Franklin Leonard
@franklinleonard
@theblcklst founder. Film & TV producer. Politics & football (soccer) person. @vanityfair contrib editor. @am_cinematheque & @weare_thegotham board member.
This morning I discovered S*bsta*ck's chat feature, so naturally I'm doing an AMA to procrastinate during the holiday slowdown. Link in the below tweet if you have questions. Hopefully I'll have answers.
Nah, you’re in your mid-forties, haven’t played at this level in two years, and you beat me in straight sets?! I’m kicking your shins at the net before we shake hands.
The moment Venus Williams won her first tour-level singles match since August 2023 👑⤵️ #MubadalaCitiDCOpen
Permanent collection of the NMAAHC but the Louvre can have it on loan occasionally
Hang it in the Louvre
Well this is jarring. John Kennedy (R-LA) is midway through a quip he's delivered a thousand times ("Jesus loves him but everyone else thinks he's an idiot") and completely freezes up mid-sentence.
Final round of the mayoral primary if it was Brad Lander vs Andrew Cuomo. 🟢 Brad Lander - 526,543 (54.4%) 🟡 Andrew Cuomo - 441,154 (45.6%)
2 years ago today, Twitter became X.
2 years ago today, Twitter became X.
Excellent use of a Salieri GIF.
little brother came out with the name ‘black lives madders’ for his FPL
The economics department at Wharton must be incredibly proud of this man's fundamental understanding of basic math.
Trump: We will have reduced drugs prices by a 1000%, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400… Not 30 or 50%,
I’ve said for a long time that American politics changed irrevocably when some people couldn’t emotionally or ideologically accept a Black President. They confirm how right I was every chance they get.
Trump coaches Republicans to say “Obama cheated on the election” every time they’re asked about Epstein
NEW: We uncovered multiple photos of Jeffrey Epstein at Donald Trump‘s wedding. Photos of the pair together earlier that year at an event. And video of Epstein and Trump at the 1999 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. cnn.com/2025/07/22/pol…
2022: Scores in the 110th minute to win England the Euros. 2025: Scores in the 120th minute to send England to the Euros final. Chloe Maggie Kelly 👑
An animated "Donald Trump" was caught embracing Paramount during a Coldplay song on 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.' tvline.com/news/stephen-c…
Atlanta, Dallas, and Miami are the most obvious.
2 new teams added to the map for the 2026 NWSL Season ✅ What cities do you want to see us expand to next?
I’m not saying it’s a cover-up, but if I WAS trying to cover something up, having the Justice department privately intimidate someone facing twenty years in federal prison into clearing my name would be an extremely convenient next step.
The Justice Department is seeking to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking on.wsj.com/4o1w5qg
The Epstein files don’t have an incentive to lie for a coverup. A convicted sex trafficker in search of a pardon does. The dead giveaway: DOJ can simply release all the Epstein files, but refuses.
The oldest known footage of soccer being played in the United States WAS DIRECTED BY FRANK CAPRA?!?! Talk about burying the lede.
The oldest known footage of soccer being played in the US 🇺🇸 On November 13, 1921, San Francisco’s Italia Virtus club played the visiting crew from the Italian Navy cruiser RM Libia at Golden Gate Park Stadium. 🎥 @USSoccerHistory, Cineteca di Bologna
🚨❤️🤍 BREAKING: Viktor Gyökeres to Arsenal, here we go! Verbal agreement in place between all parties involved. Sporting accept last bid from Arsenal for €63.5m plus €10m, agent will reduce his commission. Gyökeres will sign five year deal at #AFC. He ONLY wanted Arsenal. 🇸🇪