HowHocus Pocuswriter Mick Garris went from 'Thriller' extra to Michael Jackson collaborator

Hear how much ‘Ghosts’ cost to create Catch the full episode ofEW: The Showhereand on PeopleTV. Go toPEOPLE.com/PeopleTV, or download the free app on your smart TV, mobile, and web devices. It was right afterAmerican Werewolf Michael had seen that and had been blown away by it. He wanted to do something on film like that. Michael was very frightened of horror films and was fascinated by the makeup of it....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Johnny Wilson

HowIn the Fadefound complex humanity in the wake of neo-Nazi terror

From there, she channeled their stories into the fabric of the film. Read on to find out how. Its great to see such a complex and unapologetic woman who doesnt apologize for her actions. Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures That doesnt come along very often, does it?KRUGER:No, definitely not for me. This is my first German-language film, and I know that Fatih took a big risk on picking me. It was inspired by real acts of terrorism by aneo-Nazi group called the NSU, right?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Sue Taylor

HowLords of Chaosstar Emory Cohen approached playing a real-life murderer

Directed by Jonas Akerlund (Polar), the film starsRory Culkinas Euronymous and Emory Cohen as Vikernes. Youre in it once youre just there, thats my belief. I do a lot of preparation before, I do a lot of work toforgetabout it. Jim Spellman/Getty Images Ive never really had long hair, he says. Eating on camera proved difficult a couple of times. I remember getting wig-in-you-mouth. But it was all good, I figured it out....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · Michael Marquez

HowLuckiest Girl Alivemade best-selling author Jessica Knoll a literary star

While promoting the book, she opened up at length about how the writing process helped her heal. The final push to actually sit down and put pen to paper came from a former fellow assistant. Finally I was like, Okay, Im going to do this.' Richard Perry/The New York Times/Redux They worked that way together until the book was finished, but it wasnt always a smooth process. By Christmas 2013, she had completed the novel....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Andrew Farmer

HowMagnum P.I.reboot uses and abuses the iconic red Ferrari in season premiere

Traditions are meant to be broken quite literally, it seems, in the new iteration ofMagnum P.I. So no more Ferraris, right? Begrudgingly, Higgins agrees, but not without warning him about keeping the car intact. Credit: Karen Neal/CBS OMG, it’s like she can read his mind! Goodbye red sports car of a thousand dreams! So no more Ferraris, right? Magnum PI: Globe Photos airs Mondays at 9 p.m. CBS CBS

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 69 words · Beverly Wright

HowMarvel's Jessica Jonesassembled an all-female lineup of directors for season 2

Like its titular antiheroine,Marvels Jessica Jonesis breaking barriers. Instead, the accomplishment was a pleasant surprise. She said, Why not all 13? Credit: David Giesbrecht/Netflix I was like, Oh my God, of course!' And assembling the all-women lineup, it turns out, wasnt hard to do. It didnt take a lot of effort to fill those slots, Rosenberg says. David Giesbrecht/Netflix It wasnt like we had to give a bunch of women their first break....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Steven Smith

HowMary Poppins Returnspulled off that animated sequence

“I used myself as a barometer, honestly,“Marshall tells EW. “Just say I wasn’t involved in this at all. What would I be disappointed to see wasn’t in the film? Disney And I knew I wanted to see an animation sequence in the 2-D style. Here’s how they pulled it off. Travers' original eight-book series, the possibilities were wide open. Disney Marshall says Firth loved getting involved in the process. “Actually, I would say they look even better on camera than they do to the eye....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 207 words · Shelley Barnes

HowModern Familystar Ty Burrell is helping foster junior filmmakers

In EWs column Act With Me, stars share their personal stories about giving back. Sadly, his father passed away in 1989, and Burrell feels this allows him to continue his legacy. I just feel like my dad would be very touched, he says. Credit: Kids in the Spotlight I wanted in some way to venture to carry on his work. Theres a vocational aspect that I really believe is sort of a bonus, explains Burrell....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Michael Brown

HowMowglidirector Andy Serkis created believable talking jungle animals

So everything was geared around that. To that end, the actors didnt perform opposite tennis balls on sticks. Itll feel dropped on top, itll never sit inside. Credit: Netflix; Presley Ann/FilmMagic And so the design work required a process not unlike the covers of theAnimorphschildrens book series. And all of the eyes we made ever so slightly bigger, gave human coloring to them. So youd believe they were photoreal animals, but they lend themselves totalkinganimals, if that makes sense....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 79 words · Patricia Figueroa

HowMr. Robotpulled off its insane long-take episode

The third season ofMr. Robotso far has been a thrilling mix of the first and second in terms of tone and filmmaking. Im trying to demystify that aspect of it as much as possible, he said. Credit: USA Network Robot (Christian Slater) boiled over into an all-out brawl for control. We wanted to experience those first few minutes of switching from personality to personality, Esmail says. And we wanted to find the most dramatic way to reflect that experience....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Robert Matthews

HowOutlandercreated the River Run plantation

And it wasn’t cheap. He wanted to build it more like a plantation of the period, an early colonial plantation." And it had this perfect little peninsula. Aimee Spinks/Starz We built the facade on it. And what it allowed us to do is build a road, and a front entrance. Then we blued it out. Aimee Spinks/Starz You put the blue screen around the facade. Then you could visual effects in the rest of the house....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Rachel Ortiz

HowProfessor Marston and the Wonder Womendirector made shooting the film's threesomes less awkward

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Luke, Rebecca, and Bella have this incredible chemistry throughout the entire movie. I was obsessed with Luke Evans for a long time. I kept going back to his agents and they were like, Hes not available. Claire Folger / Annapurna Pictures This really intense, amazing experience. I have been kind of equally obsessed with her. She actually had considered adapting the Marston story herself, and that didnt end up working out....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 257 words · Zoe Chambers

HowRocketman's ambition exceedsBohemian Rhapsody's sanitized view of rock history

Fletcher took over the reins onBohemian Rhapsodyafterinitial director Bryan Singer was dismissed from the project. Though more surrealist in approach,Rocketmanpossesses an honestyBohemian Rhapsodyoften lacks. By many accounts, commitment to a more uncompromising narrative waslargely at Johns behest. David Appleby/Paramount Pictures; Alex Bailey/Fox Rocketmantakes an entirely different approach, turning to Elton Johns discography for inspiration for musicalized storytelling. One destined to rock you a lot more than playing it safe ever could....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 71 words · Suzanne Black