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One Of Heated Rivalry's Steamiest Scenes Was Actually Improvised By Connor Storrie

One Of Heated Rivalry's Steamiest Scenes Was Actually Improvised By Connor Storrie

Published by Sam Flores

Heated Rivalry director Jacob Tierney is lifting the lid on one of the series’ most iconic moments. Early on in the romance between Shane and Ilya – played in the Canadian series by Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie – the rival hockey players have a chance encounter at a hotel gym. Long before things between them have turned sexual, viewers are given a taste of what’s to come when Ilya hands an exhausted Shane his water bottle, and mutters a subtle “more” while watching his rival drink. During a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Jacob – who created the show, and both wrote and directed all six instalments – confirmed that this was actually an improvisation from Connor in the moment. View this post on Instagram Jacob noted that, generally, the pair “don’t improv a lot” because they “have so much dialogue to learn”, particularly for Connor, who has “an enormous amount of work with his accent or with Russian”. However, he added that he “definitely” likes to give the series’ two leads leeway, which …

What Those Avengers Endgame: Encore Bonus Scenes Mean for Doomsday

What Those Avengers Endgame: Encore Bonus Scenes Mean for Doomsday

Published by Jenni Sidey

Can I get an encore? Avengers: Endgame: Encore arrived in theaters (and Infinity Vision) this weekend, giving MCU loyalists one more chance to see the epic on the big screen. But really, the big promise of this rerelease was additional footage relating to the events of Avengers: Doomsday, so much so that directors Joe and Anthony Russo called Encore “required viewing” ahead of that movie’s December release. At first, it was hard to tell how much of this was marketing fluff, but we’re here to tell you that Encore delivers on the Russo’s lofty promise. But if you didn’t have time to make it to the theater this past weekend to experience it for yourself, we’ve got you covered. The four (!) bonus scenes attached to Encore set the stage in a major way for what’s to come, while also adding context to the events of Endgame and other movies like Spider-Man: Brand New Day. It goes without saying, but spoilers abound. A Not So Happy Ending One of the biggest emotional payoffs in Endgame …

Emmy Rossum Says Shameless Nude Scenes Affected Her Dating Life

Emmy Rossum Says Shameless Nude Scenes Affected Her Dating Life

Published by Daniella Wilson

Emmy Rossum is getting candid about how playing Fiona Gallagher on Shameless for nine years impacted her dating life. While sitting down with Maria Sharapova on a recent episode of the Pretty Tough podcast, the Furious actress admitted that her character’s nude scenes made dating difficult in her 20s because of “preconceived notions” that men had about her. “It got quite tricky because of the nudity on the show,” she said. “All of the guys that I would go out with had preconceived notions of who I was or how I was sexually. It was totally bizarre.” Rossum recalled one instance in which she went on a date with a guy who had aspirations about a career in politics. However, he admitted he was hesitant about being associated with the actress because of her Shameless scenes. “He was like, ‘I really want to be president someday.’ And I was like, ‘Wow, that’s a great goal,’” she said. “He’s like, ‘But I feel like running for office dating someone who’s been exposed in the way that …

Outlander: Blood of My Blood star on preparation for Henry’s scenes

Outlander: Blood of My Blood star on preparation for Henry’s scenes

Published by Daniella Wilson

*Warning: This article contains spoilers for Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 2, episode 1.* Whilst it was a possibility that Henry (Jeremy Irvine) and Julia (Hermione Corfield) may be separated going into Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 2, there was no telling that the new instalment would see Henry in such dire straits. Not only did Henry get transported back to 1924 on his lonesome, but he also awoke in an asylum with his ramblings about the 18th century only serving to support the doctor’s claims that Henry was experiencing some form of psychosis. Discussions of different time periods and not being with Julia meant that his treatment would take a more severe form, with his doctor administering electroshock therapy. Jeremy Irvine and Hermione Corfield in Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 2. Robert Wilson/Starz/Sony Pictures Television Speaking about how those scenes may shock viewers, Irvine told Radio Times: “I think shock is a good word because yeah, he gets electroshock therapy. He’s in a mental asylum back in the 1920s, and trying out …

Exclusive Behind the Scenes Photos of Kirsten Dunst and Sofia Coppola’s ‘Marie Antoinette,’ 20 Years Later

Exclusive Behind the Scenes Photos of Kirsten Dunst and Sofia Coppola’s ‘Marie Antoinette,’ 20 Years Later

Published by Sam Flores

With his Contax 35-mm cam­era in hand and un­prec­edented access to the Palace of Versailles, Andrew Durham shot more than 1,800 photographs on the set of his close friend and collaborator Sofia ­Coppola’s Marie Antoinette. There’s a particular photo of the titular teenage queen and her husband, King Louis XVI, resurrected with youthful dispositions by Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman, draped in French opulence—white powdered wigs, crown jewels, bosoms, and all—while sporting wired headphones and propping up an Apple laptop in the palatial halls of Versailles. The image is a time warp, one that perfectly encapsulates how Coppola turned a period piece into a decadent coming-of-age story, complete with a $40 million budget, piles of pastel ­Ladurée macarons, towering arrangements of fresh ­flowers, a pair of baby blue Converse, and a poignantly punk new-romantic-era soundtrack. It’s just one of hundreds of beautiful photographs in Durham’s new book, Making Marie Antoinette, published by the director’s own imprint, Important Flowers, and accompanied by a sprawling, star-studded oral history of the film by Vogue editor Keaton Bell. Though …

EastEnders star Kitty Castledine on rom-com scenes for Penny Branning

EastEnders star Kitty Castledine on rom-com scenes for Penny Branning

Published by Daniella Wilson

*Warning: Contains spoilers* EastEnders actress Kitty Castledine has given her verdict on whether she thinks Penny Branning needs to tell Vinny her secret whilst also teasing “rom-com” scenes next week. Penny Branning has been keeping a secret from her partner Vinny Panesar, played by Shiv Jalota: that she doesn’t believe he is actually the father of her unborn baby – instead, it’s Harry Mitchell (Elijah Holloway). In an episode next week, we see Penny consider telling Vinny her secret at his 30th birthday party, but Lauren tries to persuade her not to. Speaking to Radio Times at the National Television Awards 2026 on Thursday, Kitty Castledine was asked her opinion on whether she thinks Penny needs to tell Vinny her secret. Penny wants to be honest BBC “I think there’s a lot of tension building up in Penny at the moment,” Castledine told Radio Times, “I know she definitely wants to tell Vinny, and it’s a big sort of tension in their relationship.” The EastEnders actress then teased what fans can expect to see from her …

Behind the Scenes of Spider-Man Total Universe

Behind the Scenes of Spider-Man Total Universe

Published by Jenni Sidey

Spider-Man has been dazzling audiences with his selfless heroics, incredible acrobatics, and unforgettable supporting cast for over 60 years. This complex and immersive legacy is part of what the wallcrawler’s many fans love about him, but for newcomers, it can be more than a little intimidating. How do you summarize such a legacy into a single volume that anyone can understand and appreciate? I interviewed Patrick A. Reed, author of the upcoming book Spider-Man Total Universe, about just that. At 800 pages, you might expect Spider-Man Total Universe to be comprehensive. Not quite! While it does cover just about every major development and character debut since Spidey himself first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15, Reed describes the book as more of a “mixtape” or a “road map that shows the essential landmarks and some can’t-miss sites that I want to steer people toward.” To create that road map, you first need to find an author who already knows Spider-Man inside and out. Reed certainly fits that bill. “I can’t remember a time when I didn’t …

I was behind the scenes during peak indie sleaze. What happened to all the women?

I was behind the scenes during peak indie sleaze. What happened to all the women?

Published by Daniella Wilson

At the millennium’s turn, guitar music seemed to be exploding out of every basement club and back-room rehearsal space. Everyone knew someone in a band or thought they were about to get famous. Over the next decade, I built a career as a music publicist working with some of the hottest new bands of the era. I had a front-row seat as the Noughties indie scene exploded – and, without quite recognising it at the time, to the particular version of masculinity it was busy creating. The sense of possibility was palpable. You could hear it in the opening riff of Franz Ferdinand’s “Take Me Out”, Pete Doherty’s raw, anarchic howl on “Up the Bracket”, or the propulsive unease of Matt Tong’s drumming on Bloc Party’s debut single, “She’s Hearing Voices”. But looking back, the pattern becomes obvious. The default image of the Noughties indie star was almost always four blokes with guitars, skinny jeans and increasingly ambitious hair. The Others were a perfect example: a band who paid tribute to the charismatic 1970s Queens …

Behind the Scenes of ESPN’s Animated Sports Alt-Casts

Behind the Scenes of ESPN’s Animated Sports Alt-Casts

Published by Miika Tikkanen

When ESPN floated the idea of creating an animated alternative broadcast for games, it was all about creating “magical moments in sports.” Instead of watching sports stars shooting hoops or scoring touchdowns, there was suddenly an option to see Mickey Mouse, Buzz Lightyear, Lisa Simpson or Mike Wazowski do the honors. For Michael “Spike” Szykowny, ESPN vice president of edit, animation, graphics innovation and creative production, this project is his baby. The animated alt-casts bring a different audience to sports, Szykowny said during a panel at Disney’s D23 convention last weekend.  “We took a bunch of technologies like live player tracking — we can track what the players are doing in the game and make our animated characters do the same things,” Szykowny said. ESPN brought Disney IP into the project and combined it with face-tracking and motion-capture technology. ESPN studio host Drew Carter has been a live animated commentator for every alt-cast. He said that for the first one, he had to wear a full motion-capture suit. But now, he only has to wear …

The Vampire Lestat stars on why they “pushed back” on certain scenes

The Vampire Lestat stars on why they “pushed back” on certain scenes

Published by Daniella Wilson

The Vampire Lestat stars Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid have addressed times that they’ve had to “push back” on certain scenes in the fantasy drama. Formerly known as Interview with the Vampire, and inspired by the works of the late Anne Rice, the series follows the tumultuous relationship between vampires Louis de Pointe du Lac (Anderson) and Lestat de Lioncourt (Reid). As the new title suggests, the third season shifts perspective from Louis to Lestat, catching up with the centuries-old undead being as he fronts a rock band – and amasses a legion of devoted fans. In-keeping with the commonly seductive portrayal of vampires, Lestat takes many lovers throughout the series, a habit only fuelled by his newfound celebrity status. Although it asks a lot of actor Reid, he views it as an essential inclusion. “That is who the character is,” he told Radio Times in an exclusive interview. That said, the Aussie breakout star also alluded to times when he’s put his foot down regarding certain suggestions for his wild role. Want to see …