Nicholas Hoult

According to the history books, Catherine the Great was only 16 when she married Peter III, the heir to the throne of Russia. Actress Elle Fanning wasn’t much older when she stepped into the shoes of the woman who led a rebellion against her husband to eventually ascend to the throne as the title character in the Hulu series, The Great.

British actor Nicholas Hoult is having a time of his life…on the small screen. The movie star, who is globally famous for his mutant superhero character Hank McCoy, aka Beast in the X-Men franchise, has turned to TV to play Peter III in Hulu’s original series The Great.

English actor Nicholas Hoult wasn’t too familiar with the era of Catherine the Great and her husband, Peter III. “I obviously knew the name Catherine the Great and I had a rough idea of who she was and what she’d represented in Russian history but I don’t think Peter III was on my radar at all,” Hoult told HFPA journalist Michele Manelis.

There’s a new posse in town that dresses perfectly and has talent and tinsel dripping everywhere. The Jonas Brothers marry formidably talented Hollywood women and you’ve got double the sparkle.

This week is the exhale between two mega events, the Met and the start of the Cannes Film Festival. Plaid continues its march across the carpet for men.