Tag: This Week's Cover (1-10 of 18)

Mar 9 2013 01:39 PM ET

Matt Damon on (maybe) returning to 'Bourne' and playing Liberace's lover in 'Behind the Candelabra'

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When HBO airs Behind the Candelabra on May 26, the world will get to see Matt Damon play Liberace’s drug-addled, surgically enhanced lover – a role about as far from Jason Bourne as it gets.

But Damon, who sat down with costar Michael Douglas to talk with EW for this week’s cover story, says he isn’t ruling out a return to his blockbuster spy franchise despite the fact that he handed the reins over to Jeremy Renner in last year’s The Bourne Legacy. That movie rebooted the series by introducing the idea of a world with multiple Bourne-style secret agents — which means the original Jason Bourne could still be out there somewhere.

Tony Gilroy, who wrote the first one and the second one, came up with an idea: I think they look at it as kind of the reverse of X-Men,” says Damon, who opted not to sign on for a fourth film because he and director Paul Greengrass “couldn’t figure out” a script. ”Whereas with X-Men, you get a giant bunch of superheroes and then do the Wolverine spinoff, I think Tony pitched it as, ‘OK, we started with the Wolverine spinoff. Now let’s try to make the X-Men. So I’ll create all these other programs, and you can have your evergreen that way. There’ll be other agents.’”

So does this mean Damon and Renner might share the screen in a Bourne movie someday? READ FULL STORY »

Jan 10 2013 10:00 AM ET

Three 'Catching Fire' characters you won't see in the movie -- EXCLUSIVE

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Fans of Suzanne Collins’s  words, you can rest easy. The adaptation of the Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire will be “very, very true to book,” promises new director Francis Lawrence.

This week’s cover story  describes the whirlwind few weeks that followed once director Gary Ross stepped away from the helm in April. “We were five months from when we needed to start shooting and we had no script and no director,” says producer Nina Jacobson. Once Lawrence came aboard, Jacobson put together her new director with series mastermind Collins to outline the script. Their main task, says Lawrence, was figuring out a way to best distill the novel’s dense first third, during which our hero Katniss Everdeen, home from her victory tour but tormented by the ghosts of war, struggles internally with her next move.
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Mar 29 2012 07:15 PM ET

'The Hunger Games': How did Lionsgate snag the mega-blockbuster?

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Over the past week, The Hunger Games has racked up so much money — promising a bounty of potential future earnings — that one imagines many Hollywood executives have all but thrown out their backs kicking themselves. That’s because the latest mega-franchise wasn’t brought to us by any of the major studios — not Sony, not Disney, not Paramount — but rather by Lionsgate, the second-tier house whose only other money-making franchise to date, Saw, relies on gratuitous dismemberment for its appeal.

So how did a studio built on torture porn and Jason Statham wind up with the Next Big Thing?  READ FULL STORY »

Oct 7 2011 11:30 AM ET

'Romy and Michele': Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino talk valley girls... and plans for a follow-up? -- VIDEO

As Romy and Michele found out the hard way, trying to come out on top at a reunion can be, like, a totally fruitless endeavor. Thankfully, there were no popularity contests at this reunion. It’s been roughly 15 years since the concoction of the Post-it scheme to end all Post-it schemes, but Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow have remained friends. “We genuinely like each other and crack each other up,” Sorvino said. The Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion actresses reunited on July 25 in Los Angeles for EW’s annual Reunions issue, but their frequent giggles and undeniable chemistry made it seem like that “I’m the Mary” fight happened just yesterday.

You can see read the interview and see our Romy and Michele photos — as well as pictures and interviews from our Princess Bride, Aliens, and NYPD Blue reunions (to name a few) — in this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly, on stands today. In the meantime, check out the video below, and get ready for what could be yet another eventful reunion. “Hopefully one day there will be a movie about what they’re up to today,” Sorvino said. “We’ve been working on that for the past decade and a half.” Kudrow’s suggestion? “Michele Goes Through the Change and Romy Is There.” Watch the video below the jump. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 9 2011 05:12 PM ET

Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams discuss how they met and reveal the true origins of 'Super 8'

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There exists a parallel world where Super 8 does not represent the first time pop culture polymaths J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg have collaborated on a movie. In fact, perhaps in the “over there” universe of Abrams’ Fox TV series Fringe, there exists a sequel to the Spielberg-produced Who Framed Roger Rabbit written by Abrams that was released sometime in the early ’90s. In our world, however, that movie project was only discussed, never made, and its only significance to our present is that it facilitated the first meeting between Spielberg and Abrams. The year was 1989, and Abrams was a recent college grad whose first sold script (written with Jill Mazursky), Taking Care Of Business, was about to become a modestly amusing major motion picture starring James Belushi for The Walt Disney Company. The previous year, Disney and Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment had scored a massive worldwide hit with the Robert Zemeckis-directed Roger Rabbit and were soliciting ideas for a sequel. Abrams was invited to pitch some. He didn’t get a job (and to date, a sequel remains unmade despite years of development with many other writers), but Abrams recalls leaving the meeting totally animated nonetheless. “I remember calling Matt Reeves [Abrams’ friend and Felicity co-creator] in the car and being just so out of my mind excited that I got completely lost,” recalls Abrams. “I had no idea what freeway I had gotten on. I was miles off course. I shouldn’t have been driving, frankly.”

The first official Spielberg/Abrams collaboration occurred when Abrams did some writing work on the Spielberg-produced Casper, released in 1995. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 9 2011 04:18 PM ET

'Super 8' In IMAX: Will you be seeing J.J. Abrams' retro sci-fi opus on the big screen or REALLY BIG screen?

 Super 8 — which has become something of an obsession here at EW.com, as our recent bevy of posts on the film can attest — opens throughout the day on 325 screens in North America as part of a sneak preview push organized by Paramount Pictures and Twitter. The slate of showings is also a big deal for IMAX, which is hosting the majority of these previews: Never before has the exhibitor effectively opened a movie on this many of its locations. “We have been talking for some time the notion about having a release window this early,” says Greg Foster, chairman and president of Filmed Entertainment at IMAX. “This is new territory for us. We have opened a couple movies in a handful of countries — Russia, France, Mexico — two or three days early, but no more than 15 theaters. This is the first time we’ve done it domestically on this level.”  READ FULL STORY »

May 23 2011 02:27 PM ET

'The Hunger Games' picks its Octavia and Portia, as fans hold breath for Cinna

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Lionsgate announced that Latarsha Rose and Brooke Bundy have joined the Gary Ross adaptation of YA dystopian thriller The Hunger Games. Rose, whose resumé includes guest turns on All My Children and Bones, will play Peeta’s stylist Portia. Relative newcomer Bundy will play Octavia, a member of Katniss Everdeen’s beloved stylist Cinna’s prep team. As Capitol-dwellers, they’re expected to have garish, heavily stylized appearances — from their clothes to their skin dye. Meanwhile, Hunger Games fans pine for news of their Cinna.

Filming on The Hunger Games, which stars among many others Jennifer Lawrence, Woody Harrelson, Josh Hutcherson, and Elizabeth Banks, began last week in North Carolina. EW recently revealed an exclusive first look at Lawrence in costume as trilogy heroine Katniss.

For more on The Hunger Games, including photos of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss and a guide to the film’s other characters, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, on stands now.

Read more:
First look at Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss in ‘The Hunger Games’
‘Hunger Games’ Central
‘Hunger Games’: Meet the Cast!

May 20 2011 05:12 PM ET

'The Hunger Games': Jennifer Lawrence defends her Peeta and Gale -- EXCLUSIVE

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After weeks of hand-wringing about whether Jennifer Lawrence was the right girl to pick up Hunger Games heroine Katniss Everdeen’s bow, fans seemed to have taken heart from both EW’s exclusive first look and Lawrence’s sensitive take on the character. That frees up some mental energy to concentrate on other matters surrounding Gary Ross’ movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ epic adventure. Like, will Josh Hutcherson look good blonde? And is Liam Hemsworth an interesting actor, or just a muscular one? Here, Lawrence offers her take on what makes them the right guys to play Katniss’ District 12 homeboys Peeta and Gale. READ FULL STORY »

May 19 2011 04:41 PM ET

What scene from 'The Hunger Games' is Jennifer Lawrence most excited to shoot? -- EXCLUSIVE

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[SPOILER ALERT!] Yesterday, EW revealed the exclusive first look of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games. The 20-year-old Oscar nominee was first turned onto Suzanne Collins’ beloved dystopian trilogy, about children forced to fight to death to amuse a brutal government, last Christmas. Her mother, who runs a summer day camp in Lawrence’s hometown of Louisville, Ky., lent her her own dog-eared copies and Lawrence fell fast and hard. As she gobbled down the books, two scenes stuck out as ones that would be a particular thrill for any actress to play. With filming on Gary Ross’ movie kicking off this week in North Carolina, she’s living the dream.

Her No. 1 scene from The Hunger Games: READ FULL STORY »

Apr 30 2011 10:30 AM ET

Why Robert Pattinson can't wait for 'Breaking Dawn Pt 2'

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 It’s clear that the stars of The Twilight Saga have become close over the years — particularly during the long process of shooting Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Part 2 (in theaters November 2011 and 2012). “Having to spend so much time with people…it’s just nice when you like them. There is a real bond. I think also there’s something humbling about wearing the makeup and contacts,” says Robert Pattinson.

But of course all that bonding doesn’t stop him from teasing one of his co-stars. “Except Taylor [Lautner]–he doesn’t have to do a thing. He’s managed [to do] no work on this last one,” Pattinson laughs. “He’s always a wolf!” However, as Pattinson is quick to point out, Lautner will face plenty of challenges when it comes to Breaking Dawn Part 2 (beware, spoilers ahead!). “He has to fall in love with a baby,” Pattinson says (kinda gleefully). “Oh, God, I can’t wait to see how that goes.”

Lautner doesn’t seem too surprised to hear about Pattinson’s ribbing. “Oh my gosh. That sounds like him,” he says. “Everyone is always complaining to me that I don’t have to wear the contacts, I don’t have to wear the white makeup or wear wigs and all that stuff. And I’m like, ‘I’m the one in the freezing rain and cold not wearing a shirt! I paid my dues in New Moon and Eclipse.’”

For more behind-the-scenes details on Breaking Dawn, plus exclusive photos — including one of Bella and Edward in a steamy waterfall embrace — pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, on stands now.

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