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It was definitely difficult, Ridley toldBritish GQin themagazines January/February cover story. It was emotional doing it, because youre also weirdly picturing her. Youre not picturing how the scene is going to be. Lucasfilm One scene is glimpsed in the teaser trailer, below. Its really sad, Ridley says. And its going to be really sad. The scene was me being very sad, she says. Lets just say it was not hard to be upset in that scene …...

(This was also before the COVID-19 pandemic that halted Hollywood, by the way.) That, the actress says, was not the case. “It was so sad to finish [Star Wars],” she says over Zoom from London. Daisy Ridley’s Rey in ‘Rise of Skywalker’.Credit: Jonathan Olley/© 2019 Lucasfilm Ltd. “When the film was released, I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ It was such a huge chapter. “Weirdly, at the beginning of the year nothing was coming through,” she continues....

Fanning is currently preparing to premiere her new filmSweetness in the Bellyat theToronto International Film Festivalthis weekend. I do not play an Ethiopian woman. I play a British woman abandoned by her parents at seven years old in African and raised Muslim. Credit: Courtesy of TIFF My character, Lilly, journeys to Ethiopia and is caught up in the breakout of civil war. This film was partly made in Ethiopia, is directed by an Ethiopian man and features many Ethiopian women....

Kerchevals talent agency confirmed his death to EW. Kercheval was also an accomplished stage actor, appearing in the original Broadway productions ofThe Apple TreeandCabaret. Those who have paid tribute to Kercheval include British actorMark GatissandDallascostar Kevin Page. Credit: CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images Farewell Ken Kercheval, Gatiss (Sherlock,Game of Thrones) wrote on Twitter. Always a charming, Cagney-like presence in Dallas. Might have a Chinese in tribute, he added, referencing Cliff Barnes fondness for Chinese food....

Dalton Ross on the celebrity-baby obsession: The excitement over Madonna’s adoption baffles EW’s senior editor. Horrible because Im a baby-hating monster. Of course, thats not entirely true. Credit: Madonna: Shavawn Rissman/AP I have two kids. Okay, okay, sorry about that. Got a little off-topic there. The point is, kids are cool enough. I like my friends. Good stuff, all around. But do you know what I want no part of?...

Hard to see it as anything but. However, FX prez John Landgraf assured me that the April 19th season-ender isnt necessarily the series finale. We couldnt be happier withDamagescreatively. The third season is superb. Its a massive success from a creative standpoint. But, he added, its a show that has always struggled from a ratings standpoint. I think thats because its so complicated. It takes an incredible amount of devotion and an incredible attention span to watch it....

The couple tells EW all about their secret, year-and-a-half relationship since filming ended. Warning: spoilers ahead for theLove Is Blindseason finale. One of the most shocking moments ofLove Is Blinddidn’t actually happen on camera. Credit: Netflix Weve been working through it day by day and Im glad that I gave it a second chance." (The public reveal was made during theLove Is Blindreunion special which premiered on Netflix Thursday.) “Its hard for people to understand,” he says....

Nothing Ever Ends, goes the famousWatchmentagline. ButHBOsWatchmenseries might end sooner than fans expected. Theres always going to be space for moreWatchmen. Boris Martin/HBO I feel like this world is so expansive hopefully more expansive now than it was before. When I first spoke to HBO about [Watchmen], I used examples likeTrue DetectiveandFargo, Lindelof continued. True Detectiveis a franchise, it has a feel and a tone. Mark Hill/HBO Does it need to have Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in it to call itselfTrue Detective?...

The controversial horror-thriller finds rich liberals hunting conservatives for sport. “Oh my God,” Lindelof, who penned screenplay with Nick Cuse, tells EW. “It hadnt evenoccurredto me.” Credit: Patti Perret/Universal As Lindelof says, “We dont have the hubris to have had those conversations yet.” Zobel’s film depicts a group of conspiracy-theory-obsessed right-wing “deplorables” being hunted and killed by rich liberals. Then we started throwing ideas at one another to see how ridiculous it could be....

DAMON LINDELOF:The honest answer is yes. I didn’t really realize how much I cared until my heart started racing. It was all great news from there. Mark Hill/HBO But to actually say, “Hey, congrats on this incredible work that you did.” It’s really been wonderful. Was there any nomination in particular that you felt particularly moved by? Every single one is one that I am deeply appreciative of. He bowled me over, and he did such incredible work....

And J.J. said, Youre referencing a show that was basically canceled 20 years ago. We should aspire toTwin Peaks. Stephen King Especially the horror masters early novels, like 1978sThe Stand. Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images King mixes humor and horror in a way that I dont think anybody else can, Lindelof explains. I wont say I wasnt terrified by his books, but I also found them really amusing. Watchmen Naturally,Alan Moores super-antihero classic makes the list....

And the show very nearly did something similar… which would have involvedRyan Murphy. And that it is not. TheLostco-creator also says hes open to someone else taking overWatchmenafter the self-contained first seasons conclusion. David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images; Mark Hill/HBO [Its] not my story, right? I appropriated it, he says. I would watch the f out of that. One possibility he suggests: Ryan CooglersWatchmen. (Um… yes, yo.) Watchmenairs Sundays at 9 p....

Prepare to swoon Dan LevyandNoah Reidare bringing the romance for EW’s threeSchitt’s Creekdigital covers. Getting into character for each of these scenes was easy for Levy, whose favorite films are rom-coms. But for Reid, the classic romance films were “all new” territory. EW “Because I will have been forced to see them [by] Daniel Levy,” Reid says. Plus, check out behind-the-scenes photos from the shoot, featuring photographer Brooke Nipar. Sixteen Candles The first digital cover comes from the 1984 John Hughes classicSixteen Candlesstarring Molly Ringwald....