Ridley Scott says he was 'never told or asked' aboutBlade RunnerorAliensequels: 'You can imagine I wasn't happy'

Scott did direct the upcoming “Gladiator 2.” DirectorRidley Scott’s moviesAlienandBlade Runnerwere hits, but he says that he wasn’t asked to make the sequels. “I’m the author of two franchises. Ridley Scott directed the original “Alien”.Vianney Le Caer/Deadline via Getty; 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock “But I didAlienas my second movie, so I didn’t have much choice. AndBlade Runnerwas my third movie. So, I had no choice because I had very tough partners....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Anthony Johnson

Ridley Scott says Russell Crowe called Joaquin Phoenix 'terribly unprofessional' while makingGladiator

And Russell said, ‘This is terribly unprofessional.'" Scott added, “I can act as a big brother or dad. But Im quite a friend of Joaquins.Gladiatorwas a baptism of fire for both of us in the beginning.” Joaquin Phoenix and Russell Crowe in ‘Gladiator’.Everett Collection Representatives for Crowe and Phoenix did not immediately respond toEntertainment Weekly’s request for comment on this anecdote. Want more movie news? In a 2018 interview withCollider, Phoenix shared his side of theGladiatorexperience....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Gene Baker

Ridley Scott thinks newAlienmovie is 'f---ing great,' director says

After Scott viewed the film alone, he gave Alvarez his thoughts. “He walks into the room and he did say, ‘Fede, what can I say? It’s f—ing great,'” Alvarez recalled. Ridley Scott and the xenomorph from ‘Alien’.Vianney Le Caer/Deadline via Getty; 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock One of the best compliments he said was, ‘The dialogue is great. Are you the writer?’ “Everyone gave me the head’s up that Ridley is really tough,” Alvarez said....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Jennifer Steele

Rihanna calls out commenter's 'discounted crotch' in clash over election issues: 'Where were you' on Jan. 6?

Howre you gonna misguide your fans? Stick to music sis," the comment read. He can not go back." Donald Trump, Rihanna, Kamala Harris.Anna Moneymaker/Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty; SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty See Rihanna’s Instagram post above.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 35 words · Anthony Stevens

Rihanna releases poignant newBlack Panther 2single 'Lift Me Up' and official music video

The song her first as a lead artist in six years is a tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman. Rihanna dropped the single’s accompanying video, directed by Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Friday afternoon. A choir surfaces to back her delicate vocals at the song’s halfway mark. Rihanna; Letitia Wright as Shuri in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Marvel Studios Its simplicity is striking for Rihanna, who’s become famous mostly for her sexy, defiant dance-pop bangers....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Blake Shaw

Rihanna to headline the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show

Fun fact: Noted fashion mogulRihannaalso makes music. You know you’re a global icon when you might say so much with literally so little. Rihanna’s reps did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment. Rihanna will be performing at the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show. The pop icon had previously turned down the NFL’s offer to perform in 2019.Han Myung-Gu/WireImage “I couldn’t dare do that. “Who gains from that? I just couldn’t be a sellout....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · Kyle Stevenson

Riley Keough got arrested for breaking and entering as a teen, had to call mom Lisa Marie Presley to bail her out

When host Alex Cooper asked Keough if shed genuinely gotten arrested before, the actress admitted, I did. I’ve never said that… I was arrested once. Riley Keough and Lisa Marie Presley in 2012.Credit:John Sciulli/WireImage I can’t say this! It was for breaking and entering, Keough continued. The police came and most people got away, and then about ten of us got arrested. Riley Keough in 2024.Jason Kempin/Getty Still, one thing was for certain....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Michelle Garcia

Riley Keough to finish Lisa Marie Presley’s memoir after putting off mother’s request when she was alive

The still-untitled memoir hits shelves on Oct. 15, 2024. EW has learned that the book will hit shelves on Oct. 15, 2024. The upcoming autobiography has been long in the making. Riley Keough and Lisa Marie Presley in 2017.Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Prior to her death on Jan. 12 2023, Presley asked her daughter to help finish her long-gestating memoir. Presley was hospitalized following an apparent cardiac arrest on Jan. 12, 2023 and died hours later....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Tina Murphy

Ringo Starr reacts to rumors that Barry Keoghan will play him in Beatles biopics: 'It's great'

“I think he’s somewhere taking drum lessons, and I hope not too many.” Ringo Starrhas heard the rumors about who’s playing him in the forthcomingBeatlesbiopics and he thinks they’re fab. “Well, I think it’s great,” Starr toldEntertainment Tonight. Ringo Starr and Barry Keoghan.Cindy Ord/Getty; Olivia Wong/Getty “I think he’s somewhere taking drum lessons, and I hope not too many.” Want more movie news? Keoghan recently starred inAndrea Arnold’s coming-of-age dramaBirdand the Apple TV+ World War II seriesMasters of the Air....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · Stacy Christian

Rings of Powerstar Charlie Vickers teaches Jimmy Fallon how to say 'Brat summer' in Elvish

It’s Charlie, baby. You gon' jump if Tolkien made it. Vickers spoke the phrase “Sevin laer rhaw,” which Fallon repeated quite accurately. Charlie Vickers as Halbrand, a.k.a. the dark lord Sauron, in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ season 1.Amazon Studios Amazon Studios Vickers seemed impressed by the host’s pronunciation. “That was pretty good. That was really good,” he said. Charli XCX.Michael Kovac/Getty Images “You know what you said?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · Brandon Griffith

Rings of Powerstar Ismael Cruz Cordova is proud to be series' first nonwhite elf: 'I love the nerve that I pinched'

I was so excited to create something new. His work speaks of the times." “We had never really seen an elf that was the people’s elf,” Cordova mused. Ismael Cruz Cordova on ‘The Rings Of Power’.Prime Studios It was pretty cool to represent that, and have a voice within elven-ness. I think a lot of people identify with this elf and his plight." “It is necessary to revise things and represent and exist,” he said....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Kyle Smith

Rise of the Pink Ladiescast creates music video forGreasetitle song

Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion… Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladieshas released its first music video and it’s electrifying! “She is just passionate about fairness and wanting to be everybody’s friend,” she said. Marisa Davila from ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’.Paramount+ She wants to do what’s right. She leads with her heart. “It’s really interesting to go down both of those paths at once.”

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 70 words · Mrs. Monique Mathis

Rita Ora joinsThe Masked Singerpanel in place of Nicole Scherzinger again for season 12 (exclusive)

The Pussycat Dolls singer is set to star in ‘Sunset Boulevard’ on Broadway later this year. Rita Orais not giving her final guess onThe Masked Singerstage just yet. The show welcomes her back alongside series mainstaysKen Jeong,Jenny McCarthy-Walhberg,Robin Thicke, and hostNick Cannon. Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Rita Ora, and Ken Jeong on ‘The Masked Singer’.Michael Becker / FOX EW has reached out to Scherzinger’s reps for comment. “Oh my gosh, I would love to, are you kidding me?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Autumn Schmidt