Taylor Zakhar Perez Calls Out Media Asking Actors About Their Sexuality, Talks Queer Representation in Movies

It’s a The Kissing Booth reunion!

Nicholas Galitzine and Leo Woodall on their wish list these days, as evidenced by the fact that both have auditioned for roles that ended up going to the other. This conversation — about Galitzine’s “Mary & George,” the Starz series about George Villiers’ affair with King James I, and Netflix’s “One Day,” starring Woodall as Dexter, who falls in love with his best friend over two decades — marks their first time meeting in person. The heartthrobs’ rapport is immediate, thanks to Instagram DMs they’ve already shared about how, as Galitzine puts it, “a lot of acting prep is very pretentious and twat-y.” NICHOLAS GALITZINE: We just found out that we support rival football teams.

Meghan McCain called out her former co-hosts at The View after Sara Haines alluded to her during the “Hot Topics” segments.

A murder mystery involving sheep detectives? It may end up one of Amazon MGM‘s biggest hits in 2026. Deadline reports that the studio has their cast lined for up “Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie,” a live-action comedy helmed by “Minions” vet Kyle Balda.

Katcy Stephan Amazon MGM Studios’ “Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie” has wrapped principal photography and landed a worldwide theatrical release date of Feb. 20, 2026. The live-action comedy stars Hugh Jackman, flanked by an ensemble cast including Emma Thompson (“Matilda the Musical”), Nicholas Braun (“Succession”), Nicholas Galitzine (“The Idea of You”), Molly Gordon (“Theater Camp”), Hong Chau (“The Whale”), Tosin Cole (“Till”), Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (“Wonka”), Conleth Hill (“Game of Thrones”) and Mandeep Dhillon (“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”).

Amazon MGM Studios has locked in a starry cast for Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie, a live-action comedy directed by animation veteran Kyle Balda (Minions: The Rise of Gru).

Coronation Street star Andy Whyment was jokingly called out by the soap as he enjoyed a 'brunch date' with his co-star amid a day of filming. Earlier this week, the actor was branded a 'hunk' by his co-star Alan Halsall as they headed out together during a break from the ITV soap's set.

Jessica suggested that there were several times throughout her life when she noticed signs that she could be part of the LGBTQ+ community: in 2019, she starred in the National Theatre production of When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other, in which she had to kiss Cate Blanchett.Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning has opened up about realising she was "a big old gay" and coming out just 19 months ago. Speaking about her sexuality for the first time, the actress, 38, who played stalker Martha Scott in the hit Netflix series, said it was like a secret she had kept from herself for many years.

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter Variety’s “Actors on Actors” returns for its 20th season with the biggest stars of this year’s Emmys season. Among the highlights of the latest lineup: The first public conversation between Emma Corrin and Elizabeth Debicki, the two actors who played Princess Diana in Netflix’s “The Crown.” Robert Downey Jr. talks about the craft of acting with his longtime pal Jodie Foster.

The stars were out in full force at the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2024 on Sunday (May 26) in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.

Travis Kelce rocked out on stage over the weekend!

Cate Blanchett is looking stunning on the red carpet at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival!

William Earl Variety has announced the initial lineup for the Kering Women in Motion Talks at the Cannes Film Festival. This year’s talks include some of the most important women working in cinema. On May 18, Variety co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh will interview NBCUniversal Studio Group chairman and chief content officer Donna Langley, touching on a major year for the studio that includes the upcoming feature “Wicked.” The conversation comes at a pivotal time for Langley and the studio as Universal Pictures will receive the International Achievement in Film award from Variety at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and Langley is receiving the Women in Motion Award at a dinner hosted by Kering on May 19.

The highly anticipated new season of Bridgerton has finally graced our screens, and fans are already loving diving back into the period drama. Not only is the fashion on point, but the beauty looks are also perfectly in tune with the era, favouring natural, fresh-faced appearances that mirror the makeup trends of the time. With clean beauty still very much in vogue, it's no surprise that we'll all be taking a leaf out of the Bridgerton cast's book when it comes to our summer makeup.

Taylor Swift fans are counting down the days until she brings her record-breaking Eras Tour to Europe next month. Despite the initial tickets for her Eras Tour selling out in a flash back in August 2023, there's still a chance to see the Love Story singer live. When the first batch of tickets were released, they were snapped up almost instantly.

Selome Hailu “The Idea of You” was the most-streamed movie of the May 3-9 viewing window, per Luminate. The movie, starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine, was watched for 714.2 million minutes between May and May 9, its first full week of availability on Amazon Prime Video. Up from its No.

Nicholas Galitzine opened up about his Red, White & Royal Blue costar Taylor Zakhar Perez in two recent interviews.

Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine attended a very special fan event for their movie Red, White & Royal Blue on Thursday night (May 9) at The Culver Theater in Culver City, Calif.

Prime Video confirmed plans to develop a sequel to their popular queer rom-com Red, White & Royal Blue!

Following its huge success with Red, White & Royal Blue, the adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s bestseller, which last year came in as one of its top three most-watched romantic comedies of all time, Amazon MGM Studios has greenlighted development on a sequel, with stars Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez set to return.