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[This story contains major spoilers through Volume 1 ofStranger Things season five.] Call him Lord Vecna. Call him Number One. Call him by his birth name, Henry Creel. Now, you can add one more moniker to the ever-growing list of names that Jamie Campbell Bower‘sStranger Thingsvillain goes by: Mister Whatsit. However you address the dark…
Thanks to an optimistic rabbit and a wily red fox — and don’t forget about the Witches of Oz — the Thanksgiving box office was a needed win for Hollywood and theater owners. Disney’s critical and audience darling Zootopia 2 led the parade with a record-smashing, five-day Thanksgiving opening of $156 million in North America…
Josh Brolin says his character in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery was not inspired by Donald Trump, whom he recalls as a former friend and “genius” in “marketing.” In a Saturday interview with The Independent, the Oscar nominee said his portrayal of Monsignor Wicks in the latest Knives Out film was not…
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Rian Johnson, our guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast — which was recorded in front of an audience at the Newport Beach Film Festival immediately before the fest presented him with its Director Award in recognition of his latest film, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery —has been…
Tom Stoppard, the ingenious Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter whose gift for wordplay led him to a record five Tony Awards for best play, the first for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and the last for Leopoldstadt, and an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love, has died. He was 88. Stoppard died at his home in…
“Where in the world is Michelle Monaghan?” has been a recurring question of late. The actor has been jet-setting all over the globe the last couple years, beginning with The White Lotus season three in Thailand. As she often does, she turned her experience on the critically acclaimed HBO series into a family affair, as…
[This story contains spoilers for season two of Prime Video’s Maxton Hall.] When Damian Hardung got the script for season two of Prime Video’s Maxton Hall, he immediately thought, “This is going to be a horrible summer.” And it’s not surprising to have that thought when learning what was in store for Hardung’s character, James…
For James L. Brooks, working with actors isn’t just a necessary part of being a filmmaker, it’s the reason he loves the gig. “It’s what I do,” he told The Hollywood Reporter. “Working with actors is why I am there. I care about it.” The veteran writer, director, producer and showrunner has six decades of…
[This story contains major spoilers from Stranger Things season five, episodes one through four.] Heading into the final season ofStranger Things, fans are well and fully prepped for a certain level of brutality. Just think back on some of the biggest traumatic moments from over the years — the death of Sean Astin’s Bob, for…
