Why Lin-Manuel Miranda gaveTick, Tick... Boom!a frame story about the real Jonathan Larson

“There’s a subconscious reason for that. My happiest memories are filtered through these VHS performances of my school productions growing up.” “We all have that,” he adds. COURTESY OF ANTHONY RAPP; Inset: Roy Rochlin/WireImage Part of that is just the intimacy of that and the very specific feel of it." Tick, Tick… Boom!is now in select theaters and hits Netflix Nov. 19. To read more from our Fall Movie Preview,order the November issueofEntertainment Weekly....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 74 words · Abigail Sanchez

Why Ms. Marvel's powers look different from the comics

Ms. Marvelis finally making her screen debut but she looks a little different than she did on the page. She discovers that she has Inhuman DNA, which is activated when she’s exposed to Terrigen mist. (Kamala proved so popular that Merriam-Webstereven added the word “embiggen” to the dictionaryin 2018.) Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan on ‘Ms. Marvel’.Disney + But in interviews with EW,executive producer Sana Amanatand head writer Bisha K. Ali helped explain the change....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Sarah Washington

Why Noah Baumbach decided to adaptWhite Noise: 'I don't know what 'unfilmable' means'

Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig star in the director’s version of Don DeLillo’s classic novel. I wasn’t thinking about whether something is filmable or not. I don’t even know what that means." Greta Gerwig and Adam Driver in Noah Baumbach’s ‘White Noise.'.Venice Film Festival DeLillo’s real-but-not-real tenor that he strikes represented the world as it was feeling to me. It just felt uncanny." “Yeah, Adam and Greta came into mind quite early,” he says....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Nicholas White

Why Olivia Wilde had to get served in person with legal papers from Jason Sudeikis

All is not fair in former love and legalities. The former couple separated in November 2020 after nine years together. “she said at the time). After a quick perusal of the contents, she responded, “Okay, got it. before moving on with her presentation. How was the unidentified woman able to approach the stage and reach Wilde? The convention is primarily for professionals in the cinema industry, ranging from filmmakers to concession vendors....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Emily Maldonado

Why Patricia Arquette feels 'out of control' onSeverance, and Adam Scott thinks the finale 'was the right spot'

And the season left viewers wanting more. Butthat twisted endingwasn’t always the end. “It shifted around a bit. Jon Bernthal, Adam Scott, and Patricia Arquette join EW’s ‘The Awardist’ podcast.HBO; Apple TV + (2) I don’t know what I should or shouldn’t say,” Scott says. “I know that at one point it ended further along than where it ends. I think this was the perfect place to end it. But I think this was the right spot....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Bradley Green

Why prolific sci-fi writer Kim Stanley Robinson's latest book is about real-life mountains

Kim Stanley Robinsonis prolific. This multiplicity of perspectives makesThe High Sierraan engaging read even if you’ve never been to California. Check that conversation out below.The High Sierrais in stores now. Sci-fi writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s newest book, ‘The High Sierra’, is about the California mountain range he’s hiked for decades.Will Ireland/SFX Magazine/Future via Getty How did you decide to make the Sierra Nevadas the focus of your next book? I was really ready for it....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 221 words · Brian Shaw

Why Stephenie LaGrossa was mad atSurvivorafterHeroes vs. Villains

“I was so mad at Survivor that I literally stopped watching. I didn’t even watch Heroes vs. Things only got worse from there. Danni Boatwright and Stephenie LaGrossa on ‘Survivor: Guatemala’.Monty Brinton/CBS “AfterGuatemala, I went to the end,” says Stephenie. “How much better can you do, right? You get all the way to final two, you don’t win. Stephenie LaGrossa on ‘Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains’.Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images So I was like, ‘What the hell?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 208 words · Nicole Donovan

Why Taylor Swift's albumMidnightswasn't nominated for the 2023 Grammys

“It’s me, hi. I’m the problem. It’s me,” said the Grammy Awards' eligibility requirements. Taylor Swift.Henning Kaiser/picture alliance via Getty Images Taylor Swifthas beensmashing records left and rightwith the release of her 10th studio albumMidnights. The only thing it doesn’t have? A2023 Grammy nomination, apparently. So, what gives? But, have no fear: Swift is a mastermind who always has a plan. Yes, Swift is officially in herRed-demption era. Now, looks like she’ll have another chance....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 75 words · Melissa Nelson

Why that unexpectedDoctor Strangecameo was a full-circle moment for [SPOILER] and the MCU

Of all the Illuminati, one casting in particular sticks out and no, it’s not Patrick Stewart. Warning: This article contains spoilers aboutDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Reed Richards, of course, turns the idea of a movie star body inside out. Years of fan-casting came true with John Krasinski’s appearance as Reed Richards in ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.'.Roy Rochlin/Getty Images; Marvel Comics Before there was Spider-Verse, there was the Council of Reeds....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Elizabeth Hobbs

Why the director of horror movieMalumremade his own film

Anthony DiBlasi’s new film is a reinterpretation of 2014’s Last Shift. In the horror movieMalum, a young cop is assaulted by supernatural forces while manning an about-to-be-abandoned police station. “She’s working the last shift of this decommissioned station to uncover this mystery. Jessica Sula in ‘Malum’.Welcome Villain But, unbeknownst to her, her family’s tied to this malicious cult. And high jinks ensue!” “We went with the reimagining because Scott and I didLast Shifton a very limited budget....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Shannon Bernard

Why the director ofRoom 237went looking forA Glitch in the Matrix

Rodney Ascher’s new documentary explores the theory that we are all living in a computer program. Are directorRodney Ascher’s documentaries fascinating? Do they concern things that are real? Credit: Magnolia Pictures Well, the answer to that is one of the reasons the films are so interesting. In 2012’sRoom 237the filmmaker looked at some arguably fanciful theories concerningStanley Kubrick’s horror movieThe Shining. Three years later, inThe Nightmare, Ascher showcased the stories of people who are haunted by terrifying apparitions....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · David Fernandez

Why the final season ofGame of Thronesholds up better than you remember

In defense of the epic fantasy’s much-maligned final act. It’s all about “The Bells,” really. “The Long Night” wasGame of Thrones' biggest battle episode ever, which is saying something. Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen on ‘Game of Thrones’.HBO The only light came from the flames the living used as their main weapon against the dead. By contrast, Sapochnik andThronesshowrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss sought to portray an elemental battle between life and death, darkness and light, ice and fire....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Todd Henry

Why theLord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerdwarves wear toed shoes (and have shields for their beards)

I want him to belight.'" “What is their physicality in this world and their body shape? It was a proportional exercise. Owain Arthur as Durin on ‘The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power’.Ben Rothstein / Prime Video And then inside formed the external of the costume.” Hawley also looked atLord of the Ringsauthor J.R.R. “We did a lot of thinking about proportions.” Dwarves stand guard on ‘The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power’....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 88 words · Kelly Calderon