The Hazel Wood: Read an excerpt from Melissa Albert's buzzy YA novel

If you choose links we provide, we may receive compensation. EW can exclusively shareThe Hazel Woodscover, above, and your first peek inside, below. Excerpt fromThe Hazel Woodby Melissa Albert CHAPTER 1 Althea Proserpine is raising her daughter on fairy tales. Credit: Flatiron Books Then she went missing. Youd get lost on the way to finding me, she says. Youd need breadcrumbs, or a spool of thread. My mom tells me thats impossibleour car doesnt have a sunroof....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 565 words · Tyler Hancock

The hobbits fromLord of the Ringsreunited at Wizard World Philadelphia

They destroyed the One Ring, vanquished the Dark Lord Sauron, and returned victorious to Hobbiton. In addition to the proper reunion panel, all three actors were at the convention both Saturday and Sunday. Predictably and hilariously, the Chewbacca actor towered over the shorter hobbit actors. Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images Bean played the human warrior Boromir, who died saving two hobbits from monstrous Uruk-hai. Tolkiens Elvish Tengwar script. The gesture wasrecently echoedby the Avengers actors, who got matching tattoos of their superhero teams logo....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · Kaitlyn Campbell

The Hot Seat:Once Upon a Timebosses answer burning Qs

Get the scoop below. Is it still relevant the fact that Regina wasnt in Emmas vision?KITSIS:Cant say. Will Henry ever get a new jacket and scarf?KITSIS:No. Credit: ABC/Jack Rowand There have been attempts by costumes and other people, but we just like it. We dont care that hes growing up, were going to make him our little 10-year-old forever. Did Tiger Lily and Hook have a romantic past relationship?HOROWITZ:No. Will we learn about the relationship between the Black and Blue Fairies?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Lynn Lopez

The Hot Seat:Once Upon a Timebosses answer your burning Qs

Is the curse because of something that happened during a past season?ADAM HOROWITZ:Cant say. Was someones heart crushed for Hyperion Heights to be created?EDWARD KITSIS:Cant say. In this new town, will Rumple/Mr. Credit: Eike Schroter/ABC Gold, the EQ/Regina and Hook/Killian have different names?DAVID H. GOODMAN:Yes. Do the returning trio have any memory of Storybrooke?HOROWITZ:Cant say. Is the evil or darkness that is after Henry someone/thing weve known before?KITSIS:Cant say. Will the villain of the season be related to our original characters?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Sandra Hoffman

The Hot Seat:Once Upon a Timebosses answer your burning questions

Get the scoop below: Will we be seeing Killian in the alternate universe?ADAM HOROWITZ:Yes. I dont think there is one. Thats the whole point. Credit: Jack Rowand/ABC Its now a real place. Is there more to learn about the Savior mythology that we dont know yet?HOROWITZ:Yes. Will the shears come back into play?KITSIS:Yes. Will we see the Black Fairy again?HOROWITZ:Yes. Will we see Pan and the Black Fairy interact?HOROWITZ:Cant say....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · Christy Barnes

The illusion of change inSpider-Man: Homecoming

Warning: This post contains spoilers forSpider-Man: Homecoming. Superheroes in the movies now are all aristocrats and celebrities, far removed from recognizable average-human concerns. Wolverine inLoganis King Lear, a ruined old warrior coping with the divergent strains of his legacy. Credit: Columbia Pictures/Everett Collection; Chuck Zlotnick/Sony In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, everyones a well-financed Avenger with official (or imitation) Stark gear. (They built the pyramids and caused the Cuban Missile Crisis, like JAY-Z in real life....

May 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1324 words · Mary Eaton

The Jetsons: Let's Cast the Sitcom Revival

Meet the Jetsons! The Jetsonsare coming back to television! He’s basically the cartoon Phil Dunphyso who better to play him than the man himself, Ty Burrell? Hanna-Barbera/Everett Collection There’s a wide pool of TV dads to choose from fromFresh Off the Boat’sRandall Park toSpeechless’John Ross Bowie. Not to mention, she could rock Judy’s signature white-blonde ponytail. If you prefer a slightly older Elroy, there’s always everyone’s favorite Hollywood moppet, Jacob Tremblay....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Renee Pitts

The Keepers: EW Review

InThe Keepers, the pain of the past morphs from curiosity to responsibility. For journalist Tom Nugent, the past is a paying puzzle that became an obligation to solve. For retirees Gemma Hoskins and Abbie Schaub, the past is a hobby that grew into a crusade. Credit: Netflix In a culture of comic book escapism and stranger things,The Keepersgives us ordinary people as superheroes. Theyre the real justice league of Baltimore....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 641 words · Debra Carrillo

The Keepersbinge recap

Why was Sister Cathy Cesnik murdered in 1969 and who did it? Be aware before reading (and viewing): Some subject matter may be disturbing. Our concern is that she fell into something evil and got caught up with it, they say. Credit: Netflix Were told the story is not the nuns killing. The story is the cover-up of the nuns story. (Now, the school is called Seton Keough High School.)...

May 1, 2025 · 10 min · 2059 words · Robert Wilson

The Kid Who Would Be Kingis a low-ranking duke at best: EW review

The children’s movie from ‘Attack the Block’ director Joe Cornish stars Louis Ashbourne Serkis as a chosen one in Brexit-era Britain Over the past few decades, there have been a number of attempts to translate the legend of King Arthur into a compelling Hollywood property. (Some notable failures include 2004sKing Arthur,2017sKing Arthur,andTransformers: The Last Knight,which boasts the lowest domestic box office of the entire six-movie franchise.) When you throw in the pair of equally forgettable recent middle-ages-set Robin Hood movies, it seems fair to say making a medieval movie people care about in the 21st century is basically the cinematic equivalent of pulling the sword from the stone, with one key difference: in the fable, someone was actually able to do it....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Luis Powers

The Kitchenfirst look: Elisabeth Moss, Melissa McCarthy, and Tiffany Haddish feel the heat on set of 1970s Mob drama

Over her shoulder, Tiffany Haddish and Melissa McCarthy swig booze and tensely discuss the incident responsible. The lure of exploring unfamiliar alleyways attracted the cast, too. It was more about three people who are put down and held back finally breaking out. Credit: Alison Cohen Rosa/Warner Bros. There was much more humanity to it, which also made it scarier. Theyre nobody special necessarily, explains theHandmaids Talestar, but theyre people that have a story to tell....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Brandi Esparza

The L Word: Exclusive Cast Reunion

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May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 68 words · Melissa Huffman

The L Wordreunion: Cast and co-creator Ilene Chaiken all want a revival

The cast and co-creator Ilene Chaiken think so. Ilene Chaiken:Theres certainly a chance. We talk about it all the time. Peggy Sirota for EW It feels like maybe it should come back. Theres so many other stories to tell that its crazy that this show doesnt exist. Katherine Moennig (Shane):And wouldnt it be interesting to see where we all wound up? Jennifer Beals (Bette):Bette has a walker, obviously. Moennig:Shanes on Metamucil....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Fred Eaton