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Though best known as Avon Barksdale, Wood Harris has become one of the most reliable character actors in Hollywood. By Julian Kimble June 7, 2022 Wood Harris in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.Courtesy of Warrick Page for HBO. The draw for HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty was inevitable:

The suspect turned himself in to authorities today. By Grant Rindner June 7, 2022 Trouble attends the 2nd Annual The Black Ball Quality Control’s CEO Pierre “Pee” Thomas Birthday Celebration at Fox Theater on June 1, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.Courtesy of Prince Williams via WireImage/Getty Images. The man accused of killing influential Atlanta rapper Trouble

How a ragtag collective of infamous gamers, esports stars, and YouTube creators—plus the people who are transforming their exploits into a billion-dollar valuation—is aiming to change the entertainment industry as we know it. By Sam Schube Photography by Xavier Luggage June 7, 2022 Not long ago, I walked into a hulking warehouse—technically, three warehouses conjoined

The other iOS 16 announcements out of WWDC 2022 have less chaotic implications. By Grant Rindner June 6, 2022 Apple CEO Tim Cook stands next to a display of newly redesigned MacBook Air laptop during the WWDC22 at Apple Park on June 06, 2022 in Cupertino, California.Courtesy of Justin Sullivan via Getty Images Another year

The aerial stunt coordinator on the Top Gun sequel, Kevin LaRosa II, runs GQ through the ins and outs of shooting the most furiously kinetic blockbuster in years. By Jack King June 6, 2022 Miles Teller in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.Paramount Pictures According to the aviation website Aerocorner,

Talking to the guy behind the freakiest part of the freakiest film of the year. By Gabriella Paiella June 6, 2022 Ear Man! Photo Credit: Nikos Nikolopoulos It’s hard to be considered the freakiest part of a movie where we see multiple detailed organ removals, where Kristen Stewart declares surgery “the new sex,” and where Léa

It looks like this case is going to stretch well into 2023. By Grant Rindner June 3, 2022 Gunna and Young Thug Young Thug perform at half time at the game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics on November 17, 2021 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.Courtesy of Adam Hagy via Getty

The award-winning HBO Max comedy just wrapped its second season, which Downs also co-wrote and co-stars in. By Jason Diamond June 3, 2022 Paul W. Downs.Courtesy of Christian Högstedt. There’s a big reason why the HBO Max series Hacks swept up a number of Emmys and Golden Globes for best comedy of 2021. Sure, Jean

It’s already the world’s most coveted NFT collection, but the Bored Ape Yacht Club is becoming something else: highly lucrative I.P. With buyers racing to make their apes the stars of movies and books and albums and shows, GQ goes inside the quest to cash in on a decentralized version of Disney. By Will Stephenson

The feature-length installments of Stranger Things 4 is just the latest example of TV experimenting with oversized episodes. By Keith Phipps June 2, 2022 Natalia Dyer, Joe Keery, Gaten Matarazzo, Maya Hawke, Sadie Sink, and Caleb McLaughlin in Stranger Things.Courtesy of Tina Rowden for Netflix. Stranger Things 4 debuted last week, and reaction to the

The case is over, but the fallout is just beginning. By The Editors of GQ June 2, 2022 Amber Heard at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, on June 1, 2022. e. (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Courtesy of Evelyn Hockstein via Getty Images. Since

The actor on playing fundamentalist Mormon Dan Lafferty and what he learned getting into that headspace. By Gabriella Paiella June 2, 2022 Wyatt Russell.Photographs: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte This article contains spoilers for the Under the Banner of Heaven finale. Wyatt Russell has made a career of portraying chill, affable, heavily bearded guys. In

In a rare interview, the actor opens up about his ambitions, life with his uber-famous fiancée, and navigating loss. By Marisa Meltzer Photography by Aaron Sinclair June 1, 2022 I’m huddled next to Sam Asghari as he shows me something on his phone. It’s a trailer for a student film he stars in. Mario Lopez

The verdict finally came in on the infamous, ongoing lawsuit, with Depp emerging as the winner even as Heard was awarded damages as well. By The Editors of GQ June 1, 2022 Johnny Depp walks in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 24, 2022.Courtesy of Jim Watson/Getty Images The

The cast of Amazon’s hit talk Marvel send-ups, Kendall Jenner satire, Herogasm, and He Who Shall Not Be Named. By Scott Meslow Photography by Eric Ray Davidson June 1, 2022 GQ Hype: It’s the big story of right now. Of the many trenchant insights in The Boys— Amazon’s violent, brilliant superhero satire, which premieres its third

Get to know the team, attend talkbacks and digital events, peep exclusive behind-the-scenes content and more. By The Editors of GQ May 31, 2022 GQ just launched The Metaverse Issue, exploring the highs, lows, and WTFs of NFTs, the metaverse and everything Web3. We know that this stuff can be polarizing, whether you’ve got a wallet

Whether midcentury Miami or Sinatra’s Vegas, grungy ‘90s Manhattan or glossy ’70s midtown, the coolest hot spots seem to be borrowing from previous decades. By Jason Diamond May 31, 2022 Harold M. Lambert/Getty Images Maybe I started to notice it when I saw a 20-something at a party yell, “I love this fucking song” when

Obi-Wan star Moses Ingram is the latest Star Wars actor to suffer online attacks. By Grant Rindner May 31, 2022 Moses Ingram in Obi-Wan Kenobi.Courtesy of Disney+ via Everett Collection. Obi-Wan Kenobi has gotten pretty good reviews so far, but racist messages fans sent to Moses Ingram, who plays one of the bad guys in

Gelman learned karate to turn his gonzo journalist Murray Bauman into an action hero. By Brian Tallerico May 31, 2022 Brett Gelman in Stranger Things, 2022.Courtesy of Netflix Brett Gelman is ready for this Stranger Things 4 moment. Whether it’s turning his scene-stealing character Murray Bauman into his own brand of action hero, or channeling

How the funniest part of last night’s Barry episode came together. By Gabriella Paiella May 30, 2022 Tom Allen as Mitch, inside Beignets by Mitch.Merrick Morton/HBO There’s this running bit on Sunday night’s episode of Barry. At various points, each of the main characters finds themselves at a place called Beignets by Mitch, pouring their