Hercritically-laudedacting skills arent the only thingCynthia Erivocontributed to Kasi Lemmons upcomingHarriet Tumban biopic. Together we are going to a brand new home, far across the river. Can you hear freedom calling? Calling me to answer, gonna keep on keeping on. I can feel it in my bones. We know her strength, itsbeentalked about,Lemmons previously told EWof Tubman at the Toronto International Film Festival. But, [we wanted to bring] her femininity and her womanhood in such a centered way....

Legends of Tomorrow producer Marc Guggenheim previews his wild genre-hopping directorial debut: ‘It wasn’t just madness. It was also infused with this incredible heart and this incredible emotion.’ DC’s Legends of TomorrowstarNick Zanoalready knows this week’s episode will be an instant classic. Jack Rowand/The CW “That episode is super special and very unique.” He’s not lying. In fact, Tuesday’s outing stands from the pack for two reasons. Jack Rowand/The CW...

People have been really moved. I didnt see that coming. Especially in a world where the antagonists are a white supremacist organization. Credit: Mark Hill/HBO Its really powerful imagery were putting forth and Im proud to be part of that imagery of representation. I went into it knowing I was playing Cal. I think his words were, Cal is Dr. Manhattan. Mark Hill/HBO We had a long conversation about what that meant....

Fans were shown the first episode during a panel at New York Comic Con. So I asked myself, what happened 30 years later? What happened to Adrian Veidt after he saved the world? HBO What was the world like after this giant squid on it? Robert Redford was running for president, so what if he won and was president for almost 30 years? I started to get captivated by those ideas....

Warning: This article contains spoilers about Sundays episode ofWatchmen,titled A God Walks Into Abar. Thats not the end of ourWatchmencoverage this week. Read EWs recap of A God Walks Into Abarhere. Credit: Mark Hill/HBO Read our interview with actor Yahya Abdul Mateen IIhere. The whole putting Doctor Manhattan on screen, and making this choice. It was super exciting, both simultaneously being truthful to the source and truthful to our story of 2019....

Expect to struggle gloriously with HBO’s involving, multifaceted comic adaptation. Incident swirls through fearful shining Tulsa. On Sept. 8, 2019, a policeman conducts a traffic stop, and winds up full of bullets. Credit: Mark Hill/HBO The cop is black, the shooter is white, and the bloodshed is an act of terrorism. The police wear masks, too. Its a defensive necessity. Now, beat cops model bright yellow facewraps, nose-mouth-chin covered like theyre robbing banks in the Neon West....

Watchmens premieremade a big splash; does the second episode hold up? Lets get into it. Christian:Hello again, Chance! Credit: Colin Hutton/HBO The German propaganda effort is unsuccessful, but at least one African-American keeps the leaflet with him. Cut back to the present, where a 105-year-old Will is now watching over Chief Judd Crawfords hanged corpse. He has quite a playful attitude for someone in such a macabre situation. When Angela asks him how he did it, he claims to be Dr....

The originalWatchmencomic was finely-tuned to its time and place. Let’s dive in. She is a striking presence, and certainly not someone concerned with meddling in other people’s lives. Credit: Mark Hill/HBO This is certainly a more direct method of passing on trauma than Laurie Blake’s parents took. What do parents owe their children in that regard? As you mentioned, Lady Trieu is sharing her own traumatic memories with her daughter (maybe clone?...

Welcome to EWs weekly recap of HBOsWatchmen. Christian:Well Chance, Im not sure where to begin discussing this barn-burner of an episode. There are a lot of firsts about this scene. Credit: Mark Hill/HBO Its the first time weve really seen Jeremy Irons playing the Adrian Veidt ofWatchmen. I just love hearing Irons finally saying comic book nonsense like I irradiated it with tachyon particles. This scene is also the first time weve seen two characters from the originalWatchmeninteract....

Welcome to EWs weekly recap of HBOsWatchmen. Well, tonights explanation-packed episode changed all that. This installment easily rivals episode 3 as one of the best episodes of the season so far. Tim Blake Nelson in ‘Watchmen’.Mark Hill/HBO Theyre obsessed with justice because of some injustice they suffered, usually when they were kids. Ergo the mask to hide the pain. I couldnt stop thinking about that quote as I watched the excellent opening sequence of tonights episode....

Watchmencontinues to expand its world and forge stronger links to the comic in its third episode. Lets get into it. Three episodes in, Im lovingWatchmen. Credit: Mark Hill/HBO the former Silk Spectre, a.k.a. the former Comedienne, and Jeremy Irons proudly proclaiming hes Adrian Veidt while wearing his old-school Ozymandias costume. I want to zero in on the Laurie Blake of it. In fact, the episode is structured around humor. To start, Christian, what did you make of Lauries jokes?...

Welcome to EWs weekly recap of HBOsWatchmen. Lets dive into this awe-inspiring installment: Christian:What. Now, this episode gave me the chance to relish having correctly predicted something as well. Credit: Mark Hill/HBO A fake execution, like something out of Dostoevsky. One of the things that really interested me about this episode was its conception of supervillains. There are barely any villains in the originalWatchmen. But arent the KKK, with their costumes and masks basically supervillains?...

Damon Lindelof’s risky take on Watchmen kicks off with a thought-provoking series premiere. After months (even years!) Below, we dig into all of that and more fromWatchmens first episode. Credit: Mark Hill/HBO CHANCELLOR AGARD:Well, theWatchmenpremiere sure is a lot of television. But I guess the best place to start is at the beginning. The only other survivor from his escape party is a crying baby. Unfortunately, unlike in Supermans origin story, a nice white couple isnt waiting there for him....