The Hollywood Hills loom like gentle giants behind us, cutting a silhouette against a sky the color of a robin’s egg. The sun hangs low like a radioactive grapefruit while a bird sings softly from its perch atop a giant margarita on the roof of a nearby Mexican restaurant. There’s barely any traffic. It’s a beautiful and peaceful late afternoon on the Sunset Strip. “It’s the middle of the f - - - ing afternoon!
Halloween was a big deal to Blumhouse founder and CEO Jason Blum when he was growing up in the village of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. "My mom and I would start my costumes in August and make those papier-mâché masks with milk cartons and newspaper," says the producer, 54. Also? "I was a big fan of shaving cream," he continues. "I got very good at creating shaving cream art on the streets of Dobbs Ferry.
Bella Thorne sure knows how to grab our attention. The actress told the Los Angeles Times she made $2 million on OnlyFans in less than a week after joining the subscription-only platform, which influencers use to reveal more of themselves — literally — to their followers. Cardi B, Swae Lee, and several of Bravo's Real Housewives are among the celebrities that have recently joined the site. Thorne charges fans $20 per month to subscribe and previously teased on Instagram the type of content fans can see on her OnlyFans page.
Ben Affleck has officially shot down the possibility of him directing anything from James Gunn and Peter Safran's slate of new DC superhero movies. Gunn tweeted in December that he had spoken with Affleck, who starred as the Dark Knight in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, "precisely because he wants to direct [and] we want him to direct," with the filmmaker adding, "We just have to find the right project.
Torn between War Dogs and Kubo and the Two Strings? Or maybe you’re wondering if that Ben-Hur remake is really worth your time? The reviews for all three films are finally in, and it’s time for you to make a decision. EW’s Critical Mass guide will help steer you in the right direction at the multiplex this weekend, so check out what the critics are saying about the week’s newest releases, below.
Original Futurama voice actor John DiMaggio spoke out Tuesday night about his decision not to return for the upcoming revival of the animated sci-fi comedy on Hulu. "I've been thinking about everything that's been going on these past months," DiMaggio began, referring to a negotiation standstill between his team and the studio over what he should be paid to reprise the role of Bender. "And just to be clear, I don't think that only I deserve to be paid more.
It was just a matter of time before Benedict Cumberbatch played Thomas Edison. Considering the actor’s distinguished résumé is filled with so many arrogant geniuses of the literary, historical, contemporary, and comic book varieties, it’s almost a surprise it took this long for him to take on the famed American inventor, which he finally does in Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s The Current War: Director’s Cut. Cumberbatch’s talent for giving the impression that his brain’s moving a little faster than everyone else’s suits his new subject perfectly — if only the movie moved with the same thrilling momentum.
Nearly six years after he played it, Benedict Cumberbatch says his role as a nonbinary fashion model in the 2016's Zoolander 2 didn't land with audiences as planned. The Power of the Dog actor addressed the controversial character in a new conversation with Penelope Cruz, who is currently earning rave reviews for her performance in Parallel Mothers, for Variety's "Actors on Actors" series. The pair worked on Zoolander 2 together, albeit briefly, and reminisced about passing each other on the set in Rome, which led Cumberbatch to address his infamous part.
And the Nominees Should Be... Guy D'Alema/FX; Jennifer Clasen/Amazon; Netflix Emmys voting begins on June 12, but ahead of the nominations reveal on July 13 (and the awards themselves on Sept. 12), Entertainment Weekly polled its television experts to select their picks for the 2017 nominees for Best Actor in a Comedy. Only five or six actors will make the final list, but we counted eight worthy performances for your consideration.
In a year that spawned the house-ification of pop (why yes, Robin S., we will show you love) and reminded us that rock is not dead yet, we were faced with some impossible choices while curating our favorite records. But after countless spins through so, so many great releases (here's to you, Harry, Taylor, and Abel), we've whittled our list down to the absolute freshest and finest. Here, the 10 best albums of 2022, from Big Thief and Big Time to Wet Leg and It's Almost Dry.