How Daniel Radcliffe tapped into his days as Harry Potter for big Weird Al scene

The actor and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story director Eric Appel take The Awardist inside their quasi-biopic. Portraying"Weird Al" Yankovicon screen was not onDaniel Radcliffe’s bucket list. It was not predicted but a lovely surprise." ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic with ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ star Daniel Radcliffe at the New York premiere in Nov. 2022.Theo Wargo/Getty That surprise includes lots of fictionalization and few facts. “Obviously he’s carried a movie franchise, as the lead actor....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Sara Carroll

How Danielle Reyes changedBig Brotherforever: 'I was robbed,' she says of her bitter, unsequestered jury

In a world beforeJankie(or evenZingbot! CBS A lot of people don’t know this, but I’m a bigSurvivorfan huge, ridiculously. My VHS tape is somewhere in the library of theSurvivorcastingvault. Danielle Reyes on ‘Big Brother 3’.Credit:CBS; Adobe Stock - Design: Alex Sandoval She would give me a play-by-play every week about this guy, and I would listen to her. She was like, “Oh, he’s a villain.” I’m like, “Oh, he’s so going to lose....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 698 words · Tonya Boyle

How Eva Longoria secretly savedJohn Wickat the last minute

When the rogue vigilante needed a hand, the “Desperate Housewives” star stepped up. We were were like, ‘What!'" Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images Want more movie news? Eva Longoria in Cannes in 2023.Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images It paid back significantly for her," he noted. But it was far from a safe bet when the film entered production in 2014. John Wickwas Stahelski’s directorial debut. Keanu Reeves as the titular ‘John Wick’.2014 John Wick PPNY, Inc....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Donna Ware

How fear of nuclear war (and Sting) inspiredOppenheimer

I was growing up in the U.K. at a time when people were very concerned about nuclear armaments. Oppenheimer stuck with me as a figure and I learned more about him over the years." “They couldn’t completely eliminate the possibility,” says Nolan. Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’; Sting.Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures; John Phillips/Getty Images “For me, that was kind of the hook. It’s such a dramatic moment. I referred to it in my last film,Tenet....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Zachary Bowers

How Gracie Abrams learned she didn't have to be miserable to make good music

Abrams acknowledges that the album could not be more different from its predecessor. Much of that erratic sensibility was aided and abetted by Audrey Hobert, Abrams childhood palturned-collaborator. Now, they are roommates in their early 20s. Gracie Abrams.Abby Waisler Abrams and Hobert co-wrote most of the songs onThe Secret of Usat home, often spontaneously. It feels like this tornado of a moment and then you’ve got a song. Not taking it all so seriously freed something in them....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Elizabeth Smith

How Hobie Brown/Spider-Punk became the coolest character inSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

True to its name,Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Versecontains a sprawling universe of Spideys. But of all the varied web-slingers and wall-crawlers, none have made an impact among fans like Hobie Brown. And Hobie had to be in the movie because that personality needed to be part of the story." Hobie Brown, a.k.a. Spider-Punk (Daniel Kaluuya), in ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’.Everett Collection “Some people were like, ‘Is there a way to simplify this?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Cameron Contreras MD

How Holt McCallany transformed into a pro wrestler forThe Iron Claw

The “Mindhunter” star plays imposing family patriarch Fritz Von Erich in A24s emotional wrestling drama. The Iron Clawis a family affair. It wasnt until he read Durkins script that he started diving into the familys complicated history. Holt McCallany as Fritz Von Erich in ‘The Iron Claw’.A24/YouTube There was nobody else that was quite like Fritz, McCallany tells EW. Although he had a lot of detractors, he also had a lot of admirers....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 222 words · Desiree Massey

How horror icon Tom Savini created that terrifying mask forThe Black Phone

How do you create the ultimate horror movie mask? That really did drive a lot of my determination to make something iconic. The development of the mask was a whole complex process." The Black Phone.Universal Pictures Derrickson and executive producer Ryan Turek approached five different companies to come up with the concepts for the mask. “Out of the blue we got a message from Ryan Turek, the producer,” says Baker....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Bruce Lloyd

How I Met Your Father's Neil Patrick Harris and Hilary Duff talk Barney's impact on Sophie's future

Warning: This article contains spoilers about theHow I Met Your Fatherseason 2midseason finale. and accidentally crashed into Barney’s car. In exchange for not charging her for the damage, Sophie told Barney about her “juicy” troubles. Hilary Duff, Neil Patrick Harris.Patrick Wymore/Hulu It’s kind of hard to get past that! Why was now the right time for her to meet Barney? Is that something that I want to confront?" Neil Patrick Harris, Hilary Duff....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Miss Emily Perez

How I Met Your Fathershowrunners reveal how thatLizzie McGuirecameo came about

Warning: This article contains mild spoilers about Tuesday’s episode ofHow I Met Your Father. TheLizzie McGuirerevival never happened (and no, we’re still not over it! “And she’s the best if she thinks it’s funny, she totally is on board. Aptaker reveals that they didn’t have to get any other special permissions to use the footage either. “That makes it all very, very seamless.” “But as soon as we heard the idea, everyone got on board immediately....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Martin Padilla

How Issa Rae'sBlack Mirrorepisode 'Hotel Reverie' connects to 'San Junipero': 'It's a spiritual sequel'

Brandy’s only condition is that she wants to staroppositeClara, not in the role of Clara. “Its a companion piece, in some ways. “Its certainly in the same Venn Diagram ofBlack Mirrorepisodes,” Brooker confirms. Issa Rae in ‘Black Mirror’ ; Gugu Mbatha Raw and Mackenzie Davis in ‘San Junipero’.Credit:Netflix; Laurie Sparham/Netflix Black Mirrorseason 7 is now streaming on Netflix. Issa Rae and Emma Corrin in ‘Black Mirror’ season 7’s ‘Hotel Reverie’.Nick Wall/Netflix...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Tony Hogan

How Jeff Bridges bonded with Method-acting Jared Leto on theTron: Aresset

In the most Jeff Bridges way possible: He just went with it. “His name was Ares in the show and I ended up going, ‘Hey Air. What’s happening, man?'” Jeff Bridges, Jared Leto.Taylor Hill/WireImage; Kevin Mazur/Getty the Oscar winner revealed. According toRob Lowe, there are two kinds of actors: theJeff Bridgesof the world and theJared Letos. with Rob Lowewhile probing Bridges for behind-the-scenes scoop from the set ofTron: Ares. “There’s not a lot of artifice around the edges....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · William Owen

How Jonathan Majors' Kang inAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniadiffers fromLoki's He Who Remains

Director Peyton Reed teases the distinctions between the two variants in a new interview. Studious fans have already seen Majors' Kang in the season 1 finale ofLoki. “Kang The Conqueror in our movie is a very different character,“QuantumaniadirectorPeyton ReedtoldEmpirein a new interview. Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors) in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ is different than He Who Remains in ‘Loki.'.Marvel Studios; Chuck Zlotnick/Marvel Studios “He’s someone who has dominion over time, and he’s a warrior and a strategist....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Kathleen Marquez