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Lets talk about Sonys latest superhero flick and the messy narrative web it weaves. Warning: This post contains spoilers forMadame Web. Madame Webcenters on Cassandra Webb, the clairvoyant paramedic played byDakota Johnson. Dakota Johnson in ‘Madame Web’.Courtesy of Sony Pictures At the time ofMadame Web,hes working as a paramedic in Queens. Emma Robertsalso plays Mary Parker, Bens sister-in-law and the future mother of Peter. InMadame Web,shes pregnant with her first child, a child thats heavily implied to be Peter....

Creator Glenn Gordon Caron explains how Moonlighting regularly defied expectations. The Blue Moon Detective Agency is open for business once more! Or at least, for our viewing pleasure. Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis on ‘Moonlighting’.Everett Collection “Part of that was my attitude,” creator Glenn Gordon Caron tells EW. “I didn’t aspire to be in television. “I wasn’t smart enough to know what I didn’t know. Orson Welles on ‘Moonlighting’.Everett Collection...

Mufasa: The Lion Kingbegins by honoring the past. The screen then reveals text that reads, “In remembrance of James Earl Jones.” However, directorBarry Jenkinsfelt compelled to honor the late actor in some way. ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ pays tribute to James Earl Jones in the opening credits.Disney; Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty or ‘We have to do something for 30 years [the anniversary of the originalLion King].’ I grew up without a father figure....

“No, no, no. Cults are people in robes chanting crazy things and drinking Kool-Aid,” she remembered saying. “I could read it on people’s faces,” she said of her costars' reactions. Sophia Bush, Chad Michael Murray, Hilarie Burton, James Lafferty, Bethany Joy Lenz in ‘One Tree Hill’.Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett “But the justification of it can’t possibly be that I’m actually in a cult. And so we’ve got it, and they just don’t understand....

Take a deep dive into Stede and Blackbeards big underwater reunion, featuring Kate Bush and buckets of glitter. Warning: This story contains spoilers forOur Flag Means Deathseason 2, episode 3, “The Innkeeper.” How do you turn a pirate into a mermaid? Gypsy Taylor’s sketch of merman Stede for ‘Our Flag Means Death’.Gypsy Taylor All you need is a loyal crew, a killer soundtrack, and lots andlotsof glitter. An injured Blackbeard is hovering near death, stranded in a purgatory-like dream world after his crew attempted mutiny....

Laura Dernwill not not be rich at least on television. and Mrs. American Pieby Juliet McDaniel. The very things we were fighting for then, we’re still fighting for now." Kristen Wiig and Laura Dern on ‘Palm Royale’.Apple TV+ It’s a treat for all the senses your brain and your eyes." I loved having those two sides and knowing that the show had sad moments and really funny moments. You’ve got to check that everything still feels like the same show....

Director Lindsey Anderson Beer was a preteen when she first readStephen King’s terrifying 1983 novelPet Sematary. The filmmaker remembers being “a super big nerd” around the age of 9 or 10. “I loved to go to libraries. Natalie Alyn Lind in ‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’.PARAMOUNT+ I remember seeing it on the shelf,” she recalls. “I’m like, ‘Pets!'” “I became very addicted to reading Stephen King,” she says. Henry Thomas and Jackson White in ‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’....

“We started with research because it’s based on history,” Battat explains. “But at the same time, it’s about their private lives and moments that were never public. So, how do we interpret those things that we’ve seen through public photos into private moments? Left: Cailee Spaeny in ‘Priscilla.’ Right: Priscilla Presley in 1960.Sabrina Lantos/A24; ullstein bild via Getty Images It was really important to seeherintimate view of Elvis, and not the world’s view of Elvis....

Who is Lorelei and what are laser eyes? “‘Lorelei and the Laser Humans’ was one of the band names. We were just like, that’s a nice cling. ‘Lorelei and the Laser Eyes’.Simogo and Annapurna Interactive It evolved into this more rhyme-y alliteration.” “I replayed the earlyResident Evilgames and the earlySilent Hillgames. Is this woman Lorelei, perhaps? ‘Lorelei and the Laser Eyes’.Simogo and Annapurna Interactive It’s just another mystery for the player to solve as they are presented with an assortment of puzzles....

So you got to bless yourself [for] protection. That movie was a big influence for us, she says. I think basketball has become the new national pastime, and that falls within Native communities as well. Kauchani Bratt as Jimmy in ‘Rez Ball’.Netflix Want more movie news? That really allowed us to create a support system for our kids. The movie counts NBA starLeBron Jamesas a producer via his SpringHill Entertainment production company....

Candy Cane Lanehas some new candidates for the Island of Misfit Toys. “I love miniature Christmas villages,” he tells EW. I was mesmerized and I recall thinking, wouldnt it be wonderful if that was real? Glass villagers come to life in ‘Candy Cane Lane’.Prime Video So thats how I came up with the Villagers." But finding the right look for the figures was a more protracted process. “There was a debate over whether they should be wood,” says director Reginald Hudlin....

Television and film are not synonymous art forms. Writers and directors who find success in one format cant always translate their skills to the other. ButServantwas not like most shows. Georgina Campbell and Dakota Fanning in ‘The Watchers’.Warner Bros. Pictures It was the best training ground I could have had, Shyamalan tellsEntertainment Weekly. The TV world moves so fast that you don’t really have time to think about it. You are continuing to learn and grow at this very rapid rate....

Warning: This article contains spoilers fromAnd Just Like Thatseason 2, episode 10. “The critics were not nice to that movie. And we were in Japan, and we opened it. Mario Cantone and Sarah Jessica Parker on ‘And Just Like That’.Craig Blankenhorn/Max I was sitting there trying to release these complicated feelings, and I felt kind of at peace.” His anecdote echoesStanford’s plotline onAnd Just Like That. He was depressed but found peace wandering the temples there and then decided to become a Shinto monk....