Ted Stars and Showrunners on Plotting the Peacock Prequel and Getting Kicked in the Gnards
“Getting punched in the balls really does stick out to me,” cracked Max Burkholder of some of his most memorable scenes playing young John Bennett in Peacock’s R-rated Ted prequel series. Mark Wahlberg embodied adult John in the hit Ted…
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How the ‘Ted’ Series Pushes the Limits of Comedy, According to Seth MacFarlane
The Big Picture In the new Ted series, viewers are taken back to John and Ted's high school years in 1993, where they navigate the highs and lows of being teenagers. Seth MacFarlane pushes the boundaries of hard comedy in…
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MAESTRO: Bradley Cooper & Carey Mulligan Make Their Award Case
In this exclusive interview, we’ll explore the potential awards chatter around Maestro. This time we have both Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan to discuss their collaboration. What’s the secret sauce that makes Bradley and Carey’s partnership sizzle on screen? We’re…
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Echo Director Sydney Freeland and Producer Brad Winderbaum Discuss First TV-MA MCU Series
Echo is the first new entry in the MCU for 2024, and the series marks a major turning point for the franchise. The series is a spin-off from Hawkeye, with Alaqua Cox reprising her role as Maya Lopez, a.k.a. Echo.…
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Good Grief’s French Hunk Arnaud Valois on Working with Dan Levy
They’ll always have Paris. Almost. In Dan Levy’s new dramedy Good Grief, a potential romance between Levy’s grieving Marc and Theo, a French art connoisseur, sends this engaging new film spinning in an intriguing direction. Dashing actor Arnaud Valois plays…
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Echo Star Alaqua Cox Explains Her Character and the Importance of Representation
In December 2020, it was announced that Alaqua Cox would be starring in the role of Maya Lopez, the famous character of Echo in the comics, and would appear in the Disney+ series Hawkeye. While Maya Lopez did not have…
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Echo Star Vincent D’Onofrio Discusses Kingpin’s Role in the Series
The MCU is filled with incredible villains — Thanos. Kilmonger. Loki. In a franchise that was originally criticized for weak villains at the start, over time, it grew to feature some of the most iconic in the world, pulling from…
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‘Oppenheimer’ Was Filmed on a Much Shorter Schedule Than You’d Think
The Big Picture Perri Nemiroff sits down with Oppenheimer producer Emma Thomas to discuss the making of the film. During their conversation, Thomas explains why a shorter shooting schedule best suited the film, and how they went about making it…
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‘Married to Real Estate’s’ Egypt Sherrod & Mike Jackson Talk Buying a House
The Big Picture Egypt and Mike prioritize maintaining boundaries and personal needs within their marriage to make their work relationship successful. The couple's emphasis on family and the love they share with their fans makes "Married to Real Estate" engaging…
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Legacy of Monsters Couple Anders Holm and Mari Yamamoto Discuss Godzilla
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is set to be the epic glue that holds together the MonsterVerse going forward. The blockbuster cinematic universe from the past decade continues next year with Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, but in the meantime,…
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Kurt Russell and Son Wyatt Discuss Monarch and Swapping Roles
Speaking to Kurt Russell and his son with Goldie Hawn, Wyatt Russell, is like seeing doubles out of time, doppelgänger stars of different generations. If you close your eyes, it's a little difficult to tell who's speaking. Of course, Kurt…
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Night Swim Director Talks Bringing His Acclaimed Short Film to Life as a Blumhouse Feature
What do movies like The Evil Dead, Saw, and Smile have in common? They're all based on acclaimed short films. Night Swim continues that great pedigree, and we spoke with its director, Bryce McGuire, who also co-directed the short film…
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