Stars strike a pose in EW's 2020 Independent Spirit Awards portrait studio

Adam Sandler On the eve of the Academy Awards, stars gathered by the beach in Santa Monica, Calif., to hand out the annual Film Independent Spirit Awards with accolades going toThe Farewell,Booksmart, Adam Sandler, and more. Check outthe full list of who went home with awards(which also included Willem Dafoe for supporting actor and Renee Zellweger for lead actress), and stay here to see the winners, nominees, and presenters who stopped through EW’s portrait studio....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Taylor Watson

Stars strike a pose in EW's American Music Awards portrait studio

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May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 20 words · Michael Kelley

Starz dystopian dramaThe Rookpromises secrets, lies, and a little sci-fi

You cant say Emma Greenwell doesnt commit to a role. It looks real in the take, because itisreal. Im the only American character in the show, she continues. Credit: Steffan Hill/Starz Greenwell hopes viewers, too, will want to join her in that web. And as the series goes on they learn slightly more than me, but initially youre very with her. Its more in the mindset. But Brits are very good at being spies, and at telling spy stories....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 79 words · Ana Jacobs

Station 19boss Krista Vernoff explains why [SPOILER] had to die

Warning: This article contains spoilers about Thursday’s episode ofStation 19titled “Eulogy.” This accelerated that." She adds, “Yes, this has been intensely traumatic. Credit: ABC That’s the design. You don’t just come back from a loss like thatyou come back changed.” She wanted to create awareness on the topic and help start a conversation. ABC We really need people to take this gun situation seriously, especially when it concerns families with kids....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · Mariah Wheeler

Station Elevenauthor Emily St. John Mandel on telling another prescient, tragic story inThe Glass Hotel

I kind of get it, actually. Of course there’ll be another earthquake. In many ways the history of humanity is a history of pandemics. Credit: Sarah Shatz; Knopf We’re all descendants of the survivors of one pandemic or another, she adds. Her starting point for this book was the employees who perpetuate the novels investment fraud. Two ofElevens characters, shipping executive Miranda Caroll and her onetime boss Leon Prevant, factor into theHotelstoryline....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Stephanie Campos

Stay home and read these 20 new May books

It seems that April distance brings May books, because the month is rife with big titles. Here are the 20 we’re most excited about. Big Summer, by Jennifer Weiner It’s the beach read to end all beach reads. Random House; Penguin; HarperCollins; Simon and Schuster The setting: Cape Cod. (May 12) Catherine House, by Elisabeth Thomas Calling allThe Secret Historyfans! But a new scandal brings all the buried wounds to the surface....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · William Wells

Stay the F— at Home: Samuel L. Jackson has a new book to read onKimmel

Samuel L. Jacksonhas a message for everyone about the coronavirus pandemic, and he read it aloud onJimmy Kimmel Livethis week in the form of your new favorite children’s bedtime story. It’s calledStay the F at Homeand it teaches people to stay the f at home during the coronavirus spread. “The ‘rona is spreading/ This s is no joke/ It’s no time to work or roam,” Jackson begins. Credit: ABC “The way you’re free to fight it/ is simple, my friends/ Just stay the f at home....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Derrick Smith

Staying up all night with Prince in Hollywood

The main set started at 12:30 and lasted for almost exactly two hours. What, the 170 or so losers who ducked out early couldnt sleep when theyre dead? In all seriousness, another meaning is that he can now sell tickets for $3,121. The kids college fund can wait, just like sleepytime. You mighthave to be Nikka Costa to actually have him play a guitar solo in yourlap, though. Improv aint everybodysgame, obviously....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Richard Hayes

Steph Curry turned downSpace Jam 2role

Steph Curryhad his chance to do his dance at theSpace Jam… but he turned it down. Apparently, he was offered a role but had to say no because of “scheduling issues.” with James attached to star as the lead.Black Panther’s Coogler will produce with Terence Nance as the director. Credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images AndThe Walking DeadandStar Trek: DiscoverystarSonequa Martin-Green will play the NBA superstar’s wife. Plus several more NBA and WNBA players, including Chiney Ogwumike, are expected to appear....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Eric Barnes

Stephen Amell and Robbie Amell on making sci-fi filmCode 8: 'We were the bosses'

Stephen AmellandRobbie Amellare aiming for a bullseye with their sci-fi filmCode 8. But having control over a project was exactly what both actors wanted. People always ask me, Why did you decide to do it this way? Credit: Vertical Entertainment Stephen says before letting out a wry laugh. People arent lining up to offer us jobs, necessarily. We were the bosses. Vertical Entertainment Robbie agrees, adding that the chance to star in a movie together was also part of the appeal....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Christopher Durham

Stephen Amell reflects on hisArrowjourney: 'I f—ing care a lot about it'

Stephen Amell’s time under the hood is coming to an end. On Tuesday,Arrowreturns for its eighth and final season, which takes his Oliver Queen, a.k.a. And he called me back in a week, and he goes, “How are you feeling?” And I go, “Okay, it’s time.” I’d never had a job for more than a year. So have a go at put your level of being frightened into a relative capacity....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1034 words · Tyler Gomez

Stephen Amell says he won't guest star on any Arrowverse show in the future: 'I'm done'

Don’t expectStephen Amellto show up on anyArrowverseshows in the future. “No, Im done,” he said with a smile. “That was good. It was a good eight years but it was time to be done.” “It was actually really, really weird to watch The CW again,” Amell says. “It was weird seeing promos forSupergirlandFlashandBatwomanagain. It seems like a different lifetime. I dont think Ill be doing that again.” “I actually havent seen that episode because I wasnt in it,” he says....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Lisa Morgan

Stephen Amell to star in wrestling drama next for Starz

Stephen Amellhas found his first post-Arrowacting gig. The longtime CW star will topline a drama series at stars about small-town pro wrestling. In the ring, somebody must play the good guy and somebody must play their nemesis, the heel. Michael Tran/FilmMagic Amell plays Jack, the charismatic villain or heel of the Duffy Wrestling Association. He says hell do whatever it takes to build the DWA into an empire. Will he go so far as to risk his marriage, or his relationship with his brother?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Emma Guerrero