Vanity Fair

Everyone wants a piece of Pedro Pascal.  The actor is settling into superstardom and his 50s simultaneously, no matter how much it confuses—or scares—him. Now a household name, Pascal has evolved well past his years as a struggling actor to usher in the next phase of his career: romantic lead in ‘Materialists’ and Marvel superhero in ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps.’  “Stepping into my 40s felt adult and empowered,” Pascal tells VF contributor Karen Valby. “Fifty felt more vulnerable—much more vulnerable.” Even when he’s on top of the world? “More so, more so. What a silly thing for a 50-year-old man—to have all this attention!” In VF’s July/August cover story, Pascal discusses his private struggles and public battles, including his mother’s death and his comments about J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans rhetoric: “Bullies make me fucking sick.”  Read the full interview: https://lnkd.in/e6hzjDDq

Presenting our May cover star, Sebastian Stan. Stan has slowly emerged as one of Hollywood’s most daring shape-shifters. “Sebastian has always been really fearless,” says his Marvel costar Chris Evans. “You can see that in his choices. He takes big swings.” And the big swings are paying off: Stan earned a 2025 Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a young Donald Trump in ‘The Apprentice’ and a Golden Globe win for his work in ‘A Different Man.’ The actor had something of a hero’s origin story on his way to Hollywood. He moved to the US from Romania by way of Vienna three decades ago, and as an immigrant kid struggling to adapt to the language and culture, it was more enticing to embody a character than it was to be himself. His path to stardom wasn’t without tumult, a ‘Hot Tub Time Machine,’ and a robo-penis (more on that later). In VF’s May cover story, the Oscar nominee reflects on his turbulent upbringing, the journey from ‘Gossip Girl’ to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and why he’s sure the president has seen ‘The Apprentice’ “100 f—king times.” Read the full interview: https://lnkd.in/eQ_UsM4J