A Smashing Good Time: HowAvengers: Endgamestar Mark Ruffalo crushed it as the Hulk

“There was an air-quality guy who was Twittering from set. “It just blasted into the blogosphere. Basically we fired him and let him out.” The Avengers.Marvel Studios He shook his head. “It was crazy. Studios probably spend a million dollars trying to keep all this secret.” Ruffalo can breathe easy. The only problem, his costars joked, was that Ruffalo sometimes talked too much. Like all teasing between friends, the jokes about leaking are a little exaggerated....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 855 words · Kathryn Thompson

A sweetGood Placefinale rescues a frustrating final season: Review

NBC’s afterlife sitcom took some curious detours on the way to a moving conclusion. The Good Placewas a nice show about nice people. The main characters were cursed to eternal punishment, but nobody watching thought they belonged in hell. Colleen Hayes/NBC Their sins were quirky, their souls cute. Everyone learned philosophy; everyone was stoked about philosophy! I liked Thursday’s series finale, and I used to love the show. The season 1 twist remains a high point in recent TV history....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Theresa Ingram

A tale of two Julias: Inside the making of the edgiest roles of Julia Roberts' career

Both roles are complicated women but hinge on Roberts' innate likability. Roberts filmed both projects within weeks of each other, and now they’re being released in similar proximity. BEN IS BACK: FAMILY MATTERS It all began with a soccer game. Remembers Roberts: “I said, ‘Before you come to my house, take down this address. It’s a park. Why don’t you meet us there at 8:30?’ My older son, Finn, had a soccer game....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · Kirsten Bruce

A timeline of 2019's 5 biggest YA controversies

Even as it makes groundbreaking strides in representation and inclusion, YA remains a genre prone to controversy. As YA continues to evolve, the drama surrounding it will continue to build and change. The decision to reschedule publication was met with mixed reaction. Credit: Balzer + Bray; Random House Children’s Books; Gsber Some observers applauded Zhao for her cultural sensitivity; others prompted her to not give into mob-induced pressure. (In April, Zhao and her publisher announced publication would move forward in November with modest revisions....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Jennifer Williams

A timeline of theArtemis Fowlmovie's 20-year journey to the screen

It’s taken 20 years, but anArtemis Fowlmovieis finally seeing the light of day. Below, Colfer andArtemis FowldirectorKenneth Branaghtake EW through the film’s long and winding voyage. “It just seemed surreal to me,” Colfer says. Credit: Disney “I think at some point some of the characters fromLord of the Ringscame in. So it really wasn’t anArtemis Fowlmovie at all. It was just using the name. Hyperion That was truly horrifying.” He adds: “With each new director, my heart sank a little bit more....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Michael Lynn

A track-by-track breakdown of Taylor Swift's new albumLover

Gone are many of the subliminal shots towards Swifts bevy of famous exes. Not the things that Im afraid of. Not the things that haunt me in the middle of the night. Taylor Swift VEVO I just think that you are what you love. The first verse can certainly be interpreted as directed atKanye West. They were never that close. Cruel Summer OK, so maybe Taylor Swift isnt done referencing her beef with Kanye....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 281 words · Marissa Mendoza

A tribute to the best dynamic on TV:Succession's Tom and Cousin Greg

Honestly, for Tom, that’s pretty big. “Are you attempting to break up with me, Greg?” Speaking of, Greg tries to ease his boss' concerns by suggesting, “I can come back. Credit: Peter Kramer/HBO It could be like a business open relationship.” “This doesn’t feel fing good, Greg!” “I will not let you do this to me. I will not let go of what is mine.” “Are you asking if you’ve got the option to blackmail me?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Bailey Colon

A trip to the Museum of Death with Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie

A version of this article appears in the current issue ofEntertainment Weekly. It is not for the squeamish. Fortunately, Brendon Urie isnt. Credit: Jimmy Fontaine Dude, I was really into Heavens Gate, the Panic! Instead, he included some of the symbolism challises, pentagrams, cult robes inthe music videofor LA Devotee. He didnt recognize that there was a through-line connecting the music he was making until about eight songs in. That was the most terrified Ive ever been, he says....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Edward Boyd

A vampire bromance:Angel's James Marsters and David Boreanaz on their on-screen chemistry

The lingering question for manyBuffy the Vampire Slayerfans remains: Angel or Spike? But what about AngelandSpike? David just came alive with James. Mitchell Haddad/The WB They really had so much energy together. Boreanaz loved the mutual antagonization society. Our characters were just going at it, he says. Twentieth Century Fox It was just back-and-forth fun banter. Marsters remembers the bristling energy between the pair from the very beginning. I signed up in a heartbeat....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 74 words · Corey Franklin

A videogame for every one of your quarantine moods

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. Feeling like you “just can’t right now” or going totally @!#$ crazy? There’s a game for that. Mood: “Anxiety, my old friend.” Treatment:Sky: Children of the Light ConsiderSkyas your sensory spa experience. A relaxing musical score accompanies your journey through a kingdom in the clouds. There are no stakes, none that you feel anyway. It’s an experience capable of soothing your standard anxiety fit....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Jordan Brown

A whale of a good time:The Boysseason 2 team dissect the gutting water face-off

The writers wanted to one-up the dolphin scene from season 1. And they did it. For season 2, the crew had something different in mind. Amazon Studios “I think he specifically wanted to top the dolphin. Through his persistence and passion for the idea, he won me over. So hey send all your hate mail to him.” “I go in there and it’s like, ‘So, hey. If the boat hit a whale, is that hard?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Peggy Stein

A Will Smith era ended with the very strangeHancock

The summer of 2008 broke history, and rebuilt it. America suffered through a bitter presidential election on the road to a globewrecking financial crisis. In theaters, cinematic generations were rising and falling. Credit: Frank Masi/Columbia Pictures This week: Will Smith is the god of Los Angeles. On July 2 of the following year,Men in Blackarrived. That film wasHancock, 10 years old Monday. It is a strange film, a pileup of incongruous storylines and performances pointing everywhere except each other....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 490 words · Matthew Richardson

A winter war is coming toBob's Burgers— take a peek inside the Christmas episode

a snow-covered sledding hill in Sunday’s festive holiday episode ofBob’s Burgers. “Last year we did an hour-long episode and we really wanted it to mean something. Bob’s Burgersairs Sundays at 8:30 p.m. Credit: FOX FOX FOX FOX FOX

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 38 words · Shelly Johnson