‘I Wasn’t Trying to Kill Hannah Montana Off’: Miley Cyrus on ‘Reclaiming’ the Disney Icon After 20 Years, Getting Sober and Reuniting With Dad Billy Ray

Variety · 2026-03-18
‘I Wasn’t Trying to Kill Hannah Montana Off’: Miley Cyrus on ‘Reclaiming’ the Disney Icon After 20 Years, Getting Sober and Reuniting With Dad Billy Ray

On a stupidly hot Friday in February, 215 lucky fans line up at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood to witness the resurrection of a pop icon. There are women wearing headset microphones, men in orange bob wigs, glittery scarves draped over color-clashing sequined dresses, vintage tour tees, ye