How Hellboy gave Neil Gaiman his start in writing for movies and TV

But it all started with a humble beginning on the set of the second Hellboy movie. You look at Mike and there’s not a line wasted. He is absolutely a genius," Gaiman says in the documentary. Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Starz; Mike Mignola I’ve written a fairy tale, but can you just can you do the language? Directed by Jim Demonakos and Kevin Hanna,Mike Mignola: Drawing Monstershas completed hours and hours of footage....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Victoria Jones

How Henry Golding went from rom-com heartthrob toSnake Eyesaction hero

Producers had questions about the Crazy Rich Asians actor’s “machismo” before casting him in Snake Eyes. The first meeting changed their minds. “This is an origin story. Constance Wu and Henry Golding in ‘Crazy Rich Asians.'.Sanja Bucko/Warner Bros. This is something where [the title character] is supposed to be very vulnerable. And yet, he’s also supposed to have a lot of… I’ll say machismo.” Henry Golding in ‘Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins’....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Kimberly Santos

How her search for joy amidst pandemic depression led Kennedy Ryan back to traditional publishing

“I had to be very aggressive about my own mental health,” she continues. “I felt like I was wearing the skin of this book. But were they ever really ready to let go of all that they had? Grand Central Publishing But could they be even better together the second time around? Read more after the first look. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You’ve seen such success in the indie and self-publishing worlds....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1013 words · William Delacruz

How Hollywood's first out gay star chose love over career

“He was an example of someone living with integrity and not letting himself be defined by others.” It’s an early example of affirming one’s queer identity as an essential part of who he was. He was not going to change to fit the expectations of the time." William Haines.Hulton Archive/Getty Images Haines perhaps was overly convinced that his fame was robust enough to survive Mayer’s attempts to blackball him. But Haines hardly left Hollywood with his tail between his legs....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Connie Ross

How Hollywood's inclusive new musicals are making the genre sing again

“It hit me: No one on that screen resembled him at all,” Talbert says. Cinematic staples since 1927’sThe Jazz Singer, musicals have never disappeared, but their popularity faded over the decades. “There was an understanding that for some mysterious [reason], the movie musical was dead. Credit: Gareth Gatrell/NETFLIX Then people would go and watch the great [ones] and adore them.” (Admittedly, not every attempt cough,Cats hits the right notes. “Our show was always trying to [avoid being] too syrupy,” says Martin....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Kristin Walter

How horror icon Barbara Crampton finally landed a starring role with bite

Director Travis Stevens' vampire film, Jakob’s Wife, is released Friday. “It’s not a bad life, it’s just not a fully realized life.” Their relationship changes after Anne is bitten by a vampire. Credit: Ava Jazlyn Gandy “A horrible thing happens that jolts her into an awakening,” says Crampton. “It’s like ifMarriage Storywas a horror movie.” Jakob’s Wifeis a passion project for Crampton, who’s also one of the movie’s producers. Ava Jazlyn Gandy...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 240 words · Jose Martin

How I Met Your Father review: Hulu's dull spin-off is late to the party

Hilary Duff leads an overcrowded ensemble through an extremely unlikely 2022 dating scene. So there’s no obvious reason why the jokes all sound eight years old. Helpless romantic Sophie (Hilary Duff) faces Tinder horrors. ‘How I Met Your Father’.Patrick Wymore/Hulu Jesse (Chris Lowell) goes viral in a #fail video. Everyone says “FOMO,” like, out loud. And the PBR joke was already ancient in 2014. There is also, I am sad to say, an unboxing joke....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Krista Wagner

How I Met Your Fathercreators onHIMYMcallbacks and plans for season 2

Haaaaave you met Sophie? ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:How I Met Your Motheris such a beloved show. How did you go about creatingHow I Met Your Fatherand making the show its own? Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images ISAAC APTAKER:Thank you for saying that. [HIMYMco-creators] Carter [Bays] and Craig [Thomas] were so supportive. It was sort of collectively agreed that we would hit pause. Patrick Wymore/Hulu The past few years have seen a ton of other reboots, too....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Brittany Sanchez

How I Met Your Fatherpays tribute toHIMYMnarrator Bob Saget in premiere

The late comedian narrated How I Met Your Mother as an older version of Ted Mosby. “It’s who Bob really was. And it’s how all of us in theHow I Met Your Motherfamily will always remember him. ‘How I Met Your Father’ (inset: Bob Saget).Patrick Wymore/Hulu; Inset: Mike Coppola/Getty Images to a truly legendary human. You’ll be so missed, Bob, because you were so loved.” In the wake of Saget’s death, Radnor and otherHIMYMstars paid tribute to their costar on social media....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Erin Potter

How Issa Rae helped Sujata Day make her own 'brown girl story' inDefinition Please

Definition kindly is out now on Netflix. Opsimath: a person who begins to learn, or blooms, late in life. ForInsecurealum Sujata Day, the word is the crux of her feature directorial debut,Definition like. Sujata Day, Anna Khaja, and Ritesh Rajan in ‘Definition Please’.Array “I think ofDefinition Pleaseas a late-bloomer coming-of-age story,” Day tells EW. “I spelled it with two Ds instead of one. Obviously, very devastating. Sujata Day and Maya Kapoor in ‘Definition Please’....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Maria Reeves

How James Bond author Ian Fleming created a movie icon

How much didJames Bondcreator Ian Fleming resemble the fictional super spy? “He was to be sort of emotionless, he wasn’t to be part of the establishment. That was part of the thing about his name, it was just rather anonymous: James Bond. Credit: Express/Getty Images; Everett Collection Nevertheless, Bond had several of Ian Fleming’s characteristics, there’s no doubt about that. So, basically, Bond ended up with many of the personal characteristics of Ian Fleming....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Amy Walker

How Jenna Bush Hager became the new book club queen

You say You guys, but you really are just talking about one person me! she responds, laughing. Reese Witherspoon was on the show the other day, and we were talking about it. Credit: Illustration by Roberto Parada for EW Shes like, I have a whole team, Jenna! But Hager is demonstrating an individual power not seen since Oprahs glory days. Read With Jenna began on a monthly basis in March, when Hager wasannounced as cohostofTodays fourth hour....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Christopher Phelps

How Jenny Offill predicted our current 'ambient dread' inWeather

Bad things were happening every day, to be certain. It’s just that there were so manyother, non-society-threatening elements at play, too. Most of us didn’t even know the termdoomscrolling, much less use it regularly to rehash our evenings. Credit: Emily Tobey; Vintage One could say, even, that Jenny Offill was a preeminent doomscroller. The author, whose work includes the lauded 2014 novelDept. All along I’ve had this other doomer streak, about encroaching fascism....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · Jill Barnes