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Photographs: Everett Collection, Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte 20 years after its release, the mildly successful historical nautical drama has become an inescapable hit with a certain type of movie fan. By Gabriella Paiella March 8, 2023 March—2023. Napoleon is master of Europe. Only the British fleet stands before him. Oceans are now battlefields. And

Photographs: Krista Schlueter; Collage: Gabe Conte Here’s everything you need to know about how to get in on GQ’s first Web3 drop.   By The Editors of GQ March 6, 2023 By now you’ve probably heard that GQ is dropping its first-ever digital art NFTs. With 1,661 tokens, the GQ3 Issue 001: Change Is Good collection is offering unprecedented

Clockwise from top left: Marcello Hernández, Michael Longfellow, Molly Kearney, Devon Walker, Sarah Sherman, James Austin Johnson. After a slew of exits, Saturday Night Live is reloading—with a squad of young comics that could form the nucleus of the show for years to come. By Luke Leifeste Photography by Tyrell Hampton March 6, 2023 GQ

Chris Rock live at the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore for his Netflix show, Selective Outrage.Courtesy of Kirill Bichutsky via Netflix There were, of course, Will Smith jokes in Rock’s new show last night. Here’s what he said, plus other highlights. By Grant Rindner March 5, 2023 For the last year or so, Chris Rock toured

Photograph: Everett Collection; Collage: Gabe Conte GQ caught up with super-trainer Corey Calliet about creating Adonis Creed’s body, the importance of eating enough, and why actors are easier to train than rappers.  By Sami Reiss March 3, 2023 In Creed III, Michael B. Jordan’s titular character shows up retired and a bit out of shape. Or,

Which streaming service has the best programming in March if you only want to pay for one? By Tara Ariano March 3, 2023 There’s a good chance that, if you’re in front of a screen this March, it’s going to be because you’re watching college basketball. But those student-athletes do, on occasion, have to take

Austin Butler may actually keep talking in Elvis Presley’s voice.Courtesy of Warner Bros via Everett Collection A vocal coach explains how the Oscar nominee may have physically changed under the intense pressure of playing the King. By Tara Ariano March 3, 2023 Since its release last June, Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis has been a nearly constant source of

Backstage at Madison Square Garden, the rap legend reflects on his early triumphs—and a late-career resurgence unprecedented in hip-hop. By Elliott Wilson Photography by Flo Ngala March 2, 2023 GQ Hype: It’s the big story of right now. It’s hard to believe at this stage of his 30-plus-year career that rap legend Nas has never

Lily-Rose Depp and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye star in HBO’s controversial series The Idol.Courtesy of HBO. Levinson allegedly wrote disturbing sexual scenes for the music industry drama starring Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp. By Grant Rindner March 1, 2023 HBO’s The Idol is poised to be one of 2023’s most talked about and polarizing shows…if it ever even

Nick Mohammed, Anthony Head and Jason Sudeikis in Ted Lasso season 3.Courtesy of Colin Hutton for AppleTV+. It’s almost time to believe again. By Grant Rindner February 27, 2023 Ted Lasso’s second season turned the feel-good Apple TV hit into a minor lightning rod, garnering a fair share of backlash as it deployed a darker tone than

Chase Stokes in Outer Banks season 3. Cr. Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix © 2023Courtesy of Jackson Lee Davis for Netflix. The latest season of the Netflix hit put John B.—and the man who plays him—through the wringer. By Kaitlyn McNab February 28, 2023 This article contains spoilers for season three of Outer Banks. John B. Routledge

Jacket, $4,700, pants, $1,650, and belt, $830, by Gucci. Boots, $1,495, by Christian Louboutin. Nearing 60, the last of a golden era of martial arts stars looks back on an unparalleled career—and forward, to his role in the new John Wick film. By Oliver Franklin-Wallis Photography by Puzzleman Leung February 28, 2023 GQ Hype: It’s the

HBO’s The Last of Us is brimming with call-backs to the video games for eagle-eyed fans. Here’s our guide to the best of them. By Jack King February 27, 2023 The following article contains major spoilers for HBO’s The Last of Us. HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us sticks closely to the story of

Zendaya attends the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on February 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Courtesy of Frazer Harrison via Getty Images The type of salary two Emmy wins and two blockbuster franchises commands. By Grant Rindner February 27, 2023 Euphoria features a talented cast of young rising stars, but the

De La Soul.Courtesy of Reservoir Media In their final interview before Dave “Trugoy” Jolicoeur passed, De La went through their discography and selected standout songs from each album ahead of their streaming debut. By Rob Kenner February 27, 2023 “You got Pos, Dave, and Mase online,” David Jolicoeur told me on a conference call last

Big Pooh and Phonte of Little Brother.Courtesy of Antoine Lyers. Big Pooh and Phonte reflect on their debut album, which arrived at a crucial point in the eternal debate between “Conscious Rap” and the mainstream. By Abe Beame February 25, 2023 Little Brother’s debut album The Listening, is, like many other seminal albums this year, turning

Jason Segel.Photograph: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte The actor tells GQ about returning to comedy with his new show, Shrinking, his best Harrison Ford story, and whether or not he can still dunk. By Gabriella Paiella February 24, 2023 This article contains spoilers for episode six of Shrinking.  For years and years, Jason Segel was a familiar,

Corey Stoll as M.O.D.O.K. in  Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.Courtesy of Marvel Studios The actor discusses his scene-stealing surprise return to the Ant-Man trilogy, working with Jonathan Majors and more. By William Goodman February 24, 2023 Corey Stoll is incapable of phoning in a performance. Despite ostensibly being killed off in the initial Ant-Man, as

Ken Marino and Adam Scott in Party Down.Courtesy of Ron Batzdorff for Starz via Everett Collection. From Party Down and Veronica Mars to The Other Two, playing a hilariously pathetic jerk is Marino’s sweet spot. By Esther Zuckerman February 24, 2023 According to Ken Marino, there are a lot of different ways to play an