The Ausiello Files: May 15, 2009

And luckily, one change wewonthave to respond to is a new showrunner for the series. In January, Weiner inked a two-year, reportedly seven-figure deal to continue goingMad. It was really an experience of business at a very high level, he admits of the contentious negotiations. Everybody was worried about [what would happen], but we came to…a compromise. I didnt want to leave, and I dont think they wanted me to leave....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Lisa Kennedy

The Ausiello Files: May 5, 2009

reveals executive producer Sara Colleton. In other words, can Dexter have it all? He will illuminate a lot about Dexters life and force him to make some tough choices. So might the day come when Dex is forced to slice and diceher? That is inconceivable to me, declares Colleton. Deb and Dexter are the best brother-and-sister team ever. One could even call them…killer. SCOOPLETS WillScrubshave a ninth life?Scrubsmay just outlive us all....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Andrew Graham

The Avengers crashed the Russo Brothers' Comic-Con panel with adorable video messages

Joe and Anthony Russo assembled a few friends for their panel atSan Diego Comic-Con. “He was holding it for a long time.” But, Anthony added, Steve’s return to the past opened up lots of storytelling opportunities. Kevin Winter/Getty Images “Steve can do a lot of things,” Anthony said. “He can go rescue Bucky from HYDRA. He can route HYDRA out of S.H.I.E.L.D. ©Marvel Studios 2019 I don’t know, [there are] lots of stories....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Jessica Greene

The Awardist: Cate Blanchett talksMrs. Americaand rewatchingThe Sopranosin quarantine

“I had watchedThe Sopranosand thought I had totally imbibed it. “She’s a very contradictory and polarizing figure. You’re right, I’m a mother of four and I’ve been married for a long time. Sabrina Lantos/FX Whenever you play a character, you do look for points of intersection. But I’m also interested in those points of divergence,” Blanchett said. “The difference between art and politics is that in art, you don’t sit in judgment....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Katie Jennings

The Awardist: Who has the edge for the 2020 Emmys?

Can anything beatWatchmenfor the Limited Series win? WillTed Dansontake home his third trophy for the final season ofThe Good Place? DoesSuccessionhave the edge in Outstanding Drama Series now thatGame of Thronesis gone? PopTV And should we just handSchitt’s CreekstarCatherine O’Harathe Emmy for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series now? you’re free to listen to our full discussion below. America’sCate Blanchett, andWatchmen’s reigning queensRegina King and Jean Smart. The 72nd Annual Emmy Awards air Sunday, Sept....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Kelly Frank

The Awardist: Why movies about movies could shape this year's Oscar race

Welcome to EW’s The Awardist: a new weekly column offering (very!) early and in-depth analysis of the 2020 awards season. The Artistso thoroughly steeped audiences in movie-magic nostalgia that it cruised to victory, despite its less-than-commercial elements. The conventional wisdom at last had the data to back it up. This story’s got a messy past, in other words. But that doesn’t change the fact thatthe upcoming awards seasonfeatures a big chunk of prestige movie-centric movies....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · William Holland Jr.

The Awardist:What We Do in the Shadows' Matt Berry on the scene that made him go weak in the knees

Vampires have several well-known weaknesses: Holy water, crucifixes, garlic. Now you’re free to add one more to the list: Luke Skywalker. When Jim finally catches up to his sworn enemy, a bar fight ensues. Credit: Russ Martin/FX

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 37 words · Mark Smith

The Awardistpodcast: Is this Kit Harington's year?

“He probably had more screen time than any other actor onGame of Thronesthis year,” says Goldblatt. “He’s the heart and soul of the show.” ET on July 16. Credit: Ron Batzdorff/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images; Helen Sloan/HBO; JoJo Whilden/FX

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 40 words · Jasmine Cummings

The Awardistpodcast: Lorene Scafaria onHustlers, and Lulu Wang and Zhao Shuzhen onThe Farewell

In the latest edition of EWsThe Awardistpodcast, its two interviews for the price of one, as we sit down with the filmmakers behind a couple of the years most heralded movies. First up, EWs Shana Naomi Krochmal and Clarissa Cruz speak withHustlerswriter-directorLorene Scafaria, who fought hard to adapt the screenplay for the film, and then even harder to get to direct it. For me, writing is always an exercise in empathy, so I was really interested in taking characters in a world that felt misunderstood, and then this crime that took place and where they went, that feels really hard to understand for people I was interested in telling that fuller story, Scafaria says of adapting the screenplay fromNew Yorkmagazines 2015 articleThe Hustlers at Scores: The Ex-Strippers Who Stole From (Mostly) Rich Men and Gave to, Well, Themselves, by Jessica Pressler....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Christina Henderson

The Awardistpodcast: WhyA Very English Scandalstar Hugh Grant is no longer 'sniffy' about doing TV

I’m in thecinema.'" Grant recently wrapped his second TV project,The Undoing, an HBO thriller costarringBig Little Lies’Nicole Kidman. “Basically me and Nicole Kidman are a married couple on the Upper East Side of New York. Credit: Everett Collection “Do you want to see episode 2 now?” Yes, yes we do. For more with Grant including which part ofPaddington 2always makes him cry listen to the full interview below. (The conversation starts at 23:30....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 73 words · Daniel Leon

The Awardistpodcast:Posestar Billy Porter was 'panicked' about Pray Tell's love scene

“In my 30-year career, I’ve never been the object of anybody’s affection in anything.” “You have to have a certain kind of confidence. I had to get that confidencequickso I could tell the story.” Jeffrey Neira/FX And Porter believes the story is an important turning point for television, as well. “We get a lot of airtime as African-American men killing each other. We get a lot of stories about that,” he says....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Richard Russell

The Awardistpodcast:The Big Bang Theorydirector Mark Cendrowski on his Emmy nod and the future of comedy

There were no shout-outs in the comedy or acting categories. The71st Emmy Awardswill air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 22 on Fox. Michael Yarish/CBS Joe Pugliese/CBS

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 32 words · Teresa Cantu

The B-52s' wildest fashion moments

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May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 65 words · Sabrina Jarvis