

New Hollywood
The Next Spielberg Might Be Posting Vertical Video
Nearly six years after Quibi’s collapse, Vanity Fair spoke with the creators, producers, and executives turning Jeffrey Katzenberg’s idea for vertical video apps into a $150 billion business—and Hollywood’s newest farm system.
By Maxwell Adler

Celebrity
Angelina Jolie Says She Hasn't Dated Since Her Divorce and Is Ready to “Live Again”
In an interview with Yahoo Entertainment, the ‘Couture’ star shares that she is rediscovering herself, largely thanks to her daughters. “I think they kind of want me now to not just be ‘Mom,’” she said. “There’s a different room for me to be that woman again.”
By Monica Coviello

awards season
Emmy Nominations 2026 Predictions: See All of Our Picks
VF’s experts think The Pitt, Love Story, Pluribus, Hacks, and more shows will have a very good morning when Emmy noms are announced July 8.
By Rebecca Ford, John Ross, Hillary Busis, Chris Murphy, Savannah Walsh, and Joy Press

Hollywood
Pax Jolie-Pitt Is the Last of the Clan to Keep His Dad's Last Name
While Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's other children have dropped their father's last name, Pax has kept it.
By Anna Zucca

EDITOR’S LETTER
K-Pop Is Driving Global Culture. And Lisa Is a New Kind of Superstar
Mark Guiducci explains how three K-Pop stars landed in the Summer Issue of Vanity Fair.
By Mark GuiducciPhotography by Ethan James Green

COVER STORY
The Life of a K-Pop Showgirl: Blackpink’s Lisa Takes the Spotlight
As one fourth of Blackpink, Lisa became one of the most famous pop stars on planet Earth. Now, after a role on The White Lotus and with a sold-out Vegas residency on the horizon, she is aiming to become K-pop's first true crossover success. Can “the Princess Diana of Thailand” make it in America?
By José Criales-UnzuetaPhotography by Ethan James Green

Westeros
Where Do All the Game of Thrones Spin-Offs Stand?
Fire-breathing dragons, court intrigue, dynastic wars. With the arrival of the highly anticipated third season of House of the Dragon, let’s take a look at the current status of each offshoot of the HBO series.
By Francesca Pellegrini

Wedding
Dua Lipa Wore Custom Chanel Haute Couture to Marry Callum Turner in Sicily
The pop superstar is designer Matthieu Blazy’s first Chanel bride.
By José Criales-Unzueta
Maternal Odyssey
Anne Hathaway Announces Third Pregnancy
The 43-year-old actor is expecting another child with her husband, Adam Shulman.
By Redazione People

the truth is out there
Experts on Extraterrestrial Life Say Steven Spielberg Understands “Core Concepts of What We Know”
But the reviews for Disclosure Day among the experts on UAP—unidentified aerial phenomena—are decidedly mixed.
By Erin Vanderhoof

HOLLYWOOD
Hayley Kiyoko On Turning “Girls Like Girls” Into a Feature Film
A decade after her “Girls Like Girls” music video broke the queer internet, former Disney Channel star Kiyoko is recreating her coming-of-age love story for the next generation.
By Kenneal Patterson

exit interview
Exclusive: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Reece Weaver Says Reality TV “Really Tested My Faith”
The breakout of Netflix’s America’s Sweethearts talks sharing her religious beliefs on TV, the injury that halted her final season, and why she made the decision to leave the show that made her a star.
By Savannah Walsh

true crime
“Pretty Blondes” and Dirty Janes: Women Are Driving Mass True Crime Interest in Female Killers
If women see the stories of female true-crime victims as survival guides, what do they get from the viral Netflix docs about incarcerated women like Maternal Instinct’s Taylor Parker and The Crash’s Mackenzie Shirilla?
By Savannah Walsh

First Look
Exclusive: Taika Waititi on Klara and the Sun, His Most Dramatic Movie Yet
Jenna Ortega reveals her brighter side as a solar-powered android, opposite Amy Adams, in this adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel.
By Rebecca Ford

Little Gold Men
Who Might Be the Next Steven Spielberg?
Disclosure Day reminds us of the legend’s unique ability to create sci-fi epics that explore humanity with a sense of earnestness that feels both from another time and desperately needed today.
By Rebecca Ford

in conversation
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Director Kelli Finglass on Social Media Backlash, Retirement, and Dancing With Dua Lipa
As season three of Netflix’s America’s Sweethearts debuts, the veteran reality star looks back on 20 years of TV and shares how online negativity has found its way into the DCC locker room.
By Savannah Walsh

exclusive
The Filmmakers Bringing Val Kilmer Back to Life—and Stoking Anxiety About AI ‘Ghostploitation’—Explain Themselves
The creatives behind As Deep as the Grave—and Kilmer’s daughter—say the late actor would be happy for his likeness to “star” in this independent film. But others warn that projects like this could be setting a disturbing precedent.
By Joy Press

Little Gold Men
Charles Melton Plays a Himbo in Beef, but He’s All Heart
The May December breakout shares his thoughts on Austin’s devastating choice in the second season of the anthology series, life as a new dad, and his favorite Korean cinema.
By Rebecca Ford

HOLLYWOOD
Austin Butler Finally Got Invited to a Bachelor Party
While hosting Breitling’s celebration of the return of the Chronomat in New York, Butler reflects on family heirlooms, the Knicks’ playoff run, Matthew McConaughey’s wisdom, and finally making it to a bachelor party.
By Wengel Gemu

in conversation
Inside the Killer Wardrobe of Obsession With Costume Designer Blair James
The stylist behind 2026’s biggest indie horror hit on dressing Nikki’s slow unraveling, Bear’s brown knits, and the retail trick that helped her stretch a $6,000 budget.
By Olivia Tauber