“I had my own sort of religious unraveling,” Ament says. “That was something I felt Jeff would be able to bring.” One of his biggest challenges was how to juggle the show’s ever-shifting story. Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament, Andrew Garfield in ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’.Scott Dudelson/Getty Images; Michelle Faye/FX In fact, Black had to occasionally encourage Ament to embrace a harder, more rock ‘n roll tone. “Sometimes [Black] was like, ‘I want it to be heavier....

Try a little priest beast… Attend the tale as old as time… Josh Grobanis getting rather beastly lately. First, the recording artist stars as the Beast inABC’sBeauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebrationon Dec. 15. Josh Groban.ABC/Christopher Willard While the Beast’s bark is worse than his bite onceBelle (H.E.R. Yet Groban has found surprisingly useful parallels between the two men. “You’re dealing with the duality of a monster and a man, and what creates that?...

The bestselling YA author talks to EW about the prequel to 2017’s The Hate U Give. Angie Thomas somehow predicted just what 2021 was going to need. And yes, there are Easter eggs. Credit: Illustration by EW My favorite character fromThe Hate U Givewas actually Maverick. But he blew me away and hewasMaverick, full-stop. It only felt right to answer everything in book form. Imani Khayyam When I was on tour forOn the Come UpI was kind of hinting at this book during events....

The filmmaker reveals that she was most influenced by the films ofSam Raimiand the dinosaurs of Steven Spielberg’sJurassic Park. “You know, Sam has a great wink about what he does. I think it’s really fun. ‘Cocaine Bear’.Universal Pictures It’s always struck me as very funny in a weird way. It’s a trope of the genre that I wanted to play with in this case. I mean, bears literally eat their prey alive....

Here, Smith opens up about breathing new life into ballet and crafting her twisty dance drama. I think I read it in one day. Did you have any dance background going into this? Katalin Vermes/Amazon Studios Not really at all. I took a tap dance class when I was [a kid]. Other than that, I took karate and I was really into sports. Almost more like a boxing match. I actually think it’s very similar to shooting action sequences of fight sequences in a movie....

British action star plays the hitman-battling Killa in John Wick: Chapter 4. Adkins, a veteran of the action movie scene, had long wanted to appear in aJohn Wickfilm. The role of Killa would require the actor to wear a fat suit and facial prosthetics. Scott Adkins as Killa in ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’.Lionsgate says Adkins, 46, whose many other credits includeThe Expendables 2andDoctor Strange. “I was like, ‘Absolutely, I do.’...

Selma Blairis my hero. I too have a chronic illness (fibromyalgia). But dancing weekly in a competition that pushes completely healthy folks' bodies to the limit? Selma Blair and Sasha Farber dance a jive to “Jailhouse Rock” on Elvis night.ABC/Christopher Willard How would that go? Questions I regularly find myself asking include: Do I have the energy to commute to work? How about some low impact exercise? Selma Blair and Sasha Farber dance a quickstep to “The Muppet Show Theme....

Director Jonathan Levine breaks down the finale and more. But the most glaring change is, well, the drugs. Is there anything you knew, immediately, that you wanted to change? Alyla Browne and Nicole Kidman in ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’.Vince Valitutti/Hulu JONATHAN LEVINE:Well, I was worried about the part where she locked them all in a room. I’m guessing you scrapped the retreat’s silent scenes right away? I did say we should do a completely silent episode, because I loved that in the book....

The novelist and J.R.R. Tolkiens grandson serves as a series consultant for the show. Lord of the Ringsfans know that every good journey needs a traveling companion. Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) and Elendil (Lloyd Owen) in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’.Matt Grace / Prime Video Tolkien himself," McKay explains. “And that was only the beginning of what has proven to be an extremely enriching and rewarding dialogue....

Zoe Saldana stars in the Netflix miniseries as a young American who falls for a Sicilian chef. From Scratchis a love letter. It’s a love letter to food. Eugenio Mastrandrea and Zoe Saldana in ‘From Scratch’.Stefano Montesi/Netflix It’s a love letter to Italy. And it’s a love letter to love itself and the many forms it can take. The upcoming Netflix miniseries starsZoe Saldanaas Amy, a young American who travels to Italy to study art....

Gwyneth Paltrowwas shake-shake-shaking off questions about her friendship withTaylor Swiftduring her ongoing ski crash trial this week. VanOrman then asked Paltrow if she considered herself “good friends” with Swift. “No, I would not say we’re good friends,” the Goop founder answered. Gwyneth Paltrow and Taylor Swift.RICK BOWMER/POOL/AFP via Getty; Stewart Cook/CBS/Getty “We are friendly. “You’ve never given Ms. Swift personal, intimate gifts for Christmas?” The presiding judge then sustained the line of questioning....

Shock comes with the territory forPam & Tommy. But episode 2 bares all in a scene that showrunners Rob Siegel and D.V. “It came from Tommy Lee himself, his memoirTommyland. Hulu His penis is a character in the book. The idea to bring that to life onPam & Tommywas just too good to pass up. “I felt like that gave us the green light. Erin Simkin/Hulu I like to think that could have actually happened at least, in his mind....

As part of her storytelling, Herrera always aims to uncover truths of the past for her readers. “And a lot of them had pieces presented at the Exposition. There were at least a dozen different women who were openly lesbians and who had pieces at the Exposition. Harlequin An Island Princess Starts a Scandalhits shelves May 30. Check out the cover below and read on for more from the author....