Baz Luhrmann teasesElvisas a '3-act pop-cultural opera'

BAZ LUHRMANN: I was a fan when I was young. I loved him as a child. But I’m not doing a biopic of Elvis Presley. Warner Bros. Pictures On the one hand, Americans have this ability to absorb. There’s such a diversity in America, of all kinds of cultures and peoples and inputs. There’s an openness to taking all sorts of things and making something new. Warner Bros. Pictures I love that energy....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 713 words · Kurt Dunn

BBC has no comment on report that Jodie Whittaker is leavingDoctor Who

Actress is currently shooting her third season as the star of the time travel show. According to the source, showrunner Chris Chibnall will remain with the series. She is the first woman to play the role. ‘Doctor Who’ star Jodie Whittaker.Credit: Gary Gershoff/Getty Images Yes, Im doing another season,she told EW. I absolutely adore it. At some point, these shoes are going to be handed on, but its not yet....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Lisa Bryant

BBC investigating misconduct allegations againstDoctor Whostars Noel Clarke and John Barrowman

The surrounding discussion also resurfaced stories that anotherDoctor WhoactorJohn Barrowmanexposed himself to co-workers on set. Again, Clarke denies the allegations, but the BBC is taking them seriously. Noel Clarke as Mickey and Billie Piper as Rose on ‘Doctor Who’.Credit: ©BBC/BBC AMERICA John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness on ‘Torchwood’.Frank Ockenfels 3/Starz

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 51 words · Kevin Harrington

Beach reads done right: EW reviews 3 smart, breezy new novels

Here, three smart new additions for your poolside tote that areall pleasure, no guilt. student; Zahid, her suave writing professor; and Becca, her newly separated mother. The setup is ideally soapy: Rachel seduces Zahid. Credit: Ballantine Books; Flatiron Books; Knopf Zahid falls in love with Becca. Adding to the intrigue are Jonathan, Beccas ex-husband and Rachels father, and his cynical colleague Khloe. And when it falls,Very Nicegets pretty mean but gloriously so....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 77 words · Christina Owens

Beanie Babies doc director on the 'group of soccer moms' who sparked the billion-dollar craze

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What sparked your interest in making a Beanie Babies documentary? Were you a collector? YEMISI BROOKES:No. ‘Beanie Mania’.hbo max I didn’t think I had realized previously how big it was here. Whenever I would tell people this is what I’m making, everyone had a reaction. Every single person was like, “Oh my God, Beanie Babies! Beanie Babies sell at the Leesport Farmers Market stand in 2004.Tim Leedy/getty I remember those....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 564 words · Bradley Gray

Beanie Feldstein's Monica Lewinsky faces down Sarah Paulson's Linda Tripp inAmerican Crime Storyteaser

See the actresses transform in the Impeachment season of the Emmy-winning anthology. Tripp recorded her private conversations with Lewinsky and handed over those tapes during theClinton vs. Joneslawsuit. (Paula Jones had sued Clinton for sexual harassment.) Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky in ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’.FX The teaser, which sees both Feldstein and Paulson in character, plays on Tripp’s audio recordings. Impeachment: American Crime Story, which follows the Emmy-winningPeople v O....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · David Williams

Beatrice Arthur, 'Golden Girls' star, dies at 86

Arthur scored five Emmy nominations and one win for the role. The rest of us always took a moment before we said anything, maybe edited it. But she never did. Credit: AP Images And that was rather odd, because she was a very shy, private person." After exitingGolden Girlsin 1992, Arthur worked sparingly. Since 2000, she made guest-starring appearances onCurb Your EnthusiasmandFuturama. EW.com will be catching up with more of Arthur’s friends and colleagues as the weekend goes on....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Stephanie Baker

Beautiful Day in the Neighborhoodstar Tom Hanks learns he's related to Mister Rogers

Youre pulling our leg, said Hanks wife,Rita Wilson, upon hearing the news. It all just comes together, you see, Hanks added. Even if we dont know it, our pasts impact our present. Ancestry.com A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhoodwas inspired by the1998Esquirearticle Can You Say… Hero?by Tom Junod. In the film, Junods name has been changed to Lloyd Vogel, who is portrayed by Matthew Rhys. Directed by Marielle Heller, the film opens Nov....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 74 words · Shelly Robinson

Beck Bennett leavesSaturday Night Live, Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman promoted as 3 new cast members added

Featured player Lauren Holt will also not be returning to SNL season 47. Beck Bennettis out atSaturday Night Live. Emmy-nominated performerBowen Yangwas promoted to the main cast for season 47, as was Chloe Fineman. Beck Bennett leaves ‘Saturday Night Live.'.Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Both joined as featured players for season 45 in 2019. SNLkicks off its 47th seasonwith four live episodes, beginning Oct. 2 withOwen Wilson....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · Megan Cantrell

Becky Albertalli and Katie Cotugno talk YA fandoms and uncomfortable political conversations

Becky Albertalliand Katie Cotugno are bestselling authors, both with highly-anticipated YA novels on shelves this June. BECKY ALBERTALLI: Katie! I finishedYou Say It First, and I can’t even tell you how much I loved it. Credit: Courtesy Harper Collins I related so much to Meg, and I know so many people like Colby. Also, I shipped Meg and Colby so hard, it’s ridiculous. KATIE COTUGNO:BECKY! Thank you so much, first of all!...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Wayne Peterson

Becoming Billie: How Andra Day found the soul (and voice) of Lady Day

She did the work to get here. How do you recreate the voice of one of the greatest singers ever? For her transformation into jazz legend Billie Holiday,Andra Daythrew out the rule book. She started smoking cigarettes. She glugged “cold water and gin.” She yelled and screamed all the time, leaving her vocal cords no time to rest. The experience changed her. “There’s still some residual Billie,” Day says with a throaty laugh....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Thomas Sullivan

Becoming Pamela Anderson: Inside Lily James' daily 4-hour transformation onPam & Tommy

From Downton darling to Baywatch babe. It took a village to turnLily JamesintoPamela AndersonforPam & Tommy. “And Kami [Lennox], our costume designer, is out of this world.” Lily James stars as Pamela Anderson on ‘Pam & Tommy;’ Anderson on ‘Baywatch’.Erica Parise/Hulu; Kypros/Getty Images “He worked me so hard and I got really fit. I lost a ton of weight.” She adds with a laugh, “I’ve put it all back on again though, unfortunately....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Sarah Cruz

Before her Marvel spotlight, Chloé Zhao made her masterpiece

“That has been really, really nice, having been isolated for so long.” “I consider myself very lucky that has not changed.” Here, Zhao opens up about traveling by van with McDormand and what she learned from hitting the road. Illustration by EW; Photo: Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP/Shutterstock For the way I love to work, I couldn’t ask for a better combination. In addition to Frances McDormand, you cast actual nomads to play themselves....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Thomas Howell