Mark and Jay Duplass to release book of essays

Mark and Jay Duplass, the duo behind HBOsTogetherness,will publish an essay collection with Ballantine Books in 2017. Commonly known as the Duplass Brothers, Mark and Jay are writers, directors, actors, and producers Mark currently appears onThe LeagueandThe Mindy Project, while Jay stars on AmazonsTransparent. According to the press release, the brothers essays will be a highly personal exploration of the messiness and awkwardness of life complete with sincere anecdotes, goofy moments, and funcomfortable episodes that chart their journey of collaboration, which began when they were kids with a movie camera in New Orleans....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · Daniel Smith

Mark Duplass, Sarah Paulson on taking risks with 'Blue Jay'

From that, Mark went away and pulled things from all the people in the room. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Where did this idea come from? MARK DUPLASS:Directly from my melancholy, basically. Credit: Alex Lehmann Is that enough to make a movie out of? I didnt know for sure, but I hoped it would be. So I started thinking, okay, what can I do thats kind of short and cheap and easy? Even though I might want to connect with them....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 805 words · Ashley Wilson

Mark Hamill talks Pop Culture Quest and Star Wars

On his new show, he collects collectors Mark Hamill is a little tired. Hes voicing the Joker in this summers highly-anticipated animated adaptation ofThe Killing Joke. Ive been approached over the years to host this kind of show or that kind of show. Credit: Chris Williamson/Getty Images Usually space-related, obviously, or about UFOs or paranormal activity. Those are things that all interest me, but its not like Ive ever had a paranormal experience....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 666 words · Jacob Rodriguez

Mark Hamill's tribute to Carrie Fisher: She 'shattered' the mold

‘She was something else. I met only one Carrie Fisher. She was so take-charge that she made Harrison Ford and me look like a couple of chumps. Carrie was an inspiration for young girls and women everywhere. Some of the things she told me that first night were brutal assessments of her father and stepfather. You think, Should she be telling me this? Carrie didnt just take you into her confidence, she bulldozed you into her confidence....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Mark Gillespie

Mark Romanek remembers David Bowie's music videos: He knew how to make an iconic image

The director worked with Bowie on ‘Jump They Say’ and ‘Black Tie White Noise.’ The clips became classic reminders of Bowie’sexcellent, creative visuals associated with his music. After theiconic singer’s death on Sunday, Romanek spoke to EW about their collaborations. According to Romanek, Bowie reached out to him directly and asked to work with him. “I think I was literally pinching myself. As for the video, he was very trusting, inspiring, easy....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Chelsey Franco

Mark Ruffalo and Jimmy Fallon take the Best Friend Challenge

What is the mark of a true best friend? Is it staying by someones side and supporting them through thick and thin? Or is it demonstrating weird knowledge of each other to a national TV audience? Credit: NBC The game involved the participants trying to guess the other guys answer to a question. Unfortunately for them, Ruffalo and Fallon dont actually know that much about each other. For instance, whats Ruffalos favorite sandwich?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Philip Evans

Mark Ruffalo responds to Matt Bomer transgender casting criticism

To the Trans community. Its wrenching to you see you in this pain. I am glad we are having this conversation. Credit: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic Its time, he wrote. Bomer, who is openly gay, won a Golden Globe for his work on the film. More cis men being sourced to play trans women. Hollywood, do better, one user tweeted, linking to an article announcing Bomers casting. Actress Jen Richards added: I auditioned for this....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Cory Burke

Mark Ruffalo says not to expect a Hulk standalone movie any time soon

Iron Man has three under his belt. Thors got two, with another one in the works. And Captain Americas third is hitting theaters in 2016. Credit: Marvel In an interview withYahoo! Universal distributed the 2003 Hulk movie starring Eric Bana and the 2008 film with Edward Norton. I think theyve been working on it, Ruffalo told Yahoo! Marvel and Universal famously dont get along very well, and so thats working against us, definitely....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 193 words · Christina Freeman

Mark Ruffalo weighing Oscar boycott over diversity issues -- UPDATED

UPDATE:Mark Ruffalo has clarified his stance on this years Oscars ceremony. None of them, however, are Oscar nominees this year (despite LeesChi-Raqand Smiths leading performance inConcussion). Im weighing it, yes. Credit: John Sciulli/Getty Images for InStyle Thats where Im at right now. I woke up in the morning thinking, What is the right way to do this?' I totally agree, Ruffalo said. It isnt just the Academy Award. The entire American system is rife with white privilege racism....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Roy Alvarado

Mark Ruffalo will bring the Hulk to Thor: Ragnarok

Whats the end of existence without a little smashing? Its a very important movie for us in our Phase 3 timeline, changing everything that comes after it. He also confirmed at the time that Tom Hiddleston would be returning as the villain Loki. Credit: Film Magic, Everett Collection Ruffalo has been keen to play Bruce Banner and the Hulk whenever possible. But Ruffalo himself sees obstacles there. He doesnt want to do the very thing that you want him to do....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Miss Lauren Farmer

Mark Rylance in 'Nice Fish': EW stage review

There are some actors who, as the saying goes, you could watch read the phonebook. And Lichtscheidl proves an excellent straight man, the sturdy rhythmic bass line to Rylances loopy melody. The waters get muddied when other random characters float in. Credit: Teddy Wolff They simply seem unnecessary particularly since Rylance and Lichtscheidl prove such a perfect, almost vaudevillian pairing. Nowhere is this more evident than the closing sequence, set to Jenkins poem The Afterlife....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Brian Cummings

Mark Rylance on Bridge of Spies, The BFG, his play Nice Fish, offbeat awards speeches

He cleared his throat and launched into a matter-of-fact speech about the process of walking through walls. Or is that a tradition hes leaving in the past? I think it might be, Rylance tells EW with a laugh. Credit: Amy Sussman/Invision/AP My wife says I should move on now. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Your character inBridge of Spiesis such an enigma. What parts of him did you find most intriguing? MARK RYLANCE:I was most curious about the reports that he had been trying to improve his painting....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Hannah Chen

Mark Wahlberg films journalists recreating Spice Girls' 'Wannabe'

Meet the ‘Spice Boys.’ If you wanna hang withMark Wahlberg, you have to know your Spice Girls. Were going right now. Credit: Gabe Ginsberg/WireImage McCarthy was joined by Chris Van Vliet, Xilla Valentine, Andrew Freund, and Scott Carty. The gents had to actually sing Wannabe, though, in light of some technical difficulties with the playback. Carty posted a behind-the-scenes video documenting how the whole thing went down. Wahlberg reprised his role as mechanic Cade Yeager in the latestTransformers, in theaters on June 21....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · Miguel Alexander