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“Kris Kristofferson and Tuesday Weld acting together is worth the price of admission alone” – Ethan Hawke reflects on his directorial debut
HERO 36 cover story
“I know I give my entire self” – Aaron Pierre in conversation with Barry Jenkins
Inside HERO 36
Corey Fogelmanis wears Ann Demeulemeester, in conversation with Alexandra Daddario
George MacKay tells Léa Seydoux about becoming an Austen heartthrob
In conversation with Zach Cregger
HERO 36 cover story: bloodied, bruised and on the run – Austin Abrams can do it all
Lockjaw
Blu Hunt on having a great night out even when your jaw’s wired shut
First love
Get to know Michael Bradway, the star of hit romance series Every Year After
Not Suitable for Work
“I love ‘love-to-hate’ characters” – Jack Martin on sending up Manhattan’s Murray Hill stereotype
Gilead’s next gen
“We’re dealing with heavy themes” – Brad Alexander on unravelling the ideology of The Testaments
Getting techy
Will Price on reuniting with Luca Guadagnino for their upcoming AI-boom drama
The Shards
Introducing Igby Rigney, star of Ryan Murphy’s new Bret Easton Ellis adaptation
The HERO Summer Zine 2026
“I play sort of an evil stepmother in a fairytale” – Havana Rose Liu is all thriller, in conversation with Hunter Schafer
Finneas tells Carey Mulligan about turning country club gloss into ominous beats
Camila Mendes is going from strength to strength – in conversation with Adria Arjona
Hapless romantics: Spike Fearn in conversation with Renée Zellweger
The man, the myth, the muscle
Art
How Arnold Schwarzenegger conquered bodybuilding, Hollywood and American politics
Liminal living
“I was looking at everything through the lens of [it]” – Finn Bennett can’t leave the Backrooms…
Dear England
Jacob Greenway on playing Jude Bellingham in the story of Southgate’s England
Liminal Living
You can now decorate your home in Backrooms wallpaper
Scene Setter
Rebekah Sherman-Myntti is a driving force in independent film