The less you know aboutTullythe better, says filmmakers Jason Reitman, Diablo Cody

There are things aboutTullythat cant be explained, only experienced. You have to trust this. No hints, no spoilers. George Pimentel/Getty Images And it is that. But its also more. But before the magic happens, the movie has some drudgery to introduce. Focus Features Shes very, very vulnerable in this role, and she had to be, because thats the point. And were just portraying a private moment that no one ever wants to be seen living....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · James Griffin

The Lifespan of a Facttackles truth and consequences with an all-star cast: EW review

Or maybe it was Saturday, with a little chill in the air and a crowd at capacity. Does it really matter exactly what the details were? And also for his editor, Emily Penrose (Cherry Jones) to supervise. Credit: Peter Cunningham (Is John a secret numerologist or something? Its hard to know otherwise why it matters so much to tell that particular lie.)

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 62 words · Adam Martinez

The Lion King: EW visits the set of Disney's rule-breaking beast of a remake

Released in June 1994, the film remains the highest-grossing hand-drawn animated movie ever made. It was the No. Favreau, 52, tells EW on set. We’ve basically built a multiplayer VR filmmaking game just for the purposes of making this movie." Look down and you see your VR avatar, a little green humanoid… ball… thing. Kinetic, impulsive camerawork capturing beautifully rendered animal behavior. An imperfect shot of perfect action. “Virtual reality is more a tool than the end result....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 680 words · Jason Lopez

The Lion King: How Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen put a new twist on Timon and Pumbaa

How do you react when someone says youd make a perfect lazy warthog? What flattery blossoms from being deemed the textbook melodramatic meerkat? Truthfully, I probably would have been a little insulted if hedidntask me to. Disney I was very flattered, and to be totally honest, I agreed! People way more famous than me would have killed for this part… Ive heard about some of them! Eichner, 40, says with a laugh....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Melissa Nguyen

The Lion Kingdirector recalls James Earl Jones' 'powerful' return as Mufasa

Call it royal accommodations and oh, how appropriate they are. Especially after not knowing whether we could get him to be part of the cast. He could have just as easily said no. Credit: 2019 Disney Enterprises; Carolyn Contino/REX/Shutterstock His voice could have sounded different. Theres a lot of ways this could not have worked out. And that all of the stars aligned and there I was listening to him record…...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Molly Miller

The Lion Kingposters roll out the stars of Disney's animal kingdom

Hail to Pride Rocks royal family. McCrary) and young Nala Shahadi Wright Joseph). Go face-to-face with the new stars below. Disney Disney Disney Disney Disney Disney Disney Disney Disney Disney Disney

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 31 words · Stacie Hubbard

The Lion Kingstars look back on the making of the animated hit

DON HAHN (producer):The idea came from the press junket for 1988sOliver & Company. For a long time, we just called it Bambiin Africa. It was the producer ofThe Little Mermaidwatching our pitch meeting who said, Oh, itsHamlet. Credit: Disney Everyone smiled and said, Were makingHamletwith lions. They sent me a package with a drawing of Simba and other characters. You would start at one corner and walk around the room to read the script....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Allison Holloway

The literary world is taking on the Trump era, for good and for ill

The articles featured were written in the Obama era, giving them an almost eerie aura in todays reality. You cant fight fire with air. But equally you cant fight for a freedom youve forgotten how to identify. Credit: Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage; Macmillan; Brian Dowling/Getty Images Take a few recent examples. Shes not the only one to make such an addition. Goldbergs scathing approach to depicting Trumps America is unsubtle. But his book resonates, weighted as it is by a now-familiar stripe of existential sadness....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Desiree Daniels

The Little Drummer Girlfirst look: Alexander Skarsgård stars in spy thriller

For fans of a splashy espionage saga, this ones probably for you. Check out the photos below.The Little Drummer Girlpremieres Nov. 19 at 9 p.m. Credit: Nadav Kander/AMC Nadav Kander/AMC Jonathan Olley/AMC/Ink Factory Jonathan Olley/AMC/Ink Factory

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 36 words · Jason Bradley

The Little Drummer Girlstar Michael Shannon didn't think he could play a spy

Michael Shannon can seemingly do it all. But there’s one thing he was convinced he couldn’t do: play a spy. “If I thought I could do it then I probably would have been bored. Credit: Jonathan Olley/AMC/Ink Factory It seemed like a big challenge to me because it’s very far away from my own life experience. “I didn’t really go talk to a lot of people about it. I did it mostly myself, just based on reading and private contemplation,” said Shannon....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Michael Lawrence

The Lonely Island explain their bonkers Bash Brothers visual album

Maybe theirFyre Festival-esque movie with Seth Rogen? Perhaps a much-needed sequel toPopstar? None of the above. Credit: Eddy Chen/Netflix Since were from the Bay, we wanted to do something special for the Bay that felt very Bay-specific. We decided that wed dress up like the Bash Brothers and Jorma would dress up like Joe Montana. We were just having fun doing it. Eddy Chen/Netflix And we were like, Well, a very serious visual album, a laLemonade....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Matthew Novak

The Loudest Voicetrailer tackles the Fox News scandal with Russell Crowe, Naomi Watts

If we can do that, then they will never change the channel." “People don’t want to be informed,” he adds, “they want tofeelinformed.” Narratively,The Loudest Voicegoes into the events surrounding Gretchen Carlson, played here by Naomi Watts. SHOWTIME Carlson was the first woman within Fox News to file a sexual harassment suit against Ailes. “I had two Miss Americas. (Carlson was crowned Miss America in 1989 as she represented Minnesota.)...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Holly Matthews

The madness of King Henry and four otherThe Spanish Princesshistorical observations

And for those around her, she was largely seen as a political tool. But Catherine did not return home. When she became Queen, she bestowed it upon a favored courtier, Sir Walter Raleigh. Credit: Starz Lady Margarets thirst for power and unprecedented political control were well-known throughout her sons reign. This sartorial conversation is partly based in fact and partly based on television series that have come before. However, Megs white damask wedding gown and James matching attire are true to history....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 194 words · Albert Tucker