George R.R. Martin: Winds of Winter won't be out before Game of Thrones returns

Its now official: George R.R. Martin willnothave his next novel out before HBOsGame of Thronesreturns in April. The authorposted on his blogearly Saturday that the eagerly awaited bookThe Winds of Winteris not finished. Credit: C Flanigan/Getty Images With the upcoming season,Throneswill plow headlong into previously unrevealed territory. Martin also gave readers some rare backstory into his publication process. His last novel in the saga, the 1,040-pageA Dance with Dragons, was published in 2011....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · Michael Howard

George RR. Martin teenage fan letter to Stan Lee resurfaces

Martin was 16 years old, hecalled outcomic great Stan Lee for plot holes in Lees comics. Young Martin pointed out villains had a tendency to reappear without explanation. Lee responded to Martins request to not pull any more returning villains out of your hat. Credit: Steve Snowden/Getty Images for AMC Networks; Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic The comic icon said, Wow! Arent our faces red! You want the truth, Georgie? Despite his criticisms, Martin hailed Marvels comic series as sparkling and the artwork sublime....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Sharon Peterson

Georgia governor to veto anti-gay bill

Nathan Deal said he will veto the religious liberty bill that would have legalized discrimination based on sexual orientation. The Republican governor also said state legislators should leave freedom of speech and religion to the U.S. Constitution. 2,issued a statementlast week saying it would stop filming in the state unless the law was rejected. Credit: Jay Maidment (2); John Sciulli/Getty Images At Tyler Perry Studios, we believe in inclusion and equality for all people....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Jeffrey Bates

Gerard Way: See exclusive image from his Doom Patrol comic

I want to deal with therapy and all that stuff. The rebootedDoom Patrolis also the kind of comic whose No. 1 issue can come complete with a sticker of a gyro sandwich on the cover. Credit: DC Entertainment Its a direct nod to Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground, Way says. Warhol is a huge influence on the way I approached this incarnation ofDoom Patrol. Like, I thoughtDoom Patrolcould be a big pop art project....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Derek Bauer

Germany movie theater suspect shot dead by police

Police are reporting that no one else was injured Officials in Germany say a man was shot dead after entering a movie theater with a weapon on Thursday and taking several hostages,the Associated Press reports. Police spokesman Bernd Hochstaedter told a local television station that the armed man entered the Kinopolis movie theater and apparently fired a gun. Hesse Interior Minister Peter Beuth said police shot the man dead about three hours later, and that it wasnt clear whether the weapon was real....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Brandon Moore

Get a sneak peek atRebel Genius, fromAvatar: The Last Airbenderco-creator Michael DiMartino

Giacomo is a 12-year-old who lives in a world where art is illegal. Every artist possesses a birdlike creature called a Genius, which contains the artists creative spirit. He wedged himself between the chained double doors and shimmied through. Long abandoned, the space once housed a cultural center and artists studios. He liked to picture himself arriving for class as eager students ran up and down the halls. Painted across one side of the main hall was a long fresco, cracked and faded....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Clinton Atkins

Get an exclusive look into the newSteven Universeongoing comic

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. Its a total blast. The show tackles tough topics amid all the adventures. Credit: KaBOOM! Thats something Im working to replicate in the comics. I keep up with new episodes as theyre released to the public. KaBOOM! KaBOOM! KaBOOM! KaBOOM! KaBOOM! KaBOOM! KaBOOM! KaBOOM! KaBOOM!

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 55 words · Kenneth Estrada

Get Out: Jordan Peele discusses the film's darker alternate ending

Warning: The following post contains spoilers aboutGet Out. Spoiler alert: Chris got out. In Jordan Peeles horror comedyGet Out, which recently finishedNo. Credit: Universal Pictures But, it turns out that originally Peele had written a much darker ending. Admitting there were multiple possible endings, Peele detailed the reason he almost veered in a different direction. That was the whole idea, he shared. People were saying, like, Weve got Obama so racism is over, lets not talk about it....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Joseph Peterson

Ghost in the Shell: Scarlett Johnasson casting explained by Max Landis

Landis added that hes not whitesplaining or mansplaining, but that he thinks youre mad at the wrong people. As recently as about 10 years ago, there stopped being big stars, Landis said. There are fewer and fewer stars who mean anything. Credit: Jasin Boland Watch his full explanation in the video above. Several petitions opposing Johanssons involvement have also appeared online, some garneringtens of thousandsof signatures. Rupert Sanders directsGhost in the Shell, which is scheduled for release on March 31, 2017....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · Jerry Warren

Ghost in the Shellproducer comments on Scarlett Johansson's casting

Johnasson takes the lead role of The Major. Were utilizing people from all over the world…Theres Japanese in it. Theres Chinese in it. Credit: Jasin Boland Theres English in it. Theres Americans in it. I dont think it was just a Japanese story, Paul told BuzzFeed. Thats why I say the international approach is, I think, the right approach to it. Obviously, theres some new imagination, as well. I mean, like anything, when youre making a movie, youve gotta bring your own....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Tracy Mcdaniel

Ghostbusters cast responds to online haters

As part of our latest cover story, EW asked the women their thoughts on the sexist attacks. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lets talk about the backlash to an all-femaleGhostbusters. McCARTHY:I just thought, Really? Credit: Hopper Stone Are we still there? First of all, they are fictitious characters, [and] so are the original. So to get into, Well that cant be? Well, the first ones werent real either. I cant make heads or tails of it, and then I never gave it another thought....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 257 words · Karen Barnes

Ghostbusters director Paul Feig gets his own Funko figure

He’s the first filmmaker to get the Pop! Vinyl treatment For many filmmakers, theres no greater prize than a golden statuette. I could not be more excited about it. Credit: Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images A nude figure, however, wouldnt have done justice to his diehard dandyism. For Feig, wearing a suit isnt just about looking good its also a matter of professionalism. Youre the one whos calling the shots, and people are working for you....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Michael King

Ghostbusters Easter Eggs and Throwbacks

So they settle for a place above an old Chinese restaurant instead. becoming full-time ghostbusters). The new film finds Kristen Wiigs character Erin Gilbert also working at Columbia. Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection; Courtesy of Sony Pictures The new movie honors him with a bronze bust in his likeness at Columbia University. (Sadly, no Rick Moranis.) Slimer returns! The new movie subtly references one of Dan Aykroyds most beloved lines Listen, do you smell something?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Marissa Brown