As fall ushers in cooler temperatures and vibrant foliage, Netflix’s latest Queue issue has arrived, spotlighting the women of Emilia Pérez. Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, and Selena Gomez grace the cover, photographed by Ruvén Afanador. The trio has been making waves since their film’s debut at the Cannes Film Festival in May, where they, alongside co-star Adriana Paz, won the Best Actress award.
Emilia Pérez, written and directed by Jacques Audiard, tells the story of a cartel leader, played by Gascón, who fakes her death with the help of an underappreciated lawyer, portrayed by Saldaña, to live life as her true self. The musical crime drama, which required the stars to sing and dance, pushed the actors to new heights. “I broke through with this role, and I broke through some personal barriers in my acting. This really took me to another place,” says Gascón. Gomez echoed the sentiment, noting, “I don’t ever want to do a role that comes naturally to me. I love challenging roles, and I love that this one is going to start a lot of conversations.”
Saldaña added, “There’s nothing stronger than a band of women coming together as a collective… to create harmony, magic, and art. And that’s exactly what we all did.”
In addition to Emilia Pérez, Queue’s latest issue highlights The Piano Lesson, a film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, directed by Malcolm Washington. Featuring John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, and Samuel L. Jackson, the film explores family legacy and premiered at the Telluride Film Festival. “Out of a love for August and reverence for his legacy, I thought it was really important that new audiences get to see this and engage with this work,” says Washington. “That was the driving force we used to get through most of the obstacles.”
Another standout is His Three Daughters, starring Natasha Lyonne, Carrie Coon, and Elizabeth Olsen as estranged sisters coming together to care for their ailing father. Written specifically for the trio by director Azazel Jacobs, the film captures their complicated yet deeply connected dynamic. “We were all aggressively involved in each other’s personal lives. All three of us were willing to have that relationship on set,” says Olsen.
Queue’s 18th issue also previews some of autumn’s most anticipated releases, including Will & Harper, Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut Woman of the Hour, the series adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude, and Rodrigo Prieto’s adaptation of Pedro Páramo.
The new issue is now available on the Netflix shop.
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