“The Middle"was only the beginning forZeddandMaren Morris. “This is the beginning of my next era,” he tells EW. So it’s going to be a very personal and meaningful album for me.” Maren Morris and Zedd.Sophia Matinazad “Obviously we have a history together, and her voice is phenomenal,” Zedd says. It’s so different from ‘The Middle,’ it’s definitely more clubby. It would be stupid to pass on." After Morris recorded a demo, Zedd was sold immediately....

Williams, daughter of the late Robin Williams, will work from a script by Diablo Cody. Get ready to meet a new kind of Frankenstein and Frankenstein’s monster. Filming is slated to begin this summer. Zelda Williams.Bennett Raglin/Getty She also noted that she didn’t intend forLisa Frankensteinto be her first film in the director’s chair. “I had three films fall apart before this because movies often do,“she wrote. “It was discouraging, to say the least....

TheDune: Part Twoteases keep on coming. Now, Zendaya tellsVanity Fairthat the characters' romance will be a much bigger part of the sequel. It just took some strategic thinking. Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) glimpses a possible future for himself and Chani (Zendaya) in ‘Dune’.Warner Bros. Pictures “What does that look like for a space warrior and the young duke of a planet? How do they show that they like each other?...

Friendship really does last forever. Geri Halliwell, a.k.a. Ginger Spice, a.k.a. Victoria Beckham’s Instagram story.Victoria Beckham Instagram in her old backyard. “25 years of ‘Wannabe’. The song that changed the lives of five girls from Britain,” Halliwell wrote. “It’s a special bond that continues to stand the test of time. I’m so proud of everything we have achieved together, girls. BIG thank you to our amazing fans from all over the world for your support and loyalty....

EW has an exclusive look at a music video from Ziwe season 2. Ziweis back, and she thinks you’d be an iconic guest. Let’s forget about the past, unless it’s good, then we remember." Ziwe and Chet Hanks in season 2 of ‘Ziwe’.Greg Endries/SHOWTIME Later, “Would a nation that’s racist haveBarack Obamawrite a book? Would a nation that’s racist haveMichelle Obamawrite a book?” To a hint of autotune, she adds, “Rihannais a billionaire!...

Florence Pugh is on board to play the manipulative matriarch Cathy Ames. Another Kazan is venturing into the Salinas Valley. (Representatives for Netflix and Kazan didn’t immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.) Zoe Kazan and Florence Pugh.Christopher Polk/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images She added, “Florence Pugh is our dream Cathy. I can’t imagine a more thrilling actor to bring this character to life. Writing this limited series over the last two years has been the creative highpoint of my life....

MakingGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. “I had an evolution that I witnessed of myself, but also my director and my cast. I just felt very blessed and grateful. Zoe Saldaña ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’.Everett Collection It was a very sweet departure, I have to say.” Earlier this year,GuardiansdirectorJames Gunnsaid onDeadline’sHero NationpodcastthatVol. So we were just being girls, you know? Going together and acting tough [through that] was also very special."...

After a major reshuffling of Disney’s release schedule, Saldana remains committed to the 26-year journey. Zoe Saldanais in for the long haul. “Great,” Saldana wrote in her Instagram stories, alongside a screenshot of the news. “I’m gonna be 53 when the lastAvatarcomes out. I was 27 when I shot the very firstAvatar.” If theAvatarmovies stay the course of this slate, then the franchise will conclude after a whopping 26-year journey....

“I walked away not really having a good experience from it overall.” Zoe Saldana’s experience on the firstPirates of the Caribbeanwas comparable to getting cursed by the Black Pearl. She continued, “I walked away not really having a good experience from it overall. Zoe Saldana ‘The Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl’.Elliott Marks/Walt Disney The experience led Saldana to decide not to return to the franchise for any future installments....

I just knew that I wanted their energy there, they were so down and open and easygoing. They learned the choreo too!" This was such a fun way to finally work together." Alice Lee “Music is definitely where my heart is at. These songs that I’ve written, it’s actually my voice, it’s personal. And that’s why it’s a little more scary because it’s your baby and I feel vulnerable. But I’m very proud of it....

But what comes next? Warning: This article contains spoilers about Tuesday’s midseason finale ofZoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. Mo (Alex Newell) told him to take the win because they have to celebrate the small victories. Sergei Bachlakov/NBC/Lionsgate It’s not the silver bullet, it’s not a cure-all, it didn’t solve racism. And we definitely didn’t solve it in this 42 minutes ofZoey’s Extraordinary Playlistor in SPRQ Point. But this is a huge step forward....

“I could see myself throwing myself into the monastic life. It’s something that tempts me from time to time.” Through six albums, Nika Roza Danilova, a.k.a. Zola Jesus.Motormouthmedia Her singing voice is a magisterial thing epic and portentous, even a little scary. It’s as if she has seen beyond the veneer of life and is back to tell the tale. “You’re always responding to criticism or feedback. Zolas Jesus.Motormouthmedia And that really is quite damaging for a lot of young musicians....

Mikis Theodorakis, the Greek composer and political activist, has died at 96. Theodorakis died on Thursday, the result of cardiopulmonary arrest, according to a statement on his website. The composer was born July 29, 1925, on the Greek island of Chios. Mikis Theodorakis.Binder/ullstein bild via Getty Images He developed an interest in writing music in his teens and went on to study at the Athens Conservatory. He suffered imprisonment and torture during both wars....