Josh Holloway on Colony finale, what's next for Katie and Will

Warning: This story contains major spoilers fromGateway, Thursdays season finale ofColony. Read at your own risk!Recap here. The season finale ofColonywas far from a neat and tidy ending. Credit: Isabella Vosmikova/USA Network Is Katie being watched? And by whom?) Because everyones just gotten into the groove, they think this is the show, and nope! It takes a left turn on you. So now the next season will be all those different storylines....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Cynthia English

Josh Radnor on Mercy Street, How I Met Your Mother, and more in EW's Pop Culture of My Life

This felt as far from that world as possible. That said, he hopes that fans arent intimidated or alienated by the notion of a PBS period piece. I dont think you have to be a Civil War buff to appreciate this, he says. Credit: Maarten de Boer/Getty Images It doesnt feel like a museum piece. Its got a real pulse to it. The book or author youve reread the most times:...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · David Hall

Joshua Malina & Scott Foley talk 'The Candidate' in 'Folina: A Scandal Hangover Blog'

Here, they revisit episode 6 of season 5. Joshua Malina:Dude. Scott Foley:Dude. Credit: Craig Sjodin/ABC JM:So…were back. SF:And better than before. JM:Well, the same. Lets go with the same as before. Lets not set the bar too high. SF:Thats not really your thing. JM:It really isnt. I like to set the bar low and then step over it. So, you are still in the middle of directing episode 516. JM:Hows it going?...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 507 words · Melanie Collins

Joss Whedon shares which Avenger he'd pick as president

Im probably going to have to go with Hawkeye, Whedon answered. Theres a man who is grounded. He not only has family values, he has a family. Credit: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for YouTube Space LA He has an actual family. He actually interacts with human people in a normal way. He has children he wants to protect. Every other Avenger, lets face it: Theyre a little out there. A little bit disconnected from the real world....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Shannon Christensen

Joss Whedon wants to direct a Star Wars movie

Its no different than any other storytelling, he said. So do I want to make a James Bond movie? Anne Hathaway does Catwoman again? Credit: Brian Ach/Getty Images for MTV Sure, Im in. Do I want to make aStar Warsmovie? I was like, I dont want to make aStar Warsmovie. Like, god dammit, why? But I saw the trailer forRogueawhile ago and I was like, I want to do that....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Joseph Hall

Joy movie: Jennifer Lawrence, David O. Russell will keep working together until they die

Joywas screened Saturday in New York and Los Angeles. (The foursome collaborated previously onSilver Linings PlaybookandAmerican Hustle. Joyunfolds over more than 30 years to show how one woman rises to become the matriarch of her family. TheHunger Gamesstar previouslyexpressed her love for working with Russell to EW. David and I will never, ever, ever, ever not do movies together, she said. I love him so much that sometimes I cant talk about him without tearing up....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Nicholas Anderson

Joy reviews: Jennifer Lawrence, David O. Russell team-up not a critical darling

The script began with Annie Mumolo, who shares a story credit with Russell. That doesnt mean the film itself is one for the ages. Read more from Greenblatts EW review below, in addition to other critical receptions. Credit: Everett Collection Leah Greenblatt (Entertainment Weekly) If only Russell trusted Manganos true story. It can also be argued: So what? Joys Cinderella qualities suit her perfectly, and she has the rare ability to combine radiance with realism....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Bryan Dixon

Joy trailer: David O. Russell breaks down new Jennifer Lawrence movie

Finding magic in the ordinary and extraordinary parts of humanity. (And Bee Gees!) How does director David O. Russell want people to react to the new trailer for his film,Joy? I want it to be unexpected, he says. Its something weve never done before. And like previous Russell films (and Russell film trailers), music plays an important role. Music is extremely important, says Russell. It makes things happen! Its the harmonic trifecta of emotion....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Jesse Taylor

Joy: David O. Russell, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper feature in anatomy of a scene video

JoydirectorDavid O. Russellis sharing new insight into a scene from his latest film, featuring starsJennifer LawrenceandBradley Cooper. When Neils personalities begin selling their jewelry, the magic factory reaches a new height. Theres this rhythm, Russell said. Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy Everett Collection To me, it was never just about the making of a mop, Russell said. She had to become something she had never been, which was super badass....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Amy Castillo

JRR Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion': National Tolkien Day

It is Tolkien Reading Day, after all. ThreeHobbitmovies later, it is also the only major work of Tolkiens legendarium that remains unfilmed. All we have is the book, and the book is very much worth reading. Inter-movie continuity has grown beyond Marvel superheroes to everything fromGhostbusterstoold Universal monster movies. Tolkien actually wrote most of it before startingLOTR, which gives it a unique resonance. The characters inLOTRare shadows ofThe Silmarillion, not the other way around....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 275 words · Chad Fox

Judi Dench opens up about playing Queen Victoria again — and tattoos

You cant come more full-circle than this. In 1997, Judi Dench appeared in her first-ever leading role in a movie as Queen Victoria inMrs. Brown.That role kicked off the most remarkable sexagenarian-and-beyond career in the history of movies. Credit: Peter Mountain/Focus Features The actress cannot deny it. Ive got a bad reputation for giggling, she says. I think I have, yes. Peter Mountain/Focus Features I mean, I can be a serious person, but I see humor in a great many things....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Travis Neal

Judith Light Role Call: Transparent, Who's the Boss? and more

When it comes to juggling the worlds of TV and theater, Judith Light is the boss. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: InTransparent, you play family matriarch Shelly Pfefferman. How is she different from other characters youve played throughout in your career? Credit: Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic So what she ends up doing is pushing people away in her attempt to bring them closer. It was a real exploration of that kind of psychology to me....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 537 words · Allen Ryan

Julia Roberts as Harriet Tubman and 17 other outrageous and controversial movie castings

No one is going to know the difference." And I understand that this is a person that means a lot to a lot of people." That is the point I was making, albeit didn’t come across that way. Tommaso Boddi/FilmMagic; Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images A week later, following growing controversy over his hiring, Skreinannounced he was dropping out of the film. “I accepted the role unaware that the character in the original comics was of mixed Asian heritage....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 520 words · Christine Simmons