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The Year Movie Stars Cried, Flirted, and Cosplayed for Fame
In 2024, we watched movie stars eat chicken, talk to Theo Von, and cry (a lot), all in the name of promotion.
He predicted college-football scores on game day, he hung out with the Minnesota marching band, he showed up in Dylan cosplay to the New York premiere of the film, he went on Theo Von’s podcast to ask the host if he’s “more elfish or Santa” (?? Consider star Mikey Madison and Sean Baker comparing their Brooklyn accents, “Russian Timothée Chalamet” Mark Eidelstein’s bold English-language debut, Yura Borisov’s piercing stare, or the cheerful enthusiasm of the IRL strippers who make up the film’s supporting cast. The press tour surrounding George Miller’s hotly anticipated follow-up to Mad Max: Fury Road hammered home the tedious exhaustion the cast went through, which — while filming in the desert doesn’t sound peachy — undercut the rigorous fun of Hemsworth’s red-haired Dementus and Taylor-Joy’s steely turn as Furiosa on the big screen.
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