Why there are noTough as Nailsplayers onThe Challenge: USA

Phil Keoghan reveals that future franchise plans kept his cast off of the CBS reality smorgasbord. Airing on Wednesday nights,The Challenge: USAcast was stocked with nine folks fromBig Brother. That is in addition to eight formerSurvivorplayers and threeAmazing Raceveterans. The cast of ‘The Challenge: USA’.CBS Hell, the cast was even filled with eightLove Islandpeople andLove Islandisn’t even on CBS anymore! What’s with all theTough as Nailsdisrespect?!? “We have plans to eventually do an all-star version ofTough as Nails,“says Keoghan....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Victoria Sims

Why theUmbrella Academycomics are still worth reading after binging the Netflix show

The surreal source material by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba is fascinating in its own right. All superheroes start from somewhere, and it’s usually the same place. For one thing, the show and the comic only have so much in common. A selection of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ comic covers.Dark Horse Comics (5) But the divergences have increased over the subsequent seasons. Take Hazel and Cha-Cha, for instance. Hazel and Cha-Cha’s ridiculous tangents and jokes are pure Way, too....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Robert Moran

Why theWestworldcreators wanted to adapt William Gibson withThe Peripheral

The influential sci-fi author has never been properly adapted for the screen before. Lisa Joy and Vincenzo Natali explain what inspired them to turn his 2014 novel into a new Amazon series. Wiliam Gibson is unquestionably one of the fathers of modern science fiction. Chloe Grace Moretz.Sophie Mutevelian/Prime Video That changes this week with the premiere ofThe Peripheralon Amazon Prime Video. Natali had long wanted to adaptNeuromancerfor the screen, but it never quite came together....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Cory Ortiz

Why we'll always love Ms. Marvel's comic book powers

Kamala Khan’s abilities work a little differently in the new Disney+ show than in Marvel comics. Both have their advantages, but here’s why we dig the original style. Kamala Khan has finally made it to the big time. Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) has finally made it to the MCU, with some changes.Marvel Studios; Marvel Comics With the premiere ofMs. Willow Wilson, artist Adrian Alphona, and editors Stephen Wacker andSana Amanatin 2014....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 249 words · Helen Martinez

Why Will Smith's slap is bad for the Oscars

Sure, he won. And the rest of us lost. Well, that went well. (L-R) Chris Rock and Will Smith.ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images Last night was about one thing and one thing only, thanks toWill Smith’s hand. But the prospect of that triumph didn’t sufficiently thrill him, apparently. (Though he would more than claim his time once he got to the podium). Did ABC’s editing console just go dark? Nope, it was the smack heard ‘round the world, or at least on several continents withuninterrupted feeds....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Felicia Johnson

Why you should dive into the work of Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai

You’ve felt him throughLost in Translation,Sofia Coppola’s poignant ode to human connection. (Or perhaps you’ve heardQuentin Tarantinotalk about himat some point.) And it’s a moment you should seize upon. Credit: Everett Collection Club’s A.A. Dowd put it, “Wong Kar Wai commiserates.") Just ask Jenkins, who saw Wong’sChungking Expressas a young film student and was immediately captivated. Chungking Expressis perhaps the best place for a Wong neophyte to start. It’s gorgeously artistic yet remarkably fun and like Jenkins, you’ll soon find yourself sucked in....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Elizabeth Middleton

Why Zoe Saldaña says she 'wouldn't be upset' if Gamora never appeared in another Marvel film

“I can never say no to anything, but that green makeup? I wouldn’t be upset if it didn’t happen again,” Saldana toldVariety. It makes me understand that younger audiences should stop being overlooked," she shared. Zoe Saldaña as Gamora in ‘Avengers: Infinity War.'.Chuck Zlotnick/©Marvel Studios 2018 While talking to EW last month, Saldana said returning to shootVol. 3didn’t exactly give her any warm, fuzzy feelingsat first. “I had an evolution that I witnessed of myself, but also my director and my cast....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Pamela Torres

WhyAntlersdirector Scott Cooper would not have made horror film without Guillermo del Toro's help

The terror tale stars Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Graham Greene, and Jeremy T. Thomas. “Oh, he’s fantastic,” praised the director. And I said, ‘I would love to.’ Jeremy T. Thomas and Keri Russell in ‘Antlers.'.Kimberly French/Searchlight Pictures I’ve always loved Ridley’sAlienand Friedkin’sThe Exorcistand Tarkovsky’sStalker. I think some of the best horror always has certain social commentary. Cooper collaborated closely with the famously monster-loving del Toro over the look of the film’s creature....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Linda Smith

WhyChristmas on the Squareis the holiday movie 2020 needs, according to Dolly Parton and co.

They are in the same rhythm. They are such consummate professionals, such optimists. For Baranski, it was the privilege of a lifetime, she says. Credit: Netflix I was so proud of everybody, Parton says of the cast performing her original songs. sung by Baranski at the end of the film, as a particular favorite. Ive loved her forever. I was in Antarctica when she called. I said, Im down here with 400,000 penguins....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Daniel Browning

WhyDaisy Jones & the Sixonly has five band members on the show

The Six becomes five. Plus an honorary member. Warning: This article contains spoilers fromDaisy Jones & the Sixepisodes 1-3. Sam Claflin (Billy), Suki Waterhouse (Karen), Josh Whitehouse (Eddie), Will Harrison (Graham), and Sebastian Chacon (Warren) perform as Daisy Jones & the Six.Lacey Terrell/Prime Video But there’s a very practical reason for that change. “We got rid of Pete immediately,” showrunner Scott Neustadter tells EW. “That’s where that came from,” he continues....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Richard Martinez

WhyDaisy Jones and the Sixchose a Patti Smith track as its theme song

“That was the song that I thought would work the best. I could never beat it. It’s too perfect.” Patti Smith; Riley Keough as Daisy Jones.Pete Still/Redferns; Lacey Terrell/Prime Video And that is Daisy Jones in a nutshell. “It has a lot of drama to it. It’s a perfect TV theme song. We kept the Six songs to not be spoilers. Because they sound very different in the first episode than they do in the tenth....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Jennifer Edwards MD

WhyFast Xdirector brought the action back down to Earth for the beginning of the end

Afterliterally going to space inF9,how could theFast & Furiousfranchise possibly keep getting bigger?! That’s the inherent problemFast Xdirector Louis Leterrierfaced when he took the wheel of the saga. “What could I do? Vin Diesel in ‘Fast X’.Peter Mountain/Universal Pictures “There’s nothing I could have done that’s bigger than that. There’s no way. They went to space, so I was like, ‘Let’s bring it back to Earth.'” What would this franchise be without a little NOS-fueled vehicular warfare, after all?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Grace Hall

WhyGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mysteryis nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay

Hint: Top Gun: Maverick was nominated in the category for the same reason. It makes sense, since the firstKnives Outfilm in 2019 scored a similar nomination. ButGlass Onionis not directly adapted from either. Kate Hudson, Jessica Henwick, Daniel Craig, and Leslie Odom Jr. in ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’.John Wilson/Netflix The 95th Academy Awards will air Sunday, March 12, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC. See the full list of2023 Oscar nominations here....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 76 words · Michelle Warren