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2023 is a big year for Jacob Elordi. The 6-foot-5-inch “Euphoria” actor has been branded this year’s Austin Butler, with his own tortured turn as Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola’s biopic “Priscilla.” According to an extensive new GQ profile, the charismatic Australian actor, 26, also is considered the latest heir to the Hot Young Actor crown, which Elordi acknowledges has been historically bestowed upon some of his own favorite old Hollywood icons, including Marlon Brando, James Dean and Steve McQueen. But as much as…

Euphoria star Jacob Elordi sat down with British GQ for the “Men of the Year” issue to discuss the films he’s moved on from, like The Kissing Booth, and the superhero role he’s passed up on. The cover story dives into Elordi’s breakout role in Netflix’s The Kissing Booth, where he plays a hot jock that gets into Harvard. Despite the quirky romance becoming a hit and releasing two sequels, “it still made Elordi miserable,” GQ wrote, and created a challenge when he made the shift from teen hunk to stern thespian.…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJacob Elordi has reflected on his starring role in The Kissing Booth trilogy, calling the rom-com movies “ridiculous”.The 26-year-old Australian actor co-led the film series, which debuted in 2018, opposite Joey King (The Act). They are based on Beth Reekles’s young adult novels of the same name.He returned for the second and third Kissing Booth films in 2020 and 2021 after shooting to…

Australian actor Jacob Elordi, 26, recently opened up on his acting career in an interview with GQ magazine. The Euphoria star revealed that he turned down an opportunity to audition for the role of Superman though he didn't exactly name the film. Elordi said “I’ve always been told to say a rounded answer or my agent will get mad at me. ‘Anything can happen!” He added, “And obviously anything can happen, but at this stage in my life, I don’t see myself having any interest in that. I like to make what I would watch, and I…

‘Euphoria’ star Jacob Elrodi enjoys Italian sun on vacation with girlfriend ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Australian actor Jacob Elrodi, who is known for his roles in the streaming teen comedy film series ‘The Kissing Booth’ and ‘Euphoria’, was spotted with his on-again, off-again girlfriend Olivia Jade Giannulli enjoying a vacation in Italy and photographed spending time together under the sun. According to ‘People’ magazine, Elordi, 25, and Giannulli, 23, were seen soaking up the sun in Paraggi, Italy, near…

Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Imagine standing on the world’s biggest stage next to some of the biggest names in the industry singing one of the most well-known songs of all time in one of Disney’s most beloved animated movies ever made. Now imagine doing that at 13 years old and never having sung before. For actor Jacob Tremblay, he didn’t have to imagine what that would be like because he lived it on the set of Rob Marshall’s live-action The Little Mermaid.  The now-16-year-old revealed in an…

Image via Walt Disney Studios When we say we’ve been waiting a long time for Disney‘s live-action premiere of The Little Mermaid, we mean it. In fact, it’s been so long since we first started a countdown to a theatrical experience with Flounder, Sebastian, Ariel, and Prince Eric that one of the main characters underwent some life changes from the first day of filming and now. Jacob Tremblay, who plays Flounder — Ariel’s number one sidekick — was younger when he first began voicing the adorable blue and yellow…

Screenshot: YouTube/Trevor JacobA YouTube pilot has pleaded guilty to intentionally crashing an airplane and intent to obstruct a federal investigation. Trevor Daniel Jacob, 29, of Lompoc, California ejected himself from an airplane he was flying in November 2021, claiming there was no safe place to land, while the plane crashed somewhere near the Los Padres National Forest. Chukwudi Iwuji Talks Working on Guardians of the Galaxy 3 After PeacemakerJacob installed numerous cameras on the plane before takeoff, according to…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJacob Tremblay has addressed the lampooning of his live-action character in The Little Mermaid.Disney’s latest live-action remake is set to be released later this month, and after the studio dropped a first look at several characters in April, many mocked the design of Flounder.The one-sheet poster of Flounder the fish, who is voiced by Jacob Tremblay in the film, was sent up for being…

Image via Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney Image via The Little Mermaid/Disney The audience reaction to Disney’s live-action Little Mermaid hasn’t been great. Everything from the film’s character design to its lighting are coming under fire, as soon-to-be viewers pick apart every aspect of the film, looking for fresh things to dislike. That’s not to mention the racists, who need no reason other than a Black Ariel to boycott the child-friendly release. The backlash to Flounder, in particular, has dragged…