Jacob Elordi is one of the hottest rising stars in Hollywood right now — and we use the word “hottest” in multiple ways here.
The Australian-born actor is having a breakout year, which is saying a lot, considering the past few years have been huge for him professionally.
He currently appears in the comedy-drama Saltburn alongside Barry Keoghan. The movie might not have been a box office smash, but critics had a lot to say about director and writer Emerald Fennell’s follow-up to her Oscar-winning Promising Young Woman.
It’s slightly gay, all the way crazy, and both stars are able to demonstrate what they can do on screen.
Around the same time, Elordi can also be seen in Priscilla, the biopic that focuses on Elvis Presley’s wife. Elordi portrays the King himself, which is no easy task, considering that Austin Butler was nominated for an Oscar for the same role in a different picture a year ago.
Of course, Elordi isn’t just finding commercial and critical success. He broke out in a major way and first had girls and boys worldwide swooning over him when he starred in the three The Kissing Booth movies.
The trilogy can be found on Netflix, and all of the films were incredibly popular when they first arrived. That win led him to another: Euphoria, which further changed his trajectory. The TV series catapulted Elordi to new levels of fame.
Now, Elordi has his pick of projects, and it seems like a rewarding and massive career is in his future. He’s a gifted actor, and the fact that he’s one of the most handsome men in the business certainly doesn’t hurt either. Oh, and did we mention that he’s 6’5″?
Feel free to admire Elordi via some of his best thirst traps below:
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Miles Heizer wants to clear up a rumor about him that seems to be picking up steam lately.
"It's not real. And I don't know why people think that," the actor states pretty emphatically, though clearly with tongue in cheek, aware there are worse things people could make up about him.
For, while Heizer most definitely, factually was born in the state of Kentucky, he has not, as several sources have erroneously reported, ever been named a Kentucky Colonel, that coveted honorary title bestowed by the governor to individuals "for noteworthy accomplishments and outstanding service to our community, state, and nation."
The amazing Oscar Isaac can produce magic on-camera, but the actor's overripe performance in Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein fails to cast a spell.
Stunting his characteristic charisma to portray madly determined scientist Victor Frankenstein, Isaac still wields a brooding intensity and sensuality in the part. Outfitted in plush, body-con Victorian garb, his hair a tumble of curls as Frankenstein rages against his detractors, or feverishly saws parts off corpses, Isaac is ever the movie star.
But he's also wielding an extravagant "ye olde English" accent, aristocratic edition, that never once convinced me. Gothic horror, especially done to Grand Guignol excess as del Toro aims for here, certainly is no place for timidity. And Isaac's go-big performance isn't the only ham being served. Still, it's hard to get past him sounding like a more over-the-top Vincent Price. That mode works better for Charles Dance, portraying Baron Leopold Frankenstein, Victor's demanding, emotionally distant father, in flashbacks to the scientist's sad childhood.
Billionaire mogul Elon Musk is leading a conservative push to cancel Netflix over Dead End: Paranormal Park, a now-canceled animated series featuring a transgender main character.
The show, which ran for two seasons from 2022 to 2023, follows Barney Guttman — a gay, trans teen with a blue tuft of hair — and his bisexual co-worker Norma as they navigate life and work at a haunted theme park.
Musk's campaign against the streaming service began last week when he reposted a message from the right-wing Libs of TikTok account condemning Barney Guttman's coming-out storyline.
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