The CW's fall 2016 schedule: A snap judgment

The CW its not just superheroes anymore. Now, it also features regular humans with superhuman abilities! The main character inFrequencycan talk to her father, even though hes dead. Credit: Eddy Chen/The CW; Bettina Strauss Fortunately, both shows look kind of good! Now, stop ironing yourSupergirlcape and find out why below. Its hard to believe no one has turned this simple-but-genius premise into a rom-com before. Anderson is so awkward and eager and uptight, its hard not to root for her....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Virginia Paul

The Daily Show: 12 of the Most Successful Alumni

Olivia Munn After picking up a few early roles, Olivia Munn joinedThe Daily Showin 2010. The actor debuted as a correspondent in 2009, wrapping his run in 2011. Comedy Central/Courtesy Everett Collection Comedy Central/Courtesy Everett Collection Comedy Central Comedy Central Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Comedy Central Comedy Central Comedy Central Comedy Central Comedy Central Comedy Central Comedy Central

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 57 words · Christopher Henry

The Dark Tower high resolution photos

Part VIII of EW’s coverage of the six-guns and sorcery saga. Jake brings Roland to the strangest place hes ever seen our world. For more Stephen King news, follow@Breznican. Credit: Ilze Kitshoff Ilze Kitshoff Ilze Kitshoff MARCO GROB for EW Ilze Kitshoff Ilze Kitshoff Ilze Kitshoff Jessica Miglio

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 48 words · Jacob Barker

The Dark Tower movie will change Stephen King book

Part III of EW’s coverage confirms two friends won’t make this journey. And… it’s a secret sequel. (Not to mention the budget too costly.) King himself gets it. So instead of keeping the film at arms length, he has been offering suggestions from afar. Some may see a sinister story. He sees a fable about doing the right thing, the selfless thing. Despite the Towers ominous name, it actually stands for something good....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Catherine Martin

The Dark Tower: Exclusive First Look Images

Part IV of EW’s coverage of the six-guns and sorcery movie. “A very special weapon.” The gunslinger doesn’t think of them as toys. Ilze Kitshoff He draws them only when there’s no other choice. “Hes not just a shoot em up bang out cowboy,” Elba says. Production designer Christopher Glass said he wanted to take the supernatural premise and add real physics to it. MARCO GROB for EW “Wood shouldnt suddenly become rubber....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Angel Mason

The Dark Tower: How the movie draws from 8 novels

Part VI of EW’s coverage of the six-guns and sorcery film. The bricks ofThe Dark Towerare being rearranged. But King fans are naturally wondering: What parts of this series will they actually see on screen? Credit: Mettie Ostrowski for EW, Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty Images The basic structure of the story serves as the backbone for the new film. It did introduce the mythologys mystical glass orbs, which are windows into other times and places....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Brooke Brown

The Dark Tower: Idris Elba on Stephen King's Gunslinger

Part I of EW’s epic look at this tale of six-guns and roses. An immense shape, like a floating fortress in the mist, looms over the city. At times, it vanishes completely, masked by a curtain of seaside clouds. Credit: MARCO GROB for EW Tolkien, George Lucas, and J.K. Rowling. The same stones, but a different structure. He doesnt fully understand what it means. Hes been walking around for a long time, so he definitely feels like a man whos…coiled....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 541 words · Alex Robles

The Dark Tower: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey cast in Stephen King movie

Im delighted, and Im a little bit surprised. Arcel will share screenwriting credit with Anders Thomas Jensen, Akiva Goldsman, and Jeff Pinkner. That exact mix is so Stephen King. Credit: Getty Images (2) King says the movie will open with the first line from the first book. Itshouldstart that way, he says. Ive been pretty insistent about that. But this first film willnotadapt the plot of the first book,The Gunslinger, published in 1982....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 551 words · Joshua Doyle

The Dark Tower: Matthew McConaughey ends worlds as The Man in Black

Part II of of EW’s epic look at Stephen King’s tale of six-guns and roses. Sometimes two different paths can lead you to the same place. Bad guys never do. Credit: Ilze Kitshoff They wanted to go very human and grounded with this. Obviously there are mythical proportions of good and evil in Walter. But we didnt want to go overly fantastic. That would drop the humanity. So Walter, for me, is a man who exposes hypocrisies....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Alicia Holmes

The Dark Tower: Stephen King reveals how film links to his other books

Part V of EW’s coverage of the six-guns and sorcery tale… with bonus ‘Talisman’ news! At the center stands his epic The Dark Tower, which binds them all together. Listen man, Im the kind of writer that doesnt know jack sh about anything, he says. Im totally intuitive about this. You dont push them away, you dont say Oh no, that cant be. Unless… youre making a movie and dont have the screen rights....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Lindsey Anderson

The Defenders: EW's complete coverage of the Marvel-Netflix team-up series

If you press links we provide, we may receive compensation. This isMarvel’s long-awaited anti-hero team,The Defenders. Read EW’s complete coverage below. Credit: Netflix See Exclusive Photos ofMarvel’s The Defenders Check out new episodics and exclusive portraits fromMarvel’s The Defenders. But will it happen? and the Defenders series (Daredevil,Jessica Jones,Luke Cage, etc.) Finlay Mackay for EW Marvel’s The Defendersarrives on Netflix this summer. Sarah Shatz/Netflix Sarah Shatz/Netflix Finlay Mackay for EW; Brent N....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Jordan Rivera

The DefendersEP talks juggling four heroes — and the 'crisis' that unites them

On paper, it seems like such a crazy challenge, because theyre all so different, Ramirez admits. Plus, they had to ensure their familiarity with Daredevil didnt mean his story would overshadow the others. But Ramirez wasnt worried. Credit: Finlay Mackay for EW; Brent N. Clarke/FilmMagic Weve all been working on this for a very long time, so were good, he explains. Below is a condensed version of two separate interviews....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 960 words · Kevin Harris

The Defendersfinale recap: 'The Defenders'

Thanks for reading along with us this season. The heroes arestill debatingwhether its okay to blow up Midland Circle. This is another dragon the last known dragon fossil left on Earth, according to Gao. The Defenders assemble in the Marvel miniseries event.Credit: Sarah Shatz/Netflix Not all the Hand is down there in the dragon bones, however. How great would that be? We had two whole episodes set mostly in a well-lit Chinese restaurant!...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 203 words · Haley Hurley