Mahershala Ali nabs Best Supporting Actor nomination forGreen Book, could make Oscars history

Keep checking back atEW.comthis week for spotlights on contenders in all the major categories. Its easy to see why. The late musician is a complicated figure in the film, feeling like an outsider despite his success. On stage, hes lauded by white audiences, but off, hes shunned. Though hes black, he isnt familiar with popular black culture. He couldnt find his community, and that quietly plagues him, he explains. He voices it, and its still something he has to wrestle with after its voiced....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Katherine Harris

Mahershala Ali on his personal connection to hisTrue Detectiveseason 3 character

I didnt respond strongly to what I was offered, the Oscar-winningMoonlightactor admits. I was excited about whathadntbeen done. As in, playing the lead. Warrick Page/HBO [It was] a slightly tweaked vision inspired by what Nic already had on the page. The story begins in the fall of 1980, when two children disappear at dusk in the Ozarks. It was scary, Dorff says of playing one characters evolution across decades. Me and Mahershala would always fight to stay in the 80s, because we had that vibegoing....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · John Walsh

Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen strike up an unusual 1960s bromance inGreen Booktrailer

A version of this story appears in the latest issue ofEntertainment Weekly, on newsstands now. Were an unusual combination, Mortensen tells EW of the characters. Green Bookwas a project that I kept thinking about after I had read it, Ali says. Universal Pictures As a result, he feels very much alone, Ali explains. In fact, Ali boardedGreen Bookonly after seeing Mortensen had signed on to the film as well. Watch the trailer above....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 75 words · Amanda Hodges

Mais Octavia Spencer's bloody revolution against racial stereotypes

He said, Not only do you not die,youget to kill people! Teenage debauchery quickly turns to bloody butchery, however, after their concerned parents unexpectedly trigger Mas past trauma. Because certain things happened in her life, theres a domino effect for her future, she teases. Anna Kooris/Universal But genre tropes werent the only thing the duo subverted. There are archetypes people only want to see me as, Spencer adds. (Wise characters wearing period wigs and costumes, as Taylor explains it....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Benjamin Freeman

Maisie Williams has a Stark family reunion with two long-lost brothers

Maisie Williams had aGame of Thronesreunion Thursday night with two of her long-lost Stark family big brothers. Granted, not a Stark (but perhaps he could be made an honorary Stark?). Game of Thronesreturns in the first half of 2019. David M. Benett/Getty Images David M. Benett/Getty Images David M. Benett/Getty Images

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 51 words · Emma Adams

Maisie Williams reveals oneGame of Thronesfinal season regret

Note:Spoilersfor the final season of Game of Thrones. It turns out the actors felt similarly at least at first. I just wanted to be on set with Lena again, shes good fun, Williams explained. Maisie Williams as Arya Stark in ‘Game of Thrones’.Helen Sloan/HBO And I wanted Arya to kill Cersei even if it means [Arya] dies too. I thought thats what Aryas drive has been. The Hound says, You want to be like me?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Megan Thomas

Maisie Williams says goodbye toGame of Throneswith bloody photo

A girl has no more scenes to shoot fromGame of Thrones, at least. Maisie Williamssaid goodbye to the HBO drama sensation that made her an international star with a bloodyInstagram photo. The actress wrote: Goodbye belfast. goodbye game of thrones. what a joy ive had. Shes also been nominated for an Emmy for her performance on the series. Her future appearances include playing Rahne Sinclair / Wolfsbane in theX-Menfranchise spin-offThe New Mutantsnext year....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · Linda Miller

Major Crimes: See photos of Raydor's wedding

Will all go as planned on the TNT drama’s upcoming episode? That wont be the end of the story, however. Duff teases plenty more big surprises ahead from there. Credit: Eddy Chen/TNT Check out the photos below. As for whats going to happen between Raydor and Flynn? Watch the new episode ofMajor Crimesthis Tuesday night on TNT to find out. Eddy Chen/TNT Eddy Chen/TNT

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 64 words · Jessica Adams

Major Crimescreator reveals why Sharon needed to die

Read on below for our full interview. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:Since we last spoke, quite a bit has happened! JAMES DUFF:Yeah. TNT There were a ton of reasons. She did an amazing job. She knocked it out of the stratosphere. Darren Michaels/TNT We knew the show was finished even though that has not been announced. She’s a mature artist. We accepted our fate. What was that conversation with Mary like? Mary and I looked at each other and said, “This is obviously dead....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 666 words · Lindsey Ryan

Makeover Magic: The secrets behind your favorite romantic comedy makeovers

The Breakfast Club(1985) The Basket-Case becomes the Princess. For most of the film, Allison wears oversized, dark clothing. “She wants to disappear; she doesn’t feel loved. Credit: Everett Collection; Buena Vista Pictures (2) Therefore, she is just a black, empty space,” Vance says of Sheedy’s initial style. Vance says there was originally a lot more to the makeover. Hughes and Vance had conceived of Allison being a softer, more feminine girl underneath her gruff exterior....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 804 words · Karen Jones

Maks Chmerkovskiy skippedDWTSperformance due to 'big chemistry issue' with partner Vanessa Lachey: Source

Its only week 3, but the drama has already begun onDancing with the Stars. However, sources confirm to PEOPLE that Chmerkovskiy did not perform by choice because of ongoing conflict withLachey. Theres a big chemistry issue, the insider says. They both have big personalities and thats not always the best recipe for a good partnership. (Reps for Chmerkovskiy and Lachey could not immediately be reached for comment.) This isnt the first time Chmerkovskiy, 37, hasbutted headswith hisDWTScelebrity counterparts....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Erin Roman

Mamma Mia!returning to theaters for special 10th anniversary screenings

Here we go again:Mamma Mia!is headed back to theaters in celebration of its 10th anniversary. Commentary will be provided via interviews with director Phyllida Lloyd, Streep, and costar Amanda Seyfried. Thus, she invites the trio to witness her wedding, and all three show up. Credit: Everett Collection Romantic hilarity (including comical interactions with Donnas former bandmates played by Julie Walters and Christine Baranski) ensues. Unadjusted for inflation, the film is theseventh-highest-grossing live-action musicalin the United States....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Dr. Patrick Jordan MD

Man becomes wild in the hypnotic thrillerBearskin: EW review

Rice stares at the dead animal struck by the human resemblance. Atmosphere, as its opening so impeccably indicates, is everything inBearskin. This is not exactly the page-turning thriller so overstuffed with twists it leaves you dizzy by page 100. Credit: Ecco Its a slow-burn by design, a tale of suspense that reels you in through McLaughlins scrupulous skill. So begins a revenge saga, sufficiently propelled by one mans animalistic instincts....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Sara Terry