Mark Hamill once visited a terminally ill fan in character as Luke Skywalker

The agent begrudgingly said hed call Mark, but also said not to get my hopes up. The next day, Hamill paid them a visit. Even posting this now makes me teary. He was compassionate, kind, and patient. And it literally meant the world to this kid and his family. Mark was just super patient and kind, Sikorra said.It was one of those beautiful experiences. It is very humbling, this disease....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Tyler Hubbard

Mark Hamill revealsEpisode IX's intense new spoiler security tactics

J.J. Abrams is takingStar Wars: Episode IXscript security to another level. “I still have to go over and do [Episode IX],” Hamill said. You know how it is these days, every time you sign NDAs. John Wilson/Lucasfilm Ltd. He said, ‘It’s really wild, it’s crazy, can I give it to Meredith?’ ‘Sure, go ahead.’ It went around to all my friends. Of course back then nobody cared. Nowadays it’s like working for some secret deep state government organization, like being in the CIA....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 181 words · Timothy Kane

Mark Hamill was 'first choice' to voice Chucky inChild's Playremake

Childs Playremake producer Seth Grahame-Smith has said thatMark Hamillwas the first to choice to voice Chucky in the film. He was the first choice, a big swing, and it just happened. The producer also talked about working with Hamill on the project and watching him voice Chucky. Credit: Michael Kovac/Getty Images; Orion Pictures I never obviously thought Mark Hamill would everbein this movie when writing it, said Smith. When I was writing it, I hadnt thoughtwhothe voicewould be....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Jeanette Bernard

Mark McGrath and Tanika Ray share their favoriteExtramoments in honor of the show's 25th anniversary

I kept yelling out, Weve gotta do an Extra! and we did a glorious one. TheExtrareunion also featured a 350-pound anniversary cake, made by Cake Boss Buddy Valastro, and plenty of reminiscing. Credit: Robert Voets/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. While chatting with EW, McGrath opened up about one of his most memorableExtramoments. My favorite interview was with Brian Wilson, revealed McGrath. He got up, he clapped his hands, and went, Food!'...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Chad Chen

Mark Millar on his new Netflix comicThe Magic Orderand the origins of the MCU

Ahead of C2E2, EW caught up with Millar to discussThe Magic Order. Check that out below, along with some exclusive first-look artwork fromThe Magic Orderby artist Olivier Coipel. We sold the company outright to Netflix; they own Millarworld 100 percent. Credit: Netflix; Adam Gasson/SFX Magazine/a Getty Images; Marvel My wife and I have both been taken on as Netflix senior executives. Were full-time members of staff. What I do now is I basically create movies and TV shows for Netflix internally....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 545 words · Andre Dominguez

Mark Millar previews newKick-Asscomic with new black female hero

The writer tells EW about Patience Lee, his newest superhero The news keeps coming out of Millarworld. But that doesnt mean Millar is done with his older, established properties. Next year, Millar will launch a newKick-Asscomic, 10 years after the original run first began. Credit: Millarworld I really love that world. I dont think Ive ever created a better [character], he says. I love mom heroes. Millarworld I did it inEmpressand Ive done it again here....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Tara Johnson

Mark Millar teases his first comic for Netflix

But his connection to the screen became even more real back in August whenNetflix acquired his company, Millarworld. The Magic Orderteams Millar with artist Olivier Coipel. Five families of magicians have spent generations protecting humankind while living among them as normal-seeming neighbors and co-workers. Credit: Adam Gasson/SFX Magazine via Getty Images The Magic Orderwill be six issues long and is set to launch next spring. It will be available both digitally and in print....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Becky Mendoza

Mark Millar teases newKick-Assprotagonist Patience Lee

The Kick-Ass mantle has now passed from Dave to a black woman named Patience Lee. As both a mother and a veteran, Patience hails from quite a different background than Dave. Check that out below, along with a sampling of Romitas art from the new book. Credit: Millarworld The first issue of the newKick-Asswill hit stores Feb. 14, 2018. I dont know what it is about Kick-Ass as a concept, but its caught on like no other....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Robert Warren

Mark Oshiro tour reveal: See the YA debut author with Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, and more

The YA community is getting behindAnger Is a Gift, the YA novel by Mark Oshiro. Due next month,Angermarks a passionate and promising debut. Most of all, he wishes he didnt feel so stuck. Credit: Rakeem Cunningham; Tor Teen That was even before the new regulations it seems sometimes that the students are treated more like criminals. Tor Teen

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 58 words · Stephanie Mccoy

Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg aim to have fun — and a franchise — withMile 22

That search led the star toMile 22, his latest collaboration with helmer Peter Berg. Finding something of my own that Im passionate about and can rev up and deliver is of great interest. I wasnt going to direct this, Mark wasnt going to act in this, Berg tells EW. Murray Close/STXfilms I really hadnt thought about it and I talked to Mark about it, continued Berg. It kind of checked that box of not being another true story....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 257 words · Lance Brown

Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne make you laugh, cry in the surprisingInstant Family: EW review

It would be nice to think that every critic walks into each new movie with a completely open mind. It would also be a total lie. Ill admit it: I had pretty low expectations for the Mark Wahlberg-Rose Byrne adoption dramedyInstant Family. Credit: Hopper Stone/SMPSP/Paramount Pictures But now its time to admit something else: I couldnt have had it more wrong. Its a surprisingly winning movie, packed with just the right combination of laughs and sniffles....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Pamela Russell

Markus Zusak on why his follow-up toThe Book Thiefalmost broke him

It can be hard to follow up one of the most beloved books of all-time. Now, 13 years later, Zusak is finally publishing another book. No pressure, right? Credit: Elena Seibert; Random House Children’s Books Clay, at least, agrees to join him. Yet what truly stands out aboutBridge of Clayis the intensity of the prose the potency of the heartbreak. This was more than a decade in the making and a true test for its author....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Jared Walton

Maroon 5's Super Bowl halftime show: Well, that was boring

Levine also threw in a “no haters” policy for good measure. “I am not in the right profession if I can’t handle a bit of controversy. It is what it is. Credit: Al Bello/Getty Images We would like to move on from it and speak through the music.” 1 hit “Sicko Mode.” It was supposed to be a crowning end to a major performance.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 64 words · Christina Oliver