“I just wish that we all would have the same opportunity,” wrote fan Deborah J. Devine. Adds Leisa Marelli, “I’m VERY disappointed that you all chose to do that. Not the best marketing move.” It’s not exactly unprecedented to screen a full episode at Comic-Con. For mega-genre hits likeGame of ThronesorThe Walking Dead, the networks only offer up exclusiveteasers. “Mixed bag,” says one high-profile marketing exec at a broadcast web connection....

I said, Thats the best idea Ive ever heard. We have to start writing on that today. We started outlining it that afternoon and we were shooting about 11 months from when we first started writing. Lovecraft adaptations,Re-AnimatorandFrom Beyond. Stewart says the latter, in particular, was a big influence onBeyond the Gates. (It is not to spoil too much to point out that Brownlee singularly fails in this task.) The result is an out-and-out phantasmagoria, full of gooey body horror and twisted eroticism....

Wondering where you’ve seen all these actors before? Read on to see whyThe Deuceis the most HBO show of all time. Now, he playsThe Deuces primary LGBT character, introducing viewers to the queer side of 70s Times Square. Paul Schiraldi/HBO Emily Meade,The Leftovers Emily Meade entersThe Deuceonce again looking for trouble. Her character, Lori, is immediately drawn to seedy Times Square after getting off the bus from Minnesota. She played a similarly calculating character in the first season ofThe Leftoversas Aimee, Jill Garveys best friend....

If you tap on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Justin Prentice Previously seen in:Malibu Country,iZombie,Awkward. Justin Prentice signed on to play Bryce in13 Reasons Why. Mario Perez/ABC via Getty Images; Beth Dubber/Netflix Flynn’s previous credit is for a 2016 episode ofBrainDead, in which he played Mike the Intern. Ross Butler Previously seen in:Chasing Life,K.C. Butler’s other previous credits include turns as Hunter inChasing Life, Brett inK.C. CBS; Beth Dubber/Netflix...

A woman finds out shes having septuplets seven identical girls. One day, Monday disappears, so they have to find out what happened. So, I pitched the producers: I wanted to do it with sisters. Netflix Luckily, they liked the pitch, and I came on board, and then she came on board. Id seenMultiplicity, and of courseThe Nutty Professor, a lot of these films, he explains. The one thing Ididntsee wasOrphan Black, because I didnt want to get influenced by it....

Filmmaker Daniel Noah currently has two very different films in theaters. He says even he didnt understand fully this incredibly bizarre project until it premiered at this years Sundance Festival. That was the first time that I fully understood what the film was. Credit: Everett Collection So, what does Noah recommend EW readers check out this Halloween? Its a Jack Clayton adaptation ofTurn of the Screw, says Noah. To me, it exemplifies everything that horror can do in terms of it being so elevated....

The problem is that the Joker is not a creature of logic. He scoffs at rationality and laughs at well-laid plans. In fact, sometimes the Joker works best when we know very little about him at all. Everett Collection; DC Comics Part of the Jokers power inThe Dark Knightdraws from his refusal to truthfully explain his own backstory. Over the course of the film, he offers 2.5 explanations for how I got these scars....

From teacher to headmaster! Ive worked with the brothers before, and theyve obviously got a high pedigree. On that alone, I just said, yes, Wong tells EW. Credit: Katie Yu/SYFY I had a look at the source material, and I just started delving in. Like Wongs MCU character, Master Lin takes his job as an instructor very seriously. Hes very firm with his students, Wong says. It was nice to see it now and all of a sudden Im the veteran of the piece....

How did he manage to keep quiet about the Adam Wingard-directed movie? So, Im actually pretty cagey in general. I learned that the key to keeping a secret is you have to keep it fromeveryone. So, Im actually pretty good at this. In fact, I had a meeting with a studio that was trying to hire us to doanothersecret project. I couldnt tell them about thefirstone, and so it was a weird conversation....

How did he choose between the films? I had the two screenplays in front of me for theIndependence Day 2and forSuicide Squad. I had to choose between the two of those, Smith said. Credit: Clay Enos; 20th Century Fox/Everett Collection Smiths 1996 breakout as Capt. Steven Hiller saw him deliverthe movies signature line.His character was killed off-screen in last summers sequelIndependence Day: Resurgence. See Smiths entire Q&A session below, via Facebook Live....

Does that mean Batman is going to show up? Dont hold your breath. Usually theyre very protective of their characters for good reason. Credit: Chris Large/NBC A lot of people invest a lot in these characters, Halpern says. So if we use something thats not one of those five, theres a little trepidation. Youre going to see characters youre familiar with if you are a hardcore comic book fan. A lot of those heroes, I would look them as underdogs....

It has dozens of characters with virtually identical names. It’s also a profoundly beautiful and rewarding read. DEVAN COGGAN:I think my first experience withThe Silmarillionwas pretty par for the course. And, to my surprise, I couldn’t get into it. (Heavy stuff.) I zoned out before I even got to the good stuff. What about you, Christian? How doesThe Silmarillion’sreputation compare to your own experience reading it? CHRISTIAN:Aside from the Dwarvish runes (how have you never told me that?...

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Congratulations on the Emmy nomination. How are you feeling?STEPHEN GLOVER:Its crazy. A lot of people have been really excited about it. Credit: Quantrell D. Colbert/FX; Inset: Monica Schipper/WireImage Why didnt you expect people to enjoy the show so much?Because were weird. I didnt think anybody would understand what we were talking about at first. We have very weird tastes, especially Donald. We felt like maybe people might not get it and itll be something thatll have to grow on them....