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Cronenbergs response to this seemingly plum gig? Thanks, but no thanks. I still recall getting a phone call, Cronenberg told EW earlier this week. And there was like a stunned silence and then Click hang up. Basically, that was as close as I came to that. Return of the Jediwould eventually be directed by Richard Marquand. You are not involved in the creating of that. So thats why it wouldnt have interested me, really....

David Cronenberg is unwell. Im in the middle of a cold, says the director over the phone. So if I start hacking and coughing, youll understand why. Hulu and Shudder Ill go back to L.A. and well have some fun! Honestly, I havent really done a genre-focused event for many, many, many years. So the ones who are there for those movies will beveryhappy to see four movies, I think!...

That has… not quite been the case. In his new stand-up specialOh, Come On,David Crosstries a different approach. Thats more interesting and I think has more permanence to it. Lots of breathless commentary about Trumpportrays him as a unique aberrationfrom the norms of American politics. Joe Biden, for one, is currently running for the Democratic Partys presidential nominationby saying just that. But Cross has been making comedy for years now....

Duchovny populates her fairy-tale-esque world with various mythical figures and traces her journey across time toward true love. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:Miss Subwaysis about a present-day couple who get involved in a wager with mythological figures. What inspired you to write this story?DAVID DUCHOVNY:It all started around 1985. Credit: Tim Palen It seemed to be a very kind of dramatic and romantic setup. It always stuck with me. And I guess it took about 30 years to get it out on paper....

The first rule ofLove, Death & Robotsis that you talk aboutLove, Death & Robots. Featuring talent from the global animation community, the series will bring 18 stories to life. The release date forLove, Death & Robotshas yet to be announced. Credit: TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images; Araya Diaz/WireImage Netflix Netflix Netflix Netflix

The question that comes up in the movie is where does he really belong?" Harbour’s Hellboy is unaware of all that when the film begins. Bruttenholm is the founder and director of the BPRD. Credit: Mark Rogers/Lionsgate “Just because they all exist in this universe doesn’t make them all friends. There are suspicions and rivalries. The film will show us some of the reasoning behind her actions. “We really three-dimensionalized her in the movie,” Harbour says....

Hasselhoff tells EW, After making that cameo, kids around the world recognized me from the movie. How awesome to now come back to be part of the 20th anniversary special. Fans are truly going to love it. Credit: Nickelodeon He changed my life and all of our lives. SpongeBobs Big Birthday Blowout airs Friday, July 12 at 7 p.m. Nickelodeon Nickelodeon Nickelodeon

It was more fun, and I was braver! I say that I have two complexes from Stieg Larsson. But I also had a quantity complex his books were so thick! Credit: JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images There wassuch a controversy back then, if you remember. What has it been like to meet the readers over the years?I think it has been fantastic. Should he do this? Because people were upset and afraid that I would set out to destroy his readership....

You get where he’s coming from. Kimmel’s got Paul Shaffer as a guest bandleader, and he’s broadcasting from New York. This was to be expected. So he let his hero take the wheel. Letterman ambled in a few tantalizing directions. It’s still not clear." Kimmel kept insisting he’d retired. Maybe this was just Letterman playing the cranky oldster, or maybe there was something more there. Kimmel didn’t pursue the point....

To celebrate Letterman and his namesake show, EW has compiled a list of nine particularly memorable moments. Madonna (1994) Madonnas1994Late Showappearancewas so controversial that theres an entireWikipedia pagededicated to it. (Also, shout out to Mujibur and Sirajul!) John Paul Filo/CBS via Getty Images Drew Barrymore (1995) Leave it to Drew Barrymore to deliver arguably themost memorable momentinLate Showhistory. CBS John Paul Filo/CBS via Getty Images John Paul Filo/CBS via Getty Images...

The book centers on Avery, a boy experiencing unimaginable loss. In the process, Walton reveals a whole world of Averys for the reader to explore. For Walton, who previously wrote the queer novelAnything Can Happen,I Felt a Funeralmarks a heartbreaking encore. Credit: Monica Schipper/Getty Images; Halie Johnson DAVID LEVITHAN:Your first novel,Anything Could Happen, was a beautifully straightforward coming-out and coming-of-age story. Why did you springboard into such a different approach for this book?...

The famed filmmaker added, Its not too late to turn the ship around. Point our ship toward a bright future for all. you’re able to unite the country. Credit: Stefania D’Alessandro/Getty Images; Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP/REX/Shutterstock Your soul will sing. Under great loving leadership, no one loses everybody wins. Its something I hope you think about and take to heart. All you better do is treat all the people as you would like to be treated....