By Mya Copeland, Karla Cote, Tiana DeNicola, William Earl, Antonio Ferme, Jennifer Halper, Steven J. Horowitz, Angelique Jackson, Emily Longeretta, Marc Malkin, Harper Mays, Matt Minton, Marlow Stern, Anna Tingley
Getty Images/Variety The emerging talents on Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood Impact Report represent not just the present, but the future of entertainment. These actors, musicians, athletes and content creators are all between the ages of 18-28 and have had breakout years thanks to a special mixture of skill and luck. “I truly believe in the power of timing,” Inde Navarrette, star of the smash indie horror hit “Obsession,” tells Variety. “‘Obsession’ came out at a time when people were starting to believe my generation had lost its love for cinema. Now there’s undeniable proof that younger generations will, in fact, go to the movies.”
Grammy-nominated musician Gracie Abrams, meanwhile, is looking forward to making her screen acting debut in the A24 film “Please,” from “Babygirl” director Halina Reijn. “My next project scares the f out of me and that makes me know I’m in the right place,” Abrams shares. “It’s incredibly humbling and it’s feeding my curiosity.”
Connor Storrie and his co-star Hudson Williams may have been denied Emmy nominations for their sexy smash series “Heated Rivalry,” since it’s a Canadian production, but Storrie still managed to earn an Emmy nod for hosting “Saturday Night Live,” proving that dreams can come true. “I have loved ‘SNL’ since I was little — the lore, the cast, the cult characters,” he says. “It has been very formative for me, so to get to be a part of that felt like such a blessing.”
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Avantika
Image Credit: Getty Avantika has quickly become one of Hollywood’s brightest rising stars. After breaking out in the musical adaptation of “Mean Girls” and landing a leading role in “Pretty Lethal,” she’s now taking on her biggest projects yet, starring in Mindy Kaling’s series “Not Suitable for Work” and alongside Sarah Paulson in Ryan Murphy’s 13th season of “American Horror Story.” But acting is only the beginning. Avantika is also writing her first feature film, a ’90s-inspired romantic drama, and hopes to help shape the stories being told in Hollywood, saying, “I want to do my part in creating projects that platform young brown voices.”
