Tahar Rahim on why his character inThe Mauritanianis a 'lifetime lesson'

The Golden Globe nominee delivers a breakout performance in the 9/11 drama. He hopes audiences pay attention to its message, too. “He is a lifetime lesson.” Arno Lam “It was very, very difficult,” he says. “We talked about everything. “He was so, so cool. It’s like, how did he become like this? How can you reach this? And I think for me that was the most difficult thing to reach as a human being....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Hannah Russo

Taika Waititi forgot Natalie Portman was in thoseStar Warsprequels

Taika Waititimemories of thoseStar Warsprequels are lost in a galaxy far, far away. “Natalie said to me, ‘what do you do next? And I said ‘I’m trying to work on aStar Warsthing. Natalie Portman has appeared as Padmé Amidala in ‘The Phantom Menace,’ ‘Attack of the Clones,’ and ‘Revenge of the Sith’.Everett Collection Have you ever wanted to be in aStar Warsmovie?’ She said, ‘I’ve been in Star Wars movies.’...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Kenneth Phillips

Taika Waititi teasesThor: Love and Thunderas Thor's 'midlife crisis' film

Sun’s out, fun’s out! He’s saved the universe countless times. He’s grown more confident as both a warrior and a leader. Chris Hemsworth suits up as Thor in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’.Marvel Studios Love and Thunderis Thor’sfourth solo film, and it might just be his most ambitious adventure yet. I thought, What’s the least expected thing with this franchise?" “Ragnarokfelt a bit like a party,” Waititi explains. Natalie Portman in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Katherine Cox

Takahashi Kazuki, creator of manga seriesYu-Gi-Oh!, dies at 60

The artist’s body was discovered floating off the coast of Nago in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture. He seems to have been traveling alone and was snorkeling when he died, according to the Coast Guard. Takahashi, also known as Kazuo Takahashi, began working as a manga artist in 1982. ‘Yu-Gi-Oh’ creator Takahashi Kazuki has died at the age of 60 from unknown causes.Everett Collection Master Duel, had been downloaded more than 30 million times since April....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Tiffany Gallegos

Take a look back at every season ofThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel(and five years of Midge ensembles)

EW has an exclusive sneak peek at the series' PaleyFest retrospective. It’s time to say thank you, and good night toThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. ThePrime Videoseries will premiere its fifth and final season on April 14, drawing theAmy Sherman-Palladinohit to a close. Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) ponders her future on ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’.Philippe Antonello/Prime Video The video above will be featured at the show’s PaleyFest panel on Tuesday night....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Tiffany Yang

Take a look: The LeVar Burton Book Club is launching with three great picks

To put it in terms he himself would not use, reading isLeVar Burton’s brand. To talk to him about reading is, in many ways, to talk to him about himself. So perhaps the most surprising thing about his new book club is that it hasn’t existed until now. LeVar Burton reads. It’s what he does.Michael Tullberg/Getty Images “I know I have demonstrated over time that my attitude towards literature is ecumenical,” he says....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Amanda Todd

Take an inside look at the eye-popping action ofAmerican Born Chinese

American Born Chineseis all about blending genres. you’re able to get a taste ofAmerican Born Chinese’s action in the exclusive video above. “We have this incredible stunt team. Leonard Wu in ‘American Born Chinese.'.Disney/Carlos Lopez Calleja A lot of them are from China,” Yu says in the video. “These people are as close to real-life superheroes as you’ll ever meet.” Zhang isn’t the only hero ofAmerican Born Chinese’s action accomplishments....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · William Rivera

Take Me Outreview: A star-studded cast takes center field on Broadway

UPDATE: Since this original review,Take Me Outwent on to win the2022 Tony Awardfor Best Play Revival. Bill Heck is joining the cast, replacing Patrick J. Adams as Kippy Sunderstrom. He’s also the star center-fielder for a fictional Major League Baseball team called the Empires. Patrick J. Adams and Jesse Williams in ‘Take Me Out’.Joan Marcus Unfortunately, Lemming’s instinct is wrong. (Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics player Glenn Burke was first in the 1970s....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Kevin Blair

Tales of the Jedifinally shows Count Dooku's turn to the dark side

Warning: This article contains spoilers forStar Wars: Tales of the Jedi. But the true shocker is saved for the very end. Yaddle confronts the pair (NOT SMART! Count Dooku on ‘Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi’.Lucasfilm Ltd. What happened to calling for backup?) It turns out it was actually about the same. I should play him as a very young and innocent guy. Count Dooku on ‘Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi’....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Gregory Adkins

Tales of the Walking Deadjust did a zany time loop comedy episode

Showrunner Channing Powell reveals the original plan was to have an episode that takes place in real-time. Ah, see what we did there? That’s because Sunday’s installment ofTales of the Walking Deadnot only broke format by acting as a gulp! Jillian Bell and Parker Posey on ‘Tales of the Walking Dead’.Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC comedy, but the episode also served as a double gulp! Only the day keeps happening. And they keep dying....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 541 words · Becky Mitchell

Talking with Jerry Orbach

It breaks down demographically, Orbach says of his fragmented fame. If a teenage girl comes over to me, shes going to say, Dirty Dancing. If its an older couple, Murder, She Wrote. Credit: NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Any cop comes over, Prince of the City. Families will say, You were the candlestick inBeauty and the Beast. And 90 percent of the black people that come up to me say F/X....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · Taylor Miller

Tamron Hall spars with moms on live TV over uproar aboutGender Queerbook in schools: 'I don't agree'

As Hall’s audience applauded, Justice clapped back. “That would be completely untrue. Here’s the thing: I’m seeing a slant on this show and the mainstream media. Tamron Hall was accused of having a ‘slant’ to her questioning over banning the ‘Gender Queer’ book from schools.Tamron Hall/YouTube “I didn’t ask you that,” Hall stated, though Justice insisted that she did. “I did not,” Hall repeated. My question is are you a parental organization or a political organization?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Patricia Evans

Tamzin Merchant breaks silence on playing Daenerys in originalGame of Thronespilot

BeforeEmilia Clarkewas Daenerys Targaryen, there was Tamzin Merchant. The then-21-year-old Merchant landed the female lead role inHBO’s original ill-fatedGame of Thronespilot that was filmed in 2009. One of those changes: the actor who played the Mother of Dragons. At the time, the British actress was coming off another hit costume drama, Showtime’sThe Tudors. She would later go on to join WGN’sSalem, the CW’sSupergirl,and Amazon’sCarnival Row. Merchant is also about to launch her literary debut, the young adult fantasy novelThe Hatmakers....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Ronald Scott