Idris Elba ‘Was Not Happy’ When He Learned He’d Been Written Off ‘The Wire,’ David Simon Recalls (Video)

Wilson Chapman editor“Stranger Things” is one of the most visual effects heavy show on television — the recent season 4 finale featured more VFX shots than the entire third season combined. While some of those VFX shots are obvious — the ground splitting open into lava, a horde of demonic bats attacking the heroes — others are designed to be hidden from the audience.For example, one of the most memorable scenes of the season featured a return appearance by Dacre Montgomery, whose character Billy died last season, as a vision torturing his stepsister Max (Sadie Sink).

Jordan Moreau A live debate between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, two British politicians vying for the open Prime Minister position, was canceled Tuesday after the debate’s presenter fainted on-air.Truss was in the middle of responding to question when presenter Kate McCann fainted and loudly crashed to the floor off camera. The incident was caught on Talk TV, and Truss was visibly shaken watching McCann faint.“Oh my god,” Truss says as McCann faints, then walked off camera to assist her, which can be seen in the Twitter video below.What on earth happened then? Hope everyone is ok! #TalkTV #TheSun pic.twitter.com/M9RvqVyCr3— Harry Rutter (@harryjohnrutter) July 26, 2022Despite the loud thud, McCann ended up being fine, according to Talk TV, but the debate was canceled.

Faith Santilla has been promoted to assistant executive director of the DGA, the position formerly held by Steven Knauss shortly before his death in March at age 42.

Broadway box office held steady last week, with most productions keeping pace, for better or worse, with their recent trends. In all, the 25 shows took in a total $29,531,601 for the week ending July 24, up about 2% from the previous week.

Pixies frontman Black Francis has admitted that a collection of recent world events has led to “rippling tension everywhere”.Speaking to NME in a new interview, the singer – AKA Frank Black – said he worried about the world being left behind for his children and their generation.“Some of the events of the last few years, with the Presidential election in the United States and Donald Trump and all that other nonsense, and then the coronavirus pandemic and now worldwide recession, amid these extreme weather patterns, add together all this stuff and it starts to feel very dystopian,” he said.“There’s an economic strain on people and you see it when you go to Aldi and realise, ‘Shit, there are four security guards in this fucking discount grocery store to make I don’t run off with too many cans of tuna fish for free!’”Francis cited a number of factors – including “the United States banning abortion but not guns, despite the mass shootings” and “the hottest day of the year” – for creating the feeling that “we’re going to hell in a handbasket, and it’s the most grim and dystopian it’s ever been in my lifetime.”“I’m embarrassed in front of my children, just sheepishly apologising: ‘Sorry the world’s as corrupt as it is!’” he continued, while adding that “even if you have a fatalist view of life, sometimes you just have to sit back and find a way to enjoy that damn coffee”.Pixies will share their new album along with the single ‘There’s A Moon On’ on September 30 via BMG.

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Stacey Solomon wore a Disney-style princess dress and danced to Whitney Houston at her wedding to Joe Swash over the weekend, according to reports. The Loose Women panelist and former X Factor star, 32, married her Prince Charming and partner of seven years, Joe, 40, in a romantic ceremony in the garden of the couple's £1.2million Essex home, Pickle Cottage on Saturday.The bash was attended by a number of the couple's celeb pals, including Mrs Hinch an TOWIE's Ricky Rayment.

Jackass star Steve-O takes on the Carolina Reaper pepper in a new advert with Ryan Reynolds.The stunt performer appears in an advert for Reynolds’ advertising platform MNTN, a software company designed to make it easier for brands to place adverts on television.For a demonstration of the software, Reynolds, the chief creative officer at MNTN, enlisted Steve-O to upload an advert on the platform for his real hot sauce brand, Steve-O’s Hot Sauce For Your Butthole.Before the demonstration, however, Steve-O is forced to take a bite from a Carolina Reaper pepper, known as one of the hottest in the world.“I thought I was here to promote my small business using MNTN’s platform,” Steve-O remarks. “Oh, you are,” Reynolds replies.

Riot Games has shared the patch notes for version 12.14 of League of Legends. This patch is focused on toning down the power of enchanters and healing-focused champions, incentivising early-game drake fights, as well as bringing Gangplank back in line with the rest of the champion roster.Riot has acknowledged that Gangplank should not be both a lane bully and a late-game carry, so they are taking away his laning power in exchange for some small buffs to his late game.

Warning: Major spoilers for Jordan Peele's NOPE ahead.Jordan Peele's newest social thriller Nope finally arrived on July 22, and the Daniel Kaluuya and -led sci-fi horror comedy tale has since taken the world by storm—and we're not talking about the dusty whirlwind the film's alien creates before it strikes.Nope seems to be the Academy Award-winning filmmaker's most divisive film yet, receiving both critical acclaim for the cinematography, direction, the cast's performances, and the plot, while also being criticized for ” and thematic storytelling. After trying to piece together the puzzling storyline that Jordan Peele has become renowned for, you might have exited the theater feeling exhilarated or disoriented—or both.Nope tells the story of Otis Haywood Jr.

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Kate Winslet has found her latest HBO limited series.

Only days after its massive Comic-Con Hall H presentation, Marvel is moving fast to attach a director to one of its highly anticipated titles. The studio has confirmed to Deadline that Destin Daniel Cretton has been tapped to direct Avengers: Kang Dynasty. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige announced over the weekend that that the film was in development, and the studio will now look to add a writer to the project as meetings are currently underway.

EXCLUSIVE: Golden Globe, SAG, WGA and BAFTA Award nominee John Cusack (Utopia) has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas.

UPDATE, 11:24 AM: The latest TV clash between UK PM hopefuls Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss came to an abrupt halt today after presenter Kate McCann fainted on-air.

Families weren’t scared to return to the box office during the pandemic and have shelled out $300.9M to date on Illumination Entertainment and Universal’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, making it the first animated movie to cross the three century mark stateside during Covid, and since Frozen 2 opened back in November 2019.

EXCLUSIVE: Griffin Dunne (This Is Us), Rosanna Arquette (Pulp Fiction), Richard Benjamin (Michael Crichton’s Westworld), Miles Heizer (13 Reasons Why) and James Norton (Little Women) will lead the cast of an as-yet-untitled film from writer-director Noah Pritzker (Quitters).

Leaders of three top Democratic committees blasted Hulu for its decision to reject advertising spots on abortion and guns, calling out the streaming service for “censorship of the truth.”

EXCLUSIVE: Six finalists were announced today for the richest prize in documentary film—the 4th Annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film.

Billy Eichner is moving on from “Billy on the Street” but it doesn’t mean they can’t be friends.

Actor Tony Dow, best known for portraying Wally Cleaver on iconic family sitcom “Leave It to Beaver”, has died at age 77.

Canadian actor Brendan Fraser is undergoing a massive transformation for his next role.

Mia Goth will return to the screen to tell the origin story of her iconic villain character Pearl in A24’s prequel horror to “X”.

Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner are among those criticizing the latest Instagram updates.

Blake Shelton is sharing a very personal gift he was delighted to receive.

Michelle Monaghan’s secret double life has gone awry in Netflix’s new series, “Echoes”.

For his first feature film in 15 years and third overall, acclaimed director Todd Field (“In The Bedroom”, “Little Children”) has tapped Cate Blanchett to star in “TÁR”.

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Sharp Stick in Los Angeles on July 25.Felber, a British-Peruvian musician, did the music for the movie, which was written and directed by Dunham, her first feature since 2010's indie breakout Tiny Furniture. The pair are celebrating ten months of marriage after tying the knot in an intimate but chic ceremony in London in September of last year. You may remember .For the occasion, chose a silvery silk dress, chunky platform Mary Janes and a stack of bracelets.

A woman in love! Audrina Patridge‘s 2022 memoir featured a walk down memory lane — and a close look at her past relationships.

The stars are stepping out for Adele‘s big night!

J.J. Abrams Behind BBC Christmas Adaptation; Idris Elba, Tom Hollander Aboard