In Batman Returns, Selina Kyle’s apartment contains a neon sign that’s supposed to say “Hello There.” But a couple letters have gone out, turning the display into “Hell Here.” The duality between those sentiments also applies to Selina’s upcoming reunion with Bruce Wayne in the pages of Tom King’s Batman comic. The playful romance between Batman and Catwoman has been a cornerstone of King’s story, but Bat has also been stuck in a depressive spiral ever since Cat left him at the altar in last year’s “wedding” issue.
Last July it was announced that Alcon Media Group and London-based Titan Publishing were partnering in a new co-publishing venture which would initially focus on the Blade Runner universe. Now, EW can exclusively reveal that the first comic to explore that universe will be called Blade Runner 2019. Launching this summer, Titan Comics’ new series will be set during the exact timeframe of the original Blade Runner film, and feature a (mostly) new set of characters and situations.
It’s open season on mermaid dreams, millennial angst, modern dating rituals, and more in Iliza Shlesinger’s new Netflix comedy special Confirmed Kills, and EW has an exclusive first look at the trailer. Debuting Sept. 23, Shlesinger’s third standup special finds the Last Comic Standing winner sharpening and deepening her comedy, which often dissects what she calls “girl behavior” with a combination of love and wry bemusement. “I don’t want to hear anymore women talk about how they want to be mermaids,” Shlesinger says in the trailer.
No, your Sunday night TV lineup didn't just fold in on itself: That's Peter Griffin, Homer Simpson, and Bob Belcher, all together on the same show. The March 12 episode of Family Guy will feature a crossover scene with The Simpsons and Bob's Burgers that involves the three key cartoon dads. In the opening of next week's installment, Lois starts to tell Peter about a dream she had the night before, and Peter is less than enraptured.
If it feels like just last week that EW was telling you that Lifetime was backing up a serious sleigh with more than two dozen new original Christmas movies, that makes sense. It was. But this week we come with visuals — a first peek under the tree at six of those movies. Lifetime’s “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” holiday campaign, which runs seven days a week from Oct. 25 to Dec.
Ready for your first look at Helena Bonham Carter in the role of Princess Margaret on Netflix’s The Crown? Below is the first shot of the former Harry Potter actress in character: Carter is taking over the role from Vanessa Kirby, who played Margaret in the show’s first two seasons. Bonus: The production also released a first shot of Ben Daniels (House of Cards), who’s taking over the role of Antony Armstrong-Jones, a.
It's hard to believe that Tom Hanks has never been on Broadway before. But the two-time Oscar winner will make his debut this spring in Lucky Guy, a new play by Nora Ephron, the late writer-director of two of his biggest box office hits (Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail). And this is no one-man vanity project, as you can see from this exclusive first photo from the production, which begins previews March 1 before an official opening April 1 under the direction of two-time Tony winner George C.
Image Credit: http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/100617/Elizabeth-Reaser_240.jpgWhen Elizabeth Reaser dropped by EW HQ last month, she was just happy to be wearing blush — portraying a vampire mom in three movies as part of the Twilight franchise would cause anyone to develop an appreciation for looking alive. But while dead was always part of the deal — she was playing a vampire after all — what came more unexpectedly was Reaser’s turn as an action star in Eclipse, opening June 30 (as if we needed to remind you…).
1 The acronymic band name is short for A Fire Inside — a fitting image for the brooding blackhearts whose epic album decemberunderground recently hit No. 1. 2 Although new to many of their now-rabid listeners, AFI formed back in 1991, when singer Davey Havok (above, far right) and drummer Adam Carson (second from right) met as disaffected high schoolers in Ukiah, Calif. Says Havok: ”I remember putting out our first seven-inch ourselves — 207 copies — and thinking, This is amazing, there’s going to be a record of our existence.
Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian folk legend often regarded as one of the genre's greatest songwriters, has died at age 84. Lightfoot's family announced his death Monday, writing in a Facebook post that he died "peacefully" at 7:30 p.m. local time at Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital. "He died of natural causes," the post read. "He is survived by his wife Kim Hasse, six children — Fred, Ingrid, Eric, Galen, Miles and Meredith, as well as several grandchildren.