McKellen replied when asked about the backlash over the fact that Mirren is not Jewish. We’re pretending." “I just don’t want to play straight characters. Ian McKellen.Dave Benett/Getty Images Their stories have been told (and told). No more Michael,” he wrote in anInstagrampost. That said, do I want to see more gay parts played by gay actors? It makes a difference performance-wise (IMO), but also bec straight actors playing ‘gay’ centers straightness....

And, yes, she does believe that Lewbert and Mrs. Benson are endgame. Warning: Spoilers ahead for the season 2 finale ofiCarly. How was it bringing all of these iconic characters back to life? Jerry Trainor, Laci Mosley, Miranda Cosgrove, Mia Serafino, Nathan Kress.Lisa Rose/Paramount+ It was also just such a delight to see all these old friends getting to work together again. The cast was having the best time as well....

“What the f—? “My personal experience of The Creator’s abuse? This is a data pipe with shows made for children. Jennette McCurdy.Credit: Philip Cheung for The Washington Post via Getty Images Shouldn’t they have some sort of moral compass? Shouldn’t they at least attempt to report to some sort of ethical standard?” Representatives for Nickelodeon did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment. ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died,’ by Jennette McCurdy....

“F— that jab. F— y’all for trying to make me get it.” “I turned down $9 million. Ice Cube. I didn’t want to get the jab. F— that jab. F— y’all for trying to make me get it. I don’t know how Hollywood feels about me right now.” He continued, “I didn’t turn it down. They just wouldn’t give it to me. The COVID shot, the jab. I didn’t need it....

level of annoyance in them. We didn’t actually see him." There was a very animated conversation. The iconic ‘New York New York’ song was rewritten because Robert De Niro didn’t think it was good enough.Everett Collection And ‘New York, New York,’ which is attached to his character, is not.'" Kander then explains that the recognizable vamp was the first thing they wrote. “The fact is De Niro was absolutely right,” he admits....

Fanny get your runs, we coulda had Menzel as Brice? How do you measure … measure yet another year withoutIdina Menzelas Fanny Brice? On a recent episode ofWatch What Happens Live, theRentandWickedstar described how the pandemic rained on her parade. Idina Menzel (left), who played Lea Michele’s mom on ‘Glee,’ almost starred in a revival of ‘Funny Girl’.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty for Disney; Bruce Glikas/WireImage “I was supposed to,” Menzel told hostAndy Cohenabout taking on the iconic role....

“So for you to turn around and say to me, I’m ‘denying my Blackness.’ On what grounds?” Now, he is addressing the backlash. Idris Elba.Mike Marsland/WireImage “Me saying I don’t like to call myself a Black actor is my prerogative. That’s me, not you,” he told the outlet. “So for you to turn around and say to me, I’m ‘denying my Blackness.’ Did you hear that? Where am I denying it?...

The Apple TV+ thriller follows a plane hijacking in real time. Sam Nelson (Idris Elba) is about to have a hell of a flight. “[Hijack] really ticked so many boxes.” Idris Elba in ‘Hijack’.Aidan Monaghan/Apple TV+ In particular, the pulse ofHijackresonated with Elba. “It takes a fresh approach to a thriller and hostage situation,” he teases. Part of that is allowing the ordeal to unfold in real time. Archie Panjabi in ‘Hijack’....

What’s worth your time in TV and movies this weekend? Each of the sisters' schemes results in increasingly dire (and wholly unintended) consequences. Nate and his offspring are determined to claw their way back to the homestead, or die trying. Sharon Horgan, Eve Hewson, Eva Birthistle, and Sarah Greene in ‘Bad Sisters’.Natalie Seery/Apple TV+ By the time Elba has gone full mano-a-mano (mano-a-leo?) Her mad-eyed uncle Daemon (Matt Smith) waits in the wings, full of ambition and violent lusts....

Idris Elbahas played Stringer Bell, Bloodsport, and even Nelson Mandela. The movie opens with Luther behind bars due to events that occurred at the conclusion of season 5. “So that’s where we start the story. Idris Elba in ‘Luther: The Fallen Sun’.Netflix He’s contemplating what he’s going to do with his life.” So you could watch the film and go back and then binge the series. Added Elba, “Luther is just so haunted that’s his whole thing....

“So that’s where we start the story. He’s contemplating what he’s going to do with his life.” So you could watch the film and go back and then binge the series. John Wilson/Netflix “Luther is just so haunted that’s his whole thing,” says Elba. And I think that’s what drives him in this film. “The film really digs into, again, our primal fears,” says the director. “We’ve all gone for a period of time where we were literally locked in our house....

The controversy doesn’t seem to have hurt Azalea’s video numbers. “I Am the Stripclub” had over 2.5 million views by Sunday. Iggy Azaleahas dismissed claims of Blackfishing in her latest music video as “ridiculous and baseless.” The term gained attention after it was coined by hip-hop journalistWanna Thompson. Azalea then responded to several posts from fans on Twitter, defending her look. Just ignore them, who cares? Let em talk." “It’s the same shade in every music video since sally Walker....

When it comes to talking about itself, Hollywood can babble on. Why is Hollywood so obsessed with itself? It’s not as if Hollywood’s need to interrogate itself is anything new. Scott Garfield/Paramount; HBO MAX; Netflix The impulse is so frequent, one could argue it verges on narcissism. But in 2022, the navel-gazing reached new levels of meta pastiche. Hollywood has always been more about legend than reality, more reel than the real....