It takes one to know one, they say. So, to make his new film about one of the most successful military generals in history, Napoleon director Ridley Scott had to become a bit of a general himself. "I can read all the books in the world on him, but instead, because the film is such a large event, I rely on my very good team," Scott tells EW. "My team does marvelous military costumes like I've never seen before. Read More...
The writers of S.W.A.T. had already written several episodes for the fourth season when the May killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin ignited a social and political movement. Star Shemar Moore (Hondo Harrelson) immediately picked up the phone and called Executive Producer Shawn Ryan: How would the CBS cop drama address the Black Lives Matter movement in the new season? Several meetings — including a particularly long one in Moore's backyard — would follow between the actor and writers. Read More...
In Michael Morpurgo's 1982 novel War Horse, Joey, an English plow horse, narrates his own harrowing journey through the horrors of World War I. For the current blockbuster stage adaptation of War Horse running in London and New York, a masterful crew of puppeteers bring Joey to dazzling, heart-rending life. But for Steven Spielberg's feature film of War Horse, Joey is simply a real horse, with nothing more than his eyes and body to communicate what he's going through. Read More...
