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I didnt want to throw it away. I realized that it represented a certain time and that time was gone. Anythingis quintessential Blake, simultaneously glitchy and organic, gloomy and empowering. Credit: Pedro Gomes/Redferns via Getty Images Blake walked EW through the stories behind some ofAnythings highlights and the personalities that shaped the album. Modern Soul This record was a pressure cooker environment for me, says Blake. Lots of different factors colluded to make it a very hard record to finish....

The melancholy vibe perfectly captures Blakes headspace. When I dont think of you, the willpower. If this is what modern soul music sounds like in 2016, consider James Blake the genres sharpest visionary. Credit: Frank Hoensch/Getty Images And withThe Colour in Anything, hes delivered one of the best examples of that style yet. But Blake has said in interviews recently that he wasfrustratedwith the sessions for this album. So he called upon some pros like deified producer Rick Rubin and Blakes pal Frank Ocean to help....

Bier is also the director ofThe Night Manager, the spy miniseries airing on AMC which stars Tom Hiddleston! When Mendes took theSkyfalljob, he was an award-winning filmmaker who had worked with big-ish budgets. That makes him an unusual specimen. Credit: Des Willie//The Ink Factory/AMC (The results were: CheesyWorld is Not Enough,lunaticDie Another Day, and grimQuantum of Solace.) But who else could take Bond in a new direction? Here are some ideas....

But what if James Bond becomesJaneBond? Over the weekend, Gillian Andersontweeted a fan-made postercalling for her to be the next 007. The image of her superimposed onto aSkyfallone-sheet got more than 27,000 likes and 13,000 retweets. Credit: GillianA/Twitter Anderson latercalled the idea a fantasyand added, Someone made a fabulous poster and it started an intriguing conversation. Will it ever happen in the real world? More than probably not. Everett Collection; Maarten de Boer/Getty Images...

‘I think it can happen with no glasses. Im going to push. Magic has to amaze, he said. Credit: Michael Tullberg/Getty Images That involves constant creation of new tools and techniques. The audiences eyes adjust to what we did, and so we need to up our work. I think [high frame rates] is a tool, not a format. In terms of that kind of hyper clarity, there may be some films that benefit from it....

If you hit links we provide, we may receive compensation. That floating door couldnothave held two people, James Cameron says. Cmon, there had to room for both of them on there, right? Credit: Merie W. Wallace OK, so lets really play that out, Cameron said. So that wouldnt work. Back in 2012, theMythbustersteam presented Cameron with the results from their tests. I think you guys are missing the point here, Cameron said at the time....

Cameron sparked a backlash that caught the attention of the films director, Patty Jenkins. And to me, [the benefit of characters like Sarah] is so obvious. I mean, half the audience is female! The Hollywood Reporter Jenkins, who becamethe highest-grossing female director of a live-action filmwithWonder Woman,published a retort on social media. Strong women are great. His praise of my filmMonster, and our portrayal of a strong yet damaged woman was so appreciated....

Take Your Kid to Work Day is an opportunity for parents to connect with their children. James Corden found this out the hard way on Thursdays episode ofThe Late Late Show. Things started off smoothly enough. Credit: CBS Corden finally got the cameraman to regain order, only to have another kid pop up behind him. The boy introduced himself as Darren, the son of a crew member onThe Price Is Right....

Except he then found himself doing it again. Like the classic Bill Murray film, Corden was the only one who noticed events repeating themselves. Cordens existential exasperation lead to some unsettling revelations when he asked bandleader Reggie Watts if the jokes felt fresh. Credit: CBS I mean, have they ever? Im just saying, your style is you like the stale. That sounds like a conversation for another time, Corden said....

Would they ignore him? Give him a few cold, dirty looks? Maybe an initiation wedgie? Credit: MATTHIAS CLAMER for EW And no, this isnt sixth grade. (Seth and I email every couple of weeks, mostly because we support the same soccer team.) He sent us a foosball table hand-painted in the colors of the soccer team I support. Stephen Colbert sent me a lovely email saying, This is going to be fun....

Initially we couldnt get any guests to come on the show, which I completely understood, he writes. Then I drove back to CBS, hoping that people would start to know who I was. I didnt have my pass, and security wouldnt let me in the building. Credit: MATTHIAS CLAMER for EW I was like, Im the host of a show. They were like, What show is that? I was like, The Late Late Show With James Corden....

Which bits did the host love the most? Theyre all like his children, really. But here are five of his favoriteLate Late Showmoments. Credit: CBS Its seeing her in an environment that youve never seen before, being incredibly relaxed singing these songs. The truth is we could have put out a half-hour cut of it and it wouldve been great. Its unquantifiable what it is that shes got, but you just want to be around it....

Corden went deep into his own backstory and the behind-the-scenes process of his show. Here are five things we learned from the event. His goal for the Tonys Corden admitted he was nervous about hosting the Tony Awards on Sunday. Credit: Courtesy of Steve Meyer And this one night represents the center of their world for that day, you know? Lets try and have a song that says you’re able to absolutely do this....