How Josh Rivera tackled the 'daunting prospect' of playing Aaron Hernandez inAmerican Sports Story

“It was overwhelming, initially. I won’t lie,” the actor tells EW. Josh Riverawalks differently when he’s in New York City. Josh Rivera in ‘American Sports Story’ season 1, the real Aaron Hernandez.Eric Liebowitz/FX; Al Messerschmidt/Getty He’s not necessarily conscious of it. It’s more a force of habit. “She still sometimes teases me about it.” Josh Rivera plays Aaron Hernandez in ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’.Michael Parmelee/FX It’s something that dates back to his high school days in Boulder, Colo....

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 289 words · Mrs. Gloria Walker

How Kate Siegel overcame self-doubt on directorial debut, a Mike Flanagan-penned UFO story

See a first look. “It was the sweetest thing in the world. She brought a lot of mom energy to me.” Kate Siegel on set of ‘V/H/S/Beyond’.On set stills of “Stowaway” for VHS by Robyn Von Swank Her crew sees what she means and gets to work. The set designers smile as they mix more papier-mache and begin burying Pearce deeper into her extraterrestrial enclosure. “We’re shooting in infrared so our light doesn’t behave like light....

April 30, 2025 · 4 min · 685 words · Krystal Gutierrez

How Kenan Thompson kept it together duringSNL'sBeavis and Butt-Headsketch: 'Just chaos'

“I cracked so hard at dress rehearsal,” Thompson said. Saturday Night Live’sBeavis and Butt-Headsketch went viral with nearly 10.5 million views on YouTube andmeme statusachieved. NBC “It’s hit or miss. Kenan Thompson with Mike Day and Ryan Gosling on ‘Saturday Night Live’.NBC Sometimes I can hold it, sometimes I can’t. I got lucky onBeavis and Butt-Headthat I cracked so hard at dress rehearsal,” Thompson said. It was that funny to me, and what I was about to say next was funny to me....

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · Diana Zimmerman

How LaKeith Stanfield'sThe Changelingmines the horrors of parenthood

She’s brushed off at every turn, including by her own husband. A father himself, van Tulleken was moved by the series' themes. “Victor and I take our kids to the same parks here,” he says. LaKeith Stanfield and Clark Backo as Apollo and Emma on ‘The Changeling’.Apple TV+ “I live in Harlem, and Victor lives just a little bit north of me. There are really interesting [themes] in terms of motherhood and particularly Black parenthood....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Michelle Smith

How life under Trump,Rosemary's Baby, and Barbara Stanwyck inspiredPassages

Director Ira Sachs breaks down the surprising influences on his new film. Warning: This article contains spoilers aboutPassages. The three of them search for connection amidst their desire and Martin’s yearning for a family. Ben Whishaw and Franz Rogowski in ‘Passages’.MUBI / Courtesy Everett “That was a plot gear, to be honest,” he says, with a laugh. “The film is certainly personal, but it’s not particularly autobiographical. I’ve made more autobiographical films than this one....

April 30, 2025 · 3 min · 595 words · Annette Foster

How Linda Lavin's final moments made their way into her character'sMid-Century Moderndeath

“It gave us a directive,” Kohan interjects, explaining Lavin’s wishes. “‘What happens to me should happen to the character.'” So they did just that. Linda Lavin as Sybil Schneiderman on ‘Mid-Century Modern’.Credit:Chris Haston/Disney “We were still kind of reeling just from hearing that she had died. Lane recalls it being “really upsetting” upon returning to work and Lavin not being there. “It’s something we never wanted or expected to do and there we were, doing it....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · Nicole Velasquez

How LL Cool J channeledLord of the Ringsfor his first record in more than a decade

I want to make a crazy album.'" But there was one conspicuously missing during that stretch of time: rapper. “We haven’t seen our SantanaSupernaturalmoment. LL Cool J.Chris Parsons “Mad Squablz, Don Pablito, and J-S.A.N.D. Chris Parsons ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Your main collaborator onThe ForcewasQ-Tip,who produced it. How did you decide to work with him? LL Cool J.Chris Parsons LL COOL J:So the way that happened was, I had a dream about Phife Dog....

April 30, 2025 · 3 min · 474 words · Mary Mccormick

How Lorne Michaels helped keep Keith Richards from a life sentence after the Rolling Stones hostedSNL(exclusive)

Read an exclusive excerpt from “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live” by Susan Morrison. But what transpired after the episode was just as surprising as the hosting choice. Read an exclusive excerpt fromLorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Livebelow. Lorne Michaels, and Keith Richards.Credit:Rich Fury/Getty; Michael Putland/Getty He had flown in after a bumpy episode ofSNLhosted by Frank Zappa. Richardss lawyer portrayed his client as a troubled artist, comparing him to Vincent van Gogh and Sylvia Plath....

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · Sara Spencer

How manyChuckymovies are there? Where to watch theChild's Playfranchise in order

He always comes back! And over a fairly consistent timeline, which is rare in horror franchises. And in this new form, Ray made his new body a temple (for murder). Credit:Universal/Everett(3) Chucky’s homicidal adventures have taken him far. And he had enough time to settle down with a wife and kids. But how many installments have been in theChild’s Playseries? Chucky in ‘Child’s Play’; 1988.United Artists/Everett How did Chucky’s killer streak start?...

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Jorge Mejia

How Marvel expands 'theWandaVisioncorner' of the MCU withAgatha All AlongandVision Quest

“That’s a great way of articulating it: her shadow,” she tellsEntertainment Weeklyin an interview. “Agatha is not a character who’s going to stand in anyone’s shadow. This is emphatically an Agatha Harkness show. Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness in ‘Agatha All Along’; Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff in ‘WandaVision’; Paul Bettany’s Vision in ‘WandaVision’.Chuck Zlotnick/MARVEL; Marvel Studios (2) If conquered, Agatha could regain all her magic once more. She just needs a coven to pull it off....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Katelyn Turner

How Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey navigated the sexual politics ofFellow Travelers

“The art of the sex scene is so profound.” The two stars talk about their explicit moments on screen and the powerful storytelling that’s really at play. How did these get around my neck?!" Hawkins (Matt Bomer) and Tim (Jonathan Bailey) dance on Fire Island in ‘Fellow Travelers’.Credit:Ben Mark Holzberg/SHOWTIME “I had never read anything like that before in a screenplay,” Bomer tells EW. “But then, why is it there?...

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Mary Strickland

How Mattie Lubchansky'sBoys Weekendfuses queer experience with sci-fi satire

Comics have increasingly become a popular format for telling queer stories. Boys Weekendis basically a fusion of two compelling story ideas. It’s no mistake that the characters whodon’tget that also fall prey to a monster-worshipping apocalypse cult. The cover of ‘Boys Weekend’ by Mattie Lubchansky.Mattie Lubchansky “This is the world we live in. “It’s all one big monster to me. If I’m making jokes about one thing, I’m making jokes about all the other stuff too....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Jackson Burns

How Mike Faist and Jeff Nichols recreated Danny Lyon’s iconic photos forThe Bikeriders

Tom Hardy,Austin Butler, andJodie Comerare hitting the road. Mike Faist/Focus Features Dannys photos are an incredible portrait of a complicated subculture, Nichols tellsEntertainment Weekly. Like motorcycles, they hold a discordance. Boyd Holbrook, Austin Butler, and Tom Hardy in ‘The Bikeriders,’ photographed on set by costar Mike Faist.Mike Faist/Focus Features Theyre beautiful and dangerous, appealing and formidable. ChallengersandWest Side Storystar Mike Faist plays Lyon, portraying the photographer as a curious observer....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · David Foster