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May 25 2012 06:06 PM ET

Amy Adams on 'Into the Woods' and a possible Broadway debut

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Since Into the Woods cast three-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams, who carved out space in a packed film schedule to play the Baker’s Wife, rumors have been swirling that it might live happily ever after on Broadway. It’s an obvious move: Stephen Sondheim’s musical is a longtime theater favorite that hasn’t been in NYC since 2000, and Timothy Sheader’s 2010 production, which the Public Theater is adapting for Shakespeare in the Park, has already won over critics in the U.K., where it picked up an Olivier Award for Best Revival.

Adams has at least four projects in the can right now, including Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master and an untitled Spike Jonze film. So what are the odds she’ll stick with the show if it moves to Broadway? “I’d definitely consider it,” says Adams, who is featured this week in EW’s Best of Summer issue. “I just try to take it one day at a time. I literally have to take it hour-by-hour right now, I’m so busy. But yeah, I would definitely consider it. That would be amazing.”

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May 21 2012 12:57 PM ET

'Magic Mike' star Joe Manganiello's craziest pre-fame job? Hint: It involved a pirate suit

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In case you haven’t heard yet, Magic Mike (out June 29) was inspired by star Channing Tatum’s old career as a stripper. So when EW got Tatum and his cast mates Matthew McConaughey, Joe Manganiello, and Matt Bomer together for this week’s cover story , we asked if anybody else had a pre-fame job that might make a good Steven Soderbergh movie.

Everyone shared their best odd jobs (Bomer worked on a gas pipeline; McConaughey spent a wild year in Australia), but it was True Blood star Manganiello who had the entire table engrossed with his showstopping story about his craziest before-he-was-famous gig. In fact, he told it so perfectly that we’ve decided to share the whole thing, barely edited, right here. READ FULL STORY »

May 17 2012 08:30 PM ET

Channing Tatum on 'Magic Mike' manscaping, plus exclusive video from our cover shoot

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Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike (out June 29) is based on Channing Tatum’s actual experience as a stripper in his teens. But getting into character for the movie still required some out-of-the-ordinary preparation for the 21 Jump Street star and his costars Matthew McConaughey, Joe Manganiello, and Matt Bomer. Check out this (slightly NSFW) snippet from EW’s raucous roundtable interview with the stars, available on stands this week, before clicking through our exclusive photo gallery.

EW: They told you to wax for the movie? READ FULL STORY »

Apr 20 2012 08:52 AM ET

Watch a striking Jon Hamm on 'Chris Hardwick's All Star Bowling' -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

To the already superhuman list of things Jon Hamm can do — win Golden Globes, kill on SNL, pour a mean drink, fill out a suit like its nobody’s business, etc. — we have a new addition: The Mad Men star can effortlessly bowl a perfect strike. Need proof? Check out this exclusive video clip from Chris Hardwick’s All Star Bowling, a new show on YouTube’s The Nerdist Channel. (Note: The clip has some NSFW trash talk. And be sure to watch the show’s cool Mad Men-style promo afterward by clicking on the second video in the playlist below.) READ FULL STORY »

Mar 13 2012 04:50 PM ET

Streisand's 'Gyspy' movie taps 'Downton Abbey' writer

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Barbra Streisand’s long-planned movie version of Gypsy is one step closer to the big-screen: Universal has hired Oscar winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey, Gosford Park) to script an adaptation of the classic musical about legendary burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee and her mother, Momma Rose. Deadline first reported the news.

Streisand has been talking about a Gypsy remake for years. The project was reportedly  in development at Warner Bros. before Universal claimed it last year, and blogs buzzed with rumors that Glee‘s Lea Michele might take the Gyspy Rose Lee role. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 5 2012 12:33 PM ET

Julie Taymor takes aim at Bono in 'Spider-Man' lawsuit

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At Broadway’s Foxwoods Theatre, Spider-Man takes on the Green Goblin in a gravity-defying battle over Manhattan eight times every week. But that’s nothing compared to the fight that’s still unfolding off-stage between the producers of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and ex-director Julie Taymor. Yesterday, Taymor filed new documents in her $1 million lawsuit — in which she claims she’s owed royalties for the show despite being fired last March — revealing private emails that paint composers Bono and the Edge, co-writer Glen Berger, and other collaborators in a harshly negative light. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 9 2012 11:35 AM ET

Jennifer Hudson on digitally slimmed album cover: 'Where's the rest of me?'

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NBC’s Dateline last night featured Jennifer Hudson in an emotional, tearful interview that touched on everything from her Dreamgirls Oscar triumph to the tragic murders of her mother, brother, and nephew in 2008.

She still declines to talk much about her darkest days (“I just feel like certain things should be off limits and people should respect that,” she told interviewer Lester Holt.) But Hudson, who is promoting her new memoir, I Got This, was remarkably frank about the body image issues that she says have plagued her since she got into showbiz as an American Idol contestant in 2004. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 29 2011 01:30 PM ET

'Dark Knight Rises' plot leak? Batman brought to his knees by [SPOILER]

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Batman taken prisoner by Bane? That’s what happens in The Dark Knight Rises, according to a story in the Los Angeles Times, which sent a reporter to the movie’s set last summer to chat with Anne Hathaway. The scene reportedly takes place while Gotham is under siege (does that city ever get a break?), as Bane’s goons drag a hooded Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) in front of a crowd — only to be interrupted by a stiletto-ed Selina Kyle (a.k.a. Catwoman, played by Hathaway). That’s all the detail we get from the story, but it’s plenty to chew over: Will Bane (Tom Hardy) be another Joker-style terrorist, or will he have a more specific motive? Is Catwoman on his side or Batman’s? READ FULL STORY »

Nov 12 2011 12:00 PM ET

'Immortals': The scene I'll never be able to forget was [SPOILER].

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Immortals has a few moments likely to draw cheers, gasps, or a mixture of both from an audience. (If you haven’t seen the movie, be warned: Big spoilers lie ahead.)

There’s the scene when Aries goes on a hammer-wielding rampage and pops about seven heads like blood-filled piñatas — my audience burst into applause about halfway through. Then there’s the memorably gross shot of the Oracle’s three sisters poached alive in embryonic goo inside that metal bull (which, horrifyingly, was a real Greek torture device). But one shot got the biggest reaction of all: The ball cruncher. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 16 2011 11:50 AM ET

'The Nanny': Who had the best zingers, Fran or Niles?

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It drives me nuts that when most people think of The Nanny, the only thing that comes to mind is That Voice: Fran Drescher’s straight-outta-Queens whine that could turn a simple “Mr. Sheffield” into a four-syllable assault on the human ear. It was a genius bit of shtick, but it also ended up being the show’s Achilles’ heel, giving critics and armchair snobs an easy excuse to write off The Nanny as a shrill and pandering bit of comic fluff.

To everybody out there who still holds that opinion, I forgive you. I was you. READ FULL STORY »

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