Annie Wersching, an actress best known for her work in 24, Bosch, Runaways and voicing the character Tess in the video game The Last of Us, has died following a battle with cancer. She was 45. "There is a cavernous hole in the soul of this family today," Wersching's husband, actor Stephen Full, said in a statement. "But she left us the tools to fill it. She found wonder in the simplest moment. Read More...
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, has just acquired Kate Russell’s novel My Dark Vanessa, EW can announce exclusively. The publisher made the deal for an eye-popping seven-figures in a competitive situation, making it the highest-selling debut of the season. The price is on par with such recent buzzy launches as Emma Cline’s The Girls and Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s The Nest. This story is still developing — fast — as the first offer from a film studio has been officially made, EW has learned, and foreign rights have already been sold in 22 countries. Read More...
In an explosive new essay, actor Anthony Edwards has accused producer Gary Goddard of sexually molesting him when he was a minor, claims which a rep for Goddard says are “false allegations.” Titled “Yes Mom, There Is Something Wrong,” the piece begins with Edwards, at 14, being asked by his mother about the “rumors” that Goddard was a “pedophile.” Edwards describes him as someone who mentored and taught him about acting and the business before being violated. Read More...
