The director says pressure to create ‘serialized storytelling’ prevented him from using the title he wanted. “Honestly, I’m pissed off that we haveA Knives Out Mysteryin the title. I want it to just be calledGlass Onion. Daniel Craig in ‘Glass Onion’.Netflix But there’s a gravity of a thousand suns toward serialized storytelling.” It feels like there’s less and less of that. This whole poisonous idea of creating [intellectual property] has completely seeped into the bedrock of storytelling....

Ana de Armas is the latest to land an Oscar nomination for playing Marilyn Monroe. Why did the Academy overlook the woman herself? Marilyn Monroedesperately wanted to be taken seriously as an actress. The real Marilyn Monroe and Ana de Armas in ‘Blonde.'.Everett Collection; Netflix Instead, actresses get taken seriously for playing Marilyn Monroe. On Tuesday morning,Ana de Armasbecame the latest actress to garner awards recognition for her portrayal of Monroe....

Movie star gives good movie star. I thought he might have some insight to it. And as it turned out, he’s a huge Paul Newman fan. Silver Screen Collection/Getty; Todd Owyoung/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty He met him a few times. He really wanted to do it." It uses extensive transcripts from Newman’s unfinished memoir, which will finally be released this fall. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Paul and Joanne’s family came to you with this project....

Guy Ritchie’s Covenantdoes not look like it was a fun movie to make. It wasincrediblypleasant," corrects Ritchie. “We had a lovely time. Dar Salim and Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘The Covenant’.Christopher Raphael / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures We were in Spain. I like Spanish food and I like Spanish wine,” he continues. “No, we like Spain. Jake Gyllenhaal and Guy Ritchie on the set of ‘The Covenant’.Christopher Raphael / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures...

It wasn’t planned this way. Warning: This article contains spoilers about season 3 ofVirgin River. Virgin Riveris missing its resident busybody. Annette O’Toole as Hope on ‘Virgin River’.netflix At least not physically. The answer is the great disruptor of the last year and a half, COVID-19. “That was a pandemic pivot,” explains showrunner Sue Tenney. “We’ve worked very hard to double-check she was still very much in the show. If we have a fourth season, everyone is now vaccinated and the pandemic is not what it was....

When is a 25th anniversary not quite a 25th anniversary? This Valentine’s Day, our hearts will go on back to theaters for the re-release ofTitanic. In a new interview with SiriusXM’sThe Jess Cagle Show, the filmmaker explained the reasoning behind the date decision. James Cameron and Leonardo Dicaprio on the set of ‘Titanic’.Merie W. Wallace/20th Century Fox He continued: “Then the question was, ‘Okay, what’s the date?’ I think it was Dec....

The Hacks star won her second consecutive award but had to miss the ceremony due to a recent medical procedure. Jean Smartwas honored for the second year in a row at the 29th annualSAG Awardson Sunday night, winning the award for Female Actor in a Comedy Series for her work on HBO Max’sHacks. But this year Smart was unable to attend the ceremony, as she wasrecovering from from a recent heart procedure....

Since we almost forgot too: why the former couple is facing off in a Virginia courtroom. Per his manager’s testimony, that meantlosing $22.5 millionto reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow. In response, the actress has also filed a $100 million countersuit. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.STEVE HELBER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (2) Why is the trial in Virginia? Heard’s team unsuccessfully attempted to have the case tried in California, where Heard and Depp live....

“She was very Christine McVie. She would bounce around and everybody was like, ‘We’ve got to have her in the band. She makes the band so much better.'” Suki Waterhouse.Lacey Terrell/Prime Video “It shows the commitment. It shows her commitment to loneliness, to focus, and to the music. It’s a harbinger of, ‘You’re not going to change this person.'” Tom Wright (Teddy), Suki Waterhouse (Karen), Josh Whitehouse (Eddie).Lacey Terrell/Prime Video...

It’s a good time for documentaries. However, one luminary of the form isn’t interested in working with the streaming platforms. It’s not just about the funding, Burns says, but also the lack of strict deadlines. Credit: Evan Barlow “But what they wouldn’t have given me is 10 and a half years. PBS gave me 10 and a half years. They gave me six and a half on Ernest Hemingway.” “It’s not a financial model; it’s a grant model,” he says....

Hey,Tony Awards, hereLea Micheleis…but only as a performer, not a nominee. Kert was nominated but did not win (althoughCompanydid win Best Musical that year). She alsoannounced this year’s nomineesalongsideMJstar, Myles Frost. Lea Michele in Broadway’s ‘Funny Girl’.Bruce Glikas/WireImage Funnily enough, this won’t markthe first time Michele performs as Fanny Briceon the Tony Awards. Funny Girlisplaying on Broadwayat the August Wilson Theatre through Sept. 3. Check out the full list of nominees....

And according toa new interview withElle, she intends to keep it that way. I feel really entitled to my secret garden of thoughts," the 23-year-old actress told the magazine. And I’m really ready to be defined for the things that I put out there." Lily-Rose Depp and Johnny Depp.Julien M. Hekimian/Getty Images; John Phillips/Getty Images Deppprevailed in the defamation trialand was awarded more than $10 million in damages. Heard also scored a partial victory in her counterclaim and was awarded $2 million in damages....

Onscreen,Lily-Rose Deppandthe Weekndcouldn’t be closer on HBO’sThe Idol. Their characters, troubled pop star Jocelyn (Depp) and sleazy nightclub owner Tedros (the Weeknd a.k.a. However, Depp reveals that things were a little different off screen while they were filming the five-episode season. Lily-Rose Depp and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye on ‘The Idol’.Eddy Chen/HBO “I don’t think anybody went full method nobody lost their minds,” Depp tells EW. I’d be like, ‘He’s in his zone right now....