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Journalist @VanityFair.com, covering film, TV, books. Co-host of The Kingcast, a podcast about the stories of Stephen King. Author of “Marvel Cinematic Universe: Timeline,” and the upcoming “Star Wars Icons: Darth Vader.” 🔗 https://linktr.ee/brezwrites
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Thank you, Mike! ❤️

You want to be on THE WHITE LOTUS? I spoke to the show's casting director Meredith Tucker about what it's like to cast the hottest show on TV. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

“None of us know the date or the day when the lights will go out. We don't know why or how. All we know is we have the life that we have now.” — Tom Hiddleston in our new Q&A about creating the dance scene in The Life of Chuck.

Happy #NeverFlinch pub day! The Kingcast spoke with @stephenking.bsky.social about the perils of weaving together thriller plots, and his fascination with his self-doubting detective Holly Gibney.

Okay Los Angeles, what was this? 💫 Seen minutes ago.

🕛 MOVIES ARE DEAD! 🕐 MOVIES ARE BACK! 🕑 MOVIES ARE DEAD! 🕒 MOVIES ARE BACK! 🕓 MOVIES ARE DEAD! 🕔 MOVIES ARE BACK!

This hurts. My daughter got into him (sincere thanks, Olivia Rodrigo!) and we were hoping to see him in Pittsburgh this summer. Hope he's well and that goodwill comes his way from everyone loves his music. For me, he was the soundtrack of growing up.

The news cycle may have moved on from Dr. Carla Hayden’s unjust firing from her position as Librarian of Congress, but I haven’t. I suspect you are feeling the same way.

On The Kingcast we're talking with horror scholar and novelist @tananarivedue.bsky.social! The Reformatory (now in paperback) is her eerie tale of a young Black boy in the Jim Crow era, trying to survive at a notorious prison "school" where many children have died ...but endure nonetheless.

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This is a beautiful story about George Wendt. It’s somehow reassuring to know people are what you’d hope they’d be.

Today on The Spiel: @rianjohnson.bsky.social joins me to talk about whodunnits, howcatchems, Steven Spielberg’s early work directing the Columbo pilot, and how that series became a living document of Los Angeles over four decades!

George Wendt's Norm was our Falstaff. Farewell to an actor who was so good that millions of strangers thought of him as their friend.

Thank the Maker!

As part of the 20th anniversary of Revenge of the Sith, a selection of some of my from-the-set reporting that ran from 2003-2005 has been reprinted on StarWars-com, with a new introduction. www.starwars.com/news/revenge...

A good read — this Q&A with @jay.bsky.team over at Wired. I hope Bluesky does continue to grow and becomes a reliable platform for entertainment, movies, books, TV, music ... We need communities for those. Not there yet, I think. But with the right guidance, perhaps…

I caught up with the always-delightful Jenny Slate about her incredible turn in DYING FOR SEX. Come for her reflections on how it changed the way she thinks about everything from work to sex, stay for her highly relatable worries about falling down stairs at Cannes: www.indiewire.com/awards/consi...

Last night's episode of #TheLastofUs was about breaking cycles of violence. All too often, they only get worse. Neil Druckmann, creator of the game & director of Ep. 6 ("The Price"), was born in Israel and tried to probe his own feelings about justice vs mercy—and how that unfolds around the world.

Well, the secret's out. I've written another STAR WARS. You can pick up Star Wars Insider #233 this August.

This is a fucking great conversation.

Neil Druckmann, creator of #TheLastofUs game, directed and co-wrote tonight's episode. Here's a post-viewing Q&A. We talked about the theme of justice vs. forgiveness—and how Joe Pantoliano made his sequence as the doomed Eugene even more devastating. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

Cowardly and stupid.

Thrilled to share that I co-authored this massive book coming out later this year. Wolverine - The Ultimate Guide. Coming November 11th!! www.dk.com/us/book/9798...

Chris is one of my favorite editors. I loved working for him over the years, and he’s a sharp writer in his own right. A great hire by @theankler.com. Congrats to all! 🍾

Love this piece by @ethansacks.bsky.social for the official site about Dedra and Syril. Death Star crossed lovers ... that line is going to make the rest of us look bad, Ethan! www.starwars.com/news/andor-s...

Hey. I interrogated Ed Sheeran. youtu.be/WixaBEPMACo?...

We all rush to post about the end of #Andor right as the episodes dropped, but how many viewers immediately binged all three episodes? I wonder if it would've been wiser to post this Q&A—with Tony Gilroy breaking down Andor's ending—today or tomorrow. When do the normies watch? Thoughts?

Good morning especially to this guy’s pink underwings Song: “Buffalo Stance” (Neneh Cherry cover) by James Elkington and Nathan Salsburg

**ANDOR SPOILERS** That final Andor shot hit me like a ton of banthas. It’s perfect storytelling and got me thinking about Tony Soprano. No, really. Here’s the take I’ve been pushing in group texts with Star Wars friends for the last 12 hours. Thoughts? Read here: open.substack.com/pub/claytons...

#Andor creator Tony Gilroy speaks up about Kathleen Kennedy's role in making the #StarWars series: “Kathy just kept saying yes…There’s no show without her. For all the shit that she takes online, it’s just insane. This show exists because she forced it to happen. What a tough job she has, man.”

ANDOR creator Tony Gilroy praises Kathleen Kennedy for the success of the show: “Kathy just kept saying yes…There’s no show without her. For all the shit that she takes online, it’s just insane. This show exists because she forced it to happen. What a tough job she has, man.”

Andor 🪐 "All the way through the show, what is the Empire doing? They’re destroying communities: families, towns, planets, cities, economies. It’s this acquisitional greed & cruelty. The people on the Imperial side are all isolated. They think they’re part of something but they’re really not."

The #Andor finale is superb. Here's an aftermath Q&A: Tony Gilroy goes character by character, exploring the fate of each—& why he hesitated about the closing shot. Plus, what he considers the show's coldest moment, how Kathleen Kennedy protected them, & why he once wished the series would "die."

The Andor pre-finale Q&A is a fun watch. A way to gather with the #StarWars community to celebrate an incredible show. @ashcrossan.bsky.social always brings the insight and enthusiasm.

@stephenmerchant.bsky. is auctioning his personal #StarWars collectibles for a charity in Bristol — which is his hometown, and also the birthplace of the late Vader actor David Prowse. Some wonderful items in here … www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auctio...

“There are voices that help you find yours ... It became a sacred text for me overnight.” Kristen Stewart on directing the film version of Lidia Yuknavitch's memoir The Chronology of Water. More here👇 @vanityfair.com from @beccamford.bsky.social