And he is not alone. It did not takeEwan McGregorlong to realize there was a disturbance in the force. The actor noticed something was askew as soon as he stepped onto theObi-Wan Kenobisoundstage. Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi.Matt Kennedy / Lucasfilm Ltd. “I came round the set, and it was just this ring of people standing around.” “They’re usually in places doing work, not just standing. I couldn’t quite work out what was happening....

This edition ofThe ShotexaminesSilver Linings Playbook’s big gamble. The prefs forDavid O. Russells acclaimed films range from the deserts of Iraq to the stages of QVC. No one else understands why they won when they seem to have lost. Credit: Weinstein Company I love that your personal victory is one only you understand. And I love the ridiculousness of winning with a five." Russell instructed his stars to embrace the shame as their low scores are handed out....

This is a Hollywood party in the best sense. This proved a hard sentiment to argue with. But as always, the event also marked a major stop onthisyears campaign trail. Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Think of a contender for a 2020 Oscar nomination, and they were probably in the room. Eddie Motherfing Murphy, get on the stage, Foxx shouted after calling him a hero. Guests were still filing in their seats as proceedings got underway....

A lot has changed in the intervening 15 years. These days, Chris Chibnall is theDoctor Whoshowrunner, Davies having moved on fromWho-ville over a decade ago. “Oh God, yes,” he tells EW. Credit: BBC/BBC America “I can’t wait for this year. “It’s the Daleks again, it’s Jodie Whittaker. I am very excited. BBC I can’t wait!” This isn’t even sad!” RUSSELL T DAVIES:I love that, I love that. I love a good emotional reaction toDoctor Who....

The show’s crew breaks down the new big bad turning the town of Hawkins upside down. What new horrors await in the ’80s setting ofseason 4? One word: Vecna. Vecna, the new demo-creature, is revealed in the latest ‘Stranger Things’ season 4 trailer.Netflix In non-geek speak, that’s essentially an undead wizard. The lights would flicker, animals would show up dead in their yard. Vecna also comes with his own flying monkeys, of sorts what the Duffer Brothers call demo-bats....

The story behind 007’s most-rocking title tune. As a civilization we may never definitively decide which James Bond theme song is best. “I mean, later I really pitied who had the job of writingQuantum of Solace. Wings.Credit: GAB Archive/Redferns/Getty So I came at it from the very obvious angle. “Live and Let Die” was put on tape at London’s AIR studios. “We had to have the orchestra live and so we needed the big room....

Joe Pytka isn’t one to mince words, especially when it comes to the original 1996Space Jam. Sometimes you’d put them on platforms so they’re even bigger. “Murray asked, ‘How are you doing the green screen?'” Everett Collection recalls Pytka, adding that Jordan needed to “beg” Murray to even be in the movie. “I told him, and his eyes lit up. He says, ‘OnGhostbusterswe had to look at dots on the wall....

Tense meetings with executives. Forcing kids to cry. Director Barry Sonnenfeld relives that and more in this exclusive retrospective on the beloved' 90s hit. Addams Family Barry Sonnenfeld CR: HBG.Credit: HBG Mr. Scott Rudin has dropped off a script for you. Hes asked that you read it in the next two hours and meet him at Hugos Restaurant. I would soon discover this was classic Scott. Barry Sonnenfeld Call Your Mother CR: Hachette Books....

Some of the best shows in television history came from unremarkable beginnings. Test audiences notoriously loathed the 1989 pilot forSeinfeld. SHONDA RHIMES (Creator):I always associated hospitals with good things. Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.Craig Sjodin/ABC That’s where I got fixed. We all think of doctors as amazing and magical, but they’re just people at work. We were really encouraged by Shonda’s writing. (L-R) James Pickens Jr., Chandra Wilson, Justin Chambers, Katherine Heigl, T....

Could there be more in Peter and Nicks future? Stars Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers, and writer Chad Hodge hope so. Warning: This article includes spoilers about the Netflix holiday filmSingle All the Way. Philippe Bosse/Netflix Single All the Way’sheartwarming ending was always the plan. “It was such a great moment to be part of.” “Maybe there’s a baby, maybe there’s a wedding, maybe Nick’s family shows up. There’s a lot of possibilities....

There are many parallels between Kaye and Weils Carole Keene, not the least the similarity in their names. She was also known for her distinctive cat-eye glasses, a detail in clear evidence onThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. But Kaye is not a fan of what many have perceived as an homage to her lifes work. Jasper Dailey/Getty Images; Amazon Studios A lot of people are saying, That must be you. But I am not a cartoon and my life is not a joke, she told thePost....

CBS felt the instinct to cancelInstinctafter two seasons. Im very sad to relay the news that@instinctcbswont be renewed for a 3rd season, Rauch wrote. We will double up this Sunday and our season/series finale will be Aug 25. Credit: Linda Källérus/CBS Star Novakovic took to Twitter to vent her frustrations overInstincts cancelation. This sucks balls, she wrote. So the word is out. @instinctcbs will not be returning for a third season, he wrote....

As celebrity memoirs go,Sharon Stone’s is a bit of a misfit. She did as she was told. And she was saved despite a 1 percent chance of survival. Knopf “It’s like she is a person I knew very intimately, but not me. I remember my childhood, I remember the majority of my life, like every person in their sixties. But my feelings are objective about before.” There’s real beauty in living like that....