Lord of the Rings: Jake Gyllenhaal flubbed his audition

Peter Jacksons originalThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy are bona fide classics. And like any great movie, theyre full of interesting casting what-ifs. For example, Jake Gyllenhaal was almost Frodo, as he explained to Jimmy Fallon on Monday. Credit: NBC I got a call from like 14 agents, Gyllenhaal said. They were all so excited, and when agents are excited, its intense. So they were like, Oh guess what? I was like, Thank you?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Rose Barnes

Lorde reacts to Bowie tribute at BRITs: 'Just sing it to David'

The New Zealand star honored the late, great David Bowie at Wednesday’s BRIT Awards. But even Lorde gets the jitters. Furthermore, Lorde recognized playing with Bowies brilliant touring band and described the experience as unreal. Credit: Samir Hussein/Redferns Bowies son, Duncan Jones,calledthe moment just beautiful. During his lifetime, Bowie won two BRIT Awards: For Best British Male in 1984 and 2014. The BRIT Awards segment follows the Bowie tributestaged by the Grammysearlier this month....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Charles Williams DDS

Lorde remembers David Bowie in beautiful note

I played my three songs, thrashing and twitching in platform boots. Lorde wrote that after her performance, Bowie wanted to meet her. Ive never met a hero of mine and liked it, Lorde noted. Credit: Billy Farrell/BFAnyc.com/REX Shutterstock It just sucks, the pressure is too huge, you cant enjoy it. Ill never forget the caressing of our hands as we spoke, or the light in his eyes. That night something changed in me i felt a calmness grow, a sureness....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Natasha Castillo

Loretta Lynn Full Circle interview

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Its been 12 years since 2004s Grammy-winningVan Lear Rose. What brought you back to the studio? Loretta Lynn: To tell you the truth, I was just busy. Credit: David McClister I work all the time and hadnt stopped to think about recording. Then I thought, Well, its time. Whered the idea come from? I would like people to know the stuff that I started singing to begin with....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Matthew Smith

Lorraine Bracco just saw 'Goodfellas' on the big screen for the first time

She soon went to Mexico to filmThe Medicine Manwith Sean Connery and returned whenGoodfellaswas already out of theaters. Unfortunately, her plans were foiled again. We had press to do, she said. Ray Liotta and Lorraine Bracco in ‘Goodfellas’.Credit: Everett Collection We didnt get in there until halfway through the movie. Theres been such hoopla about this movie! I would like to see it! Kelly Lee Barrett for Cinespia And so she finally did, thanks to Cinespia....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Darlene Roberson

Lost: Elizabeth Mitchell discusses fan-reactions to finale

Fans still looking to work through those residualLostfinale feelings, Elizabeth Mitchell is happy to be a sounding board. I dont think anyone really knew that anybody really liked the character for a while, Mitchell says. If she didnt know then, she does now. Credit: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for SiriusXM I find if you engage, everybody behaves with such respect and joy, says the actress. Hear the former Dr. Burke look back onLostbelow....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Rebecca Hansen

Lost: How binging the series with my son brought us closer

Here, he shares how it brought them even closer. Ive never doubted that my oldest son, Ben, is my child. But he proved it for good last spring with the following declaration: Dad, Im totally intoLostnow. Credit: Illustration by Kagan McLeod for EW It was like he found religion. I knew the feeling. I was certifiably obsessed with the famously mysterious and confounding award-winning serial about castaways on a mystical island....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 536 words · Joseph Shepherd

Lou Sullivan short film explores the life of a gay transgender pioneer

From Focus Features' docu-series We’ve Been Around According to the medical establishment in the 1970s, a person could be transgender or gay, but not both. Lou Sullivan disagreed. As a gay transgender man, Sullivan defied conventional notions of sexual orientation and gender identity, and as he fought to be understood, he helped pave the way for so many others like him. His story is the focus ofLou Sullivan, one of five short films profiling relatively unknown transgender trailblazers as part of the digital docu-series Weve Been Around....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · Ashley Lawson

Louie Anderson talks playing Zach Galifianakis' mom on 'Baskets'

Louie Anderson clowns around on FXsBasketsas Christine, a passive-aggressive matriarch devoted to her sons and to Costco. EW spoke with the 62-year-old comedian about capturing his characters mother nature. Higher Casting Anderson credits a bit of divine intervention for landing the role of Zach Galifianakis mother. Credit: Ben Cohen/FX to get herself on screen, he jokes. And to get her son a job. Still, thereisa far more grounded reason for his casting....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 207 words · William Durham

Louis C.K. addresses 'rumors' of sexual misconduct, Tig Notaro calling him out

‘If you actually participate in a rumor, you make it bigger,’ C.K. “If you actually participate in a rumor, you make it bigger and you make it real.” “So it’s not real?” “No,” he responded. “They’re rumors, that’s all that is.” Last month Notaro a fellow comedian whose Amazon seriesOne Mississippilists C.K. as an executive producer toldThe Daily Beastthat she and C.K. had a falling out and had not spoken in a year and a half....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Jonathan Martin

Louis C.K. clears up Horace and Pete debt comments: I am so not broke

He wants to be clear about his finances, though: Louis is fine. The comedian addressed the controversy for nearly 20 minutes on an appearance onThe Bill Simmons Podcast. Near the beginning of the interview, Simmons jokingly asked, Whats bankruptcy like? Credit: C Flanigan/FilmMagic responded: I am so not broke. On theHoward Stern Show, C.K. talked about the loan in more sheepish tones. also noted that he owns all aspects ofHorace and Pete, without the backing of a traditional internet....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Kyle Compton

Louis C.K. explains the thinking behind 'Horace and Pete'

The show, which stars C.K. alongside Steve Buscemi as bar owners, just appeared on the comedians website one day. told Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday. Credit: ABC I thought, thats exciting. I dont know what it is. Send me a clip, I want to watch it before I see it. It doesnt make any sense to me. developed a reputation as an auteur with his previous show,Louie,butHorace and Petetook it even farther....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Maria Williams

Louis C.K. slams Donald Trump in Horace and Pete email: 'The guy is Hitler'

Louis C.K.has joined team #NeverTrump. like stop it with voting for[Donald] Trump. It was funny for a little while. Credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images But the guy is Hitler, he wrote in Saturdays email. And by that I mean that we are being Germany in the 30s. Do you think they saw the st coming? Hitler was just some hilarious and refreshing dude with a weird comb over who would say anything at all....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Tommy Winters