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Pink Villa
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Celebrities Who Quit Hollywood and Acting: From Ian Somerhalder to Brendan Fraser
Hollywood attracts several talents because of fame and money. But while many never leave the industry due to its glitz and glamour, a few actors willingly walk away. And when these stars announce their last projects, fans often wonder why they are quitting the industry at the peak of their careers. Some cite personal reasons for the decision, while others leave to pursue different passions. And some just need a quieter life away from the media attention. Several well-known actors have stepped away from the spotlight over the years. Some made a clear announcement about retiring from acting, while others simply stopped taking new roles. The reasons may be different, but their stories give a glimpse of the challenges of Tinseltown. Cameron Diaz left Hollywood to focus on herself. Meanwhile, Daniel Day-Lewis said that he no longer found acting meaningful. Here's a list of actors who walked away from Hollywood and the reasons for the same. Ian Somerhalder Career Highlights: The actor played the role of Damon Salvatore in the hit series The Vampire Diaries from 2009 to 2017. He was also seen as Boone Carlyle in Lost in the early 2000s. His last project was Netflix's V-Wars. Reason for Leaving Hollywood: Shortly after The Vampire Diaries, Somerhalder left Hollywood to raise his children on a farm. His wife and Twilight alum Nikki Reed also took a break from acting and dedicated her time to environmentalism. Life After Hollywood: The actor is currently busy with regenerative farming and environmental advocacy. In an interview with People, he revealed that he is quite happy off-camera and his acting career is in the "rearview mirror." Impact on Fans and Hollywood: His fans have expressed disappointment at his absence from Hollywood, but many also praise the actor for his environmental activism. Brendan Fraser Career Highlights: Fraser emerged as a star playing Rick O'Connell in The Mummy trilogy between 1999 to 2008. He also played pivotal roles in Gods and Monsters (1998), The Quiet American (2002), Crash (2004), Bedazzled (2000), and Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008). Reason for Leaving Hollywood: The actor left acting in the early 2000s due to multiple surgeries and the death of his mother. In 2018, he also opened up about getting sexually assaulted by former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Philip Berk, in 2003. Life After Hollywood: He spent most of his time off-screen recovering from surgeries and focusing on his health. After 13 years of absence, the actor decided to make his comeback in Hollywood with The Whale in 2022. He underwent a major body transformation to play a 600-lb man in the film, and he also won an Oscar for his performance. Impact on Fans and Hollywood: Fraser's decision to quit Hollywood at the peak of his career came as a shock to his fans. Cate Blanchett Career Highlights: Blanchett's best roles include the enigmatic elf Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator, and Jasmine French in Blue Jasmine. She is also known for her performances in Elizabeth and Blue Jasmine, where she won an Academy Award for Best Actress. Reason for Leaving Hollywood: In April, the actress announced her decision to quit Hollywood. She told the Radio Times that she was "serious about giving up acting." She also revealed that aspects of fame make her uncomfortable, specifically seeing headlines following interviews or being photographed. Life After Hollywood: The actress wants to spend more time with her family and focus on other creative pursuits. She may also make a return to the theatre, according to reports. Impact on Fans and Hollywood: While fans may miss seeing her on screen, many have expressed support for her decision to pursue other interests. Gene Hackman Career Highlights: He made his acting debut in the drama Lilith in 1964. He has won two Academy Awards. He won Best Actor for his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in The French Connection (1971) and also won Best Supporting Actor for playing a sheriff in Clint Eastwood's Western Unforgiven (1992). His acting credits also include The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Scarecrow (1973), The Conversation (1974), Night Moves (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Under Fire (1983), Hoosiers (1986), The Firm (1993), Wyatt Earp (1994), Crimson Tide (1995), The Quick and the Dead (1995), Get Shorty (1995), The Birdcage (1996), Absolute Power (1997), Enemy of the State (1998), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), and Runaway Jury (2003). Reason for Leaving Hollywood: Hackman bid adieu to Hollywood in 2004 because he had no new scripts in front of him. His last film was 2004's Welcome to Mooseport. Life After Hollywood: After retiring, he lived a quiet life with his wife Betsy Arakawa in a Santa Fe, New Mexico, home. He suffered from Alzheimer's disease. He died at his home around February 18 due to severe heart disease, complicated by advanced Alzheimer's disease and kidney disease. He was 95. On February 26, the bodies of Hackman, Arakawa, and one of their dogs, named Zinna, were found at their home. Impact on Fans and Hollywood: Hackman's decision to step away from Hollywood both shocked and intrigued fans and critics. Bridget Fonda Career Highlights: Fonda is known for her performances in films such as The Godfather Part III (1990), Single White Female (1992), Singles (1992), Point of No Return (1993), It Could Happen to You (1994), Balto (1995), City Hall (1996), Jackie Brown (1997), A Simple Plan (1998), Lake Placid (1999), and Kiss of the Dragon (2001). Reason for Leaving Hollywood: Fonda retired from the film industry in 2002. When asked for the reason, she revealed that she wants to start a family with husband Danny Elfman and focus on her personal life. More than two decades later, she confirmed that she had no plans to return to the big screen. Life After Hollywood: Fonda welcomed a son with film composer and former Oingo Boingo frontman Danny Elfman in 2005. She has largely remained out of the public eye, living a quiet life with her family. Impact on Fans and Hollywood: Fans were upset to know that the actress is quitting Hollywood, but they also wished her well for her family life. Daniel Day-Lewis Career Highlights: He won three Academy Awards for Best Actor for his roles as Christy Brown in My Left Foot (1989), an oil tycoon in There Will Be Blood (2007), and Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln (2012). He also scored Oscar nominations for In the Name of the Father (1993), Gangs of New York (2002), and Phantom Thread (2017). His other notable projects include The Last of the Mohicans (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), The Crucible (1996), and The Boxer (1997). Reason for Leaving Hollywood: The actor retired from acting twice. His first retirement was from 1997 to 2000. He later retired from acting again in 2017. Life After Hollywood: Lewis worked as an apprentice shoemaker in Italy. He is also an Ambassador for The Lir Academy, a new drama school at Trinity College Dublin, founded in 2011. Impact on Fans and Hollywood: Fans and critics were not happy with his decision to quit acting because he was one of the best actors at the time. He is planning to return to the screen with his son Ronan Day-Lewis' Anemone. Phoebe Cates Career Highlights: Cates played pivotal roles in several films such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Gremlins (1984), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Drop Dead Fred (1991), and Princess Caraboo (1994). Reason for Leaving Hollywood: In 1994, after starring in Princess Caraboo, Cates stepped away from acting to focus on raising her children, Owen and Greta, who have since become a successful filmmaker and musician, respectively. Life After Hollywood: She has been happily married to Kevin Kline for the last 30 years. In 2005, she founded the Blue Tree boutique, located on the Upper East Side of New York City. In 2015, she voiced her Gremlins character Kate Beringer for the video game Lego Dimensions. Impact on Fans and Hollywood: Her decision to quit Hollywood left fans and the industry shocked. Many expressed disappointment to see her go. For stars, the decision to quit Hollywood must have been very difficult, but stepping away to pursue their passions or focus on their mental health shows their strength. While some actors have made their comebacks after retirement, others have decided not to return to the screen ever. Whatever the case may be, you can always watch their old films and appreciate their talent.
Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Times
‘He has no fear': my life jumping out of planes with Tom Cruise
When Tom Cruise called to offer him a job on Mission: Impossible, Wade Eastwood was strapped into a car and ready to make a 30-metre jump. People were waiting for the stuntman on the set of a car advert, but he took a quick break for Cruise. 'The call came and I saw it was him, so I quickly took my helmet off and said 'Give me two minutes',' Eastwood recalls. 'And he was like, 'Please can you come and join me on Mission?' ' That was ten years ago. Eastwood and Cruise have since worked together on four Mission: Impossible films — starting with the fifth instalment, Rogue Nation — as well as The Mummy and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. The pair first met in 2013 on the set of the Doug Liman film Edge of Tomorrow and instantly hit it off. 'We basically met in the car park of the studio and found out immediately that we had very similar energy,' says Eastwood, 53. 'I'm not one to go on holiday and lie by the pool. I've got to do some extreme sports. And he's exactly the same.' Cruise is now a close friend, and they occasionally go skydiving together during their time off. As stunt co-ordinator and second unit director, Eastwood is in charge of all action sequences in the latest (and final) Mission: Impossible film, The Final Reckoning, which was released last week. And, as anyone who has ever watched one of the eight instalments knows, there is a lot of action: car chases pile onto plane crashes and submarine explosions. In The Final Reckoning, artificial intelligence is the super-villain. But Cruise is defying AI, as well as CGI and indeed age, in real life too: at 62, he is still doing his own stunts. 'Tom just doesn't want the audience to be cheated,' Eastwood says. 'We don't use green screens, everything is real. And the audience can feel it.' So what's it like co-ordinating stunts for a famously demanding megastar? In the previous film, 2023's Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One, Cruise trained for over a year in motocross and skydiving, which involved doing more than 500 skydives and 13,000 motocross jumps. No matter how many months of preparation and training there are, however, these stunts come with a very real danger of injury or even death. It is Eastwood's job to make them as safe as possible, but, as he admits, 'anything can happen'. The stuntman say he has yet to see Cruise get cold feet: the only time the actor ever backs out of a stunt is when it doesn't suit the story. 'Tom doesn't show fear, Tom shows competence,' he says. 'He had fun during all his stunts, even when it was exhausting. He's always positive, he'll always put on a smile, and he genuinely enjoys it.' Cruise was 34 when he starred in the first Mission: Impossible film. He recently told The Hollywood Reporter that he wanted to keep making action films 'into my hundreds' — but surely there are some stunts he can't do any more? 'No, no chance. He's a machine,' Eastwood insists. 'He acts like a 20-year-old. And there's no magic there, it's just hard work and discipline with his food, nutrition and training.' Cruise sticks to a strict workout routine in his gym, which travels with him to every film set. He calls it 'the pain cave' and a sign outside it reads: 'Only the motivated may enter.' In one scene of The Final Reckoning, Cruise walks on the wing of a small plane as it flies. 'The audience will never really appreciate how dangerous that plane chase is,' Eastwood says. 'I have to do what I can to eliminate as much risk as possible, but there is still a lot of risk.' Not only was it dangerous, but physically intense. 'It beat the hell out of him,' Eastwood says. 'The wind hitting him, and the blast of the propeller, particles hitting him. It was the hardest workout you could ever do, it was very dangerous and very exhausting for him. Many times we were carrying him off the wing because he was so tired. And he was flying all day.' Another standout stunt in the film is an underwater scene in which Cruise's character is infiltrating a submarine. Cruise wasn't able to see much because of the reflection of the lights, and his diving suit weighed more than 125 pounds. 'It was absolutely hectic and chaotic underwater,' Eastwood says. 'We rehearsed as much as we could, but it's like having an animal on set: they always react slightly differently, no matter how much you rehearse, and filming underwater was the same.' One of Eastwood's favourite stunts was Cruise's basejump off a cliff in Norway on a motorbike, for Dead Reckoning. 'When Tom rode past me and disappeared off the ramp … that was a moment I'll never forget in my 33 years in the film industry,' Eastwood says. 'Because all that work, all that training, all the prep, all the exhaustion, for everyone to come together to create this piece of cinematic history, and it goes perfectly — it's an amazing feeling.' He celebrated that stunt with some rare quiet time. Eastwood's favourite memory from the latest movie was filming in his native South Africa and being able to show Cruise and the rest of the crew his home. 'Tom saw my home town, Durban, where I grew up. It was very special,' he says. For a bit of light R&R, the pair jumped out of a helicopter together in Jeffreys Bay. But the real pinch-me moment came when it was time to go home from the set each night. Cruise and Eastwood would fly separate aircraft alongside each other back to the runway, Top Gun style. 'I'd just look across and smile and wave, and it's like, we're flying in my home-town mountains, where I grew up as a kid. Tom Cruise is in a biplane 10ft away from me, and we are going home as the sun's setting,' Eastwood says. 'It's surreal. It makes all the stress and the pressure more than worthwhile.'
Tom's Guide
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
‘Fountain of Youth' review: Apple TV Plus's new Guy Ritchie adventure movie is best left undiscovered
Apple TV Plus' latest original feature is "Fountain of Youth," a new Guy Ritchie movie that sees John Krasinski and Natalie Portman playing estranged siblings on a quest for the titular artefact. It's a film I've been keeping a close eye on ever since I saw the first trailer. I have a lot of love for adventure movie classics like "The Mummy" and "Indiana Jones," so "Fountain of Youth" ended up being one of my most anticipated watches from the start of the summer movie season. Ahead of its release on the Apple streaming service tomorrow (Friday, May 23), I got to attend a preview screening to see what this globe-trotting adventure had in store. Here's what I have to say about the experience The story follows wayward treasure hunter Luke Purdue (John Krasinski). He's currently being bankrolled by an ailing wealthy benefactor, Owen Carver (Domhnall Gleeson), who wants him to locate the Fountain of Youth. Having spent some time gathering clues to the fountain's location, he ends up roping his sister, art curator Charlotte (Natalie Portman), in on the quest. With Luke's crew (and Owen's money) in tow, the duo set off in search of the mythological water source, and what follows will be familiar to any fans of movies like "Indiana Jones," "National Treasure," "The Mummy" and more. There's danger, hot pursuits, slippery escapes, ancient artefacts, some impressive sets and high stakes… and it should be an absolute blast. The emphasis is very much on the word "should" in that previous paragraph, though, as 'Fountain of Youth' is let down by rather poor writing. Ritchie's got proven action chops, and they still come through here in some of the major setpieces — highlights including the moped chase through the streets of Bangkok that opens the movie, or a hand-to-hand scrap partway through inside a grand library — and at least things move along at a clip. The problem is, whenever the action stops, we're mired in those writing woes. The script is in keeping with the kind of hammy nature of the genre, but the dialogue is just so reliant on cliches and eye-roll-worthy, obvious quips, bad gags and confusing metaphors. Worse, it also suffers from repetition and tons of exposition. Characters will, out loud, just tell you exactly what they're doing and when they're doing it, or restate what it is they need to do multiple times over. It's like it was designed to be watched in the background, while you're doing something else. There are other problems; the performances feel a little lackluster, for one, and there's some pointless slow-mo thrown in for seemingly no real reason, but the poor writing is easily the single biggest mark against "Fountain of Youth." That's a real shame, too, because I was genuinely really looking forward to seeing it, and wanted to be able to give the movie a glowing recommendation. But after seeing it? I simply can't. 'Fountain of Youth' is not, to be clear, the worst movie in the world; I've streamed much worse. It's just that it's another of Apple TV Plus' serviceable-at-best movies, and I'm not at all surprised it has skipped theaters altogether. If you're at a loss for weekend viewing, you're a Guy Ritchie fan and you think you'd get a kick out of a very silly treasure hunt, 'Fountain of Youth' might still be worth adding to your watchlist. But if you were hoping for a bold, brilliant adventure flick like I was, check your expectations: Ritchie's latest feature ain't it. "Fountain of Youth" is streaming on Apple TV Plus from Friday, May 23. Looking to make the most of your Apple TV Plus subscription? Check out our round-up of the best Apple TV Plus shows for tons more streaming recommendations.
UPI
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Movie review: 'Fountain of Youth' lacks spirit of adventure
1 of 5 | From left to right, Eiza Gonzalez, John Krasinski and Natalie Portman star in "Fountain of Youth," on Apple TV+ May 23. Photo courtesy of Apple TV+ LOS ANGELES, May 22 (UPI) -- Fountain of Youth, on Apple TV+ Friday, aspires to the sort of globe-trotting mythical adventures of Indiana Jones, and in turn the adventures that inspired him. Despite an A-list ensemble and international locations, Fountain is merely insincere mimicry. Luke Purdue (John Krasinski) is an adventurer who explores foreign lands and steals their treasures. He is introduced in a Bangkok street chase evading gangsters who want the artifact he stole. Luke visits England where his sister, Charlotte (Natalie Portman) is getting divorced. Her job as a museum curator gives Luke an in to steal a Rembrandt looking for a clue to the Fountain of Youth. Charlotte reluctantly follows Luke on his quest, working with his team of Deb (Carman Ejogo) and Murph (Laz Alonso), all working for billionaire Owen Carver (Domhnall Gleeson). Esme (Eiza Gonzalez) is on their tail trying to prevent them from finding the Fountain, and at one point Charlotte brings her son, Thomas (Benjamin Chivers) along. Indiana Jones is the gold standard of this kind of worldwide adventure for mythical treasures, but even Indiana Jones doesn't live up to that standard anymore. 1999's The Mummy got close but even its sequels devolved into intangible special effects. Fountain of Youth doesn't even get that close as it immediately gets off on the wrong foot. While it is welcome to see sequences filmed on location, Luke drives around Bangkok streets and runs through markets with no energy. Director Guy Ritchie likes to put a camera under Krasinski's chin or turn the camera upside down, but those are old tricks now. They don't build into any sort of momentum. When the film slows down to let Luke talk, it fumbles further. Krasinski has been a convincing action hero in Jack Ryan and 13 Hours, but in trying to embody the carefree matinee idol, he turns Luke into a sociopath. When the siblings reunite, Charlotte insists she's the one who had to grow up, implying that he did not. Luke chastises her for giving up on dreams and the journey to fulfill those dreams. Those are tired cliches in their best applications but Luke has only shown himself to break the law, cost his innocent sister her livelihood and abdicate his familial responsibility. Looking back on Krasinski's trademark character, Jim from The Office may think he's the hero but part of the joke is that he's working as meaningless a job as anyone. Applying that persona to an actual action hero shows the limits of that charm. It's all well and good to impress the secretary by making fun of the boss, but it's not so funny when Luke is endangering lives, even though the movie and the genre imply that all the good guys will be safe. Furthermore, the push and pull of attraction and antagonism with Esme knows what it's supposed to do but can't pull it off. When Luke comments on "the exotic aroma of danger" when Esme arrives, it's hardly a clever dig, let alone seductive. The characters give the slightest art history lesson to incorporate a bit of Da Vinci Code into the adventure. In addition to Thailand, the production actually filmed in Egypt so at least they did not fake the adventure on a green screen. A sequence of raising the purser's strong room of the RMS Lusitania from the ocean depths looks like they actually used underwater models and built a set for the portion brought to the surface. The adventure climaxes in a temple that requires solving puzzles to unlock passageways. While the design harkens back to Indiana Jones's greatest explorations, it loses its magic when the temple cannot possibly be a physical set. Seemingly endless flights of steps emerge from the walls meaning it's just a digital background. To be fair, the actors are in some chambers with falling pillars, so at least it was a blend of physical and digital work. Alas, the climax erupts into machine gun fire without the flare of modern gunplay movies like John Wick or Extraction. The drawn out reveal of the treasure is entirely predictable, not just because it is exactly the same as The Last Crusade but because it is poorly constructed and interminably elongated. It's hard to tell if the modern-day setting itself was a mistake, as all it adds is a few technological toys. The Indiana Jones and Mummy series knew that setting the adventure in the past made the adventurers themselves as mythic as the artifacts they pursued. Setting Fountain of Youth in the past wouldn't solve the issues that debunk the heroes' delusions of grandeur. Also, Esme checks in with her boss, played by Stanley Tucci, who appears briefly over an hour into the movie. If his character was important enough to be played by Tucci he probably should have been more involved with the mission. The end teases further adventures the cast and filmmakers would surely like to have. Hopefully, Fountain of Youth will disappear into streaming obscurity and spare any further exploits. Fred Topel, who attended film school at Ithaca College, is a UPI entertainment writer based in Los Angeles. He has been a professional film critic since 1999, a Rotten Tomatoes critic since 2001, and a member of the Television Critics Association since 2012 and the Critics Choice Association since 2023. Read more of his work in Entertainment.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
11 movies that drive bisexuals wild and where to watch them
The upcoming film Materialists may be about a very straight love triangle, but the promotional images of stars Pedro Pascal, Dakota Johnson, and Chris Evans are a bisexual fantasy. There may not be a threesome in the film (or a make-out sesh between Pascal and Evan, though we can dream!), but the chemistry between the three leads is undeniable. From video footage of the actors dancing together to photos where the sexual tension between all three stars is palpable to a photo of Pascal holding Evans from behind, this photoshoot is making us think very bisexual thoughts. — (@) But Materialists isn't the only film that has caused a bi awakening or driven bisexuals wild. Between movies featuring bisexual characters and films with hot leads that have fans questioning their sexuality, these movies will have you feeling very h-word or rethinking everything you thought you knew about your sexuality. Universal Pictures The Mummy The Mummy is the prototypical 'bisexual awakening film' because of the undeniable hotness of the leads Brendan Fraser (Rick) and Rachel Weisz (Evelyn) in this campy Indian Jones-style action adventure movie. For those of us who saw this film for the first time of the precipice between childhood and adulthood and were desperately trying to figure out who we were, Rick and Evelyn being equally sexy was as confusing as it was delightful. Where to watch: Rent on Amazon Prime Columbia Pictures Wild Things On paper, the erotic thriller Wild Things seemed custom made for straight dude bros, but queer representation was scarce in 1998 when Wild Things debuted, and although the film isn't full of overt gayness, there is subtextual homoeroticism and a threesome scene between Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, and Matt Dillon. Yes, it was definitely filmed from the male gaze, but having sapphic content on the screen at all in the '90s was a surprise. The plot is ridiculous and hasn't aged perfectly, but between the sapphic make-out scene, the homoerotic energy between Dillon and Kevin Bacon, and Bacon's full-frontal nudity scene, bisexual millennials had their brain chemistry changed by this film. Where to watch: Rent on Amazon Prime IFC Films Y Tu Mamá También Y Tu Mamá También is the ultimate bisexual awakening road trip film. Starring the endlessly hot Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, and Maribel Verdú, the award-winning film questions traditional definition of masculinity and the machismo ingrained in Mexican culture in the '90s, and contains one of cinema's best threesome scenes. In it, Verdú's character Luisa goes below frame to unfasten both boys' belts, while Bernal and Luna begin to passionately kiss above her. The young men have such a close friendship and have gone on such an emotional journey throughout the film that the scene makes perfect sense, and while there is awkwardness the next morning, having a threesome with two men making out on screen was basically unheard of in 1999, making Y Tu Mamá También a revelation for bisexual viewers. Where to watch: Netflix, Hulu Columbia/Allstar A Knight's Tale A Knight's Tale joins the pantheon of 'bisexual awakening film' alongside The Mummy since it's full of hot characters being horny on main, period costumes, campy violence, and delightful limbo characters. The Heath Ledger starring film features a gorgeous noblewoman (Shannyn Sossamon), a woman working in the male-dominated blacksmith field (Laura Fraser), a poet (Paul Bettany), and a touch-feely squire (Alan Tudyk). On the film's 20th anniversary, director Brian Helgeland alluded to the film's bisexual overtones in an interview with Variety, 'They're all broken-hearted except for Heath, who is in love. And they're all in love with Heath in a way,' he said. Where to watch: Philo, rent on Amazon Prime 20th Century Fox Titanic At first glance, you may think of Titanic as a very hetero movie, but since the film features Leonardo DiCaprio in his twink-era and Kate Winslet, who is a dream girl in any era, this falls squarely in the 'movies that drive bisexuals wild' category. Add on top of that Billy Zane in all of his hot, mustache-twirling glory (there's a reason people ship him and Leo) and this one is definitely for the bisexuals. Where to watch: Prime Video Jennifer's Body Jennifer's Body is the ultimate bisexual horror movie. Not only is this criminally misunderstood movie full of bisexual yearning with Needy (Amanda Seyfried) struggling with her attraction to her best friend Jennifer (Megan Fox), but being attracted to both Jennifer and Kyle Gallner's character Colin and his guyliner was a bi-awakening moment for many a horror fan. Where to watch: Rent on Amazon Prime Tri-Star Pictures Labyrinth In Labyrinth, David Bowie plays a goblin king who sports eyeliner, skintight pants, and a generous codpiece. Need we say more? Between Bowie and Jennifer Connelly as the main characters, this '80s fantasy musical is made for baby bi fans you can't decide between the two. Where to watch: Tubi, PlutoTV, Roku Channel, Hulu, Prime Video, Paramount+, Peacock Annapurna Pictures Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Professor Marston and the Wonder Women follows William Marston (Luke Evans), who created Wonder Woman, his smart wife Elizabeth (Rebecca Hall), and university student Olive Byrne (Bella Heathcote) as they discover that they are all in love with each other. This sweet bisexual story has everything you need: love, bondage, a polyamory. Plus, the fact that it's based on a true story should give bisexuals everywhere some hope. Where to watch: Pluto TV, Prime Video, Plex, and Fandango at Home Dimension Films Scream Scream was a groundbreaking movie for many reasons, including popularizing meta horror, and also served as a bi-awakening for baby '90s horror fans. Neve Campbell as Sydney Prescott has everyone of every gender crushing on her, but the palpably chemistry between supposedly straight characters Billy Loomis and Stu Macher had fans questioning their own sexuality — helped, of course, by how hot Skeet Ulrich and Matthew Lillard were. Where to watch: Max MGM Challengers Starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor, gay director Luca Guadagnino's Challengers is a feast for bisexuals. Tashi (Zendaya) may not be explicitly queer, but she exudes dominant fem-top energy and the tension between the three leads, including the chemistry between the two male characters is palpable. Although we never get a sex scene between Faist and O'Connor, we do get to see them make-out with the encouragement of Tashi who lays back and watches. Plus, that sauna scene… Where to watch: Prime Video Alamy Cabaret If the costuming and makeup alone didn't scream bisexual energy, the fact that the heart of the film is a love triangle between cabaret singer Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli), academic Brian Roberts (Michael York), and wealthy playboy Maximilian von Heune (Helmut Griem), puts the film — and the Broadway play it's based on — squarely in the bi camp. Cabaret also features the subversive Emcee (famously played bi actor Alan Cumming on Broadway in the '90s), a sexually transgressive character who embodies queerness and plays with gender expression. Where to watch: Tubi
