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Deadpool & Wolverine Is About To Make a Pile of Money. But Can It Make the MCU Great Again?
Two GQ contributors discuss 2024's only theatrically-released Marvel Cinematic Universe film, and what—if anything—this cameo-heavy Ryan Reynolds/Hugh Jackman team-up portends for the future of the franchise.
By William Goodman and Alex Pappademas
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Deadpool & Wolverine's Deep-Cut A-Lister Cameo, Explained
The Marvel blockbuster features a slew of surprise appearances by actors from superhero movies past—and one extra-surprising guest-star turn with eighteen years of development-hell history behind it.
By William Goodman
Style
The Story Behind Glen Powell’s Incredible Custom Twisters Jacket
GQ spoke to the actor’s stylist about convincing Levi’s to embroider a vintage denim trucker with flying cows and trees.
By Daisy Jones
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Twisters in 4DX Is the Only Way to Watch Twisters
It elevates Glen Powell's new disaster movie from blockbuster to theme park ride. This should be the moment 4DX goes mainstream.
By Jack King
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Blair Underwood Talks Bringing Levity to Longlegs and Getting ‘Done Dirty’ on Sex and the City
The onetime L.A. Law heartthrob looks back on his four-decade career—and ahead to the roles he's still hoping to play.
By Frazier Tharpe
Style
The Glen Powell Jeans Trick You Should Copy Immediately
The Twisters phenom always looks damn good in his dungarees—and this advanced style move will help you follow suit.
By Avidan Grossman
Culture
It’s Insane That Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones Don’t Kiss in Twisters
The chemistry between the tornado hunk and his co-star melts down when it could have blown up.
By Kate Lindsay
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The Twisters Soundtrack Might Be the Best Part of Twisters
A ‘90s-revivalist sequel gets a ’90s-style high-concept soundtrack. Listen to it here.
By Gabriella Paiella
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Twisters Has One Perfect Disaster-Romance Set Piece
…but can't quite bottle the lightning between its charismatic lead storm chasers Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
By Jesse Hassenger
Culture
In Twisters, Storm-Chasers Defy Death For Online Fame. Here's What It Actually Takes
TikTok storm-chaser Edgar O’Neal tells GQ about his eleven years on the road, and why the new disaster movie is more realistic than you might think.
By Jack King
Culture
Revisiting Hillbilly Elegy, the Movie That Became J.D. Vance's Joker Moment
Before he became Donald Trump’s running mate, Vance got the Hollywood treatment in a Ron Howard docudrama that strained to paint him as an aspirational hero—but as one critic notes, the movie still does him no favors.
By Jesse Hassenger
Culture
Presumed Innocent's Scott Turow Is the Best Legal-Thriller Writer Ever to Approach the Bench
The lawyer-novelist whose work inspired the AppleTV+ series isn't as prolific as his peers, and his books have spawned fewer blockbusters, but for decades he's been a writer's writer hiding out in the airport-lit game.
By Abe Beame
Culture
The Russo Brothers May Return to Direct the Next Two Avengers Movies, Save the Universe
Can the guys who brought you Infinity War and Endgame rescue the troubled sequel formerly known as The Kang Dynasty and put the MCU back on top?
By William Goodman
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We Love That Guy: A GQ Appreciation of Our Favorite Character Actors
They may not rack up Oscars or appear on magazine covers, but they're on the A-list in our hearts. A salute to the “That Guy” actors who spend their careers quietly, underratedly making every movie better.
By Gabriella Paiella, Frazier Tharpe, Alex Pappademas, Sam Schube, Shea Serrano, Patrick Monahan, Jesse Hassenger, Esther Zuckerman, Chris Cohen, William Goodman, Abe Beame, Matthew Roberson, and Eileen Cartter
Culture
The Captain America: Brave New World Trailer Looks Like Harrison Ford Giving a Master Class in Harrison Fordism
In the first trailer for the next big-screen Marvel adventure, a blockbuster veteran shows us how to walk the fine line between caring too much and caring too little.
By Alex Pappademas
Culture
With Longlegs, Maika Monroe Proves She’s the Queen of Modern Horror
The marketing campaign promised near-traumatic scariness and teased Nicolas Cage as the unhinged antagonist—but Osgood Perkins’ film turns out to be a dark showcase for a bravura performance by Monroe.
By Jesse Hassenger
Culture
Killer AIs in Film and TV, Definitively Ranked
From M3GAN to Ex Machina, the evil fictional cyborgs most likely to annihilate us IRL.
By Daisy Jones
Culture
How Longlegs Became the Most Hyped Horror Film of 2024
Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe's new indie slasher looks like it's riding social media buzz—and an impressive marketing campaign—straight to the bank.
By Jack King
Culture
Is Twisters About to Tear the Roof off Summer-Movie Season?
The upcoming disaster film, starring Glen Powell, shares parallels with another surprise hit legacyquel: Top Gun: Maverick.
By Jack King
Culture
12 Great Beach Movies for an Endless Summer
From The Beach Bum to The Beach, get your cinematic sand-and-sea fix right here.
By Daisy Jones