How newBig Mouthstar Ayo Edebiri is making Missy her own

Missy has found her voice. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How are you feeling as your prepare for an exciting next month with bothBig MouthandDickinsonpremiering? [Laughs] It’s a lot of like, “Okay, so, I login?” Credit: Myles Loftin; Netflix I want to talk to you about both shows, but let’s start withBig Mouth. It’s about something that is so universal and has happened to mostly everyone unless you’re Benjamin Buttoning. And also it’s fun and funny and dumb and stupid sometimes, and that’s also nice....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 545 words · Edward Gentry

How OK Go pulled off the iconic 'White Knuckles' music video with 14 dancing dogs in 1 take

How didOK Gooutdo their masterful treadmill routine in the"Here It Goes Again" music video? By achieving the im-paw-sible. “We never got the chimpanzees in spacesuits, but that’s where it started.” OK Go shooting the music video for ‘White Knuckles’.OK Go “Some people just didn’t really get it,” Kulash recalls. Finally, the real work began. First the band planned the dance using stuffed animals as stand-ins for the dogs. Then 12 trainers taught 14 rescue dogs (and one goat!...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Austin Freeman

How oxtail soup and Solange Knowles helped Bryan Washington write Memorial

Bryan Washingtonis doing for Houston what Celeste Ng did for Shaker Heights, Ohio. Or: Joan Didion and California. Stephen King and small-town Maine. Credit: Dailey Hubbard Instead of a concrete web of highways, Bryan Washington’s Bayou City is full of flavor. My favorite book as a child The Real Taste of Jamaicaby Enid Donaldson. My mother is Jamaican; my fathers American, but I grew up around a lot of cooking....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Heather Davis

How Paul Dano and Matt Reeves crafted a 'more terrifying' Riddler inThe Batman

Like a capital M movie." Paul Danohad several near-sleepless nights while filmingThe Batman. The role took Dano to a dark place. Paul Dano as Edward Nashton a.k.a. the Riddler in ‘The Batman.'.Jonathan Olley/DC Comics/Warner Bros. “There’s a sequence with Peter Sarsgaard’s character [Gotham district attorney Gil Colson]. That was intense,” Dano tells EW. It takes a lot of energy to get there. Paul Dano.Kevin Winter/Getty Images Another uncomfortable night was partially of Dano’s own making....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Dr. Mary Miller

How Peacock'sRutherford Fallschallenges white privilege

Star Ed Helms and showrunner Sierra Teller Ornelas discuss the rift brewing in small-town USA. “Why do people cling to historical narratives? And if inaccurate narratives are exposed, why are they then also fought for?” Ed Helms and Jana Schmieding in ‘Rutherford Falls’.Colleen Hayes/Peacock While initially on his side, Wells has long had dreams of helping the Minishonka gain more visibility. And as a way to survive the day, we tend to compartmentalize....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Angela Kelley

How real-life couple Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka turned their writing partnership into a book

Plus, see EW’s exclusive reveal of the cover for The Roughest Draft. They say the couple that plays together stays together, but what about couples who write together? Read more after the cover below.The Roughest Drafthits shelves Jan. 25, 2022. Penguin ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: This is your first “adult” romance. What made you want to make the jump from YA? AUSTIN SIEGEMUND-BROKA:Part of it was this story. Co-writers and real-life couple Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 835 words · Anna Garrett

How realistic is Eiza Gonzalez'sAmbulancecharacter? We asked an L.A. paramedic

Why yes, you’re free to use a butterfly clip as an artery clamp. Warning: This article contains spoilers for the new Michael Bay movieAmbulance. We asked UCLA Paramedic Program Director David Filipp whether Cam’s actions are heretical or actual health care. Eiza Gonzalez and Michael Bay on the set of ‘Ambulance’.Andrew Cooper/Universal Pictures DAVID FILIPP:No, actually CPR is all you really can do. That won’t push more blood out or anything?...

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 706 words · Emma Novak

How Regina King's next directorial film connects to herWatchmenrole

For her second film as a director, the award-winning actress is adapting the comic ‘Bitter Root.’ Read about why this project is exciting. On Wednesday, her follow-up film was announced: An adaptation of the Image comicBitter Root. Mark Hill/HBO; Image Comics Somewhat like HBO’sLovecraft Country,Bitter Rootuses supernatural evil to make points about real-life racism. Now, King will be tackling Tulsa from a different angle as a director rather than a performer....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 71 words · Dean Brown

How Rihanna became a billionaire (as she should be)

The singer-actress-businesswoman has amassed a $1 billion fortune according to a new report. Here’s how she poured it all up into her bank account. “A lot of women felt there were no lines out there that catered to their skin tone. Rihanna is now a billionaire, according to a Forbes report.Rihanna/YouTube It was light, medium, medium dark, dark. We all know that’s not reality. “She is creating a brand outside of herself....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · Denise Murphy

How Robert Reed came to playThe Brady Bunchdad Mike (and who almost got the job instead)

Was Gene Hackman really in contention? What other actor wanted the role but was considered too “attractive”? All is revealed in this exclusive book excerpt. Everett Collection In this selection, the author digs into the casting of Mike Brady, ultimately played by Robert Reed. The book publishes Tuesday. Hed also earned his first Oscar nomination, a supporting-actor nod forBonnie and Clyde. Things turned out okay for him, despite his lockout from the Brady universe....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Kristina Harris

How Rory and Lorelai's friendship setGilmore Girlsapart

For years, parents on teen television shows were predominantly used to service the teenage stories. It was actually rare to see Lorelai, as she put it, play the “mom card.” As Lorelai once told Emily (Kelly Bishop), “Rory and I are best friends, mom. Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel in ‘Gilmore Girls.'.Everett Collection We’re best friends first and mother and daughter second. And you and I are mother and daughter always....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Alyssa Lucas

How Sam Raimi made Marvel's trippiest, goriest film with the newDoctor Strange

The director opens up about joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe and his on-set mantra: Lets make it spooky! And a Sam Raimi movie is always a special and strange thing. “I said, ‘Great, Kevin, let’s make it spooky!’ Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness’.Marvel Studios Because the comics ofDoctor Strangeare spooky! He fights spirits and demons and all sorts of frightening monsters. But there’s something particularly delightful about Raimi joining the game....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Patrick Martinez

How Sarah Cooper, Maya Rudolph, and Natasha Lyonne pulled off wild Netflix specialEverything's Fine

Sarah Cooper has perhaps had an even stranger 2020 than the rest of us. It’s been a whirlwind and Cooper still can’t quite believe it herself. “I was pinching myself the whole time,” the comedian tells EW. Credit: LACEY TERRELL/NETFLIX “Special circumstances require special action,” adds Rudolph. (And yes, she also portrays the president herself.) Sarah, what was going through your mind throughout the production of this special? SARAH COOPER:Throughout the production, I was like, “Don’t get COVID....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Karen Hunt