Linda Hamilton has been a huge fan of “Stranger Things” since the show premiered on Netflix in 2016, but if it had been completely up to her, she may not be playing one of the main antagonists for the show’s fifth and final season. For one, she told her agent she was retiring. For another, she doesn’t watch her own work, so being on the show means she can’t watch it. “There’s a part of me that would almost rather watch ... Read more
Knives Out Creators Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman Reveal Secrets Behind ‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ the Future of the Franchise, and Their Ambitious Hollywood Studio .QN
At a glance, T-Street Productions doesn’t look like much — a quiet, repurposed West Los Angeles building that once housed a music supply store. But within its walls, a small collective of fiercely loyal creatives is doing something increasingly rare in Hollywood: They’re betting on storytelling for storytelling’s sake. Founded by director Rian Johnson and producer Ram Bergman, T-Street is not your typical film ... Read more
“It’s One of the Most Beautiful Moments”: Ariana Grande Opens Up About the Controversial ‘Wicked: For Good’ Door Scene Nearly Being Cut .QN
Ariana Grande appeared on the “Shut Up Evan” podcast for a spoiler interview about “Wicked: For Good” and revealed that “certain people” wanted to cut the shot of a door separating Elphaba and Glinda after they say their final goodbyes. The two characters break down in tears on opposite sides of the door. The image has since become a fan favorite on social media and is widely being praised as one of director Jon M. Chu’s ... Read more
As Stranger Things Wraps Up, Critics Say the Final Season Highlights How the Show Has Outgrown Its Core Appeal .QN
It’s been three and a half years since the most recent season of “Stranger Things” kicked off in May 2022. The first episode of the hit series’ fifth and final installment — delayed by dual Hollywood strikes and the mounting production value of a show that’s ballooned from surprise breakout to blockbuster franchise — opens in the fall of 1987. That’s 18 months after the events of Season 4, which concluded with ... Read more
Stranger Things 5 Duffer Brothers Reveal the Shocking Volume 1 Ending, Will and Max Revelations, and the Return of [SPOILER] .QN
In the battle that concludes Volume 1 of “Stranger Things 5” — in “Sorcerer,” written and directed by Matt and Ross Duffer — it appears at first that all is lost. The murderous creatures of the Upside Down have breached the military zone, and begin a mass slaughter of the soldiers, who’ve underestimated their foes. Elsewhere, Robin (Maya Hawke) and Murray (Brett Gelman) try to bring some of the endangered school children of ... Read more