James Blunt jokingly threatens to release new music unless Spotify removes Joe Rogan's podcast

“They can have Rogan or Young. Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives. I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue.” James Blunt.Pablo Cuadra/Getty Images Representatives for Spotify have not responded to EW’s requests for comment. With that comes great responsibility in balancing both safety for listeners and freedom for creators.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 64 words · Michelle Thomas

James Bond casting director takes us inside her process

Debbie McWilliams has cast more than 10 Bond films. EW spoke with McWilliams about what goes into casting such a career-defining character. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What are you looking for when you’re casting James Bond? Pierce Brosnan as Bond; Daniel Craig as Bond.Everett Collection (2) What goes into a James Bond audition? Is there a test for the physicality as well as the acting chops? It’s a pretty rigorous process, it goes on for quite a considerable time....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Michael Branch

James Cameron opens up about his long-awaited (and awaited)Avatarsequel

If you’reJames Cameron, you take a breath and then dive headfirst into the deep endliterally. “It sounds kind of nuts, the process,” Cameron, 67, admits with a laugh. Listening to the filmmaker describeAvatar2’s journey makes “kind of crazy” sound like an understatement. “I do the ocean thing when I’m not making movies,” he says. But setting a story below sea level presents more than a few challenges. That footage was then animated by artists at the multi-Oscar-winning visual-effects company Weta Digital....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Lauren Anderson

James Corden explains poking fun at his 'annoying voice' inPeter Rabbit 2

which becomes a running joke. Corden reveals he and directorWill Gluckdevised the tongue-in-cheek moment in response to a review of the first 2018 film. “Up until that point, I just thought my voice was, if anything, painfully ordinary. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Sony Pictures So, we just thought it’d be really funny for Peter to go, ‘Is it annoying? ‘, and it was a fun thing to play with.” Gluck credits the joke as his favorite moment in the film that he discovered in the booth with Corden....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 188 words · Kaitlyn Figueroa

James Earl Jones will have a landmark Broadway theater named after him

The renowned stage, film, and TV actor will soon be immortalized on the glittering streets of Broadway. “That James deserves to have his name immortalized on Broadway is without question.” “Let my journey from then to now be an inspiration for all aspiring actors.” James Earl Jones will soon have a landmark theater on Broadway named after him.Theo Wargo/Getty Images The theater formerly known as the Cort has been undergoing extensive renovations since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 88 words · Cassandra Daugherty

James Franco says he has no plans to work with former 'closest work friend' Seth Rogen

“I don’t want Seth or my brother or anyone to have to answer for me anymore.” “I love Seth Rogen. I worked with him for 20 years. James Franco and Seth Rogen in ‘Pineapple Express’.Darren Michaels/Columbia We didn’t have one fight for 20 years. He was my absolute closest work friend, collaborator. We just gelled.” “What he said is true. “Of course, it was hurtful, in context, but I get it....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Lindsey Kim

James Gunn reveals first look atGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3cast after 'strange and challenging' journey

Director has posted the first photo from the set of third movie in superhero franchise. James Gunnhasposted to Instagramthe first image from the set ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. “Back on set with myGuardiansfamily for the first day of shooting.” James Gunn is back in production on “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.".Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images The road to that first day has almost been as eventful as one of the director’s films....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Steven Bridges

James Gunn says Martin Scorsese bashed Marvel movies to get press

“He just seems awful cynical,” said the director of The Suicide Squad. “So then he just kept coming out against Marvel so that he could get press for his movie. “I love his movies. James Gunn and Martin Scorsese.Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic (2) I can watch his movies no problem. Let’s do something different with these big movies. Let’s make them something different than everything that’s come before ‘em.’ Gunn concluded, “So… a lot of what he said was good....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Jeff Holder

James Gunn saysGuardians of the Galaxy 3will be a 'heavier' story

The director is currently prepping the final chapter of his Marvel trilogy. Now the writer-director is set to travel back to the MCU to overseeGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,set for release May 5, 2023. James Gunn.Credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images “ForGuardians 3, the script has basically been written for a long time. It’s pretty heavy actually. It’s a heavier story, so it’s an emotional process to go through.” “Oh, that’s easy....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Calvin Bowen

James Hampton,Teen WolfandF Troopactor, dies at 84

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. The comedic actor also appeared in The Longest Yard. It was on the set ofGunsmokethat Hampton metBurt Reynolds, with whom he would work often from then on. Credit: Everett Collection Hampton and Reynolds co-starred in movies likeThe Longest Yard,W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings, andHustle. Hampton even directed Reynolds in several episodes of the CBS sitcomEvening Shade. Hampton’s other memorable roles included inept bugler Pvt....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Mrs. Kelly Pena DVM

James Han Mattson on the real-life horrors behindReprieve

He is, however, an avid reader of his fellow horror novelists. He took refuge in books, and became hooked onStephen Kingafter reading his 1980 novelFirestarter. “He tends to have outsiders as main characters, and I really appreciated that,” Mattson says. James Han Mattson.Ria Czichotzki His current insider status aside, Mattson’s aforementioned sense of disenfranchisement looms largest inReprieve. “I eventually realized this was one singular book,” Mattson says of the two subject matters....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Tammy Jimenez

James McAvoy lands a Dream role inThe SandmanAudible adaptation with Neil Gaiman

Not even self-isolation can contain the movements of the immortal king of dreams. McAvoy will voice Morpheus, a.k.a. Gaiman narrates and co-executive produces the adaptation, part 1 of which arrives July 15. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images; Vertigo Comics The Sandmanwas first written by Gaiman and published by DC Comics in 1989. The series also features an original score byHarry Potterfilm composer James Hannigan. Pre-orders are currently available onAudible.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 67 words · Anita Crosby

James Mercer reflects on the Shins'Oh, Inverted World: 'There was this craving for some earnestness'

What was the experience of revisiting this album like for you? JAMES MERCER:Yeah, I mean, it did bring back a lot of memories. I think the whole idea of a 20th anniversary makes you reflect a little bit. Credit: Marisa Kula Mercer Those early days were just really heady and very fast. Our lives picked up quickly. What was that transition about? Subpop Flake was very ’90s in that we all kind of wrote songs together....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 634 words · Susan Armstrong