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Pauli Poisuo

Who Is Tim Sullivan From Floor Is Lava?

Netflix's new reality game show Floor Is Lava is fun for people of all ages. However, astute viewers may have noticed that the credits of the first episode included a tribute to a man named Tim Sullivan. Here's who he is.

Ben Platt as Payton Hobart on Netflix's The Politician

Meg Bucholtz

The Ending Of The Politician Season 2 Explained

The seven episodes of The Politician season 2 were a whirlwind — never settling on any one character, event, or moral for long before turning the tables again. Not to worry, though: We're here to round up the biggest points of the last couple episodes and discuss where they might be leading.

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi

Dany Roth

The Secret Star Wars Cameo You Missed In The Mandalorian

Mark Hamill's career was truly born when he was cast as Luke Skywalker for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. Since the original Star Wars's release in 1977, Hamill has reprised his role as Skywalker five times; six, if you include the Star Wars Holiday Special.

Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II on The Crown

Patrick Phillips

The Real Reason The Crown Is Ending

While the monarchy remains a fixture in United Kingdom, it seems the Queen's reign is over in streaming land -- and much sooner than you might have expected. That's right, Netflix's critically-adored historical drama, The Crown, couldn't even outlast the interminable reign of its subject.

Patrick Phillips

Jamie Foxx Is Getting Seriously Ripped To Play Mike Tyson

Jamie Foxx's long-gestating Mike Tyson biopic is finally moving forward, and the star is already getting into fighting shape to play the controversial former heavyweight champ.

John David Washington as the Protagonist in Tenet

Mike Floorwalker

Why John David Washington 'Couldn't Get Over' Filming Tenet's Opening Scene

Christopher Nolan's upcoming flick Tenet is going to blow a lot of minds — and it started with that of its star. John David Washington recently spoke with EW about his experience working on the flick — and, in particular, about how shooting its epic opening scene had his brain spinning.

Sir Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings

Patrick Phillips

Lord Of The Rings Fans React To Actor Ian Holm's Death

The grey rain-curtain of this world has rolled back, all has turned to silver glass, and the actor the world came to know and love as Bilbo Baggins has landed on white shores, and beyond, found a far green country under a swift sunrise. Sir Ian Holm has died at the age of 88, The Guardian confirms.

Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser in Outlander Season 1

Abbey White

This Outlander Actor Really Wants To Play James Bond

It may still be some time before Bond fans see Daniel Craig's final turn as the famous 007 agent in Universal's upcoming No Time To Die, but the hunt for Craig's replacement has been on for years, and one actor from the hit Starz series Outlander admits he's had his eye on the role.

Mike Floorwalker

The Marvel Superhero Movie That Just Unexpectedly Turned Up On Disney+

A new addition to Disney+ is raising some eyebrows for more than one reason. The 2015 reboot Fantastic Four has unexpectedly dropped on the streaming service, one of only a few available selections (so far) to have been produced by Fox Studios before its acquisition by the Mouse House in 2019.

Charlize Theron as Furiosa in 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road

Abbey White

The Real Reason Charlize Theron's Furiosa Character Is Being Recast For The Mad Max Prequel

With such a positive response Charlize Theron's Furiosa, it's not surprising that Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller wants to do more with her. But in a recent interview, Miller announced that Theron's time as Furiosa has come to an end — at least where Furiosa's prequel movie is concerned.

Dany Roth

Why You Should See Tenet In Theaters, According To Christopher Nolan

Despite all the conjecture and speculation online about whether the movie will actually be able to hit the big screen before the end of the summer, there's been very little concrete information about Nolan himself thinks about Tenet making it to theaters. Recently, that situation finally changed.

Leah Marilla Thomas

How You Can Watch Watchmen For Free

If you missed HBO's Watchmen the first time around, you're in luck, because the network is making the entire thing free to watch from June 19 to 21. Here are the details on how you can watch Damon Lindelof's critically-hailed limited series on various platforms.

Patrick Phillips

Fans Are Freaking Out Over The First Teaser For The Snyder Cut

That's right folks, real footage from the Snyder Cut has been released, and we've got to admit it actually looks pretty darn cool. The teaser hit Twitter with a parade of exuberant GIFs, accompanied by fans' unflinching adoration for what they've seen, and anticipation for what's to come.

Steve Carell gets his chest waxed in The 40-Year-Old Virgin

Adam Swiderski

The Real Reason Steve Carell Screamed Out 'Kelly Clarkson' While Getting His Chest Waxed

If there's one famous moment from the hilarious Steve Carell comedy The 40 Year-Old Virgin that viewers remember, it's the chest-waxing scene. Now, director Judd Apatow has revealed the origin of the things Carell screamed out while being exfoliated.

Mike Floorwalker

The Hijacking Thriller That's Crushing It On Amazon Prime

Looking for a tense thriller starring one of the best actors in the business? Amazon Prime Video has got you covered. 7500, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as an airline pilot who finds himself dealing with terrorists intent on hijacking his plane, has touched down on the streaming service.

Mike Floorwalker

Why This Awesome T-Rex Scene Was Cut From Jurassic Park

The T-Rex attack scene in 1993's Jurassic Park is absolutely epic — but another, equally nail-biting scene involving the big fella failed to make the cut. Screenwriter David Koepp revealed that one T-Rex scene, which was included in the screenplay, was shot down early by director Steven Spielberg.

Patrick Phillips

The Truth About How Michael K. Williams Got His Scar

Michael K. Williams, who portrayed Omar Little on The Wire, has a facial scar that became a character-defining trait. But just how did the actor get it?

Dany Roth

Why Kevin Bacon's Friday The 13th Role Still Horrifies Him To This Day

Kevin Bacon got his cinematic start being paddled to the tune of "thank you, sir, may I have another" in National Lampoon's comedy classic Animal House, but the genre a lot of his fans know him best for is horror. Bacon's role in Friday the 13th provides an ongoing and unusual fear to this very day.

Zach Lisabeth

How Are Vikings And The Last Kingdom Related?

It's a great time to be a fan of medieval warfare on television. It's an even better time, if your medieval preferences skew toward the Viking Age.

Dany Roth

A Star Trek: Voyager Actor Once 'Almost Killed' Harrison Ford

Thanks to Star Trek: Picard and the novel coronavirus that's had us cooped up in our houses, a lot of fans are revisiting Star Trek: Voyager. And it's not just fans - actors from the show have a podcast looking back on it, and have related a harrowing story of almost taking out Hollywood royalty.

The live and animated cast of Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Zach Lisabeth

The Best Disney Movie You've Never Seen Is Available On Disney+

This far into the industry-wide production shutdown, you've got to start digging deep for fresh content, and what better place to plant your shovel than Disney+? If you dig hard and fast enough, you just might stumble upon an underwatched Disney classic from 1971 called Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

Milo and his Atlantean love interest in Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Zach Lisabeth

The Atlantis: The Lost Empire Sequel You Never Got To See

Way back in 2001, Disney released a criminally underrated animated feature entitled Atlantis: The Lost Empire. At the time, the film was unique within the Disney oeuvre for its lack of music or proven source material mined from classic fairy tales and fables.

Mike Floorwalker

How No Time To Die Could Change The Franchise In A Major Way

A leak from the set of the film has led many observers to the conclusion that No Time to Die will see Bond become a father for the first time — a development which could fundamentally change the series forever. While this plot point hasn't been confirmed, the evidence is pretty compelling.

Karla Souza as Laurel Castillo in How to Get Away with Murder

Abbey White

The Real Reason Karla Souza Left How To Get Away With Murder

Karla Souza starred as Laurel on the show How To Get Away With Murder, but didn't appear as much on the show's final season. Here's why.

Zach Lisabeth

What You Need To Know About The 30 Rock Reunion Special

Now that the cast of Parks and Rec gifted us with a reunion special, it was only a matter of time before the Peacock started dipping into the rest of its ample back catalog to fill the current void with content.

Pauli Poisuo

The Real Reason Why Chris Evans' Favorite Superhero Isn't Captain America

Chris Evans has spent years emodying the most American MCU hero out there. As he's spent so long under the character's skin, it's easy to believe that Cap is the be-all and end-all of Evans' superhero experience. It turns out that Captain America is not even the actor's favorite superhero.

Mike Floorwalker

Regal Cinemas Will Reopen Sooner Than You Think

Believe it or not, you will soon have the option to watch a movie in a way that you may have forgotten was possible.