Inside Out 2filmmakers consulted with team of teen advisors: 'We need to go straight to the source'

Stressful but all too relatable. “I am not 13 years old anymore,” says director Kelsey Mann. “There’s still a 13-year-old in me. ‘Inside Out 2’.Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Everett I’m like, ‘I need to go straight to the source.’ I asked for them to give me a real diverse group of people, of girls. I was worried that they may come from one area. We talked to professors and PhDs and all that, but it’s an amalgam of people’s experiences....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Andrew Ford

Inside the Herculean task of perfectingPercy Jackson and the Olympians

Rick Riordan’s beloved books are finally getting a worthy adaptation. The stars, creators, and producers tell EW how they went about it. Percy Jackson is exhausted. Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri on ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’.Disney/David Bukach The 12-year-old demigod has spent all day trying to save the world from… a lack of chemistry. That means chemistry reads with every possible combination of costars. He was very clearly exhausted....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 631 words · Alexis Christian

InsideCivil War, Alex Garland's provocative take on what a second American conflict could look like

Could an American Civil War happen again? This spring,Alex Garlandhas an answer. I remember when I releasedEx Machina, there were a whole bunch of A.I. ‘Civil War’.A24 movies around at the same time. And theCivil Warnarrative feels like a big anxiety right now. Its just in the ether. Alex Garland on the set of ‘Civil War’.A24 But references to an Antifa massacre dont explain whether the killings were committed by or upon left-wing militants....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 917 words · Kevin Davidson

InsideHouse of Villains' more 'cutthroat,' 'conniving' season 2: 'We're not playing by the rules'

“Entertainment Weekly” takes you behind-the-scenes of the new season of E! ’s wacky, unserious, meta competition series. “It’s just like prison can any of you relate to that?” ‘House of Villains’ season 2 cast.Trae Patton/E! Entertainment after McHale jokes about the $200,000 prize money getting taxed. “Theyre really trying to figure out how to win, and its more cutthroat. We have some louder personalities too. Richard Hatch, Tiffany “New York” Pollard, Larissa Lima, ‘House of Villains’....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 482 words · Amy Armstrong

InsideQueer's trippy and tragic ending: Daniel Craig, Luca Guadagnino decipher the surreal coda

The actors and filmmaker discuss wrapping William S. Burroughs' life into the hallucinatory dream sequence. Warning: This article contains spoilers fromQueer. Lee returns to Mexico City, where the story began. Daniel Craig as William Lee (L), Drew Starkey as Eugene Allerton in ‘Queer’.A24/YouTube Allerton had stopped returning Lees letters some time ago, and the sting of their broken relationship lingers. All of that is there inLuca GuadagninosQueer, the adaptation of the story....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 466 words · James Montgomery

InsideThe Last of Usoriginal voice actors' epic return as Joel and Ellie for first time since game 2

It had to be our OG Joel and Ellie actors. It was like, if we used others, to me it wouldn’t be authentic." They were like, ‘Of course.’ ‘The Last of Us’ Halloween Horror Nights walkthrough at Universal Studios Orlando.Joey Nolfi for EW “We were able to map out all of season 2. We are all raring to go. This is what we are born to do. Joel and Ellie in ‘The Last of Us’ game....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Robert Rivera

Interview With the Vampire,Reboot, and more make our list of the best new fall shows

Plus, two gems you might have missed! If the cornucopia ofFall TVofferings has you suffering from option paralysis, we understand. (No, not thatEmpire, the one about Rome from 2005.) Keegan-Michael Key, Johnny Knoxville, Callum Worthy, and Judy Greer in ‘Reboot’.Michael Desmond/Hulu Don’t miss this Anne Rice adaptation, though, which puts a distinctive new spin on its material. Jacob Anderson stars as Louis, an immortal bloodsucker with a long life story to tell....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Mary Daniel

Interview With the Vampirerecap: Welcome to the world, baby girl

Turns out, adopting a teenage vampire won’t fix your marriage. The fourth episode ofInterview With the Vampiresays, “Oh, you thought Louis was an overly dramatic narrator? Hold my blood bag.” Alfonso Bresciani/AMC She’s 14 years old. She’ll always be 14 years old. And she’s about to make that everyone’s problem. Alfonso Bresciani/AMC We first see her being rescued from the fiery inferno of her blazing boarding house. And like that, a new predator is born....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · Evelyn Shaw

Interview With the Vampirestar Jacob Anderson on Louis' violent hookup: 'He's not okay' (exclusive)

Warning: This article contains spoilers forInterview With the Vampireseason 2, episode 3, “No Pain.” What Armand doesn’t know, however, is that Louis can’t stop hallucinating Lestat. That violent hookup shows just how deadly Louis' complex feelings about Lestat have become. Sam Reid as Lestat in “Interview with the Vampire” season 2, episode 3.Larry Horricks/AMC “Louis has got issues. He’s not okay,” Anderson tellsEntertainment Weeklyof that shocking moment. “I don’t think he has sort of full facility, but he’s generally quite controlled....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Mathew Christian

Interview With the Vampirestars break down episode 4's 'tipping point' of the season (exclusive)

“After this episode, all the dynamics shift and change,” Assad Zaman says. Everything is about to change onInterview With the Vampire. “Just wait until episode 5, which is a bit of an outlier. Assad Zaman.Larry Horricks/AMC It’s a new kind of element.” “He’s really struggling, though. It’s quite exhausting.” Ben Daniels.Larry Horricks/AMC Like Armand, Louis also leans more into their relationship. But filming that emotional “breakup” with Lestat wasn’t as romantic as it appears onscreen....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · Michael Anderson

Interview With the Vampirestars break down the truth of what happened in San Francisco (exclusive)

“That’s really the darkest point in Louis' story,” Jacob Anderson says. The truth has finally come out onInterview With the Vampire. It was a challenge." Jacob Anderson, Eric Bogosian.Courtesy of AMC Network Entertainment LLC I can’t do it,'" he tells EW. “But it’s such a brilliant, brilliant episode. “That is already an enticing question as to how does that dynamic play out? Assad Zaman.Larry Horricks/AMC That creates a whole new dynamic....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Adrian Reyes

Interview With the Vampirestars dissect episode 6's tragic betrayal (exclusive)

“The way that it plays out surprised me,” Jacob Anderson tells “Entertainment Weekly.” “But the way that it plays out surprised me.” It feels very unreal and sort of like dreamy and weird. Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman.Larry Horricks/AMC It’s a very pure and lovely relationship." Anderson loves how Claudia and Madeleine represent the opposite of what Louis' had in all his relationships. “They’re like the dream of it and it’s such a beautiful relationship....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Mandy Brown

Interview With the Vampirestars talk bringing Louis and Lestat's 'toxic' relationship to life

“This is a really toxic relationship, but there’s so much love and desire and tension. It’s not a sexual tension because we get that out of the way quite quickly. “It’s an ever-changing relationship that seems to fall into these cycles,” Anderson says. Sam Reid as Lestat De Lioncourt and Jacob Anderson as Louis De Point Du Lac in ‘Interview With the Vampire’.Alfonso Bresciani/AMC “It’s like they change a little bit, but become more the same each time....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 472 words · Adrienne Holland