Lena Dunham, Jenni Konner on how they castCamping, from Jennifer Garner to Juliette Lewis

“I became obsessed with it,” Dunham says of her limited series' source material. Others… not so much. Ahead, the creators break down the key guests for EW. HBO “Jen turned her into a sweetheart in a surprising way,” Dunham says. “She’s so charming, even when she’s playing a hard-edged, tough, intense character.” “So she covers it with her bravado and her beliefs.” Anne Marie Fox/HBO Carleen (Ione Skye) Passive and quiet, Carleen is the opposite of her sister Kathryn....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Michelle Bishop

Lena Dunham: The 7 most important revelations from herNew Yorkmagazine profile

Recently, mostly hatred. Here are a few of the things we learn. Dunham knows she has a… complicated history with pets. Credit: CJ Rivera/FilmMagic Later, sheposted the story of giving him upon the app, too. Still, Dunham maintains that shes a very committed pet owner. Ask anybody who works with me on a pet level. Getting clean was one of many steps for Dunham to treat her mental illness. Dunham wanted to be drug-free to get to enter intensive treatment for her previously undiagnosed PTSD....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 233 words · Melanie Hebert

Lena Headey accuses Harvey Weinstein too: 'I felt completely powerless'

I remember thinking, Its got to be a joke. I said something like, Oh come on mate?! Itd be like kissing my dad! Lets go get a drink, get back to the others. I was never in any other Miramax film. The next time was in LA. I believed that he respected my boundary and maybe he wanted to talk about potential work. He asked me to meet for breakfast....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Patricia Henry

Lennie James opens up about moving over toFear the Walking Dead

Well, this looks familiar. Its a fight that requires equal parts precision and power, and its finally time to start rolling. (See, thats how badass Morgan is! Credit: AMC laughs one onlooker.) Were here again, but nothereagain. This is weird, I remark to James, who chuckles before replying: You have no idea. Richard Foreman, Jr/AMC Continuing to play Morgan on a different show is a move James agrees is surreal....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Mr. Paul Williams

Leon Redbone, enigmatic jazz and blues singer, has died

His family announced his death viaa statement on his website. Redbone rose to fame in the 1970s despite his predilection for an older, largely out-of-favor style of music. Over the course of his career, Redbone released 13 studio albums and five live albums. Credit: Margaret Norton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images He was perhaps best known to audiences for his work in film and television. Redbone sang the theme songs forMr....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 234 words · Holly Wagner

Leonardo DiCaprio circling Guillermo del Toro'sNightmare Alley

The movie is based on the 1946 novel by William Lindsay Gresham about a carnival worker-turned-con man. The film was previous adapted into a 1947 movie starring Tyrone Power. Del Toro is writing the script for the new film with Kim Morgan. Credit: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage; Barry King/Getty Images Varietyfirst reportedhis potential involvement inNightmare Alley.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 54 words · Edgar Johnson

Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt remember working with the 'amazing' Luke Perry

He was Luke fing Perry, as Brad Pitt puts it. As for Perry, he portrayed Scott Lancer, an actor in one of the shows Rick stars in. I think that it will be a pleasure for those fans of Luke to see. Credit: Sony In a new interview withEsquire, DiCaprio and Pitt reflect on working with the late actor. Pitt adds, Thats Luke fing Perry! It was this strange burst of excitement that I had, to be able to act with him....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Brooke Soto

Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt serve '60s fashion in first look at Quentin Tarantino'sOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood

Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt are ready for their close-up in the first official image from Quentin Tarantinos entertainment industry taleOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood. The Oscar-winningTitanicstar debuted the photo Wednesday on Instagram, teasing the films period aesthetic as he and Pitt lean against a row of columns in colorful, 1960s-inspired garb. Once Upon a Time in Hollywoodtakes place in southern California throughout the latter portion of the decade, as a fading TV actor named Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) and his stunt double Cliff Booth (Pitt) attempt to rise through the ranks of Tinsel Town against the backdrop of the Charles Manson murderswhich hit close to home for Dalton, as he lives next door to ill-fated Manson victim Sharon Tate....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · Ruben Davis

Les Misérables: See the first photos of David Oyelowo as Javert and more

The latest adaptation of the novel is in the works from Masterpiece PBS and BBC One. The six-part series is a co-production from Lookout Point and BBC Studios, and shooting began in February. Collins added, Im so thrilled to be playing Fantine. Credit: Robert Viglasky/Lookout Point for BBC One and MASTERPIECE … And with this amazing cast coming together it really feels like it could be something very special indeed....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · George Hansen

Leslie Jamison previews new bookMake It Scream, Make It Burnin exclusive essay

It happened at my grandfathers deathbed. It happened at my daughters birth. I met my husband. Credit: Beowulf Sheehan I became a stepmother. I had a baby girl. But eventually, I realized that it was just as interested in whats right in front of us. Little, Brown and Company How do we keep showing up for our daily lives? How do we keep reinventing them? If this book began as an exploration of longing, then it ended up becoming an exploration of dwelling....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Gregory Hubbard

Leslie Jamison'sThe Recoveringis an astonishing addiction memoir: EW review

Here, shes a bare-it-all memoirist, an astute critic, and a diligent archivist all in one. Yet her method is holistic; she carefully guides her reader with an understated grace. While Jamison dissects her lifelong battle with alcoholism, she doesnt merely unpack her history. Credit: Beowulf Sheehan Their stories fed Jamison. Its here that the author first demonstrated her exceptional ability to interweave different forms of analysis. Its underpinnings were personal, but the book felt rigorous, academic....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 169 words · Sharon Velazquez

Leslie Jones and Seth Meyers make theGame of Thronesfinale funny

How do you make the last-ever episode ofGame of Throneshilarious? Invite Leslie Jones over to watch with you, thats how! Hed probably just bought that place, said Meyers, indicating a man sitting distraught in the rubble. But the compassion didnt last too long, when Jones became fixated with the ash engulfing the city. Thats body ash, she pointed out. That ash thats coming down is dandruff; like body dandruff. To which Meyers responded: It was already distressing you made it 10 times worse....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Amber Roberts

Leslie Jones says she hopes newGhostbustersmovie isn't 'all men'

Leslie Joneshas expressed anger over the announcement of a newGhostbustersmovie that will follow the timeline of the 1984 original. Although the characters in the new movie havent been revealed, Jones said she hopes it wont exclude women. Like f- us, shetweeted. Credit: Columbia Its like something trump would do. (Trump voice)Gonna redo ghostbusteeeeers, better with men, will be huge. Those women aint ghostbusteeeeers ugh so annoying. Such a dick move....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 193 words · William Woods