‘Fresh’ Star Daisy Edgar-Jones on How ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Got Her Through Filming Gruesome Cannibal Movie

EXCLUSIVE: Shudder has locked down rights to the critically acclaimed feature Mad God, directed by two-time Academy Award-winning artist, animator and filmmaker Phil Tippett. The experimental animated project 30 years in the making will hit limited theaters and debut on AMC Network’s premium service for genre fare on June 16.

It’s undeniable, Andrew Garfield is having a serious moment. Coming off an Oscar nomination for “tick, tick…BOOM!” and his appearance in “Spider-Man: No Way Home”— a part so beloved people are demanding that the actor get to finish out his ‘Spider-Man’ trilogy and or join Sony’s Spiderverse—Garfield feels like he’s bigger than ever these days.

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Janet Hubert has defended Will Smith after the actor slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.Rock appeared at the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday (March 27), at which both Smith and Pinkett Smith were present, to hand out the award for Best Documentary Feature.During his appearance, Rock commented that he couldn’t wait to see Pinkett Smith in “G.I. Jane 2”, alluding to her bald head.

The original Aunt Viv is on Will Smith’s side.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorHollywood is out and about Los Angeles in the days and nights leading up to the Oscars. Here, Variety reporters go inside the hottest parties and events.W’s Best Performances Issue PartyGigi’s, Los Angeles, March 24Happy Birthday, Quentin Tarantino! W’s editor in chief Sara Moonves surprised the director with a birthday cake at about 9 p.m.

Nicola Coughlan) may be full of secrets as the infamous gossip queen of England’s Regency Era, it’s really Adjoa Andoh’s Lady Danbury who holds all of the ’Ton’s skeletons.Andoh has earned much praise on the critically acclaimed Netflix series as the sharp-tongued yet perceptive Dowager Duchess and caretaker to the sizzling Simon Basset, played by Regé-Jean Page, who departed the show after the first season. Ahead of the Season 2 premiere on Friday, the 59-year-old British actress spilled the English breakfast tea — or Earl Grey, whichever beverage tickles your fancy — to The Post about the show’s seemingly overnight legacy, the sophomore season’s central star, Jonathan Bailey, and his quest to find love, as well as her character’s mission to stay on top of British high society.

The first trailer to actress Daisy Edgar-Jones’ eagerly-anticipated film Where the Crawdads Sing was released on Tuesday, promising a haunting treat for viewers. Based on the 2018 bestselling novel of the same title by Delia Owens, the upcoming adaptation features the Normal People star in a completely different setting to that of Dublin, Ireland, she was seen in the BBC series.The film, produced by Reese Witherspoon’s company Hello Sunshine, takes place in North Carolina and follows character Kya played by Daisy — who sports a convincing southern accent in the clip — as she is left to fend for herself after she’s deserted by her family.

“Fresh” breakout Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community.

“Where The Crawdads Sing” has all the makings of a big alternative summer hit. It’s a thriller based on a best-selling novel, Reese Witherspoon is a producer and really pushing it, and the movie will also star up-and-coming breakout star Daisy Edgar-Jones (“Normal People,” “Fresh“).

Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorSony has released a new trailer for “Where the Crawdads Sing,” an upcoming thriller set to hit theaters July 24. The film, which is based off the novel of the same name by Delia Owens, follows Kya (Daisy Edgar-Jones) — a young woman from the North Carolina marshes who becomes a suspect in the murder of a man she was once involved with.“I fell so deeply in love with the world that Delia created, she has such a poetry to her writing.

Sometimes a novel is so popular that a film adaptation is almost a certainty. Whether or not those films respect the source material and become massive hits are a whole other discussion.

RuPaul Drag Race star and All Stars Season 6 finalist Ginger Minj has been cast in the new Hocus Pocus sequel. Entertainment Weekly reported that Ginger Minj will portray the drag version of Bette Midler’s Winifred Sanderson in Hocus Pocus 2. The scene was reportedly filmed in Rhode Island in November 2021, where Ginger Minj and two other performers portray drag versions of the Sanderson sisters. The real Sanderson sisters (played by Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy) turn up at the show and Hocus Pocus ensues. Earlier this month, a video claiming to be footage of the filming was posted on Instagram, showing Ginger Minj as drag queen Winnie. “In ‘Hocus Pocus 2‘ we know that there will be a big ‘Sanderson Sister Costume Contest’ during the ‘Salem Scare Fest’ scenes.

Celebrities showed their support for Ukraine on the red carpet of the 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards through a touching subtle accessory. Taking to the pre-show of the award ceremony on Sunday evening, a whole host of famous faces posed up a storm whilst making a political statement by wearing badges and pins with the colours of Ukraine's flag out of respect of the war that is currently happening there.The invasion which started over two weeks ago has been causing devastation throughout the European country and now people are taking a stand.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor“Power of the Dog” star Jesse Plemons is speaking out about Sam Elliott’s recent rant against Jane Campion’s award-winning Netflix film.“I laughed when I heard. I don’t know why,” Plemons told me at premiere of his new Charlie McDowell-directed thriller “Windfall” on Friday night at the London West Hollywood hotel. ”I haven’t listened to it so I’ve heard it from what people have told me.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorIn director Janus Metz’s “All the Old Knives,” Chris Pine plays a CIA agent who reconnects with a former colleague and lover (Thandiwe Newton) to find out what she knows about a terrorist hijacking of plane that occurred eight years prior.The Amazon drama, based on Olen Steinhauer’s 2015 novel of the same name, is told through flashbacks as the two have dinner together at a gorgeous restaurant in Carmel-by-the Sea, Calif. As the meal goes on and wine is consumed, they each begin to remember the horrific hijacking — but also their romance together.I caught up with Pine, who is sporting a bushy salt-and-pepper beard these days, on Wednesday night at the film’s premiere at the London West Hollywood hotel. Love the beard. How long did it take to grow out?It’s sad.

Sebastian Stan and Daisy Edgar-Jones are ready for the awards!

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorDaisy Edgar-Jones may have become a bona fide star two years ago when she starred in Hulu’s hit drama series “Normal People,” but Thursday night marked the first time she actually walked a premiere red carpet.Edgar-Jones jetted to Los Angeles from the U.K. for the premiere of “Fresh,” her new horror-thriller that co-stars Sebastian Stan and Jojo T. Gibbs, at Hollywood Post 43.“I always kind of imagined like, what if one day I get to go to a film premiere in Hollywood,” Edgar-Jones told me.