Could Cruella De Vil’s serial killer grandfather appear in Disney prequel?

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It’s Villain Week here at Mashable. In honor of the release of Venom, we’re celebrating all our favorite evildoers from film and TV all week long. Spooky, scary!


Believe it or not, 101 Dalmatians can get way darker than puppy murder—a disturbing fact that might make Disney’s upcoming prequel even better than expected. 

In January 2016, the first rumors of Emma Stone starring in Disney’s Cruella De Vil origin story hit The Hollywood Reporter. And the internet went barking mad. 

Black and white fan art plastered Tumblr. Dozens of tweets predicted what fresh hell the fur-wearing witch would raise. And Disney lovers across the board eagerly awaited hitting “purchase” on Fandango.  Read more…

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Which of ‘Maniac’s’ pill hallucination stories was the best?

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A lot went down on Maniac. What appeared to be a story about two people in a clinical trial that is meant to cure humanity of its mental ills turned out to be a wild ride through the human psyche, complete with seemingly unrelated vignettes that took place across timelines and realities. 

These jaunts into Owen and Annie’s minds were some of the highlights of the show, but which of then was the best standalone story?

See the rankings below, in descending order.

5. The Mob Prince Blues

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The story of Owen the mob prince is more muted than the other vignettes with one big exception: it’s violent as hell. Obviously the over-the-top blood spewing and that one gross shot of Owen’s “long-lost” brother shot in half in a bathtub was meant to reference and satrizie violent mob movies, but it fell short of feeling earned. The weirdness of the Maniac sub-stories is rooted in the overall style of the show; going full Tarantino was a step outside of that box.  Read more…

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‘Billy on the Street’ is asking important questions: Why isn’t Emma Stone on Instagram?

Our country is extremely divided, but Billy Eichner is back on the street asking real questions to real people. 
Eichner led Emma Stone through the streets of New York to find out what it’ll take for her to join Instagram.
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Jonah Hill and Emma Stone wear a lot of hats (and costumes) in weird-ass ‘Maniac’ trailer

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The newest trailer for Netflix’s Maniac confirms Emma Stone and Jonah Hill aren’t revisiting their Superbad days—but they are jumping around to plenty of other universes. 

Under the influence of a mysterious drug trial, Stone and Hill are seen taking a spooky woodland stroll with Great Gatsby vibes, making a home (and a mullet) in Goon territory, present at a Captain America-esque war tribunal, valiantly hunting something or someone in an homage to Lord of the Rings, crushing a miniature town a la Hereditary, and also doing something with a purple koala/muppet? Maybe?

While we don’t anticipate any direct references to other worlds, Maniac‘s trailer provides an interesting sneak peek into the mind-bending miniseries. Based off of a Norwegian television series of the same name, Maniac follows patients Annie Landsberg (Stone) and Owen Milgrim (Hill) as they attempt to answer one creepy question: “What do you think is wrong with you?” Read more…

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Get your first look at Emma Stone and Jonah Hill in Netflix’s black comedy series ‘Maniac’

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The Netflix comedy train just keeps on rolling.

Netflix is getting a bizarre new comedy series starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill called Maniac, and the streaming service gave the world its first look at the series on Wednesday, The Hollywood Reporter reported.

Maniac is being made by Cary Fukunaga, the director of True Detective and Beasts of No Nation, and is a remake of a Norwegian series by the same name, which originally aired in 2014.

Netflix’s remake, which is described as a black comedy, will focus on Emma Stone’s and Jonah Hill’s characters — two strangers who participate in a pharmaceutical trial that doesn’t quite go exactly as planned. Read more…

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Jennifer Lawrence posts hilarious video explaining to Emma Stone why her face is only half made up

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In a hilarious video on her Facebook page, Jennifer Lawrence explains why she didn’t make it to any Golden Globe after parties – and why she got half-ready for them.

Missing the Globes must have been rough for an A-lister like Lawrence, but she was happy to go to a few after parties with BFF Emma Stone. Only Stone called Lawrence and changed the plan, leaving her friend half-made up and waiting to hang.

Lawrence doesn’t post to her official Facebook page often, but the most recent posts above this one are related to Time’s Up and women’s equality, including the exit of E! News anchor Catt Sadler after she found out she was making significantly less than a male colleague. Read more…

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Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone’s ‘love story’ involves a slightly creepy third party

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There’s a third character in the friendship tale of Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone: John the Orchestra Guy.

Who is John? An orchestra guy, that’s who — an orchestra guy who used to constantly, “accidentally” text both Stone and Lawrence.

“He wasn’t really a stalker. He’s just this guy who has a lot of people’s phone numbers,” Stone said in an interview for W’s Best Performances feature. “He must have worked at a studio or something.”

According to Stone, John would often text both women to inform them he was running late to the “soundstage.” He’d then asked them to “warm up the orchestra” for him. (Now you see where the “orchestra” part of the name comes from!) Read more…

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Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone weigh in on Hollywood’s problem with women — and what to do next

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As the past several weeks have revealed, sexual misconduct has been far too prevalent in Hollywood, but the entertainment industry is now cleaning house. The #MeToo movement and public accusal of powerful men in Hollywood is a movement that requires many, but big name actresses like Angelina Jolie and Reese Witherspoon helped spread the word significantly.

For their annual roundtable, The Hollywood Reporter gathered together six top actresses with major releases this season to talk about their work – and, naturally, the conversation quickly shifted to the ongoing sexual harassment issue in Hollywood.  Read more…

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