Hollywood’s Rebel Belle; the Mind-Bending Mr. Cumberbatch; the Idris Experience

A special delivery from the Vanity Fair Archive. View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks February 21, 2022 Vanity Fair's 28th annual Hollywood Issue featured a lot of familiar faces. Today, take a trip into our Archive and revisit some of our cover stars' past appearances.   The Mind-Bending Mr. Cumberbatch The thinking woman's crumpet Benedict Cumberbatch had a growing army of borderline-obsessive fans, whose hysteria was only stoked further by the 2016 release of Doctor Strange, in which he played yet another genius misfit. They aren't the greatest danger he has faced in a daredevil life. But, as Cumberbatch told Michael Schulman, he is now looking for a different kind of thrill. R E A D  M O R E »     The Idris Experience From prestige TV to tentpole franchises to the Coachella DJ tent, the British actor is a poster boy for 21st-century fame: multidisciplinary, omnipresent, engaging. K. Austin Collins tracked down the international man of (maybe) mystery to consider what we want from Idris Elba, and how he delivers. R E A D  M O R E »     Hollywood's Rebel Belle Kristen Stewart doesn't want to be packaged—she wants to live. In 2012, as the actor blazed onscreen in Snow White & the Huntsman—with an adaptation of Jack Kerouac's On the Road coming soon after and the Twilight finale on the horizon—Ingrid Sischy heard about Stewart's explosive first meeting with her Twilight-saga costar Robert Pattinson, her passion for Kerouac's Beat bible, and her definition of true girl power. R E A D  M O R E »     Lady of Spain After her role in Pedro Almodóvar's Oscar-winning All About My Mother; Penélope Cruz, Spain's cinematic princess, crossed the Atlantic Ocean to work her spell on Hollywood opposite an A-list of leading men: Matt Damon in All the Pretty Horses, Johnny Depp in Blow, Nicolas Cage in Captain Corelli's Mandolin, and Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky. In 2001, Kevin Sessums took the measure of this beauty, from the breakdown spurred by her first brush with fame, to her rumored effect on her costars, to the way she gives her heart onscreen, if not in real life. R E A D  M O R E »     Australian Gold Rush Meet Nicole Kidman in 1990: An eye-widening mix of feminine allure and ballsy bravado. R E A D  M O R E »     Sponsored Zero-Prep Dog Food That Checks All the Boxes All-natural? Human-grade? Ships to your door? Check, check, aaaand check. Sundays' kibble alternative is packed with picky-pup-approved ingredients like pumpkin, turmeric, and USDA beef. Sounds delicious, tbh. Oh, and Vanity Fair Cocktail Hour readers get 35% off with the code VANITY. Bone appetit. R E A D  M O R E » Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. Sign Up Now     This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.