A wedding ring saved us from having to hear a goat before every episode of Nailed It! But it wasn’t quite clear what the sound actually was until now. “I liked the sound of a goat. Credit: Twenty Thousand Hertz It was our version of Leo the Lion,” Yellin said on the podcast. Thankfully, Netflix went with the now-iconic “ta-dum” sound, but it was a close call. So they wanted to choose something that consisted of short sound effects....

Warning: This article contains spoilers for theStranger Thingsseason 3 finale, The Battle of Starcourt. Get ready to take some new meetings with agents, Falkor. The theme song toThe NeverEnding Story. Credit: Netflix Its sung by the lead singer of Kajagoogoo, Christopher Limahl Hamill, and Beth Anderson. We went through all the various songs they could sing, Matt tells EW. At one point they were going to singthe Ent song fromLord of the Rings....

From the story point-of-view, it was very dark, and emotional material. He was first attached to the film as its director for a short time. By the time they started building creatures, he realized the film was too much for him. He knew this was not his world. I knew this was what I was looking for. I think I auditioned around six or seven times before I got the part....

I had been working hard on the screenplay so I hadn’t had a chance to see it yet. So he insists I watch the final episode immediately. That moment was a validation of everything we were about to do." Credit: Everett Collection He plays a best friend better than anyone. We joke about it all the time." “We come from the theater world and the puppetry world. We contracted them to build our puppets....

The 50 best videogames from 1983 to 2008 1. TetrisPC (1985) 2. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimeN64 (1998) 3. DoomPC (1993) 4. Super Mario WorldSNES (1991) 5. Guitar HeroPS2 (2005) 6. Street Fighter IISNES (1991) 7. Super Mario KartSNES (1992) 8. GoldenEye 007N64 (1997) 9. Grand Theft Auto IVPS3 and Xbox 360 (2008) 10. Metal Gear SolidPlayStation (1998) 11. Halo: Combat EvolvedXbox 360 (2001) 12. Super Mario GalaxyWii (2007)...

The multihyphenate is one of EW’s 2019 Entertainers of the Year. Theres a running joke thatTaika Waititican sleep anywhere. His exhaustion is understandable: When Waititi, 44, is awake, hes practically vibrating with energy. James Macari for EW I like to draw so much attention to myself in social spaces, he explains, laughing. I want to be seen. Im like, me me me me! James Macari for EW To me, its about making decisions that surprise myself, he says....

Some new footage forThe New Mutants. (Skip to the 24:11 mark in the video for the panel to watch.) (Sienkiewicz even made a surprise appearance during the panel.) Claire Folger/20th Century Studios “One bear is all things good: compassion, love, trust. The other is all things evil: fear, shame, and self-destruction.” In this case, that bad bear is real. After rushing through the woods away from this monstrosity, she awakes in a hospital....

Let’s get to know Wolfsbane and Magik a little bit better. Magik Illyana is a fan favorite of X-Men comics, generally. Or maybe its a scene of Limbo. Credit: 20th Century Studios (3) After all, she does rule Limbo as queen in the comics. Her name in the comics is Wolfsbane, due to her lycanthrope shape-shifting abilities. I just lost control. 20th Century Studios Cannonball Heatons Sam is plagued by memories of that traumatic day working in mines....

The superhero horror movie was originally set for an April 2018 debut. Two years later, it’s finally coming to theaters. It was October 2017 when the firstNew Mutantstrailerarrived. 20th Century FOX As Disney purchased Fox, the studiobumped the title even further back. Fox, in an updated description of the film, pegs it as an original horror thriller. The results look like a haunted house but with comic book heroes. Williams stars as Wolfsbane, whileGlassandThe WitchstarAnya Taylor-Joyplays Magik (sword and all!...

Stick a stake of holly through my heart, Im done. Cause of death: one Ebenezer Scrooge. Look, I dont want to be telling you this. Robert Viglasky/FX And its allGuy Pearces fault. The Australian actor plays Scrooge in FXs new adaptation ofA Christmas Carolthat is altogether more grim and ghostly. Dont get me wrong he still is in desperate need of a moisturizing routine and some new hair product. Robert Viglasky/FX...

The blockbuster world of fantasy fiction is getting more political in more ways than one. We talk to four of its biggest rising stars about why. It would be helpful to define what old fantasy was to me. Credit: Macmillan Children’s; Macmillan; Sourcebooks Fire; Farrar, Straus and Giroux Old fantasy wasHarry Potter. It wasLord of the Rings. But without anyone who looked like me. Illustration by Kevin Hong for EW...

Diane Cook’s debut novel is poised to be one of the biggest books of the season. We’ve got your exclusive first look. Now EW has an exclusive first look. Credit: Harper This means living the city they’ve always called home, and searching for refuge far, far away. Their bond is tested in remarkable ways. Publishing Aug. 11,The New Wildernessis primed to make a literary splash. Read the first excerpt from the book below, andpre-order it here....

Im here to admit that I was wrong. thesecond-greatest performance of his career. For Aladdin (Mena Massoud), its Princess Jasmine (Naomi Scott). Daniel Smith/Disney Warning: dont continue unless you have seen the newAladdin. Although, honestly, these are pretty light spoilers and theres already anotherAladdinout there. So read on for my very detailed reasoning of how SmithsAladdinis almost a shot-for-shot remake of SmithsHitch. Everett Collection (But when do we getWild Wild West 2with Keanu Reeves?...