According to Geraldine Viswanathan
After breaking out in Blockers, the actor has continued to shoot for the stars, soaring toward her biggest year yet with a Will Ferrell–Reese Witherspoon comedy and a new role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
By Savannah WalshPhotography by Andrew Jacobs
in full bloom
It Ends With Us: The 5 Biggest Changes From Book to Movie
The big-screen version of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel ages up the characters and scraps a whole Ellen DeGeneres subplot.
By Savannah Walsh
on the scene
The BlackStar Film Festival Has a Mission, and Plenty of Ambition
“We always want to be at the vanguard,” says founder Maori Karmael Holmes. “We don’t want to replace the bigger festivals. We want to be nipping at the heels.”
By Arimeta Diop
Review
Industry Season Three Is an Enthralling Trip to the Bank
HBO’s heir apparent to Succession delivers a captivating, just-shy-of-overstuffed run of episodes.
By Richard Lawson
Little Gold Men
How Will the Presidential Election Affect This Year’s Oscar Race?
The outcome of the 2016 election was ever present at the Academy Awards that followed four months later. Could this year be the same?
By Rebecca Ford
Breakout Star
Meghann Fahy Takes Flight: From The White Lotus to The Perfect Couple
Comedy, singing, scandal, attempted murder? She can do it all.
By Hillary BusisPhotography by Dan Martensen
sorry to this man
Keke Palmer’s Mother Says Dan Schneider Sets Were “Very Weird, Very Cultish”
“The parents were very secretive, and I honestly thought they all took themselves way too seriously.”
By Savannah Walsh
everybody loves a winner
Liza Minnelli Is Writing a Memoir Because She’s “Mad as Hell”
In a statement to People, Minnelli expressed disappointment with other representations of her life and revealed that she’s releasing a memoir set to hit stands in spring of 2026: “It’s my own damn story.”
By Chris Murphy
live from new york
Who Will Play Tim Walz and JD Vance on Saturday Night Live?
With Maya Rudolph and James Austin Johnson locked in as Harris and Trump, here’s who could bring their running mates to life in Studio 8H.
By Savannah Walsh
Q&A
Industry Season 3 Is Dark, Addictive, and Filled With “Beautiful Fuckups”
Creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay open up about new cast member Kit Harington, Succession/Industry overlap, and the odds that their cult HBO drama gets a fourth season.
By Joy Press
Little Gold Men
How Ripley Changed Dakota Fanning: “If I Can Do That, I Can Do Anything”
After nearly 25 years onscreen, Fanning just received her first Emmy nomination for the Netflix series. She tells Vanity Fair why it represents her next chapter in Hollywood: “People feel like they know me, but then they also don’t.”
By David Canfield
anti-smoking psa?
No, David Lynch Is Not Retiring Due to Emphysema
After rumors swirled that the iconic filmmaker was retiring because of a lung condition, the Twin Peaks director set the record straight: “I will never retire.”
By Chris Murphy
When they go lohar...
Who is Lohar on House of the Dragon?
On the season two finale of House of the Dragon, we meet an eccentric and bawdy new admiral named Lohar, played by British actor Abigail Thorn.
By Chris Murphy
First Look
Brian Jordan Alvarez’s English Teacher Has an Angle but Doesn’t Feel Like Homework
Its creators hope this sharp, silly FX series can be “a microcosm of all the stupid arguments that everyone’s having with each other all the time.”
By David Canfield
Finales
House of the Dragon Should End After Season Three
HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series had a mostly strong second season, but it’s time to start wrapping things up.
By Richard Lawson
spoiler alert
The Last of Us: Everything We Know About Season 2
You thought season one’s ending was bleak? Here’s what to expect from the breakout HBO drama’s even darker next season, with major spoilers from the second Last of Us video game.
By Josh Wigler