The Hollywood leading man is a moniker bestowed on stars who can carry films on the strength of their name recognition and talent. The likes of Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Will Smith are all still working today and continue to command an adoring public that flock to their latest films.
But the leading man environment is also changing, skewing younger. In recent years, actors like Timothee Chalamet and Tom Holland have become big draws despite their young age but they aren't the only ones. Here's a look at the actors ready to become the biggest names in cinema, and what are their next big projects.
Austin Butler
Having started in television on shows like The Carrie Diaries, Arrow and The Shannara Chronicles, Butler has had a meteoric rise after being cast to play the king of rock 'n' roll Elvis Presley. He also appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood, but it was Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis that turned Butler into a household name.
The role earned him his first Oscar nomination, which he built on with a starring role in Dune: Part Two as Feyd Rautha, an evil Harkonnen general. Despite already being sought after, it’s the prospect of appearing in Michael Mann’s Heat 2 that should cement Butler’s status as a leading man.
Harris Dickinson
English actor Dickinson has been keeping busy, appearing in all manner of projects big and small. In 2018, he starred in the television series Trust about the real-life abduction of John Paul Getty III. In 2019, Dickinson then starred alongside Angelina Jolie in Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.
He also appeared in art house cinema fairs such as The Souvenir: Part II and Triangle of Sadness, the latter of which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2022 and was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars last year.
Dickinson’s latest film is a crime thriller alongside Nicole Kidman called Babygirl. His next project will be a period piece directed by Steve McQueen and has him starring alongside Saoirse Ronan.
Jacob Elordi
Elordi burst on the scene with the HBO teen drama show Euphoria, which also gave rise to stars such as Zendaya and Hunter Schafer. Since then, the Australian actor has taken on roles in acclaimed films such as Saltburn and Priscilla.
This year, Elordi appears in Paul Schrader’s newest film Oh, Canada alongside Richard Gere and Uma Thurman. Future projects include a starring role in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein as the monster. Elordi is 1.96 metres tall, making him suitable for roles in action films while his charming demeanour dovetails with potential roles in rom-coms.
Charles Melton
A star on the long-running show Riverdale, Melton became more recognisable outside those circles after starring in Todd Haynes’s film May December with Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore. In the film, Melton plays the role of a man who fell in love with his schoolteacher and grew up to marry her.
Melton’s performance received attention during award season including nominations from the Critics Choice Awards and the Golden Globes. He is set to star in the second season of the Netflix show Beef alongside Oscar Isaac, Cailee Spaeny and Carey Mulligan.
David Jonsson
One of the stars of the recent film Alien: Romulus, it’s clear from reviews that Jonsson is the standout performer in a cast that includes many young talents. Playing the role of an android, Jonsson joined the likes of Ian Holm and Michael Fassbender, who previously portrayed androids in the Alien universe.
Jonsson has also appeared in the HBO Max show Industry and the Fox Searchlight romantic comedy film Rye Lane. His next projects include a biopic about the life of British boxer Chris Eubank as well as the Second World War film Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.
Glen Powell
Arguably the fastest-growing star on the list, Powell has experienced immense popularity since appearing in Top Gun: Maverick with Cruise. He has been acting from a young age with appearances in Spy Kids 3: Game Over and The Great Debaters. He even appeared in one scene in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises.
Since Top Gun, he has starred in Richard Linklater’s Hit Man and Anyone But You alongside Sydney Sweeney. More recently, he starred in Twisters. Powell’s boyish charm has made him a favourite on social media, and fans can look forward to seeing him in Edgar Wright’s The Running Man, a remake of the Arnold Schwarzenegger film of the same name.
Caleb McLaughlin
Netflix show Stranger Things has become a blockbuster for the streamer, with every season drawing new fans and subscribers. McLaughlin, one of the show's young stars, has broken away to begin carving a career for himself.
The actor previously appeared in Steven Soderbergh’s High Flying Bird and Shooting Stars, a biopic about LeBron James and his high school teammates who propelled him to greatness.
McLaughlin is still mostly preoccupied with the last season of Stranger Things, but he is also set to appear in American Dream: The 21 Savage Story, a biopic in which he plays the role of the rapper 21 Savage.
Joseph Quinn
Another alumnus from Stranger Things, Quinn joined the cast for the most recent season of the show and quickly became a fan favourite playing the role of Eddie Munson, the rocker with a heart of gold.
Quinn’s pre-Stranger Things work includes an episode of Game of Thrones and a role in Steve McQueen’s acclaimed series Small Axe. He also recently appeared in A Quiet Place: Day One alongside Lupita Nyong’o. And while he is set to appear in Sir Ridley Scott’s next film Gladiator II, a sequel to the 2000 film, Quinn’s fans are most excited for his appearance as Johnny Storm in the upcoming Fantastic Four film from Marvel.
Damson Idris
The star of the long-running series Snowfall, Idris has been mostly relegated to television work which also includes appearances in Black Mirror and Swarm. The young British star is set to be thrust into cinema with a starring role in F1 alongside Brad Pitt in which he plays a racing driver.
The project, which has been filming since last year, is directed by Joseph Kosinski who recently made Top Gun: Maverick. It is set to be the most realistic depiction of what it’s like being in a Formula One car due to filming taking place during actual races.
Paul Mescal
Irish actor Paul Mescal became recognisable after starring in 2020’s Normal People, a mini-series adaptation of Sally Rooney's book of the same name. His star rose even further after starring in Aftersun in 2022, which earned him an Oscar nomination.
Mescal’s biggest role arrives this year in Gladiator II, in which he plays Lucius, the son of Russell Crowe's character from the first. Mescal is also currently filming Hamnet, a biopic about William Shakespeare from Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao.
Ramy Youssef
Stand-up comedian Ramy Youssef has expertly pivoted into becoming a multidisciplinary actor in the past five years. First, he wrote and starred in Ramy, a satirical look at his own experience as a Muslim Arab-American. The show had two acclaimed seasons and was nominated for three Emmys.
Since then, Youssef has appeared in the Oscar-winning Yorgos Lanthimos film Poor Things alongside Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe. He also voiced a character in the Disney animated film Wish and became the first Arab comedian to host an episode of Saturday Night Live.
For his directing work, Youssef was nominated for an Emmy this year for directing an episode of The Bear titled Honeydew.
The President's Cake
Director: Hasan Hadi
Starring: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Sajad Mohamad Qasem
Rating: 4/5
How has net migration to UK changed?
The figure was broadly flat immediately before the Covid-19 pandemic, standing at 216,000 in the year to June 2018 and 224,000 in the year to June 2019.
It then dropped to an estimated 111,000 in the year to June 2020 when restrictions introduced during the pandemic limited travel and movement.
The total rose to 254,000 in the year to June 2021, followed by steep jumps to 634,000 in the year to June 2022 and 906,000 in the year to June 2023.
The latest available figure of 728,000 for the 12 months to June 2024 suggests levels are starting to decrease.
The specs
Engine: 4.0-litre flat-six
Torque: 450Nm at 6,100rpm
Transmission: 7-speed PDK auto or 6-speed manual
Fuel economy, combined: 13.8L/100km
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Healthcare spending to double to $2.2 trillion rupees
Launched a 641billion-rupee federal health scheme
Allotted 200 billion rupees for the recapitalisation of state-run banks
Around 1.75 trillion rupees allotted for privatisation and stake sales in state-owned assets
Emergency phone numbers in the UAE
Estijaba – 8001717 – number to call to request coronavirus testing
Ministry of Health and Prevention – 80011111
Dubai Health Authority – 800342 – The number to book a free video or voice consultation with a doctor or connect to a local health centre
Emirates airline – 600555555
Etihad Airways – 600555666
Ambulance – 998
Knowledge and Human Development Authority – 8005432 ext. 4 for Covid-19 queries
UAE jiu-jitsu squad
Men: Hamad Nawad and Khalid Al Balushi (56kg), Omar Al Fadhli and Saeed Al Mazroui (62kg), Taleb Al Kirbi and Humaid Al Kaabi (69kg), Mohammed Al Qubaisi and Saud Al Hammadi (70kg), Khalfan Belhol and Mohammad Haitham Radhi (85kg), Faisal Al Ketbi and Zayed Al Kaabi (94kg)
Women: Wadima Al Yafei and Mahra Al Hanaei (49kg), Bashayer Al Matrooshi and Hessa Al Shamsi (62kg)
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Reading List
Practitioners of mindful eating recommend the following books to get you started:
Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life by Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr Lilian Cheung
How to Eat by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Mindful Diet by Dr Ruth Wolever
Mindful Eating by Dr Jan Bays
How to Raise a Mindful Eaterby Maryann Jacobsen
European arms
Known EU weapons transfers to Ukraine since the war began: Germany 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger surface-to-air missiles. Luxembourg 100 NLAW anti-tank weapons, jeeps and 15 military tents as well as air transport capacity. Belgium 2,000 machine guns, 3,800 tons of fuel. Netherlands 200 Stinger missiles. Poland 100 mortars, 8 drones, Javelin anti-tank weapons, Grot assault rifles, munitions. Slovakia 12,000 pieces of artillery ammunition, 10 million litres of fuel, 2.4 million litres of aviation fuel and 2 Bozena de-mining systems. Estonia Javelin anti-tank weapons. Latvia Stinger surface to air missiles. Czech Republic machine guns, assault rifles, other light weapons and ammunition worth $8.57 million.
The Florida Project
Director: Sean Baker
Starring: Bria Vinaite, Brooklynn Prince, Willem Dafoe
Four stars
Afcon 2019
SEMI-FINALS
Senegal v Tunisia, 8pm
Algeria v Nigeria, 11pm
Matches are live on BeIN Sports
AI traffic lights to ease congestion at seven points to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Street
The seven points are:
Shakhbout bin Sultan Street
Dhafeer Street
Hadbat Al Ghubainah Street (outbound)
Salama bint Butti Street
Al Dhafra Street
Rabdan Street
Umm Yifina Street exit (inbound)
Five famous companies founded by teens
There are numerous success stories of teen businesses that were created in college dorm rooms and other modest circumstances. Below are some of the most recognisable names in the industry:
- Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg and his friends started Facebook when he was a 19-year-old Harvard undergraduate.
- Dell: When Michael Dell was an undergraduate student at Texas University in 1984, he started upgrading computers for profit. He starting working full-time on his business when he was 19. Eventually, his company became the Dell Computer Corporation and then Dell Inc.
- Subway: Fred DeLuca opened the first Subway restaurant when he was 17. In 1965, Mr DeLuca needed extra money for college, so he decided to open his own business. Peter Buck, a family friend, lent him $1,000 and together, they opened Pete’s Super Submarines. A few years later, the company was rebranded and called Subway.
- Mashable: In 2005, Pete Cashmore created Mashable in Scotland when he was a teenager. The site was then a technology blog. Over the next few decades, Mr Cashmore has turned Mashable into a global media company.
- Oculus VR: Palmer Luckey founded Oculus VR in June 2012, when he was 19. In August that year, Oculus launched its Kickstarter campaign and raised more than $1 million in three days. Facebook bought Oculus for $2 billion two years later.
About Karol Nawrocki
• Supports military aid for Ukraine, unlike other eurosceptic leaders, but he will oppose its membership in western alliances.
• A nationalist, his campaign slogan was Poland First. "Let's help others, but let's take care of our own citizens first," he said on social media in April.
• Cultivates tough-guy image, posting videos of himself at shooting ranges and in boxing rings.
• Met Donald Trump at the White House and received his backing.
Wicked: For Good
Director: Jon M Chu
Starring: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Ethan Slater
Rating: 4/5
Quick pearls of wisdom
Focus on gratitude: And do so deeply, he says. “Think of one to three things a day that you’re grateful for. It needs to be specific, too, don’t just say ‘air.’ Really think about it. If you’re grateful for, say, what your parents have done for you, that will motivate you to do more for the world.”
Know how to fight: Shetty married his wife, Radhi, three years ago (he met her in a meditation class before he went off and became a monk). He says they’ve had to learn to respect each other’s “fighting styles” – he’s a talk it-out-immediately person, while she needs space to think. “When you’re having an argument, remember, it’s not you against each other. It’s both of you against the problem. When you win, they lose. If you’re on a team you have to win together.”
The specs: 2017 Porsche 718 Cayman
Price, base / as tested Dh222,500 / Dh296,870
Engine 2.0L, flat four-cylinder
Transmission Seven-speed PDK
Power 300hp @ 6,500rpm
Torque 380hp @ 1,950rpm
Fuel economy, combined 6.9L / 100km
Sole survivors
- Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
- George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
- Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
- Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
Family reunited
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was born and raised in Tehran and studied English literature before working as a translator in the relief effort for the Japanese International Co-operation Agency in 2003.
She moved to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies before moving to the World Health Organisation as a communications officer.
She came to the UK in 2007 after securing a scholarship at London Metropolitan University to study a master's in communication management and met her future husband through mutual friends a month later.
The couple were married in August 2009 in Winchester and their daughter was born in June 2014.
She was held in her native country a year later.
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Wijnaldum (14), Oxlade-Chamberlain (52)
Genk 1
Samatta (40)
The cost of Covid testing around the world
Egypt
Dh514 for citizens; Dh865 for tourists
Information can be found through VFS Global.
Jordan
Dh212
Centres include the Speciality Hospital, which now offers drive-through testing.
Cambodia
Dh478
Travel tests are managed by the Ministry of Health and National Institute of Public Health.
Zanzibar
AED 295
Zanzibar Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, located within the Lumumba Secondary School compound.
Abu Dhabi
Dh85
Abu Dhabi’s Seha has test centres throughout the UAE.
UK
From Dh400
Heathrow Airport now offers drive through and clinic-based testing, starting from Dh400 and up to Dh500 for the PCR test.
Globalization and its Discontents Revisited
Joseph E. Stiglitz
W. W. Norton & Company
