Ben Platt Isn’t the Oldest Adult to Play a Teenager Onscreen

Here are our picks for the most memorable performances with the biggest age gaps between star and character. Did they pull it off?

She Was Deeply Moved by Refugees’ Stories. So She Told Them in Song.

“Song to a Refugee,” an inadvertent concept album from the singer and songwriter Diana Jones, strives to center the voices of migrant women.

Watch Emma Stone Become ‘Cruella’

The director Craig Gillespie discusses the formation of the title character in a scene from his film, which also features Emma Thompson.

‘Cruella’ Review: A Disney Villain Gets a Backstory. It’s Spotty.

Emma Stone stars in the film that feels fresher than most recent Disney live-action efforts.