Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

What do Ariana Grande ('Wicked: For Good') & Adam Sandler ('Jay Kelly') have to talk about? Quite a lot, it turns out, as these two comic performers share charmingly earnest chemistry.

Oscar winners Julia Roberts & Sean Penn are longtime friends and neighbors - yet neither one recognized each other in their transformative 2025 performances. Now, they're opening up about their career trajectories and most famous roles.

2025's defining heartthrobs Jonathan Bailey ('Wicked: For Good') & David Corenswet ('Superman') reflect on playing Oz's and Krypton's most celebrated charmers and get real about ambition, auditions, and the roles ahead.

Years after meeting on set of 'The Mummy Returns,' Hollywood leading man Dwayne Johnson & Oscar winner Brendan Fraser reflect on their careers thus far, showing that their bond is as strong as ever.

As Gwyneth Paltrow makes a return to theaters, she shares her enthusiasm for the craft of movie-making with an admiring Jacob Elordi, who opens up about becoming Frankenstein's monster for Guillermo del Toro.

Theater veterans and defining voices in Hollywood Cynthia Erivo & Hugh Jackman discuss the joys of performing and their new movies - a blockbuster sequel for Erivo and a heartfelt Neil Diamond musical for Jackman.