Millie Bobby Brown had a special visit from her boyfriend Jake Bongiovi on the set of her upcoming movie The Electric State.
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Zack Sharf Maya Hawke agrees with co-star Millie Bobby Brown about “Stranger Things” having way too many characters. Hawke, who joined the Netflix hit series in its second seasons as Robin, was taking a lie detector test for Vanity Fair when she was asked if fan favorite Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) deserved to die at the end of “Stranger Things 4.” “I don’t think he should’ve died, but I do think the show has too many characters,” Hawke responded. Brown made headlines ahead of “Stranger Things 4” streaming on Netflix by telling press that there are so many actors on the show that they could barely take a photo together on the red carpet at the season’s Hollywood premiere.
“There were like 50 of us,” Brown said, “I was like, ‘You need to start killing people off.’ The Duffer brothers are two sensitive Sallies that don’t want to kill anyone off. We need to be ‘Game of Thrones.'”
“Stranger Things” creators Matt and Ross Duffer later defended their decision not to kill off main characters, telling the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, “We’ve explored all options in the writing room. Just as a complete hypothetical, if you kill Mike, it’s like… That’s depressing… We aren’t ‘Game of Thrones.’ This is Hawkins, it’s not Westeros.” Hawke said earlier this month that she would be happy if Robin got killed off during the show’s upcoming fifth and final season. “Well, it’s the last season, so people are probably going to die,” Hawke told Rolling Stone. “I would love to die and get my hero’s moment. I’d love to die with honor, as any actor would. But I love the way that the Duffer Brothers love their actors. The reason that they write so beautifully for me and for everyone else is because they fall in love with their actors and their
Millie Bobby Brown had a special visit from her boyfriend Jake Bongiovi on the set of her upcoming movie The Electric State.
Stranger Things writers have started revealing storylines that got cut – kicking off with a really dark storyline for Will Byers. In the Stranger Things writers Twitter account, it was confirmed that back in season two a ‘possessed’ Will Byers almost killed Bob, played by Sean Astin. Spoiler alert: Bob did eventually killed off regardless, being mauled to death by a Demogorgon trying to help Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Will escape a laboratory.
A mum has transformed her house into the 'Upside Down' with an incredible Stranger Things Halloween display - that only cost £100. Louise Edelstein is known for going all-out with decorations at her St Helens home, with this year's display based on her favourite TV show.
Eagle-eye fans of "Stranger Things" started a TikTok conspiracy that late serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is in the background of one of the scenes from the show’s fourth season. A video was posted on the social media platform showing a character from the show, Max, getting off a school bus but focusing on a character in the background.The video then cuts to a scene from the new Netflix docuseries, "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story." The background character is blond and has his hair styled the same way Dahmer styled his, and he also wore the same glasses as Dahmer.
antagonist Eleanor in the film.In the Netflix teen dark comedy, Hawke costars as Eleanor alongside Camila Mendes, who plays the other half of the deceitful duo as Drea Torres, the fallen “it” girl. “We cast the movie in 2020. Cami and Maya both signed on, and then ‘Stranger Things’ pushed, which means that in our window where we were making the movie we technically lost Maya,” Robinson said in a recent zoom interview with TheWrap.
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a hot one. In a splashy deal, Netflix has pre-emptively landed feature rights to upcoming book Dark Wire, which uncovers the true story of how the FBI launched a fake telecom company and became a phone service provider to the one of the world’s most notorious gangs, culminating in the arrest of more than a thousand international criminals.
Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin has opened up about the racism he has experienced from some fans of the show.READ MORE: Here’s what we know about Stranger Things season fiveThe actor, who plays Lucas Sinclair in the hit Netflix series, recently reflected on his very first Comic Con appearance, explaining how he received a different reception to his fellow co-stars due to the colour of his skin.“It definitely took a toll on me as a younger kid,” McLaughlin said during a recent appearance at the Heroes Comic-Con Belgium convention.“My very first Comic Con, some people didn’t stand in my line because I was Black. Some people told me, ‘Oh I didn’t want to be in your line because you were mean to Eleven.’”He continued: “Even now, some people don’t follow me or don’t support me because I’m Black.
Caleb McLaughlin is opening up about the racism he has faced within the Stranger Things fandom.
Caleb McLaughlin is opening up his experience with fame following the worldwide success of Stranger Things. The actor has played the role of Lucas Sinclair in the Netflix series since the age of 14 and recently recalled racism from some fans.
Jeffrey Dahmer is a hit for Netflix and for Ryan Murphy.
Malala Yousafzai is one of creative leaders honored for Variety’s 2022 Power of Women presented by Lifetime. For more, click here. Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is comparing herself to the monster from “Stranger Things” as she shows off her double-jointedness. “I am Vecna,” she declares while bending her fingers way back, emulating the slimy talons of Jamie Campbell Bower’s dastardly overlord of the Upside Down. Yousafzai may be a messenger of peace, globally recognized for her work campaigning for girls’ education, but she’s also lost a lot of sleep devouring the stunningly violent fourth season of the hit Netflix series, which she binge-watched with her new husband, Asser Malik. Growing up in Swat Valley, Pakistan, the TV enthusiast watched shows such as British sitcom “Mind Your Language” and ABC’s “Ugly Betty” to improve her English and decipher Western culture. Now, inhaling the latest TV programs is technically her job. “I am a producer,” says Yousafzai proudly. “I want my name to be there in TV shows, documentaries and movies.”
Netflix has released a blooper reel from the filming of Stranger Things season four – check it out above.The footage debuted as part of Netflix’s TUDUM event, a global livestream featuring a number of trailers and announcements from the company’s upcoming slate.Along with the expected mess-ups, there’s a disturbing appearance from a giggling Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), a screaming Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), and an outtake from Jim Hopper’s (David Harbour) romance scene with Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder).The fifth and final season of Stranger Things is expected to start filming next year, with the story taking place entirely within Hawkins.Show creators Matt and Ross Duffer recently said they might not add new characters for the fifth season, so they can “focus on the OG characters”.“Whenever we introduce a new character, we want to make sure that they’re going to be an integral part of the narrative.
Netflix has released a new trailer for Enola Holmes 2 starring Millie Bobby Brown – check it out above.The actor reprises her role as the teenage sister of Sherlock Holmes in the sequel, alongside other returning cast members Henry Cavill as Sherlock, Louis Partridge as Viscount Tewkesbury and Helena Bonham Carter as Eudoria Holmes.New cast members include Adeel Akhtar (Utopia) as Lestrade, Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Bad Girls) and David Thewlis (The Sandman).Original director Harry Bradbeer has also helmed the sequel, from a screenplay penned by Jack Thorne.A synopsis for the sequel reads: “Enola’s newest adventure begins after a young girl working in a match factory hires her to locate her missing sister.
Stranger Things is officially up for sale.The house in the fictional town in Hawkins which Will (Noah Schnapp) lived in with his mother Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) in the Netflix series is now on the market in Fayetteville, Georgia, for $300,000.According to the house’s listing on Zillow, the three-bedroom property covers six acres of land and was built in the 1900s.“How cool would it be to own the infamous Stranger Things house? Don’t get stuck in the upside down though, this home does need a full rehab, but with the right owner the potential return on investment (ROI) could be HUGE,” the listing reads.The owners reportedly had to put up a driveway barricade and Private Property signs to stop Stranger Things fans trespassing.Meanwhile, Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer have said the fifth season of the show might not feature any new characters.Speaking to IndieWire, Ross Duffer said: “Whenever we introduce a new character, we want to make sure that they’re going to be an integral part of the narrative.“But every time we do that, we’re nervous because you go, ‘We’ve got a great cast of characters here and actors, and any moment we’re spending with a new character, we’re taking time away from one of the other actors.’ So we’re just very, very careful about who we’re introducing.”Season five of Stranger Things will be the show’s last – here’s everything we know about it so far.
Stranger Things-themed Halloween display, which recreates a scene from season four of the hit Netflix show, has gone viral on TikTok.Dave and Aubrey Appel, who run the TikTok account @HorrorProps, shared a video of their Halloween display which has accumulated over 13.5million views.The display recreates the scene from episode four of the latest season, where Max levitates above her brother’s grave as she tries to fight Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), only to be saved when her friends play ‘Running Up That Hill’ by Kate Bush.In the TikTok video, a recreation of Max is seen floating in the air as a woman stands beneath the character. The video has since sparked numerous comments asking how they created the display.One commenter wrote: “I need to know how she’s up there!” ♬ Stranger Things – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein The clip attracted the attention of Netflix, who described the pair as “001 fan for sure”.
Autumn is upon us, meaning Halloween is just around the corner - and many will already be thinking about what costumes to wear.
Netflix and The Duffer Brothers haven’t even hit the green light yet for “Stranger Things” Season 5, but fans can’t wait for the show’s fifth and final season. And after the thrilling conclusion of Season 4, the stakes against the citizens of Hawkins, Indiana, have never been higher.
Note: The following contains spoilers for the “Do Revenge” ending. Do not read until after you’ve seen the film.The Hitchcockian Netflix movie “Do Revenge” contains several twists and turns, even by “Strangers on a Train” standards.