Overview
- Three covers feature 12 actors including Jeremy Allen White, Glen Powell, A$AP Rocky, Michael B. Jordan, Austin Butler, Riz Ahmed, Andrew Garfield, Paul Mescal, Jonathan Bailey, LaKeith Stanfield, Callum Turner, and Harris Dickinson.
- Social media responses ranged from praise to criticism, with commenters questioning the absence of women and noting no Latin actors on the covers.
- New global editorial director Mark Guiducci says the choice is a thematic statement about contemporary masculinity rather than a political stance.
- The package is part of Guiducci’s broader overhaul of Vanity Fair, which has included shuttering The Hive, staff changes, a logo refresh, upgraded print stock, and new newsletters amid reported digital traffic declines.
- The issue includes a cover story by Ottessa Moshfegh, a profile of Chloé Zhao, and reporting on AI’s impact on the industry, positioning the franchise as an awards-season cultural moment.