Barry Pepper on 'The Kennedys' producer Joel Surnow: 'Being conservative has become a bad word in Hollywood'

EWWhat was your initial reaction when you were approached to play the Presidents brother? Barry PepperI was very flattered. Hes legendary, a member of American aristocracy, a political dynasty. Credit: Kennedys Productions (Ontario) Inc. and Zak Cassar I thought, what have I done? How will they pull it off in four months? Its three feature films in four months. EWWhat did you do to prepare? PepperI was very nervous about the accent....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · David Chang

Barry review: One of TV's best comedies is also thrilling... and terrifying

Bill Hader’s hitman-goes-Hollywood show looks rejuvenated in a long-awaited season 3. I’ve never seen violence like the violence onBarry. Surprising blood keeps erupting from seemingly healthy foreheads, another brain full of bullets. Bill Hader on HBO’s ‘Barry.'.Merrick Morton/HBO Several human lives depend on the functionality of an iPhone app. The premiere picks up some time after the massacre that wrapped season 2. His mentors have turned on him one way or another....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Christopher Gallagher

Barrystar Sarah Goldberg on Sally's epic speech and finding inspiration inSuccession

Warning: This post contains spoilers for theBarryseason 3 episode “all the sauces.” Here, Goldberg opens up to EW about Sally’s season 3 journey to stardom and finding inspiration inSuccession. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Thanks so much for taking the time to speak with me! Sarah Goldberg as Sally Reed in ‘Barry’.Merrick Morton/HBO Where are you calling from? SARAH GOLDBERG:Of course! I live in London. Sarah Goldberg.Sela Shiloni [Laughs] Honestly, you’re great. I don’t have much of an accent myself!...

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 755 words · Kevin Moore

Bart and Nora witness [SPOILER]'s failed 2013 romance inThe Flashsneak peek

The Flashis doing the time warp again. “Bart is distracted by his, you could say, love life a little bit. At the end of the day, they’re just trying to save the world as usual.” Jordan Fisher and Jessica Parker Kennedy on ‘The Flash’.Shane Harvey/The CW ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How would you describe this episode? The whole episode revolves around our ridiculousness. We felt very, very special when we were filming this episode, more than we have before....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 570 words · Kristi Mendez

Basic Instinctdirector Paul Verhoeven blasts critics who call his new lesbian nun film 'blasphemy'

So I think the wordblasphemyin this case is stupid." Verhoeven further defended his filmwhenVarietyaskedwhether he would ever consider using an intimacy director for his sex scenes. “[The actors] themselves were the intimacy co-ordinators,” he told the outlet. “I felt it. Sometimes it might be necessary, but for the time being I believe not in France.” Why this puritanism has been introduced it is in my opinion wrong." “She knew exactly what we were doing,” the filmmaker said....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Tara Gray

Basil Hoffman, character actor inOrdinary PeopleandThe Artist, dies at 83

Over a long career, Hoffman accumulated more than 200 screen credits. His longtime friend and manager Brad Lemack confirmed the news to EW. As I wrote on my Facebook page this morning about him, ‘Classy guy. Basil Hoffman.Michael Lamont Well-earned, respected career.'" He eventually relocated to Los Angeles, where he found work on the big and small screens. Over the course of his career, Hoffman accumulated more than 200 credits across television and film....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Meredith Taylor

Batgirlmovie castsIn the Heightsstar Leslie Grace in title role

Shine the bat signal in the heights… When the sun goes down, Leslie Grace will be putting on the batsuit. The HBO Max seriesTitanswill beintroducing its own Barbara Gordonin season 3. Leslie Grace.Noam Galai/Getty Images Warner Bros. and Grace’s reps did not immediately respond to EW’s requests for comment. Grace made her acting debut as Nina, local girl turned Stanford student, inIn the Heightsthis summer. But she’s better known in the music world, where she’s received three Latin Grammy Award nominations....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Tiffany Good

Batgirlmovie gets new directors inBad Boys for Lifeduo

Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah will helm the project, which Joss Whedon exited in 2018. EW can confirm thatBad Boys for Lifedirecting duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are attached to helmWarner Bros'.long-gestatingBatgirlmovie. The film will focus on Barbara Gordon, daughter of Gotham City Police Commissioner Jim Gordon. Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are on board to direct WB’s ‘Batgirl’ movie.DC Comics; Inset: Jemal Countess/FilmMagic There are numerous iterations of the Batgirl character, but Barbara Gordon remains the best-known....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · Lauren Brown

Batman by the book: 8 comics that defined the Dark Knight as we know him today

In comics, the Dark Knight is king. Finger’s contributions wouldn’t be officially recognized by DC Comics until 2016, 42 years after his death. Each introduced new ideas that deepened the lore and showcased new facets of the Batman concept. ‘The Case of the Chemical Syndicate,’ Detective Comics Vol. 1 #27 (1939).DC Comics 1.The Case of the Chemical Syndicate Detective Comics Vol. Superman was an inspiration; Batman was a warning. 2.Robin the Boy Wonder Detective Comics Vol....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 240 words · Scott Ward

Batman keeps 'Mummy' under wraps

(Journeyhas grossed a solid $73 million in its month-long performance.) (Back in 1998, James Camerons film stayed at No. 1 for 15 consecutive weeks.) Credit: Stephen Vaughan And then theresStep Brothers. Will Ferrell seems to be turning his luck around with the Adam McKay-directed comedy. It dropped only 47% in its second week to No. 3 and $16.3 million. Audiences are still taking a chance onMamma Mia!. Imagine whatMamma Mia!could have done if had critics actually liked it!...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Joseph Cox

Batman meetsGame of Thronesin upcoming fantasy comicDark Knights of Steel

DC’s new alternate reality story from Tom Taylor and Yasmine Putri gives the Justice League a medieval flavor. But the Dark Knight is surprisingly adaptable to other genres and timeframes. This world will be changed when a spaceship crash-lands from a doomed planet. Batman, Superman, and other DC characters experience a medieval fantasy world in new comic ‘Dark Knights of Steel.'.Yasmine Putri for DC Comics But what seems like the end of the world for many is only the beginning of this story....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Nicolas Mcguire

Batman rallies the Justice League in new sneak peek at DC'sInjusticemovie

Justin Hartley discusses voicing a Superman “driven by emotion” in DC’s new animated movie. The road toDC FanDomebegins here! Today, Justin Hartley takes us inside his super role inInjustice. Justin Hartley.Vivien Killilea/Getty Justin Hartleyis voicing a different kind of Superman inInjustice. “Everybody always says it’s tough a play a character [like Superman] that is considered perfect. He’s got no flaws, and there’s nothing wrong with him. Hartley enjoyed how the movie’s story allows him to play multiple sides of Superman....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Jennifer Miller

Batman rewatch: HasBatman & Robingotten better or did everything else get worse?

Freeze still stinks, but some of the tasteless spectacle was prophetic. Every week from now untilThe Batmanhits theaters, we’re watching Batman’s theatrical films in chronological order. This week: The plant lady cometh, now streaming on Hulu. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Uma Thurman as Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy in ‘Batman & Robin’.Christine Loss/Warner Bros. Last week:Orgasmic rubber nipples. See you next Waynesday, when the beginning re-begins. He’s not the only problem with the 1997 flop....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1062 words · Nancy Soto