Elsa jilted at the altar. A massive avalanche. An army of snow monsters. A fateful prophecy. These were some of the elements of the original ending to 2013's mega-hit Frozen, which is being revealed now for the first time. Star Kristen Bell has previously told fans that ice queen Elsa was initially conceived as a more straightforward villain. But in this week's Untold Stories issue of Entertainment Weekly, producer Peter Del Vecho details how Elsa's characterization changed the film's final act and how the team figured out an ending that helped make Frozen the most successful animated film of all time.

Lacey Chabert, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Candace Cameron Bure, Holly Robinson Peete, and Aaron Tveit headline a packed 2020 slate David Astorga/Crown Media; Allister Foster/Crown Media; Katherine Bomboy/Crown Media; Crown Media (3) In a year when everyone could really use a good Christmas, Hallmark is decking all halls in preparation. Not even a pandemic will keep the leader in happy-endings entertainment from delivering sleighloads of Yuletide spirit to your fireplace-warmed living rooms, in the form of a record-tying 40 new holiday movies.

Home Alone is one of the most beloved Christmas films and one of the highest-grossing comedies of all time, raking in more than $476 million at the worldwide box office. Netflix's new series The Movies That Made Us offers a look at how director Chris Columbus and co. pulled this Christmas magic off with a budget of just under $15 million. Below are eight fun facts about the 1990 holiday classic from the series.

We’ve been eagerly awaiting Empire star Gabourey Sidibe’s memoir, This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare, since it was announced in 2015 — and the essay collection’s May 1 release date is finally approaching. To celebrate the book’s publication, Sidibe will embark on a star-studded tour, featuring conversations with Roxane Gay, Lena Dunham, and Another Round’s Tracy Clayton. EW can exclusively announceSidibe’s tour dates, below — and get a taste of what you can expect from the hilarious book in the excerpt that follows.

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Quincy and Shawnee forever? Maybe not, but Love & Basketball stars Gabrielle Union and Omar Epps seem to still be getting along just fine. The actors, who are co-starring in the ensemble film A Meyers Christmas alongside a cast that also features Danny Glover and Mo’Nique, took us back to 2000 by posing for a #TBT. Of course, Quincy’s ultimate love on and off the court was Monica (Sanaa Lathan), but Quincy and Shawnee did attend the spring dance together.

If you’re looking for a quick but uplifting read, look no further than Gaby Rodriguez’s The Pregnancy Project. I finished it in just a few hours and came away feeling motivated to squash all negative stereotypes around me. And then, I marveled how a senior in high school could pack such a powerful message into one social experiment. “I would encourage not only teenagers to read it, but also parents,” Rodriguez told EW last week.

For Themyscira! Gal Gadot is ready for battle amid the glow of the first Wonder Woman poster, which debuted during San Diego Comic-Con. Gadot released the image on social media ahead of the film’s Warner Bros. panel in Hall H on Saturday. “A dream come true,” she wrote. “Happy to finally share this with you all.” “She has the heart of a human so she can be emotional, she’s curious, she’s compassionate, she loves people,” Gadot told EW of Diana for a special Comic-Con issue.

This post contains revelations about the season premiere of HBO's Game of Thrones. Just how old is Melisandre, anyway? We spoke to Game of Thrones director and three-time Emmy nominee Jeremy Podeswa about the season 6 premiere's shocking ending twist, how the stunning visual effect was achieved, and what this means for her character. The hugely anticipated return of the HBO drama concluded with a jaw-dropping revelation when Melisandre (Carice van Houten) removed her mysterious necklace, revealing her true self (image below).

Was I right? Was was the second episode of Game of Thrones better than the first? Tonight's story was only about 10 minutes shorter than last week's premiere, yet felt half as long. With the heavy lifting of introducing the rival families out of the way, the producers started having fun with these characters and playing them off each other. It is known. So much high drama to cover: Two direwolf attacks, Arya fights Joffrey, Bran's fate revealed and, most intriguingly, a second sex position is introduced to the land of Westeros.