AMANDLA, AMANDLA, AMANDLA! Introducing our July/August cover star, @amandlastenberg ⭐️ A long-time member of Hollywood’s vanguard of promising young stars, Amandla won (and broke) hearts across the world with her breakout performance as Rue in The Hunger Games. Ever since, the actor has consistently worked across film and television, inviting both acclaim and criticism along the way. Soon, she’ll take on the lead role in the highly anticipated Star Wars series, The Acolyte, but for now she’s taking a tiny break after starring in one of the wittiest, horniest, most-raved-about films of the summer: Bodies Bodies Bodies, Halina Reijn’s A24 slasher-comedy whodunit. When it comes to playing a less-than-likeable character, Amandla’s up for the challenge. In fact, she welcomes it: “If we can take our demons and splash them across the silver screen and take a good look at them, maybe we can be more aware of them and maybe we can laugh while we do it, and then the ego death comes a little easier.” Read her whole conversation, in dialogue with @hunterschafer, at the link in bio. Photography by @leabwinkler Styling by @itsrobertojohnson Hair by @hairbyromorgan Makeup by @jezzhilll Nails by @amivnails Production by @kindlyproductions