Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer The most promising emerging talent in show business gathered on Thursday to celebrate Variety’s annual Power of Young Hollywood issue, honoring actors Sydney Sweeney and Noah Schnapp and musician Steve Lacy.
Sony Electronics and Ford were the presenting and premier sponsors of the evening. High atop Sunset Blvd. at Hollywood’s NeueHouse, the evening welcomed a mix of top talent and influencers, industry figures and a light smattering of the over-30 crowd. “Never Have I Ever” stars Darren Barnet and Megan Suri, “King Richard” star Demi Singleton, “The Sex Lives of College Girls” actor Reneé Rapp, TikTokers Connor Wood and Dylan Mulvaney, Marvel actor Xochitl Gomez, “Saved by the Bell” reboot star and recent Chapman grad Josie Totah, “Barbie” star Alexandra Shipp and veteran actor Dermot Mulroney all showed for cocktails (with a valid ID) and a late-night dance party.
And in a brilliant FYP crossover the TikTok stars Boman Martinez-Reid and Delaney Rowe met for the first time in real life (they were previous online acquaintances only) and joked that maybe they’d do a video collab… one day. Photo gallery from Variety‘s Power of Young Hollywood here. On the carpet the honorees gushed over their Variety magazine covers. “Seeing my face on it with Steve and Sydney, it’s just an incredible honor,” Schnapp told Variety. “I’m huge fans of both of them.” Sweeney arrived last, still buzzing from seeing Taylor Swift’s Eras performance. “It was the most incredible concert I’ve ever been to,” Sweeney said. “She’s a powerful female, just boss, everything.
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