Charles Melton Talks His 'May December' Diet, If He Introduced Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore to 'Riverdale'

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “May December” co-stars Julianne Moore and Charles Melton have not shied away from showing their love for each other during this year’s awards season. The pair, who play a controversial married couple at the center of Todd Haynes’ latest film, showed up to the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night with fan-made t-shirts of each other.

Charles Melton and Julianne Moore bring the color to the 2024 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.

Charles Melton has had a good year; although saying farewell to Riverdale hit him hard, he went head-to-head with Natasha Lyonne for an episode of Poker Face and earned a Golden Globe nomination for his role in Todd Haynes’ May December. Sandwiched between Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, the U.S.-born actor with Korean roots handled himself impeccably, playing the husband of Gracie (Moore), an older woman once sent to prison for molesting him as a minor. Melton brings a diffident grace to the part, which is crucial to the film’s unfolding when actress Elizabeth Berry (Portman) turns up.

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Natalie Portman only had eyes for Martin Short when she attended the 81st Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in LA on Sunday.The May December actress, 42, actress admitted her infatuation with the actor, 73, during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Thursday.“Who is somebody that you met recently that you never met that you were very excited about?” Kimmel, 56, asked.“At the Globes, I met Martin Short. I lost my mind,” the Oscar winner revealed.“My friend Jess and I, she was my date, we were like stalking up behind him.

Natalie Portman and John Krasinski are joining forces to pull off an epic heist in their new movie Fountain of Youth.

Natalie Portman seems to be focusing on herself following the controversy caused by her husband Benjamin Millepied’s alleged affair. The Hollywood star hinted at her living arrangements in a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal.2024 GOLDEN GLOBES AWARD’S MOST VIRAL AND SHOCKING MOMENTS OF THE NIGHTJENNIFER LOPEZ DEFENDS BEN AFFLECK AFTER VIRAL MOMENTNATALIE PORTMAN IS ALL SMILES WITH NO WEDDING RING DURING SPECIAL APPEARANCE AT GENDER EQUALITY PANELThe article revealed that the actress “lives in Paris with her two children” but fails to mention anything about her husband.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The SAG Awards nominations provided an exciting blend of usual suspects and stunning omissions. For some awards season strategists — particularly the ones behind critically adored films like “Anatomy of a Fall” and “May December” — there’s no choice but to ask, “what happened?” The SAG Awards’ pearl anniversary brought expected mentions for Oscar contenders such as the two summer smash hits “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” leading the tally for all movies with four nominations each. In addition, the crime epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” and the satirical dramedy “American Fiction” managed three mentions.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Gold House and CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics) in Entertainment released the fourth annual Gold List, which spotlights outstanding work and talent within the AAPI community over the past 12 months. “The Gold List was created to ensure awards seasons and mainstream society are up to date on the most worthy creative work — particularly work from communities that have been historically overlooked or excluded,” Jeremy Tran, executive director and chief operating officer of Gold House, said in a statement. “Every visible success leads to numerous unseen doors that are opened for new creative development, production, and distribution opportunities for these communities.” Celine Song’s “Past Lives” leads the list which is voted on by the community’s industry leaders and used to guide voters during awards season.

Natalie Portman and Rosamund Pike had a bit of a wardrobe mishap while attending the 2024 Golden Globes!

Jon Burlingame Taking an old film score and dropping it into a new film is “like wearing somebody else’s underwear,” veteran composer Earle Hagenused to say. Hagen, the Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning composer of such classic themes as “The Andy Griffith Show,” “The Dick VanDyke Show” and “The Mod Squad,” would have been appalled by the musical choices in Netflix’s “May December.” A scene from that film, with Julianne Moore opening her refrigerator door to a melodramatic piano cue, has gone viral. It’s a funny moment if you don’t recognize that music.

the Wall Street Journal about the widespread Hollywood practice of actors’ close identificatiion with the role being played and why it is not her cup of tea.“The Black Swan” lead admitted that she has never tried Method acting before and that many women couldn’t undertake the process.“I’ve gotten very into roles, but I think it’s honestly a luxury that women can’t afford,” Portman said. “I don’t think that children or partners would be very understanding of, you know, me making everyone call me ‘Jackie Kennedy’ all the time,” the “May December” star added.Portman then explained how Method acting wouldn’t help her fulfill her duties as a mom to her kids Aleph, 12, and Amalia, 6.While Portman will avidly prep for a role, such as stunt training and even changing her diet, she is still able to distance herself from the character after filming a project has concluded.“Maestro” star Carey Mulligan also recently discussed the idea of going Method for films.The 38-year-old noted that she never attempted the technique until she starred in Bradley Cooper’s recent biopic, “Maestro,” about composer Leonard Bernstein.“There was a part of me as an actor that always felt like, ‘Well, I’m never going to be one of those actors that keeps their dialect in between takes,’ ” Mulligan told Variety. The “Great Gatsby” actress said she was “nervous of completely committing to something.” She added that Cooper — who directed and starred in the Netflix drama — told her before they started shooting: “If you’re going to do this, you just have to fully, fully do it.” “When he said that, I was like, ‘OK, I’m going to absolutely do it all.’ I’m going to do all the research.

Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore are speaking out after Vili Fualaau slammed their new movie May December.

2024 Golden Globes, Mark Hamill finally linked up with Natalie Portman, who played Padmé Amidala — mother of his “Star Wars” character, Luke Skywalker.“Now I have finally met my ‘mother’, thanks to the @goldenglobes,” Hamill, 72, wrote alongside a picture with Portman, 42, on X, the platform previously known as Twitter.Portman was nominated at the Globes for her role in the Netflix film “May December,” while Hamill was in attendance to present “Barbie” with the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement award. The Post has contacted reps for Hamill and Portman for comment.In 2018, Hamill revealed in a tweet that he “never met” Portman.

The 2024 Golden Globes was a very special night for Mark Hamill!

Natalie Portman is opening up about New Year’s resolutions, career milestones and her plant-based diet.

the hours after her Oscars 2003 win, which weren’t pleasant.The 56-year-old actress won her first Academy Award for her role as Virginia Woolf in “The Hours” opposite Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore in 2003, but despite taking home the statuette for “Best Actress,” Kidman felt at her worst.At the time, Kidman had recently finalized her divorce from Hollywood’s titular leading man, Tom Cruise, after 11 years of marriage. During her acceptance speech, she appeared so distraught that she couldn’t hold back tears.“I was struggling with things in my personal life, yet my professional life was going so well,” she told author Dave Karger in his new book “50 Oscar Nights.” “That’s what happens, right?” she went on.“Russell Crowe said don’t cry when you get up there and now I’m crying,” she recalled of the moment that should have been a highlight of her career.

The cast of May December is hitting the red carpet at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards!

May December has said he is “offended” by the film.Directed by Todd Haynes (Carol, I’m Not There), May December is a darkly dramatic film starring Natalie Portman as an actress who is preparing to play the part of Julianne Moore’s character Gracie in a film. Gracie is infamous for her long-term relationship with Melton’s character Joe, which began when he was only 13 years old.Screenwriter Samy Burch has confirmed that Gracie and Joe were inspired by the real life story of Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau.

Lily Gladstone and Charles Melton were among the big winners at the 2024 New York Film Critics Circle Awards this week!