House With a Clock in Its Wallstops box office asFahrenheit 11/9fizzles

Eli Rothsforay into kid-friendly thrills and chillsappears to be paying off. Meanwhile, three other new releases Fahrenheit 11/9,Life Itself, andAssassination Nation are struggling to draw audiences. It will add about $3.1 million in overseas ticket sales this frame. Quantrell Colbert/Universal Pictures The cast also includes Cate Blanchett, Kyle MacLachlan, and Renee Elise Goldsberry. Critics reviews were generallyfavorable, and moviegoers gave it a B+ CinemaScore. Holdovers make up the rest of this weekends top five....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Lindsey Lewis

Houston Rockets mascot bends the knee toGame of Thronesstar Emilia Clarke

Daenerys Targaryenmay be down a certain something (SPOILERS!) Look whos here, booms the announcer. The Mother of Dragons fromGame of Thrones. Bob Levey/Getty Images Welcome to Houston, Emilia Clarke. Clutch was also seen carrying a coffee cup before he dropped it at the sight of Clarke before him. Sadly for the Rockets, the team lost that game to the Warriors. Clarke was just one of two queens in the stadium on Friday....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Mary Moore

Hover:5 influences on Cleopatra Coleman's prescient Syfy thriller

Look atChildren of Men, where environmental strain has caused people to stop being able to procreate. It can play a huge part, given that we are experiencing such immense change. The news cycle Technology, the news, the government…. Credit: Syfy Films The world is a really interesting place to write about right now. Theres a lot going on. Really great sci-fi is reflective of real-world issues, so I definitely wanted it to feel that way....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Doris Johnson

How 'EW' got that epic 'Supernatural' cover: Go behind the scenes with the Winchester (extended) family

Padalecki was the last to arrive at the shoot as he came directly from filming the show. (Yes, there was a smoke machine on set.) (Morgan’s wife, Hilarie Burton, was also kind enough to make the crew breakfast.) Samantha Highfill for EW While the shoot was happening, theSupernaturalcrew was hard at work shooting the show on the next stage. (Collins was also nice enough to eat some not great pizza.)...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Justin Lee

How 'Revenge' became the perfect thriller for the Time's Up era

The screening also shook its star, who was seeing the movie for the first time. A group of girls told me, Youre all of us! I felt so much more confident the more we were shooting. Shudder Even just watching it makes me feel like Im strong. The timing is very striking, says Fargeat. But when art meets actuality meets the news, its special. Rob Kim/Getty Images Im really proud that the movie can be seen in that movement....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · Kristin Reilly

How Aaron Sorkin took onTo Kill a Mockingbirdfor 2018

Almost six decades after its publication, PBS just anointed Harper Lees To Kill a Mockingbird asAmericas Best-Loved Novel. Now Sorkin returns almost 30 years later with one of the most daunting projects of his career. It had to be a new play based on an American classic. Credit: Universal/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock; Inset: Michael Buckner/Deadline/REX/Shutterstock And I couldnt pretend I was writing it in 1960. Ask him about his first draft and he laughs....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Roger Lloyd

How Amazon'sHomecomingis theMy Best Friend's Weddingreunion you really wanted

First, they played best friends inMy Best Friends Wedding.Then he portrayed her sisters boyfriend inAugust: Osage County. It only took 30 years! Roberts exclaimed Saturday at a press conference for the series. Its always such a privilege. Of those three jobs… Ive had incredible scenes with this incredible actress. In scenes with Julia, we sit there and talk them though, all the nuances. Im so grateful to be with her at all....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Diane Miles

How Amy Adams and Gillian Flynn faced their own fears to bringSharp Objectsto small-screen life

Amy Adams hasnt been on a TV series since 2006. Fear kept her away, thanks to a graveyard of canceled work. I was really scared to come back, the five-time Oscar nominee admits. Anne Marie Fox/HBO Ive had someinterestingrelationships with TV. Adams, 43, couldnt resist the part and Flynn is beyond grateful. I really trusted Camille with her, the author, 47, says. Anne Marie Fox/HBO That trust was evident when the pair sat down to chat with EW....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 653 words · Margaret Taylor

How Anderson .Paak found creative bliss with Dr. Dre to makeOxnard

Like any smart musician, Anderson .Paak occasionally turns to others to help refine his work. Yeah, that wasdefinitelya big learning experience, Paak says. As it turned out, Dre, who is executive producingOxnard, was spot-on with his assessment. Credit: Israel Ramos And these were songs that I never thought Id write. For one, .Paak says, Dre has nothing to lose when cooking up experimental ideas in the studio. To hear him tell it, ....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · Lauren Parks

How Andrew Lincoln scared Jon Bernthal silly on set ofThe Walking Dead

The Walking Deadis a scary show. Instead, it had to do with costar Andrew Lincolns driving. Thats what we learned when we asked Lincoln to recall his first day ever on the show. It was the shootout, Lincoln says about day 1 of work on the pilot episode. It was on the roadside. And I had to break 60 to 70 miles per hour and then put the brakes on....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Kirsten Lopez

How artists can handle immigration issues following 21 Savage's detention

Music executives and promoters are often more concerned with ticket sales than an artists I-9 form. People in the industry who put on shows, all they care about is, Can they sell tickets? and Is the artist going to show up? Credit: Prince Williams/Wireimage I can tell you that ICE absolutely targeted Sheyaa. (Savage toldGMAthat he heard the officers say we got Savage after they took him into custody.) He says in Atlanta that ICE is also being particularly aggressive....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Debbie Snow

How Augustine Frizzell turnedNever Goin' Backinto a filthy, funny ode to female friendship

When you watchNever Goin Back,you could feel the Texas heat. Just the minutia, the daily life that I personally experienced. Never Goin Backis Frizzells feature directorial debut, but its actually not the first time shes made this movie. Credit: Clay Grier/A24 Everyones comparing it toSpring Breakers,and Im like, its nothing likeSpring Breakers, Frizzell says. And you still have these moments of joy where you feel alive and feel free. So that was what it was for me....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Alexis Ward

How Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz crafted the inter-generational friendship ofStanding Up, Falling Down

To me that was like oh f this is incredible. How am I gonna say no to this? Luckily he felt the same way. Credit: Noah M. Rosenthal/Tilted Windmill Productions Aside from casting Schwartz, another thing Crystal wanted from the script was deeper motivations for his character Marty. Crystal, who doesnt drink, really wanted to understand how Martys life brought him to this point. I dont drink, so to understand somebody who does I wanted to know, what is he numbing?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Rachel Nelson