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To play the director as a young man in The Fabelmans, actor Gabe LaBelle spent a lot of time digging into Spielberg’s “anxious youth. By Jason Diamond November 21, 2022 Gabriel LaBelle in The Fabelmans.Courtesy of Merie Weismiller Wallace for Universal via Everett Collection Less than two years ago, Gabriel LaBelle was just a cute

It’s been 13 years since James Cameron released Avatar, the highest-grossing movie of all time. Now, the director is back with a deeply personal sequel—and the reasonable expectation that it could be the biggest thing he’s done yet. By Zach Baron Photography by Levon Baird November 21, 2022 Cameron on a prop jet boat at

The HBO show’s resident nice guy talks about staying in a haunted Sicilian hotel, working with two “Italian legends,” and whether his character has any game. By Gabriella Paiella November 21, 2022 Adam DiMarcoPhotographs: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte Albie Di Grasso is a nice, handsome young man. This much, everyone on The White Lotus

Last night in Los Angeles, GQ celebrated our 27th annual Men of the Year issue. It was only fitting, then, that Tinseltown’s finest pulled up to The West Hollywood EDITION in the hugest fits we’ve seen at this bash yet. Hosted by GQ global editorial director Will Welch and presented by Burberry, PATRÓN EL ALTO

Before last night’s GQ Men of the Year party in Los Angeles, GQ global editorial director Will Welch hosted an intimate dinner to toast Men of the Year cover stars Brendan Fraser and Zoë Kravitz. Like any great dinner party, it had a rocking guest list (RZA, Nathan Fielder, Pierce Brosnan, Emma Chamberlain), excellent fits

The Swifties elevated cries of foul play over ticket sales to the Eras Tour all the way up to the U.S. government. By Grant Rindner November 18, 2022 Taylor Swift is breaking all records.Rolf Vennenbernd via Getty Images For decades, Live Nation Entertainment has maintained an outsized role in the live event industry: To scan

Travis Barker’s whole career has always veered toward the unpredictable—but even he never could have predicted, well… any of this. By Alex Pappademas Photography by Donna Trope November 17, 2022 Shirt, $1,420, by Tom Ford. Pants, $485, by Martine Rose. His own necklace, by Junya Watanabe. GQ Hype: It’s the big story of right now. Thursday

Their unapologetically leftist podcast helped reshape the terms of left-wing discourse in America. Now, the Chapo Traphouse guys are reckoning with their influence—and figuring out what comes next. By Alex Pappademas November 17, 2022 Chapo Trap House, from left to right: Felix Biederman, Matt Christman, Will Menaker, and producer Chris WadeLaura June Kirsch “I’m always

The legendary filmmaker also says Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is his “best movie.” By Grant Rindner November 17, 2022 Quentin Tarantino at the OMR digital festival in Hamburg, Germany. Photo: Jonas Walzberg/dpa (Photo by Jonas Walzberg/picture alliance via Getty Images)Courtesy of Jonas Walzberg via Getty Images Quentin Tarantino has been an omnipresent presence

Joe is in full reminisce mode with the release of his new memoir The Book of Jose even as he pivots into a new phase of his career. By Elliott Wilson November 17, 2022 Fat Joe.Courtesy of Ivan Berrios. I was afraid of the old Fat Joe. As a young journalist in New York City

It’s all funny when the celebrity being trolled isn’t the new owner. By Grant Rindner November 16, 2022 Jimmy Fallon interviews Elon Musk on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on November 13, 2012Courtesy of Lloyd Bishop for NBC via Getty Images The first few weeks of Elon Musk’s tenure as Twitter’s new owner and CEO

He’s aged along with them, and he’s also become a better actor. By Esther Zuckerman November 16, 2022 Adam Brody with Jesse Eisenberg in Fleishman Is in TroubleLinda Kallerus/FX In the new Hulu/FX limited series Fleishman Is in Trouble (which hits the streamer Thursday, Nov. 17), Adam Brody’s character—an aging, single finance bro who starts

When GQ last met him, Brendan Fraser was speaking candidly for the first time about his supposed disappearance from Hollywood. Now, four years later, he’s an Oscar favorite— and a man reckoning in real life with the kind of comeback you only see in the movies. By Zach Baron Photography by Andreas Laszlo Konrath November

And the community college hoops stars are more determined to break through than ever. By Florence O’Connor November 15, 2022 After giving fans an inside look at the highs and heartbreaks of East Los Angeles College’s Covid-shortened 2020 season, Last Chance U: Basketball is back this year with a whole new team of Huskies—and you

Manifest’s leading man is soaking up every minute of the show’s surprise success on Netflix, while also preparing for its “beautiful” goodbye. By Derek Lawrence November 15, 2022 Josh Dallas in Manifest.Courtesy of Netflix Last year, NBC canceled the drama Manifest after three seasons, calling an abrupt and unfinished end to its ongoing saga about

She was already one of the coolest people alive, but didn’t feel like she made it until this year. The enigmatic actress opens up about playing Catwoman in The Batman, directing her first movie, Pussy Island, rebuilding after her divorce, and her relationship with Channing Tatum. By Gabriella Paiella Photography by Steven Klein November 15, 2022 Jacket,

In his new memoir The Book of Jose, Joe reminisces on a crucial call from Michael Jordan that happened during the height of his G-Unit beef. By Fat Joe November 14, 2022 Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Fat Joe attend the Starz Power Season 4 L.A. Screening at The London West Hollywood on June 23,

In his new HBO special I said it. Y’all thinking it, the veteran comic and scene-stealing actor is on a mission to assert himself as one of the best standups doing it. By Frazier Tharpe November 12, 2022 “I felt like a king,” Lil Rel says, still half-groggy in a suite at the Royal Sonesta

He’s embracing his dark side again before returning to Greendale for the Community movie.  By Esther Zuckerman November 11, 2022 Danny Pudi with Naomi Ekperigin on Mythic QuestRobert Voets Danny Pudi is already in the sitcom pantheon thanks to his work over six seasons (and an upcoming movie) as pop-culture savant Abed Nadir in Community.