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‘Vanderpump Rules’ Cast: Where Are They Now, Post-Scandoval?
The Emmy-nominated and most-watched 10th season of Vanderpump Rules had loyal Bravo fans and new viewers alike hooked when Tom Sandoval was revealed to have engaged in a months-long affair with castmate Raquel Leviss nine years into his long-term relationship with castmate Ariana Madix. The cast has since teased that the upcoming season will explore […]
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Next Big Thing: Aaron Pierre Tackles Icons Real (Malcolm X) and Cinematic (Mufasa)
Come Feb. 1, Aaron Pierre joins the ranks of storied British thespians — Daniel Day-Lewis, Cynthia Erivo, David Oyelowo — to play icons of U.S. history. This trend has rankled some American performers in the past. But, as the 29-year-old sees it, he’s just as qualified as any Black actor to tackle Malcolm X. “My […]
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How That ‘True Detective’ Flashback Almost Changed ‘Night Country’ Completely
[This story contains spoilers from the third episode of HBO’s True Detective: Night Country.] Despite its anthological structure, there are a few constants across the True Detective franchise. One, of course, is the enlistment of high-profile actors in the titular detective roles. Another is a case tinged with supernatural mystique and intrigue, as apparent as […]
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Isla Fisher Is “Cautiously Optimistic” About a Third Season of ‘Wolf Like Me’
[This story contains spoilers from the season two finale of Wolf Like Me.] In the final scene of season two of Peacock’s comedy-drama Wolf Like Me, Mary (Isla Fisher) gives birth to her baby with boyfriend Gary (Josh Gad), revealing its identity as a wolf. Anxiety over whether their child would be a human or […]
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Austin Butler on Tom Hanks’ ‘Masters of the Air’ Pitch and “Deeply” Loving ‘Dune: Part Two’
As Austin Butler put the finishing touches on his eventual Oscar-nominated performance as Elvis Presley, his Elvis co-star Tom Hanks was already envisioning the budding superstar’s next move. In early 2021, just weeks before Elvis was scheduled to wrap, Hanks took Butler to dinner and pitched him Masters of the Air, the spiritual follow-up to […]
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The Rare Hollywood Interview Where Celebs Actually Get Real (While Sweating It Out): ‘Hiking With Kevin’
In 2017, Kevin Nealon and his friend Matthew Modine were huffing and puffing their way up a steep grade in Temescal Canyon, a tranquil trail that’s a kind of unofficial backyard for many industry figures on L.A.’s Westside. Their breathless conversation amused Nealon, so he whipped out his iPhone and started recording. Among the oaks […]
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Evan Ross Katz on Fandom, Fame and the Promise of Greta Lee
Once simply a celebrity mega fan, Evan Ross Katz is now a writer, podcaster, go-to Hollywood influencer, social media star and, as The White Lotus creator Mike White christened him, the “most valuable hype man in the history of television.” On Instagram, where his bio also reads “Daddy designator” and “Sarah Michelle Gellar historian,” he has […]
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‘Reacher’ Boss Says Viewers Can Count on One Thing for Season 3
[This story contains spoilers from the finale of Reacher‘s second season.] Viewers of Reacher have now had one week to decompress, perhaps rewind, and think about how archvillain Shane Langston (Robert Patrick) finally got his in the season two finale. After saving love interest Karla Dixon (Serinda Swan) from dropping mid-air out of a helicopter, […]
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‘Griselda’ Boss on Sofía Vergara’s Dramatic Transformation: “She Does Terrible Things”
While Sofía Vergara was delighting millions of viewers for more than a decade as Gloria Pritchett on Modern Family, she was thinking about Griselda Blanco. For 15 years, Vergara pored over the life of the woman known as the cocaine trade pioneer — who also earned the nicknames “The Godmother” and “The Black Widow” — […]
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‘Chicago Fire’ Boss on Taylor Kinney’s Return, Kara Killmer’s Final Season and New Arrivals
[This story contains spoilers from the second episode of Chicago Fire season 12, “Call Me McHolland.”] In the eyes of Chicago Fire showrunner Andrea Newman, multiple seasons of any show that brings what she considers to be continual grind from everyday action heroes is going to garner change. And that’s exactly what viewers saw Wednesday […]
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How ‘Echo’ EP Marion Dayre Brought a Bit of ‘Better Call Saul’ to the MCU
[This story contains spoilers for Echo.] There are certain television shows that people within the entertainment industry all watch and admire, and one of those shows was Better Call Saul, the celebrated prequel-sequel to the almighty Breaking Bad. The number of influential filmmakers who watched Saul is at least a mile long (Steven Soderbergh, Guillermo […]
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Leo Woodall Goes From ‘White Lotus’ Scene Stealer to Lead in ‘One Day’
When Leo Woodall thinks about the past year of his life, the word that comes to mind is — of course — “busy.” He broke out with a star-making turn in season two of The White Lotus (as the enigmatic and slightly sinister love interest of Haley Lu Richardson’s character), and that brought magazine covers, […]
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‘Hazbin Hotel’ Creator on Representing Sex Workers, Redemption and Going From YouTube to A24
Hazbin Hotel, the first foray into animation for award-winning studio A24, is actually not new, despite having debuted on Prime Video just last Friday. The R-rated musical comedy originated online as a 30-minute pilot in 2019 and quickly won over a fanbase that has largely stuck by it since its self-funded days. The series follows princess […]
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With Nicole Kidman’s ‘Expats,’ Creator Lulu Wang Finally Has a Project Her Mother Likes
Scribbled on a chalkboard in director Lulu Wang’s kitchen is a list of films and TV shows she and her partner, Barry Jenkins, have yet to see. As is tradition, their friends, many of them fellow filmmakers, come through their Silver Lake home and jot down suggestions for the pair. On this morning, the list […]
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‘True Detective: Night Country’ Stars Discuss That “Horrifying” Murder Tableau
[This story contains spoilers from the second episode of True Detective: Night Country.] Why are they piled on each other? Why are their eardrums bleeding? Why are they naked, and why are all their clothes so neatly piled nearby? And how on Earth is one of them alive? These are all valid questions when gazing […]
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‘Found’: Shanola Hampton on That Finale Cliffhanger and “Undefined Chemistry” With Co-Star Mark-Paul Gosselaar
[This story contains spoilers form the season finale of Found.] Peacock’s most successful series launch to date, Found, has come to an end with a revelation among the crisis management team at Mosely & Associates that leaves the relationships of the recovery specialists and the future of the agency hired to find missing persons hanging […]
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