Aubrey Plaza shares her rules for filming a movie: 'Don't ever wear underwear'

“Get whatever fluids out,” Plaza advises. “Be like an empty vessel…. If you don’t wear underwear, it can come out faster.” Aubrey Plaza in Entertainment Weekly’s Reel Wisdom video promoting ‘My Old Ass’.EW One of her best pieces of advice: Always go commando. Unfortunately for Plaza, sitting down wasn’t quite as comfortable as expected. “I’m on fire,” she says. Aubrey Plaza at the premiere of ‘Agatha All Along’.Emma McIntyre/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty...

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Ashley Moore

Aubrey Plaza shuts down Instagram account following death of husband Jeff Baena

Baena, who married Plaza in 2021, died by suicide at 47 on Jan. 3. C Flanigan/FilmMagic Aubrey Plazais taking a break from social media following the death of her husband Jeff Baena. The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed. Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena.Credit:C Flanigan/FilmMagic In a statement provided toEntertainment Weekly,Plaza and Baenas family called his death an unimaginable tragedy. They continued, We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Noah Hines

Audience gasps after Joy Behar saysThe Viewcohost Sunny Hostin 'fakes orgasms'

“Don’t you think she fakes orgasms? Hostin framed the topic around her own relationship with her longtime husband, Manny. “Look at Richard Gere. Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin on ‘The View’.ABC I’ve pretended to do a lot of things, absolutely. I told Manny… ‘I am a faithful person. I’m Catholic.’ I told him I went to church every single Sunday. I stopped goingeverySunday.” At which point Behar quipped, “Don’t you think she fakes orgasms?...

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Lisa Gray

August 08, singer-songwriter and producer, dies at 31

His record label, Def Jam, confirmed his death ina statement posted to social mediaTuesday. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family and loved ones." August 08 co-wrote the track, which featuresJustin Bieber,Quavo,Lil Wayne, andChance the Rapper. August 08.Scott Dudelson/Getty As a performer, August 08 had a blossoming career. His debut solo album was 2018’sFather, which he followed with 2019’sHappy Endings With an Asteriskand 2020’sEmotional Cuh. His major-label debut came last year withSeasick, a two-part project comprisingTowards the SunandTowards the Moon....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Pam Donovan

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor criticizesThe Color Purplefor queer erasure: 'You're sanitizing me and my friends. Why?'

I don’t think that has happened. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylorisnt just aware of the criticism surroundingThe Color Purples central queer romance, she agrees with it. “The Color Purpleis a book about Black lesbians. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Taraji P. Henson and Fantasia Barrino in ‘The Color Purple’.Mat Hayward/Getty Images; Everett Collection I knew that watchingMargaret AverykissWhoopi Goldbergwas astonishing, exciting, and affirming. It showed me the possibility of myself and the possibility to love a woman who loves me in return....

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · Diana Torres

Austin Abrams was determined not to 'f--- up' George Clooney and Brad Pitt's dynamic inWolfs

The actor tells EW about working with the Oscar winners in the crime-comedy. “Be in a movie withGeorge ClooneyandBrad Pitt” wasn’t on Austin Abrams' bucket list. “I don’t know whose it wouldn’t be on. Austin Abrams in ‘Wolfs’.Sony Pictures (Amy Ryan) and Abrams' character. Sony Pictures “I thought, ‘This is stupid. Why am I making this [audition tape]? Brad Pitt, Austin Abrams, and George Clooney in ‘Wolfs’.Sony Pictures I’m not going to get this thing,'” Abrams recalls....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Julie Morris

Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber get artsy as Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick for Halloween

And, ever the artist, he carried around a camera, snapping photos throughout the evening. But Kaia wasn’t the only Gerber getting festive. And, suffice to say, the couple’s Halloween costume was nothing short ofelectrifying. Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber dressed as Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick for Halloween.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Want more movie news? Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford as ‘Grease’ couple Danny and Sandy.Michael Kovac/Getty Images

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 66 words · Heather Reyes

Austin Butler didn't know if he 'would get along' with Tom Hardy onThe Bikeriders(exclusive)

“You never know when you meet your heroes,” Butler says. In the exclusive video above, Butler reveals he didn’t know if he and Hardy would get along. “And Tom makes me laugh harder than almost anyone in this world.” Tom Hardy in ‘The Bikeriders’.Mike Faist/Focus Features “We didn’t know what he was going to sound like,” producer Sarah Green says. “When he first opened his mouth, it was like, we all went, ‘What?...

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Michael Booth

Austin Butler improvised hisDune 2kiss with Stellan Skarsgård

The actor gives his onscreen uncle an unsettling smooch in the sequel. Austin Butler’s unnerving kiss withStellan Skarsgardin theDunesequel was completely improvised. In conversation withAccess Hollywood, Butler hailed Skarsgard as “game for anything.” Stellan Skarsgard and Austin Butler in ‘Dune: Part Two’.Warner Bros. Pictures And this time around, Butler decided to forego Method acting for the otherwise dark role. “With Feyd, I knew that that would be unhealthy for my family and friends....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Ashley Miller

Austin Butler reacts to throwback video where he pitches himself as 'the first American James Bond'

Even at a young age,Austin Butlerknew he was destined for vigorous accent work. Although the answer wasnt Elvis Presley, his dream role would still require a dedicated dialect coach. After host Jimmy Fallon played the clip, the crowd erupted into applause while Butler shook his head. Austin Butler.Teen Vogue/ YouTube; Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images You should be the first American James Bond, Fallon declared. Butler, still shaking his head, laughed, Thats crazy....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Laura Baker

Avatar: The Last Airbendercast brave the elements for EW's exclusive cover shoot

Stars Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Dallas Liu, and Ian Ousley look fire. And the world needs him now more than ever. “It also was a great opportunity for us to bond. We hadn’t even really met at that point.” “It’s slightly darker. “Hopefully people are giving me grace a little and to see me grow into the character more.” “I wanted to confirm that Sokka was funny,” he says. “There’s more weight with the realism in every way,” the actor says....

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Paul Smith

Avengers 5update? Benedict Cumberbatch says he's 'looking forward' to new movie 'next year'

The Doctor Strange star says it’s “cooking up a storm.” Now it appears the star behind Doctor Strange has let it slip himself. EW reached out to reps for Marvel and Cumberbatch for comment. Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’.Columbia Pictures Loki creator Michael Waldron was the last screenwriter to set hands on the script. Want more movie news? The studio is now pivoting directions for the next phase of the MCU....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Patrick Cohen

Avengers: Doomsdaycast is official, including X-Men reunion with Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, more

Doctor Doom, inAvengers: Doomsdayis an assembly of A-list Marvel talent from across the cinematic universe. And then came the news thatChanning Tatumwill officially reprise his role of Gambit fromDeadpool & WolverineinAvengers: Doomsday. The stream then cut to a slide that said, “Avengers: Doomsdaynow in production.” Robert Downey Jr. at Comic-Con; Patrick Stewart as Professor X; Ian McKellen as Magneto. Stewart and McKellen are among the actors joining Downey in 2026’s ‘Avengers: Doomsday’....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Jermaine Holder